Re: [Finale] mailing lists and spam

2005-01-14 Thread Mark D Lew
On Jan 14, 2005, at 12:10 AM, d. collins wrote: First of all, I don't think you can post to the Finale list with a munged return address, since the list only accepts post from members. Ah, I hadn't realized that. In the meantime, I'd appreciate it if list members would refrain from quoting email

Re: [Finale] Broadway pit orchestras

2005-01-14 Thread John Howell
At 12:48 PM -0800 12/30/04, Chuck Israels wrote: On Dec 30, 2004, at 12:38 PM, Daniel Wolf wrote: A related question, just out of curiosity (since I have nothing to do with popular music theatre): The Budapest Operetta regularly plays musicals, and plays them with an orchestra of 30 or more

Re: [Finale] mailing lists and spam

2005-01-14 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Dennis, as far as I can see the Finale Archives do actually hide your email address. It only appears as abc at soandso.com. This has been the case for quite a long time. Do you think this is still a problem? I think the problem with Google and other spiders is that they still store information

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
I found a website that sells memory at a very reasonable price: 18004memory.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] mailing lists and spam

2005-01-14 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 03:10 AM 01/14/2005, d. collins wrote: What is there to gain in having the archives open to everyone and Google? Without Google, it looks like you can't actually *search* the archives. I would say this makes the archives fairly useless. Aaron. ___

Re: [Finale] Broadway pit orchestras

2005-01-14 Thread Simon Troup
Hi John For some reason your emails always come through, to me at least, dated a few weeks behind the actual date, putting them well down the list of current topics. Maybe it's just the email application I use, but your last post was dated Fri, Dec 31, 2004 04:42 am! One of the mailservers

Re: [Finale] Page Margins printing question

2005-01-14 Thread Johannes Gebauer
If you have at least Fin2k4c you can print booklets very easily using FinaleScript. Johannes Noel Stoutenburg wrote: I routinely do this, though with another type of printer. From the settings button on the print dialog, change the printer orientation from landscape to portrait, and select

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Simon Troup
By the looks of the shape of the power connection on the back of the mini ... http://www.apple.com/uk/macmini/ ... and the accessories around the mini on the Quicktime VR ... http://www.apple.com/hardware/gallery/mac_mini_jan2005_480.html ... it looks like the mini has a fairly maxi external

[Finale] Disappearing Maestro Font

2005-01-14 Thread Taris L Flashpaw
Hi all! Just recently, my Maestro font seems to have disappeared on me. The week before last, it was there and Finale worked fine, but now it's gone and I have no idea what happened. This has happened to me before and I've just re-installed the font, but it's a bit annoying to have to do it

Re: [Finale] 0/0 Time Sig Weirdness

2005-01-14 Thread Allen Fisher
All-- I suspect the 0/0 time sig is related to the message, which we know about and are looking into. Allen On 1/13/05 9:26 PM, Simon Troup [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: I'll try and pin down exactly where it happens here. Do you also get a file corruption message when trying to insert bars?

RE: [Finale] Edirol PCR-30 setup with Finale

2005-01-14 Thread Williams, Jim
Steven, It depends... Setting it to Fixed Channel will give the sound assigned to the fixed channel, regardless of what staff you're working on, so you may be entering notes for a sax but hearing a trumpet as you enter. Setting to smart or direct will give you the sound of the instrument for

[Finale] TAN: web design

2005-01-14 Thread Andrew Stiller
Can anyone recommend a good, *cheap* web-page design program that will work in Mac OSXpanther? I've been using Claris Home Page in System 9. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

[Finale] Gershwin's orchestrations (old thread)

2005-01-14 Thread Raymond Horton
This is an old thread, but I saved the message, meaning to respond at the time. Sorry. _Rhapsody in Blue_, written in haste (the story is well known), is the only one of Gershwin's orchestral works (including the Concerto, etc.) not orchestrated by the composer. I do not know anything of

Re: [Finale] TAN: web design

2005-01-14 Thread BC2
http://www.softpress.com/en/freeway/express HTH, BC2 On Jan 14, 2005, at 12:03 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, *cheap* web-page design program that will work in Mac OSXpanther? I've been using Claris Home Page in System 9. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press

Re: [Finale] Disappearing Maestro Font

2005-01-14 Thread Johannes Gebauer
What OS? Which version of Finale? Johannes Taris L Flashpaw wrote: Hi all! Just recently, my Maestro font seems to have disappeared on me. The week before last, it was there and Finale worked fine, but now it's gone and I have no idea what happened. This has happened to me before and I've

Re: [Finale] 0/0 Time Sig Weirdness

2005-01-14 Thread Raymond Horton
A few times now I've had a stubborn problem where, after deleting bars, a weird time signature that is very difficult to get rid of appears. It seems it's 0/0 time (!!) although the second number does not appear. Has anyone else seen this? Know what it is?? An easy way to get rid of it???

Re: [Finale] TAN: web design

2005-01-14 Thread John Howell
At 1:03 PM -0500 1/14/05, Andrew Stiller wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, *cheap* web-page design program that will work in Mac OSXpanther? I've been using Claris Home Page in System 9. I was really comfortable with CHP, but our OS X computers came with Dreamweaver installed. It's close

Re: [Finale] TAN: web design

2005-01-14 Thread Allen Fisher
DW costs more than Finale ($800+) for a new license...Freeway looks really slick. On 1/14/05 2:59 PM, John Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: At 1:03 PM -0500 1/14/05, Andrew Stiller wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, *cheap* web-page design program that will work in Mac OSXpanther? I've been

Re: [Finale] TAN: web design

2005-01-14 Thread Jari Williamsson
John Howell wrote: I was really comfortable with CHP, but our OS X computers came with Dreamweaver installed. It's close enough in function that I was able to transfer from Home Page, although I'm sure I don't understand half of what it can do. Since it was supplied, I don't know what it

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
MacWorld has a first look at the Mac mini: http://www.macworld.com/2005/01/news/minioverview/ The RAM. The most widely criticized aspect of the Mac mini is its meager base 256MB of RAM. However, the RAM slot on the Mac mini seems to be pretty accessible; if it turns out to be fairly easy to

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
Apparently, this is the case opener tool Apple techs use for the Mac mini -- it works for iPods too. http://tinyurl.com/6u3hh Add another $5 to the price tag -- but hey, that's sure as shootin' better than what they would charge me for a dealer to do it. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Darcy James Argue wrote: Hoo-boy. I hear that. My $599 computer actually came to $695 (with AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth), and that's including (Lindsay's) educational discount (which turned out to be a measly $33) -- plus tax ($59.94). I could maybe have saved the tax by going to a

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Chuck Israels
Darcy wrote: And I'm only interested in mirroring, not in having an extended desktop. I'm curious as to what that does for you. The advantages of a larger desk top are clear to me. Two pictures of the same thing - how do you use that? Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chuck, One on my desk, and one bracketed to the wall above my digital piano. I have a wireless keyboard and mouse that I can plunk down on the digital piano. I can't see both monitors at the same time, so extended desktop is useless to me. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 14

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Chuck Israels
I remember you told me about that some time ago, and I had forgotten. I can see how you need a kind of custom installation to make that work, and also how important the bluetooth mouse and keyboard are to the success of your setup. I learn so much from all you guys! Chuck On Jan 14, 2005, at

Re: [Finale] TAN: web design

2005-01-14 Thread John Howell
At 11:08 PM +0100 1/14/05, Jari Williamsson wrote: John Howell wrote: I was really comfortable with CHP, but our OS X computers came with Dreamweaver installed. It's close enough in function that I was able to transfer from Home Page, although I'm sure I don't understand half of what it can

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
Okay, this is pretty cool/funny: http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/01/build-your-mac-mini-into- modular.html - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Darcy James Argue wrote: So does OWC. Egghead has even better prices. But like I said, I'm extremely wary of generic cheap RAM, especially in a tiny little box like the Mac mini. It's going to get hot in there. Lots of places have better deals than Crucial, and everyone reputable has a

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Seems pretty pointless to me. I would be interested to know if you could get the Mini to drive two displays using that cable. I think it comes down to OS X supporting that. I'm sure someone will post a hack for that, as they did for iBooks/iMac G5. Chuck Israels wrote: Darcy wrote:

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 14 Jan 2005, at 10:34 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Darcy James Argue wrote: So does OWC. Egghead has even better prices. But like I said, I'm extremely wary of generic cheap RAM, especially in a tiny little box like the Mac mini. It's going to get hot in there. Lots of places have better

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Darcy James Argue wrote: On 14 Jan 2005, at 10:34 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Darcy James Argue wrote: So does OWC. Egghead has even better prices. But like I said, I'm extremely wary of generic cheap RAM, especially in a tiny little box like the Mac mini. It's going to get hot in there. Lots

[Finale] TAN: Garritan releases Personal Orchestra 2nd Ed.

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/01/06/garritan/index.php ARRGG!!! I just ordered the damn thing a few days ago! I sure hope there's a free upgrade to v2. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 14 Jan 2005, at 11:06 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: You are assuming that the Mac Mini is going to be hard to open. There is no proof of that. Yes, I am, because according to Apple, you cannot install RAM yourself without VOIDING YOUR WARRANTY. While early reports are that Apple has a

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Christopher Smith
It sounds like the MiniMac has a one-piece metal shell that has to be spread and the clips detached, like the iPod does, if it uses the same tool. I used a nylon screwdriver (non-conducting, anti-magnetic, for adjusting cathode-ray tubes and the like - worth about a buck) to open my iPod and

Re: [Finale] TAN: Garritan releases Personal Orchestra 2nd Ed.

2005-01-14 Thread Christopher Smith
On Jan 14, 2005, at 11:18 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/01/06/garritan/index.php ARRGG!!! I just ordered the damn thing a few days ago! I sure hope there's a free upgrade to v2. - Darcy At twice the price of version 1, I wouldn't think so. But there ARE free

[Finale] Group won't show

2005-01-14 Thread A-NO-NE Music
I am pulling my hair on this. I grouped two stuffs which shows as I defined in Scroll View, But, it won't show in Page View, EXCEPT the very last system of the music, which shows the group definition correctly!! I removed all the groups and started over to no avail. It is driving me crazy.

Re: [Finale] TAN: Garritan releases Personal Orchestra 2nd Ed.

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
Not twice the price -- that's for the Pro edition, not yet released. The regular Second Edition retails for $279 -- $30 more than the original. It's customary to give people who ordered v.X of a piece of software a free (or heavily-discounted) upgrade to v.X+1 if you bought it within 14 days

Re: [Finale] Group won't show

2005-01-14 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 23:51:26 -0500, A-NO-NE Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am pulling my hair on this. I grouped two stuffs which shows as I defined in Scroll View, But, it won't show in Page View, EXCEPT the very last system of the music, which shows the group definition correctly!! I

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 14 Jan 2005, at 11:59 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: I don't get it. If you can open it onceyou can do it again. Uh, no. Again, if you look at the photo I linked to, you can see there are about 24 clips on this thing that have to be individually detached. There's a *reason* Apple says

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Chuck Israels
Darcy, I don't want to have to say I told you so (and won't). But if there are 24 little, breakable, clips on this thing, and you count how much time it will take you not to break any of them, and you calculate what you might earn in that time compared to the expense of professional guaranteed

[Finale] OT: hack to run 2 monitrs (was Mac Mini)

2005-01-14 Thread Don Hart
Eric, Out of curiosity, do you have any particulars on what's needed for this hack? For now I'm pretty well set with my G5 Powermac (1.6) (except to maybe bump up the memory at some point). But one of the main reasons I didn't go with an iMac in the first place was its (reported) inability to

Re: [Finale] OT: hack to run 2 monitrs (was Mac Mini)

2005-01-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Yes, here you go. http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html and pictures of people using it here: http://forum.macparts.de/viewtopic.php?t=296 I think you need the VGA Display Adapter,

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Don Hart
on 1/14/05 7:17 PM, Darcy James Argue at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I'm only interested in mirroring, not in having an extended desktop. Hi Darcy, I know this is my second post tonight trying to ease my curiosity, but I'd love to know how you use a second, mirroring monitor so that it's a

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Don Hart
on 1/14/05 7:33 PM, Darcy James Argue at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Chuck, One on my desk, and one bracketed to the wall above my digital piano. I have a wireless keyboard and mouse that I can plunk down on the digital piano. I can't see both monitors at the same time, so extended

Re: [Finale] Group won't show

2005-01-14 Thread Johannes Gebauer
You probably optimized the score. Either un-optimize, or use TGTools, Update Groups. Johannes A-NO-NE Music wrote: I am pulling my hair on this. I grouped two stuffs which shows as I defined in Scroll View, But, it won't show in Page View, EXCEPT the very last system of the music, which shows