FWIW, one of the features of Mac OS 10.5 is supposed to be a
resolution-independent UI -- so that the menubar will always be,
e.g., 1/4 tall, regardless of screen size and resolution. This is
supposed to create uniform legibility for UI elements, even on
displays with very small pixels.
Dear list,
I just started using Finale 2006 for real work and discovered a disturbing
new loss of functionality. In the mass mover tool, whenever you select a
region and attempt to copy it to other staves you are greeted in every
instance by an annoying dialog box that takes the place of the
Brian
Hold down only the opt key as you click on the target measure.
John
On 31 Jan 2006, at 10:28, Brian Williams wrote:
Dear list,
I just started using Finale 2006 for real work and discovered a
disturbing
new loss of functionality. In the mass mover tool, whenever you
select a
John Bell got it right - hold down just the Opt key to skip the
dialogue box. Once I got this, things got a LOT faster!
The dialogue box remembers your settings, which I REALLY like.
The only big loss of functionality with the new copy behaviour (for me
on Mac, dunno about PC) is that
On 1/31/06 5:30 AM, David Fenton wrote:
So, Carl, yes you are exactly right. Get rid of high prices and
snootiness, and classical music of every stripe flourishes.
Er, when somebody pays the musicians so that the audience doesn't
have to pay.
Which gets us back to the US vs. Europe
On 31 Jan 2006 at 3:33, Darcy James Argue wrote:
(Upthread, someone mentioned that the Mac standard is 72 dpi, which
hasn't been true for many years now. DPI varies considerably from
model to model, especially in the notebook line.)
It's the base standard for web browser font rendering, so
On 1/31/06 5:30 AM, Ray Horton wrote:
Including crap. We (Louisville Orchestra) played the Kenji Bunch piece
with the Ahn trio last year, on our classical series, not our pops
series. It is pure pop crap, just one bad rock cliche after another.
The Ahn trio itself is a hoax - three
copy-paste between documents doesn't copy everything,
Are you talking about meas-attached shapes here? Is that what Fin06 doesn't
copy that prior versions did copy? I had hoped MM was gonna restore that in a
maintenance release, but perhaps not, huh?
For me the biggest loss of functionality
Christopher Smith / 2006/01/31 / 07:08 AM wrote:
John Bell got it right - hold down just the Opt key to skip the
dialogue box. Once I got this, things got a LOT faster!
My biggest pleasure with 2006 was this new Mass Mover (still can't
remember the new name for this tool!) improvement, but I
On Jan 31, 2006, at 4:08 AM, Christopher Smith wrote:
The only big loss of functionality with the new copy behaviour (for
me on Mac, dunno about PC) is that drag-and-drop between documents
is now disabled,
Christopher,
I just tried this, and it does work. It's a little dicey
The Hovhaness reference confused me for a minute, because I was
referring to living classical composers, of which he is not one, and
of recently dead composers in a similar style--of which he is also
not one. (Nothing against H., BTW; I think he's gotten a bad rap over
the years).
I'm not
On Jan 30, 2006, at 9:08 PM, Raymond Horton wrote:
Anyone else for calling an end to this and getting back to Finale and
tangential musical discussions?
Two things:
1) People who are deliberately rude do it because they wish to get a
rise out of people, so as to validate their own
Q: What is the dynamic range of a bass trombone?
A: On or off.
I'm told that a century ago in England, it was standard practice for
orchestra trombonists to play all notes forte and staccato, regardless
of the notated dynamic or duration. No joke!
--be interesting to hear Elgar played that
So, we are supposed to just ignore things? Almost all the other lists
have some sort of etiquette, either written or implied. I think that is
what those of us who dislike Fenton's post are seeking. There is no
etiquette at all in his posts. His response is if you don't like it,
delete me,
Article in this week's Computerworld:
Seven People of Highly Ineffective Habits
#5 The Howard Cosell
tells it like it is, regardless of the consequences for himself and
others. Tact is not in his vocabulary. Like his namesake, he always has an
opinion, and he won't hesitate to give it --
David Froom wrote:
Ray,
...
The point of this series is to take chances, knowing it has a generous
audience. Bunch is a serious composer with a solid background. I've heard
respectable pieces by him in other contexts. He was suggested to the series
by the Ahn trio, who, under the right
Somehow, I see Fenton with a microphone practicing football announcing
and I shutter..as I shuttered when Dennis Miller was on Monday
night football..;-)
Phil Daley wrote:
Article in this week's Computerworld:
Seven People of Highly Ineffective Habits
#5 The Howard Cosell
on 1/31/06 1:02 PM, Andrew Stiller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Q: What is the dynamic range of a bass trombone?
A: On or off.
I'm told that a century ago in England, it was standard practice for
orchestra trombonists to play all notes forte and staccato, regardless
of the notated dynamic
Eric,
You have made your point. We could all benefit by moving on.
RBH
Eric Dannewitz wrote:
So, we are supposed to just ignore things? ...
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Andrew Stiller wrote:
I'm not sure I understand why you don't think Hovhaness was a
recently dead composer in classical style, since he died in 2000,
and when find references to performances of his music it is by
classical music groups, and the recordings are in the classical
music section
On 31.01.2006 Raymond Horton wrote:
I really thought we were done with all of this.
As someone who has been on the receiving end of David's barbs on occasion, I
have to say that the criticism of him has gone way overboard.
Anyone else for calling an end to this and getting back to Finale and
If you want to hear an extreme version of sounding better on record
than live, listen to our recording of the Morton Gould viola
concerto. The soloist, who name I, and everyone else, has
forgotten, had dug up the piece that Morton had written back in
1940 or so and forgotten. Said
on 1/31/06 1:02 PM, Andrew Stiller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Q: What is the dynamic range of a bass trombone?
A: On or off.
True story:
The conductor of a major orchestra had been waxing philosophical for a
few minutes on how he wanted a certain passage to be played. From the
back, the
I mostly just lurk around here, but I get a lot out of the list and I'd like
to comment on this thread. I've come around from an initial petulance to
appreciating David's contributions because I like the clarity of his thought
and the care he takes in framing his arguments and in dissecting the
Le 06-01-31 à 13:44, Andrew Stiller a écrit :Two things: 1) People who are deliberately rude do it because they wish to get a rise out of people, so as to validate their own existence. The way to control such behavior is simply not to respond. At all. 2) Telling someone they are rude is itself
Sounds a bit like the question (supposedly from a trumpeter!) Is that
passage slunged or turd?
For the benefit of non wind players- tongued or slurred? as in
articulation!
Cheers K
Keith Helgesen.
Director of Music, Canberra City Band.
Ph: (02) 62910787. Band Mob. 0439-620587
Private Mob
The funniest part was the delivery. Think of Robert Barone, the big
brother character from Everybody Loves Raymond, the TV show, delivering
it in a deadpan monotone.
Plus, the bass trombonist really was speaking out of turn, as he should
refer to the section leader first for points of
Christopher Smith wrote:
The funniest part was the delivery. Think of Robert Barone, the big
brother character from Everybody Loves Raymond, the TV show, delivering
it in a deadpan monotone.
Plus, the bass trombonist really was speaking out of turn, as he should
refer to the section leader
I know this is possible, and very simple, on a PART, but I can't figure
out how to do this on a SCORE:
I would like to have two vertical systems, with white space in between
them, on one page of a score (a tall full orchestra score). This would
be similar to adding a Coda. (That is not
At 6:20 AM -0500 1/30/06, dhbailey wrote:
I have to disagree here -- to Glenn Miller, melody was supremely
important. Being able to dance to the music was important as well,
but melody was very important.
I think it was because for the audiences for which he played, dance
music had to
At 11:26 AM + 1/30/06, Owain Sutton wrote:
John Howell wrote:
At 10:53 AM + 1/29/06, Owain Sutton wrote:
Some good points, perhaps, although I think you need a bit more
evidence before making such claims about Dufay or Josquin with
such certainty!
In DuFay's lifetime the
I think bass trombonists are cool.
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I should have said that I am running FinWin 2006C
I know this is possible, and very simple, on a PART, but I can't
figure out how to do this on a SCORE:
I would like to have two vertical systems, with white space in between
them, on one page of a score (a tall full orchestra score). This
bill wrote:
I think bass trombonists are cool.
Don't worry - you can get help.
:)
cd
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I can't RTFM, or any other PDF file, and I've had serious problems with
them for months.
I have a Pentium 4 that's about three years old. Several months ago,
whether I click on PDFs or call up Acrobat Reader first, the files would
load EXTREMELY slowly. Now they won't load at all -
At 7:36 PM + 1/30/06, Owain Sutton wrote:
Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Jan 30, 2006, at 6:26 AM, Owain Sutton wrote:
Petrucci was a shrewd (or very lucky) businessman. But, we do not
know who he sold books to, or even how many he sold.
Early printed music, right up through at least the
Christopher, I hope you are not offfended by that. Being an ex-lead
trombone player, I always envied the bass. So much cool plumbing! I could
never afford it, but I always loved the sound.
Sorry to be sophomoric, but bass trombones rule...and violists
Bill
bill wrote:
I think bass
Of course, there is always the joke:
What do you call a Trombone player with a pager?
Optimist
bill wrote:
Christopher, I hope you are not offfended by that. Being an ex-lead
trombone player, I always envied the bass. So much cool plumbing! I could
never afford it, but I always loved the
Hey I play soprano trombone..badly an oddly ;)
-Adriel
From: bill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:49:17 -0800
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] [Fwd: Musical Humor] repost: Trombone problems
Christopher, I hope you are not offfended by that.
Here's how you can get two thin systems side by side on one page of a
score:
- In the Page Layout menu, un-check the option Avoid Margin
Collisions.
- Drag the widths of the systems to make them as slim as desired.
- Position the systems on their respective pages so that the first
system is
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