Re: [Finale] Re: Duplicating linked parts for similar instruments

2009-12-17 Thread Christopher Smith
On Thu Dec 17, at ThursdayDec 17 8:30 PM, SN jef chippewa wrote: It is high time that MAKE MUSIC sorted this bug. amen, babycakes! however, we all know that here, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send your comments to makemusic support as well. the linked parts are yet another otherw

Re: [Finale] scale page vs. scale system

2009-12-17 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
SN jef chippewa wrote: i'm upgrading my templates and am wondering if: 1) anyone feels there is some advantages of using one over the other as a default for the file This may be linked to closely to individual choices on workflow to provide a universal answer, but my preference is to apply sc

Re: AW: [Finale] TAN: Is "Bratschen" Obsolete?

2009-12-17 Thread SN jef chippewa
My repertory is very small, but then it is largely out of tune. sounds like you're ready for the orchestra. HAHAHAHAHAHA. erm... sorry. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Re: Duplicating linked parts for similar instruments

2009-12-17 Thread SN jef chippewa
It is high time that MAKE MUSIC sorted this bug. amen, babycakes! however, we all know that here, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send your comments to makemusic support as well. the linked parts are yet another otherwise terribly important feature that was incompletely implemented and

[Finale] scale page vs. scale system

2009-12-17 Thread SN jef chippewa
i'm upgrading my templates and am wondering if: 1) anyone feels there is some advantages of using one over the other as a default for the file 2) anyone has a brilliant solution to the different appearance of fixed font expressions with enclosures in PT and (reduced) SC, an issue that i hav

Re: AW: [Finale] TAN: Is "Bratschen" Obsolete?

2009-12-17 Thread Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre
Isn’t Bratsche Italian also, just in a Germanized spelling? The full Italian term is Viola da Braccio as contrasted to Viola da Gamba (arm versus leg). Why not go with the Swedes: altfiol? A month ago I bought myself a bratsch (the Danish spelling) just for the fun of it. My repertory is very

AW: [Finale] TAN: Is "Bratschen" Obsolete?

2009-12-17 Thread Kurt Gnos
Bratsche, that is...;-) Bratche is an "americanism"...;-) as is "Herr Docktor" (correct: Herr Doktor) "Bratsche" in german is just a synonym for "viola" which is italian, actually. It is still in use, despite of all the "Bratschen-Witze" (viola jokes) that are around. I read a lot of American lite

Re: [Finale] TAN: Is "Bratschen" Obsolete?

2009-12-17 Thread Florence + Michael
On 16 Dec 2009, at 17:36, John Howell wrote: At 5:56 PM -0800 12/15/09, Ryan wrote: Is the term "Bratschen" for violas obsolete in German? Would it be better to use "Violen"? If you like, I could ask on the OrchestraList. Or the ViolaList. I'm certainly not aware of any change from the t

RE: [Finale] TAN: Is "Bratschen" Obsolete?

2009-12-17 Thread John Howell
At 1:19 PM -0500 12/17/09, Guy Hayden wrote: To John Howell, Get your galoshes out, Herr Docktor! I hear you are due for some BIG snow Friday! We in Tidewater are not expecting anything but more RAIN! Que sera, sera! And here in the mountains, accurate predictions seem to be awfully diffic

RE: [Finale] TAN: Is "Bratschen" Obsolete?

2009-12-17 Thread Guy Hayden
To John Howell, Get your galoshes out, Herr Docktor! I hear you are due for some BIG snow Friday! We in Tidewater are not expecting anything but more RAIN! Guy Hayden ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/fina

Re: [Finale] TAN: Is "Bratschen" Obsolete?

2009-12-17 Thread John Howell
At 5:56 PM -0800 12/15/09, Ryan wrote: Is the term "Bratschen" for violas obsolete in German? Would it be better to use "Violen"? If you like, I could ask on the OrchestraList. Or the ViolaList. I'm certainly not aware of any change from the traditional terminology, which is embedded in ever

Re: [Finale] Re: Duplicating linked parts for similar instruments

2009-12-17 Thread Christopher Smith
In case you missed it, here is my kludge (but it IS a kludge!) The best kludge for linked, voiced parts with grace notes in them is to have a different copy of the file with the default grace note spacing changed just for those parts. All the other parts (non- voiced, or those without grace

[Finale] Re: Duplicating linked parts for similar instruments

2009-12-17 Thread Jonathan Smith
I agree! It is high time that MAKE MUSIC sorted this bug. It is the only thing that really holds up the linked parts facility, which I think is a huge time saver. I just couldn't imagine going back to the old slog of extracting parts in every score! You've only got to get you head around