{Spam} Re: [Finale] printing output vs. finale file/pdf

2010-11-26 Thread SN jef chippewa
did you take the PDF (with fonts embedded?) or the finale file to kinko's? seems weird if you are using the 3-slash character in maestro/engraver, or have you assigned the single slash 3x to the notes? looks like the 3-slash... ___ Finale mailing

Re: [Finale] printing output vs. finale file/pdf

2010-11-26 Thread Ryan Beard
You didn't specify, but I assume you had kinkos print from a PDF file. I seem to remember having this same problem. For some reason, PDFs created by that version of finale couldn't print the rolls correctly. I'm sorry , but I think the only solution I found was to upgrade Finale. On Nov 26, 2

Re: [Finale] printing output vs. finale file/pdf

2010-11-26 Thread Randolph Peters
You have a font problem. In this case it looks like Maestro. I think these remedies could help: 1) Make sure you are only using one kind of Maestro font -- truetype or postscript. Remove one of the types if there are duplicates. These fonts might be located in a variety of places in your comput

[Finale] printing output vs. finale file/pdf

2010-11-26 Thread Nick Raspa
I am using FinMac 2K6d.  I have a marimba file which has been formatted for a 10 x 13 page size.  I don't have a large format printer, so I have to do the final draft by taking the work to kinkos.  The format was correct but the rolls didn't come out right.  There should be three slashes for ea

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread Aaron Rabushka
In other words, it's sort of a 'figured soprano.' Aaron J. Rabushka arabus...@austin.rr.com - Original Message - From: "Nigel Hanley" To: Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Topline notation question Topline notation as described tells the guitarist to play

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On 26-Nov-10, at 26-Nov-10 1:03 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 27 Nov 2010 at 0:41, Nigel Hanley wrote: The purpose of topline notation isn't for a solo guitar arrangement; it's for occasional measures throughout a part that are neither slashes/rhythmic notation, or melodic lines This is th

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
It's not a standard term. It's a standard practice but there's no commonly agreed-upon way of referring to it. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 26 Nov 2010, at 1:03 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > On 27 Nov 2010 at 0:41, Nigel Hanley wrote: > >> The purpose of toplin

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread David W. Fenton
On 27 Nov 2010 at 0:41, Nigel Hanley wrote: > The purpose of topline notation isn't for a solo guitar arrangement; > it's for occasional measures throughout a part that are neither > slashes/rhythmic notation, or melodic lines This is the Ah-hah! moment for me -- it's not the entire piece that's

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On 25-Nov-10, at 25-Nov-10 11:39 PM, John Howell wrote: At 10:19 PM -0500 11/25/10, David W. Fenton wrote: I can't quite figure out the purpose of this. Couldn't you just notate the melody and the chords and add a rubric saying "keep accompaniment below the melody"? Disclaimer: I'm not a

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread Nigel Hanley
The purpose of topline notation isn't for a solo guitar arrangement; it's for occasional measures throughout a part that are neither slashes/rhythmic notation, or melodic lines. It is a quick and clear indication of how to voice the chords, at that point. Strumming or comping don't require this

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread Nigel Hanley
Topline notation as described tells the guitarist to play chords with the indicated rhythm and the indicated top note of the voicing. On a guitar part, we need to know whether to voice the melodic line, or play it as a single line melody. This type of notation indicates that. Otherwise you would

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread David H. Bailey
On 11/25/2010 11:39 PM, John Howell wrote: At 10:19 PM -0500 11/25/10, David W. Fenton wrote: I can't quite figure out the purpose of this. Couldn't you just notate the melody and the chords and add a rubric saying "keep accompaniment below the melody"? Disclaimer: I'm not a jazz person, alth

Re: [Finale] Topline notation question

2010-11-26 Thread David H. Bailey
On 11/25/2010 10:49 PM, Nigel Hanley wrote: An example of the use of topline notation is the Everly Bros song, 'Walk Right Back' . The opening chord riff is on the tonic chord, with the top note of the chord moving from the fifth to the sixth, then the seventh. Notating this fully is both unn

Re: [Finale] Bill Duncan Smart Line question

2010-11-26 Thread Florence + Michael
There's Times+Musical by Matthew Hindson, but it's regular, not bold. If you want to download it (Mac only) from his site, it's free: http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/free-fonts-available-for-download/ Michael On 25 Nov 2010, at 22:34, Chuck Israels wrote: > Hi Ryan, > > I'm not sure you