Re: [Finale] Scanner for music (11x17)

2015-01-18 Thread Raymond Horton
Yes, the included software is weak. Windows Fax and Scan OK, but I can't figure out how to keep settings for multiple scans. No problem with resolution for me, though. All good. On Jan 18, 2015 9:00 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: On Sun, January 18, 2015 8:24 pm,

Re: [Finale] Scanner for music (11x17)

2015-01-18 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
On Sun, January 18, 2015 8:24 pm, Raymond Horton wrote: I second the motion for Mustek. Great price, no problems. I've used it with Windows Fax and Scan, looking for better software. My only complaint on the Mustek is that it has a black mat on the inside of the lid. This means one has to

Re: [Finale] [RELEASE] neueweise - fonts for new music / traditional notation

2015-01-18 Thread Ryan
How does the size of your lozenge (diamond note head) compare with Maestro? (Found in the first column of the first row under Notes: http://newmusicnotation.com/fonts/neueweise_charactercharts.pdf) Thanks! On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 5:36 AM, SN jef chippewa shirl...@newmusicnotation.com wrote:

Re: [Finale] Scanner for music (11x17)

2015-01-18 Thread Raymond Horton
I second the motion for Mustek. Great price, no problems. I've used it with Windows Fax and Scan, looking for better software. My only complaint on the Mustek is that it has a black mat on the inside of the lid. This means one has to edit any scans that are too big (to save ink). On Jan 18,

Re: [Finale] [RELEASE] neueweise - fonts for new music / traditional notation

2015-01-18 Thread SN jef chippewa
hi david, as bruce said, finale is a crap word processor. however, it is indeed possible to type directly using IPA fonts into the lyrics window or to use type into score in the lyrics tool. but some fonts (SIL, for example) are mapped such that many common characters require knowledge of

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Steve Parker
I’d long been used to the blue one. It would be nice to still have the option. Steve P. On 18 Jan 2015, at 11:57, Darcy James Argue djar...@icloud.com wrote: The old palettes were definitely broke — horrid and unprofessional-looking. YMMV but I think the new palette is a huge UI

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Darcy James Argue
The old palettes were definitely broke — horrid and unprofessional-looking. YMMV but I think the new palette is a huge UI improvement. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jan 17, 2015, at 11:25 PM, Linda Worsley li...@ganymuse.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 2:14

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Steve Parker
And the attached hairpins save a ton of time! Steve P. On 18 Jan 2015, at 16:56, Linda Worsley li...@ganymuse.com wrote: I think what happens is that one gets used to the way a software works (especially when it works well) and when menus change, the look changes, or tools are renamed, it

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Linda Worsley
I think what happens is that one gets used to the way a software works (especially when it works well) and when menus change, the look changes, or tools are renamed, it feels unfamiliar and takes getting used to. I made the mistake of loading up 2014 in the middle of a project, and has slowed me

Re: [Finale] Scanner for music (11x17)

2015-01-18 Thread j...@thomastudios.com
Hi Robert, This might not be exactly what you had in mind initially, but I have the Brother MFC-J6910DW all-in-one. It prints and scans up to 11x17 and I’ve been very pleased with it overall. I’ve been using it for a little over a year. And it won’t break the bank. I believe Brother has

Re: [Finale] Scanner for music (11x17)

2015-01-18 Thread Williams, Jim
I just acquired a mustek A3 1200S. Under $200 and so far so good. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jan 18, 2015, at 5:55 PM, Robert Patterson rob...@robertgpatterson.com wrote: Does anyone have a recommendation for a good scanner? I've decided that it will be much

Re: [Finale] [RELEASE] neueweise - fonts for new music / traditional notation

2015-01-18 Thread David Woodard
Thanks so much:) Dave On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 1:20 AM, Bruce Kau kaub...@hawaii.rr.com wrote: You might also find this website helpful as well. http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/pickers/ipa/#main You click on the characters in the chart, and it puts them into a text box that you can

[Finale] Scanner for music (11x17)

2015-01-18 Thread Robert Patterson
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good scanner? I've decided that it will be much quicker to scan printouts into PDF's than to bring many of my old Finale files up to date, so I'd like to get a scanner for this purpose. Also, can anyone suggest a good tradeoff for resolution vs. file size?