Re: [Finale] OT: Vocal Underlay of "Mrs.:

There are a number of examples of this in Britten's operas -- not exactly au courant, but I've always found him to be a model of notational clarity. He used both "Missus" and "Mrs."; a quick flip through some scores shows more of the latter than the former. Aaron. On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 5:21

Re: [Finale] Meta tool dynamics

Hi Larry, See: https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Finale2012Win/Content/Finale/Metatools.htm#kanchor1000 Aaron. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 7:51 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: > Dear Listers, > > How do I change a meta tool dynamic? For example: the dynamic can > be triggered by typing

Re: [Finale] Finale doesn't change key signatures correctly.

Good catch by Thomas! I'm not sure if this is the OP's issue, but Finale does work that way, which is odd. And I'm with David -- I have never selected a minor key in the key signature box, since there didn't seem to be a point. I wonder if the benefit there is supposed to come into play if you

Re: [Finale] Finale doesn't change key signatures correctly.

I think either Steve is misreading Michael's original post, or I am. I read the post as saying that if Michael is going from Eb major to F major, for example, he's seeing 3 naturals followed by a single flat. I don't believe I've ever seen this behavior, and I can't reproduce it currently. That's

Re: [Finale] Finale doesn't change key signatures correctly.

Can you make available a small file which demonstrates the problem? This functionality seems to be working for me. Aaron. On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 1:04 PM, Michael Edwards wrote: > Hallo. > > I have a problem in Finale with changing key signatures. There are >

Re: [Finale] Finale Linked Parts: what's missing?

In my experience, it has been a big time saver -- not sure if I would say HUGE. Aaron. On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Lee Actor wrote: > I already enter all cues in my "extracted parts" score, no pasting between > docusments. > I also change several "parts only" items

Re: [Finale] Finale Linked Parts: what's missing?

​My solution for many of these things​ (and I think many others have the same workflow) is to have one file for the score and one file for the (linked) parts. This is not as good as one file for everything, but it's better than a bunch of separate files for extracted parts. Given this workflow,

Re: [Finale] What is the Finale strategy?

This confused me as well, but it appears that if you have a Dorico educational license, you're not allowed to produce commercial work. See question 9 at https://www.steinberg.net/en/education/faq.html Aaron. On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 5:43 AM, David H. Bailey <

Re: [Finale] Exporting parts to PDF

I just tried Export Pages, and I'm not seeing any differences between that and Export as PDF -- they're using the same driver, and the files are binary identical except for trivial differences (timestamp, font name munging). You're right that it's not a big deal to set up macros to do this, but

Re: [Finale] Exporting parts to PDF

gt; http://www.leeactor.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf > Of > Aaron Sherber > Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2018 5:30 PM > To: finale@shsu.edu > Subject: [Finale] Exporting parts to PDF > >

[Finale] Exporting parts to PDF

Hi all, I just took advantage of the sale at MM to upgrade to Fin25, and I'm exploring some of the new features. (And wondering why they haven't improved the UI in 5 years, but that's a different issue.) I noticed the new Export to PDF feature, which is quicker and easier than printing to a PDF

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 Printing parts from a PDF file

Windows 10 now includes the ability for all apps to print to PDF without additional software. In the Print dialog in Finale, click the Setup button and choose the "Microsoft Print to PDF" printer. Aaron. On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:33 PM, Lee Actor wrote: > I've said it on

Re: [Finale] Looking for Finale 2011 Win disk

I have gotten my hands on an ISO. Thanks, Aaron. On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Aaron Sherber <aa...@sherber.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm moving some things around onto new computers, and it seems I am > missing my install media for 2011. Makemusic says they don't have any

[Finale] Looking for Finale 2011 Win disk

Hi all, I'm moving some things around onto new computers, and it seems I am missing my install media for 2011. Makemusic says they don't have any disks and don't have this available as a download, so they suggested I ask around to see if someone else has media that I can borrow. Does anyone have

Re: [Finale] to upgrade or not...

Here's a copy: http://aaron.sherber.com/files/vMacFinale.zip Aaron. On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Robert Patterson < rob...@robertgpatterson.com> wrote: > I have searched high and low and can't find a download link for the Finale > 1.0 emulator. It uses the mac emulator Mini vMac >

Re: [Finale] Upgrading from Fin2011

t; think the prospect of a 64-bit Finale would cause me to hold off upgrading > until it was available. > > But as I understood what Aaron Sherber said, he already has 12 and 14.5, so > from my perspective it's a no-brainer to go ahead and jump to 14.5. If he > finds speed is an issue h

[Finale] Upgrading from Fin2011

Hi all, I've kept working in Fin2011 for several years, because it has met my needs and because I haven't been working in Finale enough lately to figure out a new version. But I've been having a few minor compatibility issues with Windows 10, so I think it's time to move on. I have both Fin2012

[Finale] Fin2011 and Win10

Hi all, I recently upgraded my PC to Win10, and I'm working on an older project in Fin2011. I've noticed that when I open up the Expression Designer window, it works very slowly -- large delay after each keystroke in the Text window before the new characters show up. Has anybody else experienced

Re: [Finale] Preferred method for entering notes/etc into finale 2012

Totally agree. The only difference for me is that I use Speedy with my computer keyboard as a 3-octave keyboard (z-m, a-j, q-u) to select the pitch, rather than arrow keys. Very quick and efficient, and one of the main reasons I haven't been tempted by other notation apps. Aaron. On Wed, Feb

Re: [Finale] Hide staves not working

Aaron. On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:56 PM, David H. Bailey <dhbaile...@comcast.net> wrote: > On 1/21/2016 4:39 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote: > > I returned to a "last known good" version of the file, and it all works > > correctly. I did keep the "bad" file

Re: [Finale] Hide staves not working

I returned to a "last known good" version of the file, and it all works correctly. I did keep the "bad" file around and would still be interested in any suggestions, for future reference. Aaron. On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Aaron Sherber <aa...@sherber.com> wrot

[Finale] Hide staves not working

Hi all, Using FinWin2011. I'm trying to hide empty staves in a score, and they seem to hide correctly everywhere except in one particular system. I've selected the measures in question and done Clear All Items, so I assume the measures are actually empty, but when I do Hide Empty Staves the

Re: [Finale] Hide staves not working

More curiously: If I select the whole document and do Show Empty Staves and then Hide Empty Staves ... NONE of the empty staves hide. Aaron. On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:08 PM, Aaron Sherber <aa...@sherber.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Using FinWin2011. I'm trying to hide empty st

[Finale] Measure number regions bug

Hi all, Working in FinWin2011. I've got a piece with several measure number regions, including a few bars that are excluded from numbering -- either through measure attributes, or because they sit in between defined regions. I'm finding that when I do something like change a key signature or

Re: [Finale] Measure number regions bug

what I > suggest is to NOT unclick “include in measure numbering” until you are > ready to format and print. > > Christopher > > >> On Nov 17, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Aaron Sherber <aa...@sherber.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Working in FinWin2

Re: [Finale] Unlinking rehearsal letter/number positioning

Hi Darcy, I'm still using 2011, so YMMV. I can do what I think you're talking about by holding down both the top-staff override key (backtick on Win) and the part override key (Ctrl on Win) while dragging the rehearsal letter in the score. The former prevents the move from affecting other

Re: [Finale] Unlinking rehearsal letter/number positioning

, at 12:56 PM, Aaron Sherber aa...@sherber.com wrote: Hi Darcy, I'm still using 2011, so YMMV. I can do what I think you're talking about by holding down both the top-staff override key (backtick on Win) and the part override key (Ctrl on Win) while dragging the rehearsal letter in the score

Re: [Finale] What quoting all of a popular thread does

On 2/5/2015 4:51 PM, Kenneth Moore wrote: In the early days of email, ISTR that recommended practice was to quote only the most recent contribution to a thread. Yes, and also to put your reply under the relevant quote, like so. But I'm afraid that both of these battles have largely been lost.

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 (Mac) and expression tool

If you're using expressions that are assigned to categories, the Tempo Marks, Tempo Alterations, and Rehearsal marks categories are assigned to staff lists in the Category Designer, which you can get to from the Document menu or by hitting Edit Categories in the Expression Selection dialog.

Re: [Finale] Losing my way (less!) in Finale 2014

Regarding #3, you'll get the effect I think you want if you change a measure's width using the Measure Attributes or Edit Multimeasure Rests dialog, rather than dragging the barline -- you'll change the width of the particular measure, and the other measures in the line will shrink or enlarge to

Re: [Finale] Locked systems

I've done that and *still* had Finale print a page differently than it appears on screen. Not often, though. Aaron. On 12/29/2014 7:06 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: On Dec 29, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Williams, Jim jwilli...@franklincollege.edu wrote: Maybe I ought to lock everything before

Re: [Finale] Locked systems

Ah, but that's exactly the issue -- you're moving measures by hand to another system. Finale has used its spacing algorithm to decide where it thinks measures should go, and you're overriding that. If Finale *didn't* lock the systems, then your measure would just pop back to where it came

Re: [Finale] Beaming groups and copying beaming groups

All you have to do is set your time signature to 3+3+3+3+2/8 (using a composite time sig -- put the entire numerator in the first box rather than one digit in each) and then set the time sig to display as 7/4. If you have music already entered, you can rebeam the music to this composite sig.

[Finale] Measures packed in

Hi all, It's been a long time since I've posted here -- notation hasn't been much of a regular part of my life lately. I'm having a problem that I've never run into before. I have a score for 8 instruments that I'm trying to condense into a piano score. I added the staves and created the

Re: [Finale] Measures packed in

, Aaron Sherber wrote: Hi all, It's been a long time since I've posted here -- notation hasn't been much of a regular part of my life lately. I'm having a problem that I've never run into before. I have a score for 8 instruments that I'm trying to condense into a piano score. I added

Re: [Finale] Union rules on doubling

The single engagement classical scale in NYC does not count A/Bb clarinet as a doubling: http://www.local802afm.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/classical_single.pdf As pointed out by others, your mileage may vary according to jurisdiction and contract. Aaron. On 3/16/2014 8:12 PM, J D

Re: [Finale] Finale and an ongoing problem

I've had something similar happen for years on Windows with different Finale versions, different Windows versions, and different computers. In my case, it's some kind of stuck key on my numpad; if I give all the numpad keys a good tap, the stuck metatool key unsticks. Aaron. On 7/14/2012

Re: [Finale] change Default Page Format for Parts_

On 7/5/2012 1:22 PM, Eric Fiedler wrote: The To change the default page layout instructions in the manual apply only to future pages in the_open_ document, not to all future pages in future docs. If I'm understanding you correctly, what you want to do is open up a new document, adjust the

Re: [Finale] change Default Page Format for Parts?

On 7/5/2012 3:27 PM, Eric Fiedler wrote: My problem is that I have a gazillion older scores — each with 20-30 movements saved as individual files — from which I need to make parts. So what I've been doing up to now is: open each file individually and change its Page Format for Parts before

Re: [Finale] TGTOOLS in 2012b

For the benefit of the MM employees on this list, I have to say that I completely agree. TGTools is an absolutely essential part of my workflow, in ways large and small. Aaron. On 7/4/2012 2:35 PM, Henry Howey wrote: I'm noticing that several of the tools are now inoperable. MakeMusic MUST

[Finale] Fin2011: Hiding key sig change in cutaway staff

Hi all, I have a score with a cutaway staff. At the end of one system is a cautionary key sig change. In the cutaway staff, the last couple of measures are hidden with a staf style. However, the key sig change still displays: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kxjgcosucjzlia0/cutaway.PNG I'm

Re: [Finale] Fin2011: Hiding key sig change in cutaway staff

On 6/5/2012 12:40 PM, Steve Parker wrote: In document preferences you can turn off courtesy key sig announcements. Right, but I don't want to turn them off globally, or even for this measure in all staves -- just in this single stave, since at this point in the score it's hidden. Actually

Re: [Finale] Fin2011: Hiding key sig change in cutaway staff

On 6/5/2012 11:39 AM, John Blane wrote: Assuming your staff style is set to not display key sigs, apply it to the next measure to hide the cautionary key sig. Ah, that's very interesting. The cautionary sig is at the end of a system, and this cutaway staff is completely hidden in the next

Re: [Finale] Is There an Easier Way?

On 6/5/2012 5:18 PM, Neal Gittleman wrote: Cut time, and the composer's notation in each bar is as follows: two dotted half notes with eighth-note slash for repeated notes and a 6 above each note, yielding 12 sextuplet eighths in each bar. A couple of things come to mind. The first, if

Re: [Finale] 2012 vs 2010

On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:17 AM, rglanrg...@free.fr wrote: You seem to be the only person here currently using 2011, everyone else seems to have jumped from 2010--2012. I wonder why? I guess I'll just ... I've stayed with Win2011 because I really don't like the current implementation of the

Re: [Finale] Is FINALE worth continuing?

On 4/17/2012 3:42 AM, bunnydo...@aol.com wrote: Unless you are in position to monitor the mechanics of the list, there's simply no way to know how many soldiers there are in the great lurker army. Actually, if you visit the URL at the bottom of this message, you can log in and view the

Re: [Finale] OT: Selling PDFs

On 3/28/2012 9:26 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: Unless the pirates also have a pirated version of the full Adobe Acrobat and edit the PDF to remove that line. :-) You can put all kinds of protections on a PDF, if you have full Acrobat or something similar. For example, if you're sending out a

Re: [Finale] Moving individual staves in a system

On 3/22/2012 11:36 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: One of the things that has changed is how one moves staves vertically in page view. dragging a staff now drags all staves beneath it. I like the change, but I am wondering how to only drag that staff without dragging any others. It's Alt+drag in

Re: [Finale] Moving individual staves in a system

On 3/22/2012 12:28 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: Thanks, all. What is the equivalent of re-optimize? I am reworking an old score, and after I delete material from staves they remain in the system. Select the staff you want to hide, right-click, and choose Hide Empty Staves (or pick this from the

Re: [Finale] (no subject)

On 2/29/2012 5:53 PM, Michael Mathew wrote: I have changed my password for protection. Do I need to re-establish membership on the list? Nope. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Moving expressions on score lists

Hi all, FinWin11. When an expression is assigned to a score list, like a tempo mark, moving the topmost expression in the score moves the whole bunch of them. In order to move /only/ the top expression, you have to hold down the tilde key while you drag it. When I do this, however, the

Re: [Finale] Moving expressions on score lists

On 2/18/2012 11:12 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: The topmost expression's position is the one that gets passed on to linked parts by default. Oh, right -- I was forgetting about all the other parts that aren't showing tempo marks in the score. I know you might want to have the expression on

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

For anyone still interested, here's the ms. of those bars in Cosi: http://aaron.sherber.com/files/cosims.png Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

In the Barenreiter, since the violins have the same rhythm as the voices, they also get the indication 'colla parte'. The Dover/Peters score has slightly different notation. You can see both here: http://aaron.sherber.com/files/cosi.png (In the Peters, m.27 is a problem. The flutes

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/12/2012 6:01 PM, John Howell wrote: For what it's worth, I MUCH prefer the Peters (except for the flutes, in which colla parte makes no sense because they do NOT move with the voice), because using the conventional fermata and being careful with its placement seems much clearer than

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/12/2012 6:26 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: Having seen the two versions of Cosi, it occurred to me that Aaron could try a Finale-friendly notation that is not exactly what he's looking for but may get the point across. That is a custom line with a normal fermata centered in it, something

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/12/2012 9:00 PM, John Howell wrote: Hmmm. Sibelius has both a start (left) bracket and an end (right) bracket under the Lines menu, although neither is dotted. Very handy for indicating ligatures or coloration in transcriptions of early notation. Does Finale lack these? Finale has

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/11/2012 6:30 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: But if the conductor is conducting a player in several held notes while every one else has one fermata, then he.she has to stop and talk first, and there is still a potential for a mistake - not easy. I would conduct the player gently with my left

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/11/2012 8:24 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: Interesting -- in my experience that sort of thing requires explanation since people are confused about what is happening and whether they should follow my left hand or the stick. It depends a lot on how exactly the conductor does it, and a bit on

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/11/2012 8:03 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: I don't know if this is a consequence of the greater specificity of contemporary music creating a new expectation, but the practice of giving fermatas only the the largest note value in a part doesn't work anymore. Again, I think there are

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/10/2012 12:31 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: I always use George Crumb style fermatas in these situations, which as it happens are much easier to create. (You can do it with the custom line tool.) But that's not what you asked for. That would be a fallback solution. I think it's a little out

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/11/2012 11:20 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: Does the passage actually sound like a dotted eighth and two sixteenths once every note has a fermata on it? I wouldn't think so. Why not use notation that reflects the actual sound? Because I didn't write the piece. Aaron.

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/11/2012 1:02 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I agree emphatically with everything Chris says here. Unless the notes are all seriously elongated, and detached (the player breathes between each note), a fermata on each note seems like overkill. Yes, I agree. And if the notes are meant to

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/11/2012 9:29 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: Yeah, but this is what we do here: Q: How do I do THIS? A: No, no, no! HERE's what you should do: ... Oh, I'm not complaining. As I said, a very interesting discussion. The only thing that's missing is the voice of the late David Fenton, who I

[Finale] Wide fermata

Hi all, Does anyone have any ideas for putting a wide fermata in Finale? Example of use: All instruments have a fermata on a quarter note, except for one instrument which has 4 sixteenths on that beat. Each sixteenth is meant to be elongated, and in this particular case will be dictated by

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/10/2012 10:57 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: but i think molto rit. -- or, better, molto ritenuto -- might better convey what you want. I considered that. But an old teacher of mine used to say that one should take into account those who are not playing as much as those who are playing.

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/10/2012 11:42 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: My solution would be molto rit with a fermatta on the last sixteenth for everyone (so players not playing would have a dotted eight rest followed by a sixteenth rest w/fermatta. That is fairly standard and unambiguous. You're right --

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/10/2012 12:17 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: It seems like you could make one in the Shape Designer without too much trouble (using the slur tool and a dot). The slur tool isn't as thick as I'd like. On the forums, someone did this by stacking several slurs in the shape designer with

Re: [Finale] Wide fermata

On 2/10/2012 12:20 PM, John Howell wrote: And unless you know that you are writing for musicians who are familiar with new notational conventions, I would urge you NOT to invent new signs, or new meanings for old and understood sings, which then have to be explained in text. If I came across

Re: [Finale] Fin11 percussion - repost

On 2/7/2012 9:52 AM, Mark McCarron wrote: I'm assuming you are using the change octave keys K,I,and They have no effect on this issue. Finale seems to treat the percussion staff as a treble staff for the purposes of percussion entry, so the bottom line is E4. If I try hitting E3 (regardless of

Re: [Finale] Fin11 percussion - repost

On 2/7/2012 12:11 PM, Mark McCarron wrote: I haven't tried this but simple entry might work. Thanks, but I'm not interested in Simple Entry. I have always used Speedy with my computer keyboard, and according to the Finale docs, this method is supposed to work. Aaron.

Re: [Finale] Fin11 percussion - repost

On 2/7/2012 3:50 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Huh ... I'll be damned I always considered it a bass staff for no particular reason ... In past versions, there were bass clef and treble clef entry maps. But now that you can no longer specify an input pitch separate from a display position

Re: [Finale] Fin11 percussion - repost

On 2/6/2012 11:52 AM, Mark McCarron wrote: when using speedy entry. You can engage the caps lock key and have the cursor jump from pitch to pitch using the qwerty keyboard. this might help? That's exactly the entry method I always use -- the 3-octave computer keyboard. My point is that it

Re: [Finale] Fin11 percussion - repost

Hi all, I wanted to follow up on this for the list's benefit, now that I've played with it for a while. I tried following the instructions in the post Jonathan sent, but I couldn't really get it working. Though I do see the logic of what's going on. On the other hand, I did finally get things

Re: [Finale] Changing patches in the new Finale 2012 world

Hi Darcy, I'm guessing that Robert is talking about Spacebar-click playback. If you hold down the spacebar and click a measure, playback will start there, but without Human Playback. There's also Ctrl-spacebar scrubbing playback, which lets you play back a section forwards or backwards as you

Re: [Finale] Changing patches in the new Finale 2012 world

On 1/30/2012 1:45 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: With the playback controls open, when I hit space playback starts where the playback window thinks it should start, not where I click. Not for me in Windows -- spacebar playback works as it always has, with or without the playback window open.

[Finale] Fin11 percussion - repost

Hi all, I posted these queries a couple of weeks ago and got no suggestions. I'm hoping that was just because it was a weekend, so I'm trying again. g 1. This is my first time using the Finale Garritan instruments, and I'm a little confused by the percussion maps. I take it that we're supposed

Re: [Finale] Fin11 percussion - repost

On 1/23/2012 1:32 PM, Jonathan Smith wrote: 1—go to MIDI/AUDIO 2—DEVICE SETUP 3—EDIT PERCUSSION MIDI MAPS Oh, interesting. I've never seen that dialog before, but this all looks like the stuff that used to be in the percussion map designer. I'll have to pour myself a drink and try to work

Re: [Finale] Fin11 percussion - repost

Hi Darcy, I saw your original question but I can't help because I never use the computer-keyboard Speedy method. This method has also been deprecated by MakeMusic so it's possibly it's not compatible with the new percussion entry method. I wouldn't say deprecated, just that it's no longer

Re: [Finale] Fin2012: edit Maestro Font template

On 1/9/2012 1:36 PM, David H. Bailey wrote: On Windows machines it's in C:\Users\[yourname]\App\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale2012[or Finale2011 for that version]\Music Files\Default Files Easy shortcut for Windows users: Open up an Explorer window (double-click on My Computer, or type Win+E, or

[Finale] Fin2011 and Finale Garritan Percussion

Hi all, This is my first time using the Finale Garritan instruments, and I'm a little confused by the percussion maps. I take it that we're supposed to use the Orchestral Percussion map, but that doesn't include entries for side drum or for several of the susp. cymbal options. Does anyone have

[Finale] More on percusison in Fin11

Hi all, So now that I think about it, this is my first time doing *any* percussion in 2011, though I've done a fair bit in previous versions. I always enter music in Speedy, using the computer keyboard. It used to be that in percussion maps you could specify not only what sound you wanted

Re: [Finale] Upgrade from Fin08 to Fin12

On 12/28/2011 11:15 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: Thanks Aaron. In my (limited) experience, the magnifiers affect only the cell size, not the % size of the content. (Boo.) Well, if the content had been downsized to fit in the cell, the magnifier will expand the content by making the cell bigger.

Re: [Finale] Upgrade from Fin08 to Fin12

On 12/29/2011 10:22 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: I would NOT want all the description texts clutter the grid view. But it would be nice as an option, for those who prefer the old single-column view with descriptions. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Upgrade from Fin08 to Fin12

On 12/28/2011 9:14 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: Hello all. I have decided to upgrade to Fin12 from Fin08. What's the most intelligent way to go about converting my default settings? I used to just open one of my old templates and save with the new version, but for the past few years I have

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012a update

On 12/22/2011 7:09 PM, Lawrence Yates wrote: Is the update just for the Mac? I've got Winfin2012 and when it did it's update check it said I had the latest version. It's Windows as well, but I think it's not yet available through the auto update mechanism. You can download it from the web

Re: [Finale] Beginner's woes

On 12/14/2011 6:24 PM, Lawrence Yates wrote: Thanks, but I need to save separate files from which I will both print parts and save to pdf. You can do this from linked parts as well. I cannot believe that Finale would produce parts without the part name on them. You need to create a text box

Re: [Finale] Beginner's woes

On 12/14/2011 6:37 PM, Lawrence Yates wrote: Just done that but when I try to add in Bb or in C after it, it disappears and I have to start again. Well, like any text insert, if you're adding text you have to make sure your cursor is after the insert -- otherwise you're going to overwrite it.

Re: [Finale] Beginner's woes

On 12/14/2011 6:49 PM, John Blane wrote: No - you can specify the part label as you you want it (and different from the Staff Name) from the Mange Parts window. Ah, yes, right. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Beginner's woes

On 12/14/2011 6:49 PM, Lawrence Yates wrote: that's exactly what I'm trying to do. The cursor is after the text block. I can put what I like after the title, but not after the part name. Did you try making the text block wider? Aaron. ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] Beginner's woes

On 12/14/2011 7:04 PM, Lawrence Yates wrote: I've just thought of what it might be - the stuff I'm doing is based on earlier files made in Fin2006 so it may be something in the conversion process. From what you've described, this is unlikely. Aaron.

Re: [Finale] Beginner's woes

On 12/14/2011 6:31 PM, TXSTNR POP account wrote: I just tried extracting a part in Fin (Mac) 2012. It looks exactly the same as the linked part, so yes, you must be doing something wrong. Just for reference, they look the same because they /are/ the same. Even if you choose not to use linked

Re: [Finale] courtesy accidentals

Noel Stoutenburg wrote: courtesy accidentals) I do press the P key. However, in some circumstances the cursor has to be on the pitch of the note on which I'm placing the courtesy accidental. That would be if you've got a chord. If you only have one note, the cursor can be vertically anywhere,

Re: [Finale] measufre number panic

On 11/30/2011 6:17 PM, Linda Worsley wrote: I accidentally deleted a page number on a TERRIBLY HARD score, and all the page numbers disappeared. Agghh. And I can't find a way to get them back. Doesn't Undo help? Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] moving among individual chord tones without the mouse

On 11/28/2011 11:08 PM, the unnamable wrote: Say, for instance, I have a simple three note triad C E G (all in one layer, all the same note value) and only the C root is highlighted. I'm looking for a way on the computer keyboard to navigate to the upper voices to eliminate the tedium

Re: [Finale] Font issue WinFin2011/12 and Win7

Hi all, I believe I've confirmed that this is a bug in Finale, not a problem with Windows or my font. First, I'm seeing the same behavior with Windows-supplied fonts like Arial Narrow and Franklin Gothic Heavy. They both show up as substyles under their main font name, but when I select them

Re: [Finale] Font issue WinFin2011/12 and Win7

On 11/13/2011 10:48 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: This is a cross platform issue. (I am on a Mac.) Chuck, thanks for your email, but you're describing something different from my issue. What you're talking about sounds like the work that was done in Finale 2012 to support Unicode, and has to do

[Finale] Font issue WinFin2011/12 and Win7

Hi all, I moved recently from WinXP 32-bit to Win7 64-bit, and I'm having a killer of a font problem in Finale. Wanted to see if anyone had experienced anything similar. My usual text face is a family called Minion. I have a full set of this in TrueType from several years ago. In addition to

Re: [Finale] Right-left page annoyance

On 10/21/2011 11:35 AM, Jamin Hoffman wrote: Maybe I'm spoiled because Sibelius does this automatically - but how can I get Finale to do this? CAN I get Finale to do this? Have you tried inserting a blank page at the beginning of each part? I think that should do it. For screen display, Finale

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 released

On 10/7/2011 11:14 AM, Colin Broom wrote: Are there screenshots anywhere on the website of the GUI? Is it essentially the same setup? Yes, the interface looks essentially the same as past versions. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

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