[Finale] Missing MM rests

2007-11-17 Thread Dan Carno
was unaffected. In one case, a single measure jumped ship. Re-running the above routine on those passages restored the multi-rests the single measure, but it is disturbing to think it could happen again, without warning! Thanks in advance for any theories or preventative solutions. Dan Carno Daniel

Re: [Finale] uncommon tuplet

2007-09-18 Thread Dan Carno
Hi Barbara, This is a shortcut that works in the speedy entry frame , I believe. Dan At 11:33 AM 9/18/2007, you wrote: The manual says: If you want to create an uncommon tuplet—such as 11 in the space of 2—press ctrl-1. The Tuplet Definition dialog box appears, in which you can specify

Re: [Finale] uncommon tuplet

2007-09-18 Thread Dan Carno
Hi Barbara, This is a shortcut that works in the speedy entry frame , I believe. Oops! Works fine in Fin 2007; not at all in Fin 2008. (imagine my surprise!) Sorry! Dan At 11:33 AM 9/18/2007, you wrote: The manual says: If you want to create an uncommon tuplet—such as 11 in the space of

Re: [Finale] Colour of selection tool

2007-07-09 Thread Dan Carno
At 10:15 AM 7/9/2007, you wrote: You don't need the Advanced button in Win2K -- the Item dropdown is right there on the Appearance tab of Display Properties. Yes, this has solved the problem. Thanks, Dan Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514

Re: [Finale] Colour of selection tool

2007-07-07 Thread Dan Carno
HI all, Let's agree on what we are talking about here. For me, the problem (Fin 2008) is not with the tool (icon) being too dark, it's any measures selected with the tool. I can't see what I have selected; on my screen the selection turns a very dark blue-green (Win 2000 Pro). Dan At

Re: [Finale] Fwd: How to get 1/2 into a text expression

2007-05-20 Thread Dan Carno
At 12:44 PM 5/20/2007, you wrote: Can you supply any names of fonts? I might even have one, but I can't find any in the morass of fonts I have cluttering my system right now OK, now I see the problem. Garamond Classic *Extras*, for example has 1/2 in the 'j slot, not as an extended

Re: [Finale] How to get 1/2 into a text expression

2007-05-20 Thread Dan Carno
). For other fractions try one of the Garamond Extras fonts. These all work in the text expressions on my computer. Good luck! Dan Carno At 08:23 AM 5/20/2007, you wrote: Anyone know how to get ½ into a text expression? (That looks like 1/2, if your email client isn't showing the glyph, which appears

[Finale] Measure number ghosts

2007-02-25 Thread Dan Carno
numbers from hell). Am I missing something? Has anyone else experienced this? thanks, Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road Syracuse, New York 13215 (315) 492-2987 [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Finale] Measure number ghosts

2007-02-25 Thread Dan Carno
At 08:34 PM 2/25/2007, you wrote: I recently updated to Finale 2007c (from 2007b). Now deleted or hidden measure numbers, including first number in region, show on screen, although they do not print. select all (or specific) measure numbers and ctl-click (mac) for contextual menu: reset

Re: [Finale] Cluster noteheads

2007-02-25 Thread Dan Carno
Hi Darcy, Have you tried slot #242 in the Engraver Font Set? It has always worked well for me. Dan Carno At 09:17 PM 2/25/2007, you wrote: Is there a font somewhere with cluster (black rectangle) noteheads? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY

Re: [Finale] Measure number ghosts

2007-02-25 Thread Dan Carno
. Dan At 09:24 PM 2/25/2007, you wrote: Hi Don, Yes, this annoying thing is part of 2007 (maybe 2006 too, I'm not sure). The only way to eliminate those ghosts is to delete the entire measure number region and the redefine it. Chuck On Feb 25, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Dan Carno wrote: Hi all, I

Re: [Finale] Cluster noteheads

2007-02-25 Thread Dan Carno
, At first glance, it's too small. Is the idea that you enter multiple notes and replace them all with this notehead? Hmm. I'll try that. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 25 Feb 2007, at 9:33 PM, Dan Carno wrote: Hi Darcy, Have you tried slot #242 in the Engraver Font Set

[Finale] M# ghosts eradicated

2007-02-25 Thread Dan Carno
Hi all, Well my re-appearing measure number problem is solved. The problem seemed to afflict all hidden objects. The solution was the setting in Edit, Program Options, View, Hidden Object Shading. It was set to 75% (not by me, I swear!). Reducing it to 10% made the little suckers all but

[Finale] JW SPACE SYSTEMS

2007-02-23 Thread Dan Carno
and valuable plug-in. Related to this, does anyone have a copy of PDK tools, version 2.16 they could send me? Thanks in advance for any cues, advice, etc. Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road Syracuse, New York 13215 (315) 492

Re: [Finale] Plugin Power

2007-02-23 Thread Dan Carno
, and fatigue out of dealing with Finale's menus, boxes, handles, etc. These plug-in's are essential to my getting projects done in a timely, sane fashion, and worth every penny of the small fees that you charge. My thanks to all of you. Dan Carno At 12:16 PM 2/23/2007, you wrote: Matthew

Re: [Finale] TAN: American Idol vs. musical training

2006-07-10 Thread Dan Carno
. The high quality of their singing proves that talent is everything. Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road Syracuse, New York 13215 (315) 492-2987 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] Re: Finale 2007

2006-07-02 Thread Dan Carno
); then the move rests plug-in must be applied). Thanks for listening! Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road Syracuse, New York 13215 (315) 492-2987 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] Finale 2007

2006-06-29 Thread Dan Carno
Hi David, After extracting parts, apply the Blank Notation staff style to the cue measures in the score. Provided you apply the style only to the layer that holds the cue, you only need to move the default rest to the default position. Dan At 12:04 PM 6/29/2006, you wrote: I'm wondering

Re: [Finale] Suddenly, Mass Edit is mostly inop

2006-06-24 Thread Dan Carno
Hi Ken, Do actually have a passage selected when you do this? Dan At 06:00 PM 6/24/2006, you wrote: To the wisdom of the list, again, I just discovered that when I click Mass Edit in the tool bar many of its functions are grayed out. Among the dead is Music Spacing. When I open the drop

Re: [Finale] Suddenly, Mass Edit is mostly inop

2006-06-24 Thread Dan Carno
Hi Ken, Well..we've all done this. At least TGTools coughs politely and asks if you intend to process the whole document. Finale just sits there and lets you feel foolish! Best, Dan At 07:08 PM 6/24/2006, you wrote: Boy, am I losing my grip!!!? Amazing how well stuff works

Re: [Finale] Windows Shortcuts?

2005-11-17 Thread Dan Carno
Hi Darcy, Not sure anyone gave you a direct answer. Ctrl-Pageup/Down does this in Windows. Dan At 01:51 AM 11/15/2005, you wrote: Hello, Could someone please tell me the Windows equivalent of the Mac cmd- page up and cmd-page down shortcuts? In Page View, these shortcuts advance or go

Re: [Finale] Fin2006 first impressions

2005-07-28 Thread Dan Carno
impression about their subscriber base. Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road Syracuse, New York 13215 (315) 492-2987 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

Re: [Finale] Finale's output quality

2005-07-24 Thread Dan Carno
what you mean by your last sentence. If you are talking about splitting an a2 extracted part into separate parts, Sibelius has pretty nifty filtering for this that is nearly foolproof. Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road

Re: [Finale] Finale's output quality

2005-07-24 Thread Dan Carno
voices, and at the same time can be attached to specific notes where dynamics diverge or clarity is needed (although you have to keep an eye on those attachment lines!). Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road Syracuse, New

Re: [Finale] OT: Countertenor barred from Texas All-State Choir

2005-07-23 Thread Dan Carno
reproach. The Imeneo may be heard in a live broadcast on NPR (today in my neighborhood -- maybe yours too). Dan Carno At 05:06 AM 7/22/2005, you wrote: Andrew Stiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote That said, however, the question of whether a countertenor may legitimately sing a given alto line

Re: [Finale] OT: Countertenor barred from Texas All-State Choir

2005-07-22 Thread Dan Carno
, Rinaldo, etc. being played by men. Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road Syracuse, New York 13215 (315) 492-2987 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

Re: [Finale] The ultimate Sibelius question...

2005-07-13 Thread Dan Carno
we all want. In spite of some of the intense exchanges that have taken place here, I see nothing but good health here, and I will now go drink to all of yours (orange juice of course, it's a bit early in the day!). Dan Carno Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius

Re: [Finale] The ultimate Sibelius question...

2005-07-13 Thread Dan Carno
for me. For me tooin BOTH Sibelius and Finale. We all can come to terms with both the Angels and the Devils in our work, one way or another. Dan Carno __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 4

2005-07-11 Thread Dan Carno
Dan Carno At 06:39 PM 7/10/2005, you wrote: Finale allows the creation of a shortcut for each individual fingering. But I do think I wouldn't mind the step of typing the fingering number, were it not for the extra steps. Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 4

2005-07-09 Thread Dan Carno
styles, where you can set precise positioning, relative to the note. Dan Carno _ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Daniel Carno Music Engraving Services Quality work in Sibelius, Finale, and Score 4514 Makyes Road Syracuse

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 4

2005-07-09 Thread Dan Carno
At 11:16 AM 7/9/2005, you wrote: At 08:01 AM 7/9/2005, you wrote: Is there no autopositioning of such numbers as there is for articulations in Finale? Go to House style, Default positions, Text styles, where you can set precise positioning, relative to the note. Dan - See my response to

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 4

2005-07-09 Thread Dan Carno
At 01:29 PM 7/9/2005, you wrote: This can get you to the last menu item in the sequence, but then there is no way to shortcut to the exact articulation or text that you want. Richard, Once you create your own set(s) of shortcuts, it is just like Finale metatools. For example, I can select

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 4

2005-07-09 Thread Dan Carno
At 03:55 PM 7/9/2005, you wrote: How? Under File - Preferences - Menus and Shortcuts all I see are existing menus. I go through Create - Symbol and then see no way to select a particular articulation to make a shortcut to. Hello Richard! Once you are in menus and shortcuts, open the drop-down

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 4

2005-07-09 Thread Dan Carno
At 06:30 PM 7/9/2005, you wrote: ---'Erase background' in the staff style does not seem to carry over to the articulation. ---Vertical positioning in the staff style does not seem to carry over to the articulation although I have the horizontal about right. ---Even with horizontal positioning

Re: [Finale] Re: 32nd's

2004-10-23 Thread Dan Carno
Greetings! You will find what you need it Mat Hindson's (free) font called Rhythms (small z, I believe). Go to http://hindson.com Dan Carno At 01:30 PM 10/23/2004, you wrote: Hello, I currently use Finale 2004. I wouild like to create a tempo marking using 32nd notes but I can't seem to find

Re: [Finale] Bracking Slurs and Staff Lines

2004-09-16 Thread Dan Carno
Hello Giovanni, You can enter the numbers in the Shape designer (expression tool), adding a white mask box to each. (Once you have done one, simply duplicate change the number). Your numbers will then white out most musical elements. Good luck! Dan At 08:28 AM 9/16/2004, you wrote: Ciao

Re: [Finale] Re: Tuplet bug in Fin2005 demo

2004-08-22 Thread Dan Carno
before 5K. Since this is one of only 3 features that I will find useful this time around, it would be nice if it worked perfectly! Dan Carno At 06:58 PM 8/21/2004, you wrote: At 03:00 PM 08/21/2004, Dan Carno wrote: We may be talking about different things here, but when I enter an eighth note

Re: [Finale] Re: Tuplet bug in Fin2005 demo

2004-08-21 Thread Dan Carno
? Enhanced tuplets work OK, unless you edit one by dragging one of the notes (or changing one into a chord), in which case you will have to edit the number position. I would rather do this until a fix comes along than deal with the mess that pre-Fin 2005 tuplets present. Dan Carno Daniel Carno

Re: [Finale] Re: Tuplet bug in Fin2005 demo

2004-08-21 Thread Dan Carno
stay up all that long. Dan Carno At 10:25 AM 8/21/2004, you wrote: At 10:05 AM 08/21/2004, Dan Carno wrote: Am I missing something here? Enhanced tuplets work OK, unless you edit one by dragging one of the notes (or changing one into a chord), in which case you will have to edit the number position

Re: [Finale] Articulation tool

2004-06-26 Thread Dan Carno
articulation. Dan Carno At 01:09 PM 6/25/2004, Brad Beyenhof wrote: On Friday, June 25, 2004, at 08:39 AM, Stan Lord wrote: Remember how we can select a whole swathe of notes with the articulation tool and then select (say) an accent, and every note has an accent on it? Wonderful!! Have you

Re: [Finale] Articulation tool

2004-06-26 Thread Dan Carno
Hello Hal, Yes that is true -- as long as you are using Finale 2004! Earlier versions only show articulation boxes on the selected note, so doing mass, multiple articulations this way is not possible. Judging by what I have seen in messages posted recently, I wonder what % of Finale users