Re: [Finale] Copying independent time signatures

2015-03-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
stack selection. I just tried this and it seemed to > work. I don't know if there are caveats. > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 5:20 AM, Darcy James Argue > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> If you have a staff that is set to use Independent Time Signatures (via a >>

[Finale] Copying independent time signatures

2015-03-25 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hello, If you have a staff that is set to use Independent Time Signatures (via a Staff Style), is there any way to copy those independent time signatures without selecting an full measure stack (as Finale normally requires you to do in order to copy time sigs)? Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http:/

Re: [Finale] Changing slurred 8ths to 8th-16th

2015-03-22 Thread Darcy James Argue
same figure for >> example? 2 different notations for the same figure on the same page? That >> is confusing! GJB >> From: Darcy James Argue >> To: finale@shsu.edu >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:25 PM >> Subject: Re: [Finale] Changing slurred 8ths to

Re: [Finale] Changing slurred 8ths to 8th-16th

2015-03-20 Thread Darcy James Argue
Yes, that solution seems infinitely preferable to filling out all the beats with rests. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Mar 20, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: > On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > >> I guess I could just show a down

Re: [Finale] Unlinking rehearsal letter/number positioning

2015-03-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
ts". > > Looks like the key is the same on Mac, the backtick. (Though the user > manual calls it tilde, which would be Shift-backtick and is incorrect.) > > Aaron. > > > > On 3/7/2015 2:58 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> Wait a minute — there's a "top

Re: [Finale] Unlinking rehearsal letter/number positioning

2015-03-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
and prevents it from moving in the part. > > Aaron. > > > > > > On 3/6/2015 5:33 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> When adjusting a rehearsal letter/number in a score that includes linked >> parts, dragging or adjusting the "Offset from A

Re: [Finale] Triplet number positioning when "Avoid Staff" is checked

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
, 2015, at 6:03 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > Just auto annotate will do it? Hard to imagine this will solve the problem, > but I will try it. > > >> On Mar 6, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> >> Finale -> Preferences -> Edit -> Font Annotation

Re: [Finale] Triplet number positioning when "Avoid Staff" is checked

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
On Mar 6, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > If you figure this out, and it helps, please let me know how to do this. > > Thanks, > > Chuck > > >> On Mar 6, 2015, at 2:52 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> >> Hi Jef, >> >> No, but

Re: [Finale] Triplet number positioning when "Avoid Staff" is checked

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
… aand we have a winner! Thanks Jef! (I now feel bad for not having thought of this solution earier, but there you go.) Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Mar 6, 2015, at 5:47 PM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > have you set the FANs for the digits in your tuplet f

Re: [Finale] Triplet number positioning when "Avoid Staff" is checked

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, No, but the same thought just occurred to me. I'll give it a shot. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Mar 6, 2015, at 5:47 PM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > have you set the FANs for the digits in your tuplet font tight to the > character outlines? > > --

Re: [Finale] Triplet number positioning when "Avoid Staff" is checked

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, Unfortunately not. Using my default file, with 3.5 point hooks and 6 point default vertical position, I'd have to change that value to 20(!) points to avoid the problem. Obviously that's unacceptable as a basic setting. Other than this one issue, I'm pretty happy with Finale's Enhanced

Re: [Finale] Grace note issues

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
most appropriate option. > Still, it comes in handy at times. > > Robert > > > On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Darcy James Argue > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Does anyone have an tips they'd like to share on efficiently handling >> grace note

[Finale] Unlinking rehearsal letter/number positioning

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hello all, When adjusting a rehearsal letter/number in a score that includes linked parts, dragging or adjusting the "Offset from Alignment Point" value for the expression that's attached to the top staff moves the expression in ALL parts and ALL other score staves, even after unlinking the exp

[Finale] Triplet number positioning when "Avoid Staff" is checked

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi all, As I'm sure many of you have noticed, when triplet brackets are set to "avoid staff" and the bracket is positioned very close to the staff, often the tuplet number no longer lines up correctly with the bracket. When the bracket is below the staff, the tuplet number often shows up too lo

[Finale] Grace note issues

2015-03-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi all, Does anyone have an tips they'd like to share on efficiently handling grace note spacing and positioning, beam angles, accidental positioning and other issues? Is there any alternative to manually (and tediously) hand-adjusting all of these things using Special Tools? Are there any plug

Re: [Finale] Double Accidentals with Doublings

2015-03-02 Thread Darcy James Argue
2014 solves this. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:53 PM, Michael Dutka wrote: > Hi folks. IMHO, one of the biggest problems Finale has vis a vis (dare I > mention on this e-group) Sibelius is the way it handles accidentals with > doubled notes, i

Re: [Finale] Ideas for drum set notation - multimeasure rests

2015-01-25 Thread Darcy James Argue
What Jef said x1000. Multimeasure rests (instead of actual measures) in the drum part are the worst. Just use slash marks, with a little (8) above the final measure of an eight-measure system, etc. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jan 23, 2015, at 4:14 PM, SN jef

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-19 Thread Darcy James Argue
what seems as if it might just be eye > candy can be helpful. My eyes (with glasses) are OK, and the screen > resolution is good, but I still miss the old palettes. > > Chuck > > >> On Jan 18, 2015, at 3:57 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> >> The old palet

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 wrote: > On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Fiskum, Steve

Re: [Finale] Locked systems

2014-12-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
On Dec 29, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Williams, Jim wrote: > Maybe I ought to lock everything before printing! Of course you should! Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mai

Re: [Finale] Recover Edit System/Page Margins windows when offscreen?

2014-12-21 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Dennis, On Dec 21, 2014, at 5:53 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > Can't recall if you're on Mac, but "prefs" suggest you are. Correct. > Not sure if Mac has a > keyboard command to move selected windows. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good one. > 2. There's a text file with these positions, finale

Re: [Finale] Recover Edit System/Page Margins windows when offscreen?

2014-12-21 Thread Darcy James Argue
ran into this, I went back to the large screen, moved my > windows to the middle of the screen, and saved before opening it on the small > monitor. Maybe I was just lucky, but I haven't been bitten by this one. > > Christopher > > > On Sun Dec 21, at SundayDec 2

[Finale] Recover Edit System/Page Margins windows when offscreen?

2014-12-21 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi all, Remind me — when the Edit System Margins and/or Edit Page Margins window have been moved to the far right side of the screen when using a large external monitor, is there any way to recover those windows when you go back to using a built-in laptop monitor with fewer horizontal pixels? T

[Finale] Finale 2014d is out today

2014-12-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Announcement: http://www.finalemusic.com/blog/finale2014d-and-news/ Mac ReadMe: https://s3.amazonaws.com/makemusic-downloads/Finale/2014d/Finale2014MacReadme.pdf Windows ReadMe: https://s3.amazonaws.com/makemusic-downloads/Finale/2014d/Finale2014WinReadme.pdf Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://ww

Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 136, Issue 16

2014-11-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
Surely this issue has something to do with the context. Highly chromatic music requires more frequent courtesy accidentals, and once you reach a certain point, parentheses simply become needless clutter. Also, as Chris says, parentheses make accidentals more difficult to read. I also think the

Re: [Finale] Music Editor for Macs

2014-11-04 Thread Darcy James Argue
Fission is great. It also allows for simple lossless editing of MP3s and AACs, without having to up-convert to edit and then down-convert to save. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Nov 4, 2014, at 7:07 AM, Simon Troup wrote: > I've been using Fission by Rogue Amoeb

Re: [Finale] Creating p-f dynamic

2014-10-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
Make a playback-only file. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Oct 30, 2014, at 2:23 AM, John Witmer wrote: > Actually, that's the easy part. Now, how do you get the chart to playback > piano the first time and forte the second? > John > - Original Message

Re: [Finale] transposing chord symbols only

2014-10-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Ryan, It is normal for chord symbols to be written in the instrument's key in the part, or in a transposed score. As John mentioned, you could transpose the chords via the Utilities > Change menu, but a better option would be to either write the chords on the tenor sax staff in the tenor's k

Re: [Finale] Muted trumpet playback

2014-09-30 Thread Darcy James Argue
I've found in recent version of Finale, it's necessary for me to dig into the HP preferences > Instrument Techniques and change the Filter for all keyswitch expressions from the default ("If Device/Library Name Contains: Garritan" or ("If Device/Library Name Contains: JABB") to "None." (Then nam

Re: [Finale] iPhone numeric keypad apps w/modifier key support?

2014-09-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Sep 26, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > I am thinking of the apps I mentioned in my post. > > Cheers, > > - DJA > - > WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > > On Sep 26, 2014, at 5:37 PM, John Blan

Re: [Finale] iPhone numeric keypad apps w/modifier key support?

2014-09-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
I am thinking of the apps I mentioned in my post. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Sep 26, 2014, at 5:37 PM, John Blane wrote: > Hi Darcy - > > Are you thinking of KeyRemap4MacBook? > > On Sep 26, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Darcy James Argue wrot

[Finale] iPhone numeric keypad apps w/modifier key support?

2014-09-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi all, Does anyone know of a iPhone number pad app that supports the use of modifier keys in combination with the app's keypad? I have MartianCraft's NumPad app but it doesn't support the use of modifier keys on the main keyboard at the same time as the iPhone keypad, making it impossible to u

Re: [Finale] Horizontal split points odd behavior (FinWin2014)

2014-09-12 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Dennis, I've never attempted to use split points, sorry. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Sep 12, 2014, at 11:53 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > Hi all (Darcy, Christopher), > > FinWin2014 > > Not having much luck in this score with horizontal split po

Re: [Finale] I need help with my website!!!

2014-09-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Raymond, FYI, what you want is actually very easy to set up yourself, with virtually no technical knowledge and without having to pay anyone. I use Gumroad as the e-commerce vendor on my site — in exchange for a small % of each sale, they handle the credit cards and host and deliver the file

Re: [Finale] One part of 21 = staggered barlines

2014-08-12 Thread Darcy James Argue
You can use staff styles to hide barlines on just one staff. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Aug 12, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > Hi all, > > Almost done with the layout of a major piece for a client. It's all tricky, > but one part is giving

Re: [Finale] Win2014 any way to get text in an expression do word wrap?

2014-08-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chris, You'll find it's much easier to simply adjust the line spacing! Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Aug 7, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: > I find when I hit Return in an expression that the lines are way too far > apart for good layout. I end

Re: [Finale] Easy way to divisi?

2014-08-05 Thread Darcy James Argue
rd staff > - 1. and 5. on two lines Top two staves, staff name (via Staff Style) "1." on top staff plus "1. solo" above staff, "5." on second staff plus "5. solo" above staff. > - 1. and 2.3.4.5.6. on two lines Top two staves, staff name (via Staff S

Re: [Finale] Easy way to divisi?

2014-08-05 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Dennis, I've done similar things for Christian Wolff. In the score, you need to make one staff for each player. Then hide the unneeded staves as necessary using the "collapse" staff style, taking care to apply the style to the SCORE ONLY. Use another staff style to relabel the staff names a

Re: [Finale] Keyless Signature

2014-07-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
score with a keyless signature. > > Best, > Dean > > On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 1:00 PM, wrote: > >> >> -- Forwarded message -- >> From: Darcy James Argue >> To: >> Cc: >> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:37:41 -0400 >> Subject

Re: [Finale] Finale 2014: Looking back, looking forward

2014-07-25 Thread Darcy James Argue
Transposing instruments and staff styles don't use key signatures in keyless scores. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jul 25, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Dean Rosenthal wrote: > I also look forward to learning how a keyless signature is any different than > writing in C or

Re: [Finale] Staff names in combined file

2014-07-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
The original poster has already combined the files. That's not his problem. His problem is staff names showing in the parts, which, as Robert pointed out, is very easily solved by simply turning off "show name in part." Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jul 3, 2014,

Re: [Finale] Positioning Text Repeat symbols

2014-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chuck, I thought the options under "Ending Repeat Text" controlled Coda etc. positioning, but I guess not? I never have need of these symbols. I think your only option is to create the symbols, then input the desired values in the Text Repeat Assignment dialog box. It's an extra step, admit

Re: [Finale] 2014 navigation anomalies

2014-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
nce with QuicKeys and do you think iKey is as > versatile? > > Thanks, > > Chuck > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 10, 2014, at 12:50 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> >> Hi Chuck, >> >> It's probably worth taking another loo

Re: [Finale] 2014 some problems resolved and a question

2014-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
Document Options -> Repeats -> Repeat Endings Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jun 10, 2014, at 8:17 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > A couple of hours of work doing a clean reinstall of 2014b seems to have > fixed the unable to undo problem - at least for the moment.

Re: [Finale] undo preference corruption.

2014-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
What a strange and hard-to-find bug! > > Christopher > > > On 9-Jun-14, at 9-Jun-14 11:43 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> Hi Chuck, >> >> Do you have MIDI Thru set to "off"? Finale becomes extremely >> unstable when this happens. Make

Re: [Finale] 2014 navigation anomalies

2014-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
croll and report back. This >> is the single most annoying thing, so perhaps it's a problem with that >> software and those developers might be able to fix it. >> >> >> On Jun 9, 2014, at 8:46 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> >>> Hi Chuck,

Re: [Finale] 2014 navigation anomalies

2014-06-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chuck, I'm not seeing the scrolling issues you mention. There are some — when the Speedy frame is active in scroll view, the cmd-PageUp/PageDown causes Finale to scroll one screen left/right, then snap back to where you were before — but I suspect most of your problems are related to using t

Re: [Finale] undo preference corruption.

2014-06-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chuck, Do you have MIDI Thru set to "off"? Finale becomes extremely unstable when this happens. Make sure it's set to "Smart" or "Fixed" (can be an unused channel — I use "99"). Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jun 9, 2014, at 10:47 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: >

Re: [Finale] 2014b preferences becoming corrupted quickly

2014-06-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chuck, I've found Finale 2014 has problems when the Undo level is set to unlimited or "Allow Undo past save" is turned on. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jun 9, 2014, at 12:54 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > Hi all, > > 2014b Mac preferences are becoming corrupt

Re: [Finale] JW Plugins FinWin2014?

2014-06-04 Thread Darcy James Argue
It's working for me in Fin2014 Mac. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jun 4, 2014, at 2:25 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > Hi all, > > As you can tell, I've been back to Finale. (I've spent the past 10 months > recovering from a slightly underwhelming cataracts

[Finale] Finale 2014b is out

2014-06-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi all, Finale 2014b was released today: http://www.finalemusic.com/blog/now-available-finale-2014b/ Here's the list of Mac fixes (from the Read Me document): • Fixes in Finale 2014b Audio Devices •  Changing the buffer size no longer causes Finale to crash.

Re: [Finale] that damn authorization problem

2014-05-19 Thread Darcy James Argue
I think this is a permissions issue? Have you tried repairing? Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On May 19, 2014, at 2:17 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > i am getting the authorization message almost every time i open > finale (2012) now, what can be done about this?

Re: [Finale] attach text to "last page" in document

2014-05-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jeff, Would it be an option to use measure-attached text on an invisible final measure? (Of course, any preceding measures would need to be inserted rather than added.) Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On May 13, 2014, at 12:02 PM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > d

Re: [Finale] arco vs.pizz dynamics (repeated question)

2014-05-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
That doesn't help if the staff has both pizz. and arco playing. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On May 8, 2014, at 12:28 AM, Bruce Kau wrote: > Another thing you can try is go into studio view, where you can adjust > the volumes of each staff independently. I found

Re: [Finale] arco vs.pizz dynamics (repeated question)

2014-05-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
David is correct — the problem is that the Garritan sounds were never actually meant to be used in a notation program. They were meant to be used in a Digital Audio Workstation environment, where one would have much more control and automation over levels. Best (stop-gap) solution is hidden dyn

Re: [Finale] Multimeas Rests with cue staves

2014-04-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Robert, Ah, yes. This is a serious drawback to that feature's functionality. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 29, 2014, at 3:47 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > I remembered this after I posted, but it still doesn't help because my cue > staves are complex ke

Re: [Finale] Multimeas Rests with cue staves

2014-04-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Robert, The "Blank Notation with Rests" staff style allows the measures to which it's applied to be collapsed into multimeasure rests. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 29, 2014, at 3:20 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > I am working on a piece where I want t

Re: [Finale] Shift system margins?

2014-04-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
ard wrote: > >> TGTools Join Staff Systems. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Apr 26, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Chuck Israels >> wrote: >>> >>> Is this something JW Copy layout can do? You can select a group of >> measures and apply

[Finale] Shift system margins?

2014-04-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi there, This is a question I probably should know the answer to, but don't: Surely there is some way — plugin-based or otherwise — to shift system margin settings from one group of staves to another? For instance, let's say I'm consolidating system 1-2 into a single system, and so I would li

[Finale] Copy distances between staves

2014-04-25 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi, While working on a score using linked parts, somehow the distances between score staves near the end of the document have gotten all messed up. I do have an earlier version of the file where these distances are correct. Is there some way of copying only the distances between staves (for sel

Re: [Finale] EPS graphics in Finale-generated PDFs (Mac)

2014-04-25 Thread Darcy James Argue
10 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> When you place an EPS graphic in a Finale file and print to PDF using the >> Finder, the EPS graphic is invisible in the resultant PDF. It's there — the >> EPS graphic does print — but it is not otherwise visible

[Finale] EPS graphics in Finale-generated PDFs (Mac)

2014-04-25 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hello, When you place an EPS graphic in a Finale file and print to PDF using the Finder, the EPS graphic is invisible in the resultant PDF. It's there — the EPS graphic does print — but it is not otherwise visible. Is there some way to fix this so that the graphic becomes visible on-screen? It

Re: [Finale] Delete all page breaks?

2014-04-24 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jari, Once I figured out how the LUA interface works, the script worked great — thanks so much! HUGE time-saver. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 24, 2014, at 1:34 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: > On 2014-04-24 06:11, Darcy James Argue wrote: >

Re: [Finale] Delete all page breaks?

2014-04-24 Thread Darcy James Argue
delete all following page breaks. > > ...bug or feature? > > Cheers > > Raimund Lintzen > > Am 24.04.2014 20:51, schrieb Darcy James Argue: >> I'm not sure I understand what you mean… >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> - >&

Re: [Finale] Delete all page breaks?

2014-04-24 Thread Darcy James Argue
gt; > Am 24.04.2014 06:11, schrieb Darcy James Argue: >> Hi all, >> >> Is there a quick way to delete all page breaks in a selected linked part? Or >> do you really have to select each handle and delete them one by one? >> >> Cheers

Re: [Finale] Delete all page breaks?

2014-04-23 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jari, Thanks! Will give it a shot tomorrow. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 24, 2014, at 1:34 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: > On 2014-04-24 06:11, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> Is there a quick way to delete all page breaks in a selected lin

[Finale] Delete all page breaks?

2014-04-23 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi all, Is there a quick way to delete all page breaks in a selected linked part? Or do you really have to select each handle and delete them one by one? Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.

Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think

2014-04-22 Thread Darcy James Argue
Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 22, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Williams, Jim wrote: > Darcy, > For the "stamped" look, what's your opinion of the Sibelius reprise font? > > Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > >> On A

Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think

2014-04-22 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Giz, I like Digital Strip, although it's uppercase-only: http://www.dafont.com/digital-strip.font You ideally want something that looks something like Clinton Roemer's lettering, though I've not been able to find a close match. (You do have the Clinton Roemer book, yes? If not, you absolute

Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think

2014-04-22 Thread Darcy James Argue
PS The title/composer/copyright font looks an awful lot like Comic Sans. There are much better options available. Titles in this style are traditionally in ALL CAPS. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 22, 2014, at 3:57 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >

Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think

2014-04-22 Thread Darcy James Argue
his way? > > Giz > Richmond VA > > |-Original Message- > |From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of > |Darcy James Argue > |Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 1:40 AM > |To: finale@shsu.edu > |Subject: Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think > |

Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think

2014-04-16 Thread Darcy James Argue
Don't use the Ossia Tool. Put the kicks in a separate layer above staff, reduce size, and use the "Hide Ledger Lines" plugin. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 17, 2014, at 12:40 AM, Girard Bowe wrote: > I'm trying to create a leadsheet for Benny Golson's Blues

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
* "no trouble" Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 13, 2014, at 10:10 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > no zero ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To uns

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
parts are in tenor clef almost > entirely throughout the range of the instrument, and alto trombone parts > are similarly (effectively) 100% in alto clef. This is why I singled > trombonists out as being particularly comfortable reading C clefs. > > > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:25 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > I guess when Beethoven does it, no > one complains. Right. To be clear, these players are only talking about C clefs in new music. And I actually think most of this is actually a proxy complaint for "too many ill-considered clef changes."

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
ts of all > ages read tenor clef with complete facility and without the first hint of > complaint. Trombonists also read alto clef. Could this be the difference > between jazz band and orchestral worlds, I wonder. > > > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:56 PM, Darcy James Argu

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
gt;> but that playsback as 8vb, seems inconsistent to me >>> and also not clear for the bass player. >>> >>> And last but not least, treble clefs rarely appear in >>> contrabass notation. Usually the tenor clef is used >>> for high notes. Only the highest

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
e that was > never my experience. > > Robert > > > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> Hi Jan, >> >> Playback is not the issue. I need a 8vb treble clef to appear in the score >> and a regular treble clef to appear

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
ayer. > > And last but not least, treble clefs rarely appear in > contrabass notation. Usually the tenor clef is used > for high notes. Only the highest flageoletts or > Bottesini style arpeggios are usually written in treble clef. > > Hope this helps. > > Jan > > Am

[Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-12 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hello, I'm working with a score in concert pitch, where the contrabasses are notated with the 8vb bass clef in the score, but a regular bass clef (as usual) in the part. This is all fine and well and easy to set up in the Score Manger (with a transposition and Set To Clef). The problem arises

Re: [Finale] Split Finale Document

2014-04-12 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hey Jef, Thanks! I have never run out of frames but this is good to know! Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Oct 23, 2014, at 5:32 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > maybe not a concern for you, but last year when i had to split a big > file because i ran out of fram

Re: [Finale] Top staff rehearsal mark positioning

2014-04-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, Hrm… I tried this on a different installation and couldn't reproduce! So there is obviously something wonky about my current setup. Will need to investigate further… Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 9, 2014, at 5:06 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > >

Re: [Finale] Top staff rehearsal mark positioning

2014-04-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, Sorry, just realized I made a mistake in my steps! > - right-click handle for "Adagio q = 40" above Violin I staff and choose > "Remove Manual Adjustments" (or just hit clear key, makes no difference). You can't actually do this because removing manual adjustments also resets the "Adag

Re: [Finale] Top staff rehearsal mark positioning

2014-04-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, Easiest way to reproduce what I'm talking about is as follows: - Setup Wizard - Select an Ensemble: Orchestra (Full) + Select a Document Style: Engraved Style - "Next" etc until done. - Use the Expression tool to place the default "Adagio q = 40" tempo mark in m.1 of the score. (Defau

Re: [Finale] Top staff rehearsal mark positioning

2014-04-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, > ah, do you have the instrument checked to appear in the SC and parts? > (e.g. vln I)? my staff set forces the expression to show on the top > staff of the SC and top staff of PT, plus on select staves ONLY in > the SC. That is exactly how I have it set. > editing the positioning in

Re: [Finale] Top staff rehearsal mark positioning

2014-04-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, The problem I'm having is that the "other ones" can't be moved back to their default position when editing the score because they are not visible in the score, only in the parts. (For instance, a tempo indication might appear on just 2 out of 30 orchestral staves.) Cheers, - DJA -

Re: [Finale] Top staff rehearsal mark positioning

2014-04-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, Yes, I get all that. The problem is that even *after* unlinking, dragging, e.g., a tempo expression which is attached to the TOP staff (the flute staff, let's say) still results in that tempo expression moving on all other staves. The only way I've found to move it independently is to m

Re: [Finale] Top staff rehearsal mark positioning

2014-04-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but I couldn't get this to work. Even after unlinking, if I move a rehearsal letter or tempo indication attached to the top staff, it moves it on every staff. I can subsequently clear the manual positioning of *visible* rehearsal letters/tempo indications,

[Finale] Hide text block only on selected pages?

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Is there an easy way to hide a text block set to all pages (or a certain page range) only on selected pages? Like, for instance, if you have a work title header that you want to display on every score page except those that begin a new movement? Or is it necessary to create a new text block that

Re: [Finale] Modify/suppress group names?

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
roups and Brackets-Remove > > unfortunately that will delete ALL group elements of that group (or ALL > groups that this staff is a part of) - but at least what's before and after > won't be affected. > > Thomas Schaller > > On Apr 6, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Darcy James

[Finale] Modify/suppress group names?

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
What is the best way to temporarily hide (or modify) group names on certain score systems? I know I can change the group attributes for the group in question from "All Measures" to "Measure X through Y" but then I have to re-create all the groups following the passage where I want the group nam

[Finale] Top staff rehearsal mark positioning

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hello all, This is something I should have asked long ago, but: In a score with linked parts, what is the best way to adjust the positioning of a rehearsal letter/number or tempo indication that is attached to the top staff without affecting its placement in all other staves? The link/unlink o

Re: [Finale] Any idea if/when there will be a patch B for 2014?

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
> So - what could cause this to happen after Finale is open a while? Memory > issues? No idea. > > > On Apr 6, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> Hi Chuck, >> >> Are you using a trackpad? If so, try clicking "Trackpad Options.&qu

Re: [Finale] Any idea if/when there will be a patch B for 2014?

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
gt; But there is no "Scrolling Menu" - so no place to turn off inertial > scrolling. (OS 10.8.5) > > On Apr 6, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> Hi Chuck, >> >> You need to click in Finale's menubar to resolve the Fin2014 focus issues

Re: [Finale] Any idea if/when there will be a patch B for 2014?

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
y, >>> >>> This worked for a while. Then the problem returned and would not respond >>> to this solution. I am having serious navigation problems with 2014. It >>> seems awfully buggy to me. >>> >>> Chuck Israels >>> (360) 201-3434 &

Re: [Finale] Any idea if/when there will be a patch B for 2014?

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Darcy, > > This worked for a while. Then the problem returned and would not respond to > this solution. I am having serious navigation problems with 2014. It seems > awfully buggy to me. > > Chuck Israels > (360) 201-3434 > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 5, 2

Re: [Finale] Finale 2014 problem

2014-04-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Robert, It continues to be a bug in Fin2014, but Make Music claim they can't reproduce it so it's unlikely to ever be solved. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 6, 2014, at 10:43 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: > Well, one bug that behaves like that is turning

Re: [Finale] Any idea if/when there will be a patch B for 2014?

2014-04-05 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chuck, I believe the trigger for the arrows not working in Speedy is when an autosave is triggered while a different application is in the foreground. The solution to this (and many other similar bugs in Fin2014) is to click in the menu bar. This restores focus to Finale — something that is

Re: [Finale] Speedy Entry in Finale Mac 2012 with MIDI Thru turned off

2014-03-23 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Brian, Please please please report to MakeMusic! I'm so glad someone else can confirm this problem! (I thought I was the only one experiencing this usse.) The workaround for muting playback with MIDI Thru on is to set it to "Fixed" and choose an unused channel (e.g., 99). Cheers, - DJA ---

Re: [Finale] keyboard shortcuts not working in 2014

2014-03-20 Thread Darcy James Argue
It's a focus issue. After switching back to Finale from another application, you need to manually click on the menubar once before any of the keyboard shortcuts work. Text insert shortcuts also often require an additional click on the menubar before they begin working again. Cheers, - DJA

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