[Finale] changing addresses

2005-08-01 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Listers, I will have to change my email address soon. Do I need to resubscribe to the List after I make the change? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Is this a Finale or Sibelius list?

2005-07-13 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Yes.. This List has always been a valuable resource when I needed an answer about Finale. Ron should be forgiven for not knowing that it is futile to suggest that a topic be dropped on the Finale List...I have been wearing out my delete key recently too, and I don't recall hearing such anger

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
When Apple goes Intel, will Macs become targets for the latest viruses like our PC friends, or will a Mac still be a Mac? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Firefox

2005-05-15 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Andrew, Check which version of Firefox you downloaded. If you are using an OS 9x version that requires a reboot, you would do well to download the OSX version. It is dependable and very fast. On Sat, 14 May 2005, Andrew Stiller wrote: On the strength of recommendations from this list, I

[Finale] Mac to PC

2005-05-13 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
I want to send a sample of my Finale 2k3 work to a colleague who uses a PC. He has downloaded the Finale NotePad program... I add the .mus suffix, ZIP the file, and send it, but he is unable to open it. What should I do at my end; What should he do at his?

[Finale] MIDI

2005-04-28 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Listers, I am writing because one of the G4 Macs at my school, is having Finale related problems. We can't seem to get the configuration correct so that the Mac, Finale (3.5) and the MIDI keyboard can see each other. We are using a MacMan interface, but need a step by step guide as to how to

[Finale] notation question

2005-04-18 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Fellow Listers, I am often undecided about using sharps as accidentals in flat keys and using flats in sharp keys. I prefer to simplify the notation, substituting B for Cb, for example, but I want to know what is the correct way to make the decision. I want my parts to be easily read and played

[Finale] OT PC question

2005-04-15 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
I need some advise regarding the purchase of a PC laptop for my daughter who will be a college freshman in the fall. I know nothing of the Dark Side...so I need specific names and models to consider. Thanks...and I hope my fellow MacMavens will not hold this against me...:-)

Re: [Finale] ot; the launching pad

2005-04-12 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
I found David's assessment of Brahms to be very humorous. I suspect that David intended this and I got a good laugh out of his phrasing. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] ot; the launching pad

2005-04-12 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
And all this time I thought that Copland was Jewish. How do you know he was an atheist? On Tue, 12 Apr 2005, Andrew Stiller wrote: On Apr 11, 2005, at 8:41 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: OK, if you approve, not only of David's disagreeing with Brahms (nothing wrong with that) but of the

[Finale] Mac upgrade

2005-03-29 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
This my be a little OT, but a friend of mine and I are still in the OS9 camp, and are looking into the purchase of a newer system. We both still have PCI based Macs, but are feeling the pull towards OS X. Question: What happens to the peripherals? Do I need a new printer, and MIDI to make

[Finale] thanks

2005-03-29 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Thanks to the members of the List who offered help with the Mac upgrade that I am considering. I know of no better place to get accurate information. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT-Non-responsive MIDI keys

2005-03-01 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Yes. Go to Radio Shack and find a spray can of Color TV Tuner Cleaner. I have used that spray to take the static out of volume controls on my stereo and to clean and lube a few of the keys on an old computer. On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Henry Howey wrote: A couple of keys on my EDIROL PCR-31

Re: [Finale] Synful Orchestra

2005-01-28 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Well, I have waited long enoughwhat is NAMM? On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Allen Fisher wrote: I heard it at NAMM, and the sounds are nice. Windows only, though... On 1/26/05 3:42 PM, Matthew Hindson Fastmail Account [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: With all the problems that some people are having

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Mini

2005-01-14 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
I found a website that sells memory at a very reasonable price: 18004memory.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] MIDI transcriptionism

2004-12-30 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
If you use this method, be sure to get payment in advance :-) On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, dhbailey wrote: Or, if they want to pay you only part copying rates, then you should simply copy the parts. Leave any arranging or filling in gaps to them. Present them with the parts, gaps and all, boring

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
This thread is most entertaining... I have lived in Maryland for all of my 50+ years. Got my BM from The University of Miami in 73 and a MMED from The American University in 75. I pay the mortgage with a public school teaching position in Prince George's County, MD. I have taught highschool,

[Finale] OT! CD Burner question

2004-12-10 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
ONce again, I turn to my friends on this list to offer a few suggestions: Toast can't find my CD burner on the SCSI chain, but if I do a search for my burner, it IS listed. I am on a Mac running OS 9.2 and I have a TEAC burner from ClubMac. I am using Intech's CD/DVD SpeedTools as my driver.

Re: [Finale] Fear OT

2004-11-29 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Listers, How does one check a UPS? On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Eric Dannewitz / 04.11.28 / 4:52AM wrote: What? What part of California are you talking about? In the Bay Area where I live we haven't had a power outage in over a year. Poor Californians. Living in Greater

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Disk Maintenance

2004-10-23 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
My first choice for defragging a drive is Norton Speed Disk. I own DiskWarrior and TechTool Pro, but for defragging...you can't beat Speed Disk. On Fri, 22 Oct 2004, Johannes Gebauer wrote: Thing is, I don't actually have a problem. The reason I need a disk utility is that I want a tool to

Re: [Finale] output level

2004-09-11 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
This took care of the problem. Thanks Ray. On Fri, 10 Sep 2004, Raymond Horton wrote: Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: I imported a MIDI file that I had created with another notation program. Finale (Mac2k3) did a great job on the importation, but I was unable to make the imported staff play

[Finale] output level

2004-09-10 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
I imported a MIDI file that I had created with another notation program. Finale (Mac2k3) did a great job on the importation, but I was unable to make the imported staff play back at a reasonable volume. It made no difference what dynamics were indicated on the part. When I added the remaining 4

[Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Listers, A friend of mine wants to send me an arrangement that he has created with Finale using an Intel based computer. I am on a Mac. What is the best way for him to send me his file? I will be using his work to create an organ staff in an existing arrangement that I created on my Mac. Will

Re: [Finale] Reply to Dwain (too long!) (It's Owain, btw! :D )

2004-08-24 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
What browser is better than IE if I am still using OS 9.2? ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Discs

2004-08-20 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Dean, Did you burn an MP3 CD by mistake? How old are the CD players in your house? Only new CD players can handle MP3. On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: I know this is a bit off topic, but you guys seem to know a lot of stuff. I just tried to burn a CD on my iMac. It plays

Re: [Finale] Re: No more OS9!

2004-07-26 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
OK...I am still using OS 9.2 on my PowerComputing PowerCenter Pro 180. I bumped the computer up to a G3 and it works just fine for the kind of work I do. (Quintet, mostly) I installed OSX on my wife's iMac so that I could get a chance to see it in action. For me, OSX is too un-Mac like to be

Re: [Finale] swing

2004-07-15 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
I used a text expression to set my swing playback. My problem arose when I needed to change the tempo. The new text expression that I created to change the tempo killed the swing. On Wed, 14 Jul 2004, Christopher BJ Smith wrote: At 11:04 AM -0400 7/14/04, Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: I have

Re: [Finale] swing

2004-07-15 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
that needs swing. MIDI Tool Menu--Alter feel Alter backbeats by 171 Set to absolute Click OK Repeat with the other sections that swing. Tempo shouldn't matter On 7/14/04 11:01 AM, Christopher BJ Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 11:04 AM -0400 7/14/04, Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: I have a chart

[Finale] swing

2004-07-14 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
I have a chart that needs swing playback in some places, no swing in others, and then swing again, but at a new tempo. I can get Finale 2K3(Mac) to swing for the first section, but I don't know how to define the next section of swing. The first section swings at Quarter = 102 The second section

[Finale] thanks

2004-07-10 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
This List is clearly the place to get your Finale questiones answered promptly and thoughtfully. Thanks to all of you who replied. ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] playing it in

2004-07-09 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Listers, I am sure that many of you have done it...and I am hoping that you can help me learn how to create an organ part to an existing arrangement, by having the organist play his improvisation. I work with an organist who has a MIDI IN/OUT on the sanctuary organ in his church. How can I get

[Finale] font question

2004-06-11 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Greetings Listers, An file of mine is not displaying correctly on screen. The symptom looks like I don't have the right font loaded into my Mac (Fin 2K3b). I see large letters and Greek looking symbols where the notes should be. My Question: When I do a DataCheck to swap one font for

Re: [Finale] Trombone clef in early music

2004-05-15 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
On Fri, 14 May 2004, David H. Bailey wrote: This raises a totally tangential issue -- why aren't more clefs taught in music lessons at an earlier point? Why is it only those who seem destined for collegiate music study who ever are taught about clefs? As a public school instrumental music