Re: [Finale] OT: names of kids

2006-06-15 Thread Lynn Gold
On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 10:19:42AM -0700, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Of course, the ultimate cruelty is attendant to the type of nomenclature which gives us Dusty Rhodes, or that ilk. I work with her! --Lynn ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] OT: names of kids

2006-06-15 Thread Lynn Gold
On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 02:46:26PM -0400, Christopher Smith wrote: On Jun 15, 2006, at 2:20 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 15 Jun 2006 at 13:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But the worst were the insensitive *s called Mr and Mrs Royds who named their daughter Emma. I know for

Re: [Finale] augmentation

2006-03-22 Thread Lynn Gold
On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 01:52:47AM +0100, Oliver Pospiech wrote: Dear list members, does our finale have a function what would transform one bar of quarter notes into two bars of half notes, like an augmentation? Using the Mass Mover tool, select the measure, then select Change-Duration and

Re: [Finale] OT: PC vs MAC?

2006-03-07 Thread Lynn Gold
On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 06:37:58PM -0800, Mark D Lew wrote: On Mar 4, 2006, at 12:19 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: The real difference is that Dell etc. offer ultra-low-end machines, and Apple does not -- That's why I think I probably would have become a PC person if I weren't

Re: [Finale] OT: PC vs MAC?

2006-03-07 Thread Lynn Gold
On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 08:43:48PM -0800, Carl Dershem wrote: Noel Stoutenburg wrote: Actually the '68 bug is probably illegal because it does not and can not meet current emission standards. Yugo, anyone? But my understanding is that under U.S. law, vehicles need only meet the

Re: [Finale] OT: PC vs MAC?

2006-03-07 Thread Lynn Gold
work, but vice versa. mdl ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- Lynn Gold (650) 968-7366 (home) (415) 806-0753 (cell) ___ Finale mailing list Finale

Re: [Finale] OT: PC vs MAC?

2006-03-07 Thread Lynn Gold
I can run OSX or Windows on my Mac. I can only run Windows on my PC. If I can only take one computer with me, I know which one I'm taking. --Lynn On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 01:53:13PM -0800, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Because, a lot of people use the argument that Windows runs more software and

Re: [Finale] OT: PC vs MAC?

2006-03-07 Thread Lynn Gold
On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 03:49:36PM -0800, Mark D Lew wrote: On Mar 5, 2006, at 1:35 PM, Kurt Gnos wrote: Makes me wonder. In a thread like that - you always hear the Mac users... How much better... How much faster... How much easier... How, then, comes that Mac users are a

[Finale] Finale won't read MIDI file

2005-08-01 Thread Lynn Gold
I'm running Fin2004c on a Mac under OSX 10.2. I try to read in a MIDI file, but the file it shows is blank. Somewhere during the reading in of the file I see a white box flash on the screen and then disappear. What am I doing wrong, or what do I need to do to make this work? Thanks, --Lynn

Re: [Finale] Need INVISIBLE chord anchors

2005-06-23 Thread Lynn Gold
I've done this (the layer 2 et al trick), and it works. --Lynn On Jun 23, 2005, at 12:21 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: Dear Bill, This is something jazz writers need to do all the time, and there are a couple of ways of using layers and staff styles to do this.  The way I do it most often is to

Re: [Finale] Another take on the meaning of MacIntel

2005-06-11 Thread Lynn Gold
On Jun 9, 2005, at 2:34 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050609.html (short summary: Apple Intel are going to merge) That's all fine and dandy, but Intel will have to buy out Microsoft's 10% ownership of Apple (am I the only person who remembered

[Finale] Input via microphone jack

2005-06-10 Thread Lynn Gold
Does anyone know of a way to input notes into Finale via the microphone input in a PowerBook? I have a converter that can go from guitar to mike input, and I want to play a guitar part into Finale so it'll sound more realistic than just keying in the notes. Thanks, --Lynn

Re: [Finale] Input via microphone jack

2005-06-10 Thread Lynn Gold
On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 08:53:48AM -0500, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: Lynn Gold wrote: Does anyone know of a way to input notes into Finale via the microphone input in a PowerBook? I have a converter that can go from guitar to mike input, and I want to play a guitar part into Finale so it'll

Re: [Finale] OT - Garageband

2005-03-14 Thread Lynn Gold
I was told there was some way you could kludge a MIDI save by sending the output to MIDI. --Lynn On Mar 14, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Michael Cook wrote: GarageBand doesn't allow saving as MIDI: you can only convert the files to an audio format (AIFF, MP3 etc.) Michael Cook [I have already posted this

Re: [Finale] Garage Band 2

2005-01-12 Thread Lynn Gold
On Jan 12, 2005, at 1:06 PM, Matthew Hindson Fastmail Account wrote: Mark D Lew wrote: Or maybe Recordare will look into creating a utility to convert them to MusicXML? If they could it would be great, because since GB is based on Logic, we would have some hope of directly exporting MusicXML

Re: [Finale] Mac mini noise

2005-01-12 Thread Lynn Gold
On Jan 12, 2005, at 4:11 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: I have no info on this specific question, but G5 tower fans are so quiet, under most conditions, that I am able to work undisturbed within about 18 inches of mine, and I was irritated by my G4. If the fans in the Mac mini are as well designed

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Lynn Gold
On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 11:54:44AM -0800, Bob Florence wrote: Hi All: I recieve so many e mails from the address listed above. I have met quite a few of you. However, I would love to know a little background of each and all of you. Are you a musician? Are you active? Are you retired?

Re: [Finale] keyboard shortcuts

2004-10-21 Thread Lynn Gold
Actually, there are Mac keyboard shortcuts. They're listed in the documentation, though, rather than shown in most of the menus. --Lynn On Oct 20, 2004, at 5:31 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: Stig, Unfortunately, yes. This is an advantage that PC users have over Mac users in general; more

Re: [Finale] Garritan PO and MAC

2004-10-04 Thread Lynn Gold
Macs have sound cards built in. --Lynn On Oct 4, 2004, at 12:35 PM, gj.berg wrote: Hi all So I'm moving up in the world and getting a newer (used) Mac and the GPO. The requirements ask for a sound card -- do Mac's have sound cards? This is something I've never quite understood. Also 1 gig ram

[Finale] Pedal steel guitar simulation

2004-09-29 Thread Lynn Gold
I'm trying to simulate a pedal steel guitar in a Finale file. I tried loading a MIDI file with pedal steel in it, but what loaded into Finale sounded like garbage. Specifically, the notes were all choppy and didn't slur together the way a pedal steel guitar's does. Can anyone give me

Re: [Finale] Trouble Opening a File (Full Info)

2004-09-28 Thread Lynn Gold
On Sep 28, 2004, at 6:02 AM, Neal Gittleman wrote: On Sep 28, 2004, at 8:37 AM, Giovanni Andreani wrote: A friend is e-mailing me a file created in 2004 (not sure which platform or version). I'm attempting to open it in FinMac2k4c.r1. I get an error message reading While attempting to access

Re: [Finale] Changing verse number

2004-09-14 Thread Lynn Gold
On Sep 14, 2004, at 12:31 PM, d. collins wrote: I'm doing an 8-voice piece and I realize I made a mistake in assigning the verse numbers (I generally use a different verse for each voice). Is there any way I can correct this without removing the lyrics and doing all the click assigning again? I

Re: [Finale] output level

2004-09-10 Thread Lynn Gold
On Sep 10, 2004, at 5:50 AM, dhbailey 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 back at a reasonable volume. It made no difference

Re: [Finale] State Songs (was Anthems) (still OT)

2004-09-08 Thread Lynn Gold
There's a site called http://www.50states.com/songs that has MIDI files and lyrics for official and unofficial state songs (it doesn't have links for two of the West Virginia songs but does list the titles). When the MIDI files get confusing when paired with lyrics, there are also links you

Re: [Finale] Finale and Laptops

2004-07-21 Thread Lynn Gold
On Jul 21, 2004, at 9:40 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Hi Eric, Why on earth would you want to get a dual-boot mac at this late date? Especially a *used laptop*? [shudder] Apple stopped making dual-boot computers almost two years ago, and OS 9 is dead and buried. If you're worried about

[Finale] White notes

2004-05-25 Thread Lynn Gold
? Thanks, --Lynn -- Lynn Gold net.fogey[EMAIL PROTECTED] Technical Writer, Protego Networks (weekdays)-- day job News Anchor, KLIV-AM (weekends) -- second job Singer, Songwriter, and Punster at Large