[Finale] Audio creation fail

2015-01-27 Thread Richard Huggins
I'm getting an error message that says "An error occurred while saving the audio file (Error -2)"  I can't get Finale to create an audio file of the piece in question. I've unsuccessfully tried: * Renaming the piece  * Quitting and relaunching I suppose that I could use live playback while captur

Re: [Finale] Finale window pane problem

2015-01-27 Thread Richard Huggins
CAn I presume that you have remembered that if ever you use the Hand tool to move the score around, you can end up with some windows that don't look right. Usually though you remember that and get everything back to default positions. On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:56 AM, GERALD BERG wr

[Finale] VArious

2015-01-25 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 2012c 1. I want to save the tool selection metatools (such as [on Mac] Control-F for Speedy, etc.) But I've forgotten what that process is called, what library is being saved. Can someone remind me or tell me how to save it? 2. Finale insists on putting a decrescendo into the playback of a

[Finale] Layer 2 silent till pass 2?

2015-01-21 Thread Richard Huggins
In FInale playback is there any way for Layer 2 of a repeated section not to sound until the 2nd pass? Richard H. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: fina

Re: [Finale] Can't change font size for part of a text block

2015-01-13 Thread Richard Huggins
I believe that you're right, that this is something that USED to work. For example, in writing composer-arranger credits, a common preference among publishers I've worked with is for the composer info to be BF roman and the arranger info to be reg face italic. It used to be possible to use the s

Re: [Finale] TApping tempo

2015-01-12 Thread Richard Huggins
Thanks much, Don. In a galaxy far, far away I knew that but (obviously) forgot it when I turned 65... Lessee.it's January so I would guess you are working on a due-before-now 2015 Christmas project or have advanced to 2016 Easter! (Good for you.) I hope you're doing well. On Monda

[Finale] TApping tempo

2015-01-12 Thread Richard Huggins
Version: FINMAC2012 Wondering: If I have tapped the tempo to a particular, let's say measure, and I subsequently edit the measure note-wise (but don't use Clear), will the tapped tempo be affected? Also, is there a faster way to select the Speedy tool other than with the mouse? Richard __

Re: [Finale] export audio as .mp3

2014-12-06 Thread Richard Huggins
 I don't recall  but iTunes may BE an .mp3 format.  RH On Thursday, December 4, 2014 5:40 PM, Jim Fischer wrote: I can't consistently get an option to export an .mp3 audio file. Often it only offers WAV or iTunes. Any ideas? thx, Jim :: j i m  f i s c h e r :: p r o d u c e r ♫ ♪ ♫

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

2014-11-29 Thread Richard Huggins
When I was a music editor, when dealing with a pitch on beat one that had been altered on the final beat of the previous measure but was restored in the new measure by the key signature, it was my practice to do two non-conventional things: to place an accidental on the pitch and not to parenthe

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 and document options

2014-11-28 Thread Richard Huggins
Is that the only place there should be a file by that name? I, too, am not getting the score i want as the default file. RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a messa

Re: [Finale] Links to really insulting answers from MakeMusic

2014-10-19 Thread Richard Huggins
I'm running OS 10.8.5 and FinMAc 12. I have 14 but have never installed it. I used to have to krrp up with publisher who used the "latest and greatest" but that's not something I have to do at the moment, What I need to do I can do with almost no pain. Reading the posts about 14 and the Mac OS

[Finale] One measure of uneven playback

2014-08-12 Thread Richard Huggins
I've got one measure of uneven playback and so far nothing has dislodged it. I have used Clear (only tempo changes checked on filter), have used Cut then re-engraved, have used Delete and then re-engraved, and I'm sure some other actions. I had originally tapped tempo for entire song and everyth

Re: [Finale] MakeMusic joins Peaksware

2014-08-06 Thread Richard Huggins
I detest all the mumbo-jumbo corporate speak that these kinds of news releases spout. But, if I am absorbing it correctly, if we continue to use FInale we should all eventually be able to run the mile in 3:56 mins, take part in the next Everest expedition, hold our breath underwater for 2 minute

Re: [Finale] Won't hide empty staves

2014-08-04 Thread Richard Huggins
Well, I'll be d# The suggestion to change the document back to the last-known working percentage (90%) did not work. (But thanks for the reminder to consider that.) So, on a total " I wonder..." basis,I  renamed the file, I exported it to xml, Imported it back to .mus, tried the hiding

Re: [Finale] Won't hide empty staves

2014-08-04 Thread Richard Huggins
f you received this email in error be advised that all content, information and files contained in the message remain copyright of the author, artist or original copyright holder and may not be used without permission.* On 4 August 2014 02:25, Richard Huggins wrote: > FINMAC2012 > >

[Finale] Won't hide empty staves

2014-08-03 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC2012 I have two systems that will not hide their empty staves. They used to, but after altering the layout they won't now. I have made sure the empty staves are "clean" (actually empty) and that the correct staff attributes are checked. Not sure where I go from here to try. __

Re: [Finale] SFA - composer with issues asking for volunteer help

2014-07-14 Thread Richard Huggins
Raymond, I've got time to help, just let me know if there's anything left needing to be done. I'm on FINMAC 2012. (Got 2014 but haven't installed it yet.) On Monday, July 14, 2014 12:43 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: Aloha, Bruce!  I've gone to bed (EDT) but I'll see if I can forward something

[Finale] Error dialog means ?

2014-04-16 Thread Richard Huggins
I'm getting this error dialog, apparently a Finale error because Finale's logo is in the box: "While attempting to access "~TemporarySaveFile~" the File Manager reported an error." Would someone explain that to me and if I can fix it and how? There's 2-3 files that have remained open in the b

Re: [Finale] How to move notes

2014-03-28 Thread Richard Huggins
OK…\I though of it right after posting. Drag-selected the notes, pulled them to the correct beat, then cleared the unwanted notes. RH On Mar 28, 2014, at 6:50 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: > I've got a lot of 8th-note octaves that need be moved to the right by 1 > beat. In

[Finale] How to move notes

2014-03-28 Thread Richard Huggins
I've got a lot of 8th-note octaves that need be moved to the right by 1 beat. In other words, they start on the and of beat 4 and I want them to start on the and of beat 1 in the next measure. How to do this? I could do it manually in a few minutes; I just want to know what I've apparent

Re: [Finale] Non-stick forced accidentals

2013-10-21 Thread Richard Huggins
Chris, not sure where you're going for with the term "chromatic transposition" but the staff is in concert D. Being a vocal jazz piece there are all kinds of alterations (altercations too? haha) as you can imagine. Sometimes yes, it might be that it sounds like another key! On Oct 19, 201

Re: [Finale] Non-stick forced accidentals

2013-10-18 Thread Richard Huggins
nd and > MakeMusic are not likely to address it for that reason. > > Christopher > > On 18-Oct-13, at 18-Oct-13 8:01 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: > >> FINMAC12 >> >> Why won't some accidentals stay forced when invoked with *? In my >> situation

[Finale] Non-stick forced accidentals

2013-10-18 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC12 Why won't some accidentals stay forced when invoked with *? In my situation an accidental stays "forced" only as long as the moment it is applied, then goes away hen the cursor is moved away from the note. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Fi

Re: [Finale] finale win't stop

2013-10-09 Thread Richard Huggins
Thanks, Chuck…you've nailed it. One other thing that baffled me was that you couldn't make Finale the active app just by hitting the window with your cursor. The dock is the answer. On Oct 9, 2013, at 3:56 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > I know this phenomenon well. It happens if you activate anot

[Finale] finale win't stop

2013-10-09 Thread Richard Huggins
FIN-MAC 2012 Sometimes when I have Finale playing back ("Ah0h") it simply will not stop until it reaches the end. The computer keyboard seems frozen and powerless. I try all the various known ,methods plus a dozen or so never tried before (heh heh) but usually all I can do is Force Quit

[Finale] Forced accidentals won't stick

2013-09-25 Thread Richard Huggins
Working in FinMac 12 and experiencing that sometimes a forced accidental (* + notation character) does not stick. Any ideas? RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] formatting solution...

2013-05-26 Thread Richard Huggins
Christopher is right, and I would only add that you'll find this in Program Options (Command- Comma, then choose Edit to see the preference...(you'll find that one unchecked) not Document Options. Can be a little confusing. > > From: Christopher Smith >To: fina

[Finale] Conversion to single layer

2013-04-14 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 2012 I am editing a lot of music that was done in Layers 1 and 2. I want to *merge* Layer 2 into Layer 1. Is there a special tool or a FInale tool that can do that? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailma

Re: [Finale] : Lyric Hyphenator

2013-04-05 Thread Richard Huggins
On Apr 5, 2013, at 4:47 AM, Don Hart wrote: > This is terrific, Greg! Been wishing for something on this order for a > long time. Thank you for sharing! > > Don Hart Oh my gosh, me too, Don! Glory hallelujah! I gave it my usual Ultimate Test, same one I gave Nuance Dragon and iPhone voice-

Re: [Finale] the dreaded re-installation...

2013-03-26 Thread Richard Huggins
On the Mac side we have a Safe Mode, which follows a Safe Boot, meaning the status of the computer's OS for that particular boot, one that is basically system only. This would identify if the problem might be a third-party add-on. Tracking that down might be annoying but beats a re-install.

Re: [Finale] copying to layers

2013-03-18 Thread Richard Huggins
Many of you long-time users will amend the good old days of CompuServe and the group that there. I believe it was about the time I was starting to use finale. that was when I discovered that using finale dependended on having resources such as veteran users who could explain how to do, given

Re: [Finale] copying to layers

2013-03-18 Thread Richard Huggins
Although there is some evidence that Finale is worth considering as a simulator for Alzheimer's. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Eric Fiedler wrote: > FinMac 2012c > This is embarrassing, as I used to do this all the time and it used to be > easy - but I haven't done it for

Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page

2013-02-27 Thread Richard Huggins
it does play the songs according to the sequence they appear on the m3u document thanks again, Richard On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:31 AM, Richard Huggins wrote: > Okay, here's what happened and what I observed: > > 1. TextEdit would not allow me to put the m3u extension on

Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page

2013-02-26 Thread Richard Huggins
o m3u, or what can i do to convince text edit to allow it. If I changed the extension to m3u *after* reloading it on the server, would that work? Richard On Feb 26, 2013, at 8:19 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > On Tue, February 26, 2013 7:15 pm, Richard Huggins wrote: >> I want ev

Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page

2013-02-26 Thread Richard Huggins
. > > From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz >To: finale@shsu.edu >Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:46 AM >Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page > >On Tue, February 26, 2013 10:42 am, Richard Huggins wrote: >> Well, true! If it goes to that l

Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page

2013-02-26 Thread Richard Huggins
On Feb 26, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Richard Yates wrote: > If you are asking this on the Finale list then you probably do not have the > programming training to implement an answer. …. Well, true! If it goes to that level, you're right. I hoped it would be something simple (like an m3u extension) whe

[Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page

2013-02-26 Thread Richard Huggins
I'm going to have a web page with many mp3s. What do I create and embed that would be a link that if clicked would play all those mp3s without further action by the listener? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailma

Re: [Finale] expressions and smart line attachment with one line staff

2013-02-09 Thread Richard Huggins
On Feb 9, 2013, at 5:32 AM, Julien Jamet wrote: > Hello everyone, > > whenever i need to use a 1 line staff for the percussion i can't properly > attach expressions and smart lines. > i get a weird cursor : arrow up and arrow left at the same time and it will > only let me attach things > to th

Re: [Finale] Handwriting Music Software

2013-01-06 Thread Richard Huggins
Do t know anything about it but I'd welcome being able to write by hand when wanting to produce some simple charts. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 5, 2013, at 2:25 PM, Giovanni Andreani wrote: > Does anybody know anything about this technology? It looks like one can > handwrite music notation on

Re: [Finale] system margins windw gone

2012-12-11 Thread Richard Huggins
Wondering if you would tell more about your experiences pro or con with using the large monitor. How large? Is it an HDTV and if so is the communication via HDMI? Anything you wish you'd have considered but didn't? Glad you did it? Richard On Nov 24, 2012, at 12:19 PM, David Froom wrote: > I

[Finale] Hearing incoming audio

2012-09-20 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 2012 After (cough, sputter) years of using Finale, I am just now getting into the Add Audio Track feature. I am singing into a Roland VP-7, which is a vocal designer. It makes you into a choir or adds back-up singers or…lots o' stuff. The output is going into the mic jack on my Mac. And

[Finale] Define "investor"

2012-07-18 Thread Richard Huggins
No, I have no financial investment in MM. I have a sweat equity investment, hundreds and hundreds of hours learning/using the early Finale versions and then adding kernels to kernels each year. I am skeptical that there remain any artsy financial types who care about the creators in this world,

Re: [Finale] MIDI to Audio tip

2012-05-15 Thread Richard Huggins
Sometimes it has seemed to me that the quality of the audio file under the Export Audio feature is not as good as if I use something like Wiretap to capture it as it plays live. Is that even technically possible, i.e. am I imagining that there's a difference? RH On May 14, 2012, at 10:09 AM,

Re: [Finale] asv's and main files

2012-05-08 Thread Richard Huggins
nger > VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com > > > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: >> >> On May 8, 2012, at 12:51 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: >> >>> Hyothetical situation: >>> >>> I have auto-save on 5-minute intervals. I&#x

[Finale] asv's and main files

2012-05-08 Thread Richard Huggins
Hyothetical situation: I have auto-save on 5-minute intervals. I'm working on a file for 30 minutes which I haven't run Save on. Finale crashes. Do I click on the last-modified version of the file, even though it says it is 30 minutes old, and Finale will bring it up to date using the asv file

Re: [Finale] OT combining PDFs into one file, Mac OSX

2012-05-01 Thread Richard Huggins
PDF Pen is what you want. Great product. http://smilesoftware.com/PDFpen/ Richard On May 1, 2012, at 8:04 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: > Hi combined MacOSX wisdom, > > I have a whole bunch of single-page files that I want to combine into one > PDF. I had heard this was possible in Preview on

Re: [Finale] Is FINALE worth continuing?

2012-04-18 Thread Richard Huggins
by Facebook so some administrative work is needed on my end. It shows 2 members because of the way they handled membership during the migration. Thee are more than two. http://www.facebook.com/groups/33569661699/ Richard Huggins ___ Finale mailing l

Re: [Finale] Multi-button input device

2012-04-10 Thread Richard Huggins
On Apr 10, 2012, at 6:50 PM, John Blane wrote: > I think this is what you're remembering. > > http://www.piengineering.com/xkeys/xkpro.php That's it, John! Looks fairly straightforward to me, but maybe there's something I'm not thinking about, like perhaps something that Finale wold have t

[Finale] Multi-button input device

2012-04-10 Thread Richard Huggins
I recall (a few years ago) seeing a multi-button input device, something like 60 buttons or so. They were programmable, leading me to think how useful they would be for calling up tools and various other items in Finale. First, has anyone seen something like that, and second, would I be wrong th

Re: [Finale] Click Assignment

2011-12-02 Thread Richard Huggins
after all would that be less work than typing the lyrics and abandoning CLick Assignment? RH On Dec 2, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Richard Huggins wrote: > Haroldo, I never thot of extra spaces. I tried it and by gum it works. > On the Mac, Option-SPacebar inserts a forced space. So, EX: "Be

Re: [Finale] Click Assignment

2011-12-02 Thread Richard Huggins
Haroldo, I never thot of extra spaces. I tried it and by gum it works. On the Mac, Option-SPacebar inserts a forced space. So, EX: "Be-hold the rose," where "hold" spans three notes, would be entered "hold (os) (os) the Rose." Note it's a common space (no Option held down) then Option-Space

[Finale] Click Assignment

2011-12-02 Thread Richard Huggins
Finalle 2012 Mac For all the new stuff they do sure wish MM would improve lots of existing things, one of them being CLick Assignment and esp Option- Click (Mac) where all the words go in at once. When they blow right past slurs and put a word there anyway, it's frustrating to ffix it

Re: [Finale] Mixdown

2011-11-01 Thread Richard Huggins
Thanks for the excellent discourse. I equally appreciated Christopher's expansive thoughts and Nigel's concise ones. More thoughts are welcome if anybody has any. Learning the technology is not the whole battle, of course, but I'm looking forward to working with Logic. I still marvel at what

[Finale] Mixdown

2011-10-31 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 12 I wan't to take baby steps to the next level of mixing down a Finale piece. I hear these examples of lifelike orchestral writing, or pop writing, and wonder how these guys and gals do the finesse mixes of their pieces. What are some tips about creating a well-finessed mixdown of

Re: [Finale] Quits playing bass clef

2011-10-27 Thread Richard Huggins
I can't imagine that I would have figured that out on my own!J jeri, thanks very much for taking the time to be so analytical. RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Quits playing bass clef

2011-10-27 Thread Richard Huggins
I did that wrong trying to make a direct download...sorry...I'm to tired to do it right (haha) soo write me privatey or publicly and I'll send it to you. Again, sorry for screwing up the download idea. RH O ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu ht

Re: [Finale] Quits playing bass clef

2011-10-27 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 2012 Thank you, Jeri, but there is no staff style applied. I don't fully understand Score Manager yet so I didn't have any change from that either. I tried copying the problem area to my CLipboard and inserting it into a new document. Setup Wizard handled everything perfectly and th

[Finale] Quits playing bass clef

2011-10-27 Thread Richard Huggins
FINALE 12 FOR MAC Just got 2012 downloaded and imported a simple arr. of a hymn from 2010 to give it a preliminary run. I have not read any of the docs on 2012 changes, nor do I have any familiarity with 2011. Those things being said, the problem I am having is that i have the String Sectio

Re: [Finale] Harp question

2011-10-05 Thread Richard Huggins
Could you show an example? I looked in "Harp Scoring" (by Stanley Chaloupka, $8.95, bought through Lyon & Healy and didn't see (or overlooked) this marking. RH On Oct 5, 2011, at 2:31 AM, Pierre Bailleul wrote: > Hi all, > Do yo

Re: [Finale] renumbering staffs

2011-10-05 Thread Richard Huggins
Maybe I wasn't clear about what I wanted to do (renumber the staffs from top to bottom, 1-2-3, etc)...they had been the residue of a larger number of staffs, since deleted, After asking my q, I experimented with an easier way...I used Staff Usage. I selected that from the menu, double-clic

[Finale] renumbering staffs

2011-10-05 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 2010 I can't find how to renumber staff systems, so that I can get a wayward score back to 1,2,3,4 etc. order, starting at the top. Can it be done? RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Playing stave 2nd time only

2011-06-07 Thread Richard Huggins
n I edited its playback characteristic to be "velocity" and set the value to "0" That didnt work. ALso, in the lower portin of the Playback dialog box there is a play only on pass __ I put 2 but it didn't change. RH On Jun 6, 2011, at 12:05 PM, David H. Bailey wrot

[Finale] Playing stave 2nd time only

2011-06-06 Thread Richard Huggins
Playback question. Consider: a 5-measure passage with repeats and where you want the top staff to sound only on the repeat. Is there any way in FInale that can be done? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/li

Re: [Finale] OT--low f's for altos?

2011-05-13 Thread Richard Huggins
I think it depends on your market, but for a commercial product I would supply an alternate note if available. Sent from my iPhone On May 12, 2011, at 7:30 PM, Aaron Rabushka wrote: > OK--as long as we're OT, does anyone have any information about low f's for > choral altos? I noticed that W

Re: [Finale] [OT] keyboard and mouse dying / suggestions for new devices?

2011-04-06 Thread Richard Huggins
i vote for MacAlly kb... wonderful feel .. for mouse I vote for the Kensington turbo trackball- very programmable and smooth movement Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2011, at 3:31 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > (currently using a macbook pro) > > my devices seem to be both kacking out on me a

Re: [Finale] notation for synthesizer

2011-04-04 Thread Richard Huggins
In my view, a part is a part. What does it matter that it's a synth part. I'd give it a stave and go, The other musicians join in from their scores and off you go. Is there a more specific concern you had in mind? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 4, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Eric Dentremont wrote: > >

[Finale] Addng audio file

2011-03-26 Thread Richard Huggins
using FINMAC 2010 I have a Roland VP-550 ---voice synthesizer keyboard. When you sing into a mic connected to it, it sings back--in real time-- as a choir, words and all. I want to use it to record the choral parts of choral arrangements I have written, in some cases with just piano, other

[Finale] (OT) ProTools

2010-11-21 Thread Richard Huggins
I had an arrangement recorded by a group that laid down tracks prior to the session where I was present. I noticed that the engineer was using PT. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Positioning

2010-10-14 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 09 I'm in a conductor''s score and can;t get tempo alterations to go where I click them. They appear at the top of the page. I've checked all the settings I can think of. What do I have to do to be able to put a"rit" in, say, the violin part? RH

[Finale] Wanting a sequential code for printouts

2010-09-07 Thread Richard Huggins
This comes under "nothing asked, nothing discovered" heh heh. Except I hardly know how to ask it. On the Mac...I'm wondering if there's some way to cause a unique number (or alpha-numerical) to print on printouts of my choosing (in other words, defeatable) that would help me keep various s

Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?

2010-08-25 Thread Richard Huggins
It seems that both copies of the file ---the original misbehaving one and the new one created by pasting into a fresh document--- are working well now. I haven't been able to get the orig. to stack beat 1 anymore. I want to thank everybody who made suggestion,/ who downloaded my file and

Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?

2010-08-25 Thread Richard Huggins
Look at Document Options - Music Spacing - Spacing Widths. The file is set to use a spacing width table, but the spacing width table is empty. Either load a spacing width table from the libraries, or set the option "use these values" in the Spacing Widths dialog. Michael On 25 A

Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?

2010-08-24 Thread Richard Huggins
On Aug 24, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: That should have been http://www.richardhuggins.com/finale/we_gather.mus ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?

2010-08-24 Thread Richard Huggins
Status report: Nothing has worked once and for all. Weirdest thing I've ever seen. 1. If I select Measure Tool and any measure, and if I change Use Beat Spacing to According to Time Signature, proper spacing is returned but only until the measure is touched again with Speedy or Simple, or e

Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?

2010-08-23 Thread Richard Huggins
I didn't mention I'm on FinMac 07 --RH On Aug 23, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: I fear corruption in a file where if I make *any* edit to a measure of music, all the notes of that measure pile up on top of beat 1. Anyone have a clue or a tip? Richa

[Finale] Corrupted file?

2010-08-23 Thread Richard Huggins
I fear corruption in a file where if I make *any* edit to a measure of music, all the notes of that measure pile up on top of beat 1. Anyone have a clue or a tip? Richard Huggins ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Lost my stems

2010-08-04 Thread Richard Huggins
le perhaps? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2010, at 8:52 AM, Richard Huggins wrote: FINMAC 2007 I opened a file and all my bass clef stems are gone. Nothing I've thought of has worked, including stab-at-it things such as respelling, reengraving, changing clefs then back again, and

[Finale] Lost my stems

2010-08-04 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 2007 I opened a file and all my bass clef stems are gone. Nothing I've thought of has worked, including stab-at-it things such as respelling, reengraving, changing clefs then back again, and cursing. The treble clef is fine. If I paste a bass clef measure into the treble clef the

Re: [Finale] Crediting the copyist

2010-03-30 Thread Richard Huggins
I was an editor for Word Music in the 90's and we credited the engraver on the inside title sheet. They still do, as do similar publishers. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 30, 2010, at 1:12 AM, dc wrote: David W. Fenton écrit: In modern times, I don't think it's ever done for commercial engraving,

Re: [Finale] OT Selling PDFs

2010-02-05 Thread Richard Huggins
On Feb 5, 2010, at 12:39 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: www.lulu.com Of all the print on demand publishers I tried they are the only one who will sell pdfs directly. I have some music there, too, and actually sold some, too. Not much though, but one of the items I have seems to be selling a

Re: [Finale] OT Selling PDFs

2010-02-04 Thread Richard Huggins
On Feb 4, 2010, at 5:51 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Who is the music by? They are original compositions by Dr. Warren M. Angell, Dean Emeritus (deceased), Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts, Oklahoma Baptist University --Richard ___ Finale mai

[Finale] OT Selling PDFs

2010-02-04 Thread Richard Huggins
I've engraved a collection of piano compositions for a lady and she's asked me about selling PDFs of them on the 'Net. I'm looking for suggested sites to do this. I'm aware of Kagi as a possibility; are there others? Richard ___ Finale mailing li

Re: [Finale] Loses interface link

2010-01-29 Thread Richard Huggins
Excellent, Christopher! The first solution (cycling the input setup) didn't work but the second one did (unplugging/replugging interface). I appreciate the tip. Richard On Jan 29, 2010, at 11:59 AM, > wrote: This happened to me with my M-Audio 4x4 until I upgraded the driver, and it sti

[Finale] Loses interface link

2010-01-29 Thread Richard Huggins
Periodically I am losing the link to my interface. Speedy quits working and the icon in Mac OS Audio/MISI Setup is dimmed. The only solution I know of is to do a Restart, which can be danged inconvenient. I've tried just relaunching Finale but that doesn't work. I wonder if anyone has a the

Re: [Finale] stem direction question

2010-01-27 Thread Richard Huggins
or acc to my way the ear result is the same. If the Goldberg or similar is a transcription, and the notes rep different instruments, that might be diff. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2010, at 7:02 AM, dc wrote: Richard Huggins écrit: If you're not otherwise bound by some editorial edic

Re: [Finale] stem direction question

2010-01-27 Thread Richard Huggins
If you're not otherwise bound by some editorial edict you could use tied quarter notes across the three beats. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2010, at 4:44 AM, dc wrote: Say you have three voices on one staff, as in the first bars (left hand), of the Goldbergs (see link to scan below). Assum

[Finale] Spacing of over/under symbols

2009-07-26 Thread Richard Huggins
I'm using over/under chord symbols and want to move them farther away from the line in the middle. I haven't yet found how to do this. Richard FINMAC 09 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Exporting graphic woe

2009-06-16 Thread Richard Huggins
How so? I started with it not seeming to work, posted a query, was told the one condition where it would work, tested it, affirmed it. I don't see a contradiction, but I'm happy for one to be pointed out.. RH On Jun 16, 2009, at 9:33 AM, dc wrote: Richard Huggins écrit: This

Re: [Finale] Exporting graphic woe

2009-06-16 Thread Richard Huggins
On Jun 16, 2009, at 7:37 AM, David W. Fenton wrote: Also, I've found that selecting your area to export at 100% view is more successful than anything smaller or larger. This appears to be the "Bingo!" factor... I set my page % at 100% and my screen view at 100% and got a perfect export. Res

[Finale] Exporting graphic woe

2009-06-15 Thread Richard Huggins
FINMAC 09 I don't do this much so apparently I'm goofing somewhere. I selected graphics tool, drag-enclosed a section of music, chose export selection, chose .tif, chose 300 dpi rez,, and saved. In Word I dragged the pic onto the page but only about half of it displayed. The box was about

[Finale] Playback skips some notes

2009-05-07 Thread Richard Huggins
Maybe this is was what was meant in the "stutters" thread, but in any event my problem is Finale'09 (Mac) just omits notes at times, occasionally near-dropout (1 note out of 5). When I'm trying to evaluate some arranging decisions...well, grrr. I've tried fiddling with Custom HP, using Sta

[Finale] Adding sostenuto

2009-04-29 Thread Richard Huggins
I have a piece for flute, oboe and piano. I want to add continuous data, specifically the sostenuto pedaling, so that playback is right. How do I do that? Richard FINMAC 09 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listi

[Finale] Garritan on old files

2009-03-20 Thread Richard Huggins
I was excited to hear the much-improved orchestral sounds of Finale 2009. I opened an old file so I cold hear it with these sounds, but instead the old sounds were heard. How do I achieve playback using the Garritan sounds that shipped with '09? Richard FINMAC 2009

Re: [Finale] Finale and Roland voice simulator

2009-03-09 Thread Richard Huggins
. If anyone can give me the barebones basics on it I'd appreciate it. Richard On Mar 9, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: I'm considering getting the Roland VP-550 or 770 vocal keyboard. One use would be to for informal orchestral-choral demos, First of all, opinions abou

[Finale] Finale and Roland voice simulator

2009-03-09 Thread Richard Huggins
I'm considering getting the Roland VP-550 or 770 vocal keyboard. One use would be to for informal orchestral-choral demos, First of all, opinions about them are welcome. But to the point, is there a way to get Finale to play a vocal stave --and only that stave-- through that unit? Or is th

RE: [Finale] Notating Rock/Pop Vocals

2008-10-07 Thread Richard Huggins
Christopher, you are getting really close to Prof. Harold Hill's Think System. You might ought to check for legal clearance. On Oct 7, 2008, at 4:32 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I have been thinking for a number of years of creating a sort of Einsteinian "grand unified music theory" that, in o

[Finale] Garritan Steinway Q

2008-09-24 Thread Richard Huggins
I'm upgrading to FinMac 09 but I'm also considering the Steinway add- on. My question is, can this be used by anything other than Finale, such as Garage Band and other Mac MIDI apps? -Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu

RE: [Finale] advice Leopard

2008-09-12 Thread Richard Huggins
MakeMusic's position is that '08 and '09 are the only versions officially supported for Leopard, and that '07 is not supported by them for Leopard users. I use '07, mostly but not totally without problems. I am switching to 09. If you might need tech support, get 08 or 09. -Original Message

[Finale] Can't create audio file

2008-09-03 Thread Richard Huggins
What can I check as to why I'm getting the following message? "Could not create the audio file (file may be in use by another application)" This is FinMac 07 on Leopard. Only open App is Mail. Whether it's AIF or MP3 makes no difference. MakeMusic says '07 is, officially speaking, conside

Re: [Finale] Best way to notate this

2008-09-02 Thread Richard Huggins
A little explanation might be useful (or not..heh)... In a rehearsal where the part was as it currently is, the intended effect was realized, just through common sense and musicianship on the part of the drummer. I'm now cleaning up various items, changes, etc. and I noticed the inconsisten

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