RE: [Finale] Duplicating expressions

2009-03-31 Thread Richard Yates
Richard Yates wrote: In the Expression Selection box, when I click on 'Duplicate' I get three new versions of the expression. I recently regraded to Vista and reinstalled Finale2007. It's a minor annoyance, but does anyone have an idea why that is happening? Does

[Finale] Duplicating expressions

2009-03-30 Thread Richard Yates
In the Expression Selection box, when I click on 'Duplicate' I get three new versions of the expression. I recently regraded to Vista and reinstalled Finale2007. It's a minor annoyance, but does anyone have an idea why that is happening? Richard Yates

RE: [Finale] Duplicating expressions

2009-03-30 Thread Richard Yates
Richard Yates wrote: In the Expression Selection box, when I click on 'Duplicate' I get three new versions of the expression. I recently regraded to Vista and reinstalled Finale2007. It's a minor annoyance, but does anyone have an idea why that is happening? Does your mouse

RE: [Finale] note heads

2009-03-20 Thread Richard Yates
If I had been making such a file I would have simply unchecked stems in display items in the staff attributes. Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: In some [files] I removed the stems on quarter and half notes, leaving only the note heads. I opened one of these files yesterday to save as

RE: [Finale] Re: rests in pick up measure

2009-03-13 Thread Richard Yates
I'm really wondering about why we accept some things from notes which we don't accept from rests, such as quarter-half-quarter being perfectly acceptable when they're written as notes but not acceptable when written as rests. Why not? On just this question, and not the other ones

RE: [Finale] Has Finale's Manual's Index Improved

2009-03-12 Thread Richard Yates
In Fin2007 it is under Time Signatures, subheading: Multiple Time Signatures. That's the first place I would have looked if I needed to find it. I originally had written to look up INDEPENDENT TIME SIGNATURES in the manual, but realized that, knowing Finale's manuals, I should probably check

RE: [Finale] Importing from Word to Finale

2009-03-07 Thread Richard Yates
It depends on how many graphics you need. And huge isn't what it used to be. I imported a 2 x 3 1200dpi TIFF into a Finale page. It prints great - entirely professional output. The file size is 2.78MB. With today's storage capacities and speeds that's not a problem. The cover alone (output from

RE: [Finale] Re: Printing Bug?

2009-02-27 Thread Richard Yates
Then try creating an expression with an imported graphic and just try to drag it to position by the handle, especially on a resized staff. It's like teleportation! Redraw, update layout, whatever, it's always in a different position! Bring the kids over and watch their faces! Yes, this is

RE: [Finale] Re: Printing Bug?

2009-02-27 Thread Richard Yates
The workaround is to universally avoid staff reduction and use system reduction instead. While that might work, it's not acceptable as there are scores where you need to have different staff reductions, e.g., piano chamber music, where the piano is 100% and the instruments are, say

RE: [Finale] fermata on whole bar in 3/4

2009-02-17 Thread Richard Yates
Just a single character text expression using the character in slot 85 from Maestro font (slot 117 is the upside-down fermata). You can define it for playback as a tempo change but would have to reset the tempo following it. Now we're talking things I don't understand - how do you get a fermata

RE: [Finale] Speedy wrong octave

2009-02-17 Thread Richard Yates
Based on the above, it would be worth checking your computer keyboard to see if there is some debris down inside. This may become my favorite response to drop into usenet flame wars! RY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] Speedy wrong octave

2009-02-17 Thread Richard Yates
Based on the above, it would be worth checking your computer keyboard to see if there is some debris down inside. This may become my favorite response to drop into Usenet flame wars! RY Let me add that I do realize your suggestion was serious and, in fact, I occasionally run into a situation -

RE: [Finale] Speedy wrong octave

2009-02-16 Thread Richard Yates
I have a vague memory of Speedy octave errors at the beginning of measures. I think I found that hitting keypad '0' twice (to exit and reenter Speedy) minimized the hassle. I recall no other details, however. I believe that there was some sort of clef confusion--you enter treble, it gives

RE: [Finale] another simple (I hope!) question

2009-02-13 Thread Richard Yates
Open the file in Scroll View and make sure that there is minimal space above the first staff. Select and drag all staves upwards in Staff Tool if you need to. With Page Layout, edit the system margins to remove extra space between staves. -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] Editing

2009-02-13 Thread Richard Yates
(It's the same with images. If someone sends you a JPG that you plan to edit repeatedly, you should first open it and save it as a TIF, and then make all your edits to the TIF. When you're done editing, you can export the TIF as a JPG for portability, keeping your source TIF for any

RE: [Finale] Editing

2009-02-13 Thread Richard Yates
On 13 Feb 2009 at 23:27, Aaron Sherber wrote: Also -- and I admit this isn't particularly relevant here -- comparing file sizes isn't really an adequate way of comparing the files. You're saying that because one file is only a few bytes bigger or smaller, there can't be much difference

RE: [Finale] Keeping dotted notes...

2009-02-10 Thread Richard Yates
I just tried this in FinWin2007 and the 6/1 bar split without any problem: see http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/6-1%20to%203-1.gif . Is your signature really 6/1 and not something odd behind the scenes like 3 over double-wholes? -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] Keeping dotted notes...

2009-02-10 Thread Richard Yates
Same here. I haven't got allow dotted rests checked but the dotted breves were still retained. Anyway, at least you found a solution. Still puzzling though. Cheers, Lawrence -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] Align articulations vertically

2009-01-23 Thread Richard Yates
for you if you want to see how these work. (The fingering numbers also defined with 'whiteout' around them so that staff lines are erased - easuer to read. Check my website http://www.yatesguitar.com for examples of how these look. Richard Yates Anybody know if there is a quick way to vertically

RE: [Finale] Align articulations vertically

2009-01-23 Thread Richard Yates
23, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Richard Yates wrote: From your website it looks like you are fingering guitar music. If you want to place the fingering numbers to the left of noteheads easiest is to define the finger number as 'center horizontally' but set the handle's horizontal distance as about

RE: [Finale] TGTools

2009-01-18 Thread Richard Yates
Richard Yates wrote: NumLock on? Yes, always. Then my half-vast expertise is exhausted. Maybe others have some ideas. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] TGTools

2009-01-17 Thread Richard Yates
Is the key still assigned as you want it in TGTools -- Options... -- Key remapper? -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara Touburg Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:29 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] TGTools

RE: [Finale] TGTools

2009-01-17 Thread Richard Yates
NumLock on? -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara Touburg Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 11:20 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] TGTools Richard Yates wrote: Is the key still assigned as you want

RE: [Finale] Finale 4-Day Super Sale

2009-01-13 Thread Richard Yates
The $70 upgrade applies only to 2008. Costs $100 to upgrade from 2007. If they extended it to 2006, I'd buy it... The cutoff is 2007... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Berlin Sing-Akademie Copyright Issues

2009-01-11 Thread Richard Yates
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 5:51 AM, dc den...@free.fr wrote: All of Minkoff's facsimiles have a very restrictive copyright notice. Not only do they state the facsimile can't be copied, but also that it can't be transcribed, even partially. I'd be curious to know how much of this is

RE: [Finale] some questions about 2004

2009-01-09 Thread Richard Yates
1. In 2000, if I entered, say, a half instead of a quarter note, I could simply hit the 5 key on that note and it would change. No more. I have to take it out and do it over. Can this be rectified? Are you using Speedy Tool entry? The behavior has always been that, if the cursor

RE: [Finale] laser printer

2009-01-08 Thread Richard Yates
I am in the market for a new black and white laser printer. Need 1200 dpi. Have always used HP, but open to others. Can anyone recommend based on recent purchase? Quality probably more important than price, within reason. Mac user, need network capability. Good paper handling a

RE: [Finale] International Phonetic Alphabet

2009-01-08 Thread Richard Yates
- djar...@mac.com Brooklyn, NY and From: Richard Yates rich...@yatesguitar.com Look here: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/fonts.htm Allen, Darcy, and Richard, Thank you all. I tried using one of the fonts Richard suggested. It still gives me a bunch of rectangular boxes in Finale

RE: [Finale] International Phonetic Alphabet

2009-01-07 Thread Richard Yates
Look here: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/fonts.htm Finale doesn't support Unicode. You need an old-fashioned non-Unicode IPA font. - Darcy - djar...@mac.com Brooklyn, NY On 7 Jan 2009, at 2:35 PM, David Froom wrote: I'm trying to enter some International Phonetic Alphabet.

RE: [Finale] Updating from Stone Age

2009-01-05 Thread Richard Yates
Send them to yourself as email attachments? -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Small Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:29 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Updating from Stone Age The suggestion to make PDFs

RE: [Finale] stem direction

2009-01-02 Thread Richard Yates
Speedy, L -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Lawrence David Eden Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 7:24 AM To: FinaleList Subject: [Finale] stem direction Currently suffering from a brain freeze: How do I change the stem

[Finale] SCORE V. 5.0

2009-01-01 Thread Richard Yates
I got this from another list: Only within a few hours of the end of the year, Leland Smith announced the availability of Score V. 5.0, the first upgrade of this professional music typesetting system since 2001. And this time, it works in Windows and is called Winscore. For the time being, it is

RE: [Finale] SCORE V. 5.0

2009-01-01 Thread Richard Yates
-Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Kim Patrick Clow Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:53 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] SCORE V. 5.0 Richard Yates rich...@yatesguitar.com wrote: Only within a few hours

RE: [Finale] Easiest / Best way to copy into Finale

2008-12-12 Thread Richard Yates
Photoscore Professional works really well also and it reads PDF files also. I just got finished scanning in some music and it did a remarkable job on much of it. Then I just exported to XML. Jeff Tanner I tried the Photoscore Professional demo this morning and found it to be far superior

RE: [Finale] Finale - inputting 8th notes and no beams are appearing -why?

2008-11-28 Thread Richard Yates
Most likely because your time signature is something like 3/8 and you entered that with the Time Signature Tool as 3 eighth notes instead of as 1 dotted quarter note. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Fischer Sent: Friday, November 28,

RE: [Finale] OT

2008-11-25 Thread Richard Yates
I don't know Mac, but in Windows the camera chip that you read in the computer is just another memory device to which you can save files. Files from any source can be saved to the chip and the chip then plugged into the frame. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [Finale] SmartScore Lite Problem

2008-11-22 Thread Richard Yates
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 1:36 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] SmartScore Lite Problem On 22 Nov 2008 at 16:16, David W. Fenton wrote: I think I'm going to use

RE: [Finale] SmartScore Lite Problem

2008-11-19 Thread Richard Yates
I am browsing public domain pdf files from CDSheetmusic to see what might transcribe for guitar. In light of this week's discussion I downloaded SharpEye and PDFtoMusic Pro. Using SharpEye was convoluted because the it needs TIFF files. I had to: 1. Convert the protected pdf files in the Adobe

RE: [Finale] SmartScore Lite Problem

2008-11-18 Thread Richard Yates
It was. Specifically to test it in the situation I (and possibly David) might want to use it, namely: paper directly to Finale. But PDFtomusic Pro sounds interesting, too, considering how much music we're sucking out of the internet in digital form these days. I do not have pdftomusic pro

RE: [Finale] SmartScore Lite Problem

2008-11-18 Thread Richard Yates
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:29 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: RE: [Finale] SmartScore Lite Problem On 18 Nov 2008 at 9:52, Richard Yates wrote: I do not have pdftomusic pro

RE: [Finale] SmartScore Lite Problem

2008-11-17 Thread Richard Yates
In the past (over a year ago), I've been able to open scanned tiffs in Finale 2007. I could not remember how to do it this morning, so I went to the Manual's Index and that's where I found the instruction to Go under File and select Smartscore Lite. That should have opened a window to allow me

RE: [Finale] O.T. Iconography in Music History

2008-11-15 Thread Richard Yates
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Howell Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 6:09 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] O.T. Iconography in Music History At 2:03 PM -0500 11/14/08, Andrew Stiller wrote: James McKinnon, who

RE: [Finale] O.T. Iconography in Music History

2008-11-15 Thread Richard Yates
Yes, exponential. http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~kouba/Math21BThomasDIRECTORY/Expo nential.p df Pipes arranged in a decreasing series of half tone steps do not increase in length by a constant amount (which would make the profile of their ends a straight line.) The difference in their lengths

RE: [Finale] Finale 2008b fermatas

2008-11-13 Thread Richard Yates
If the flipped fermata is not in the articulation definition you can add it: Place a fermata. Double click the fermata to open the Articulation Designer box. Click on 'Flipped...' Select the inverted fermata (it is slot 117 in the character set.) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [Finale] [OT] The correct notes in diminished chords

2008-11-03 Thread Richard Yates
seventh is spelled depends on what the resolution is. Your D#-F#-A-C as a B major ninth without the B resolves to E major or E minor. Spelled Eb-F#-A-C it goes to G major or minor. (Before accepting my response please wait a bit until those here more knowledgeable than I can weigh in.) Richard Yates

RE: [Finale] getting rid of bar lines

2008-11-03 Thread Richard Yates
Staff Tool - Staff attributes - uncheck barlines' in items to display. OR In Document options set their width to 0. OR Use the measure tool, click on a measure and pick what you want for that measure. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [Finale] Fingering using articulation tool

2008-10-30 Thread Richard Yates
One of the problems with libraries is that as far as I know there is no way to import a set of metatool assignments. This means that you may very well have all the fingering articulations imported as a library, but you still have to go through and hit shift 1 and then select the 1

RE: [Finale] Fingering using articulation tool

2008-10-29 Thread Richard Yates
I would like to be able to add fingerings using the articulation tool in WinFin 2004, but can't figure out how to do it. I have read the manual, but I can't figure it out. Can anyone help please? I can't remember if I've ever done this before. David McKay Can you be more specific? After

RE: [Finale] no note heads, just ledger lines

2008-10-15 Thread Richard Yates
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Blane Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:01 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] no note heads, just ledger lines On Oct 15, 2008, at 2:49 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: On 15-Oct-08, at

RE: [Finale] Staff names on every page - how to??

2008-10-15 Thread Richard Yates
Edit the 'Abbreviated staff name' in Staff Attributes giving it the name that you want to appear. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Fischer Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:58 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Staff names on

RE: [Finale] joining layers

2008-10-06 Thread Richard Yates
Well, except the number of instances where one would want, and be able to combine layers is probably pretty small, since every vertical duration in all layers much exactly match. The moment a you have a single disjunction in durations, you are right back to needing two layers, or two

RE: [Finale] joining layers

2008-10-06 Thread Richard Yates
How is that any different from combining multiple saves, as the existing implode already does? I'm with Johannes: it seems obvious that if you can do it for staves, you can do it for layers. David W. Fenton I seem to vaguely remember someone here soundly scolding me for assuming

RE: Thank you Allen (lengthy) [was: Re: [Finale] TGTools]

2008-09-24 Thread Richard Yates
A fine letter, David, and a good summary. I would add only MakeMusic's very peculiar pattern of not cleaning up the small bugs that would seem to be easy to fix. It gives the impression that they are either continually overwhelmed or above embarrassment. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [Finale] MAKEMUSIC greed strikes again

2008-09-23 Thread Richard Yates
And it just seems rather rude of you to assume you can peer into their shop and tell pontificate about whether they are doing the right thing in allocating developer resources. David W. Fenton And how is this different from assuming one can peer into David Bailey's mind and pontificate about

RE: [Finale] Well Tempered Clavier as Finale of Midi file

2008-09-11 Thread Richard Yates
Best MIDI site is http://www.classicalarchives.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johannes Gebauer Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:30 AM To: Finale Subject: [Finale] Well Tempered Clavier as Finale of Midi file I have been asked

RE: [Finale] EPS and Word

2008-09-07 Thread Richard Yates
Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Any Igorians?

2008-08-11 Thread Richard Yates
Their server sends me periodic automated emails so someone is still paying the electric bill. I never bought the program (wasn't it supposed to be free forever?) but I have kept my address on their list just to see how long it keeps going. I imagine WALL-E discovering the server sometime in the

RE: [Finale] Pivot monitor recommendations?

2008-08-11 Thread Richard Yates
I have a Syncmaster 204 that I like a lot. I got mine for about $300 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Williams, Jim Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 6:38 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Pivot monitor recommendations? Friends... One

RE: [Finale] Score Binding Question (OT)

2008-08-05 Thread Richard Yates
FORTY part choral piece ...? My curiosity is piqued ... what is it? Presumably the famous (and very good) Spem in alium nunquam habui of Thomas Tallis. I'm not sure how you could transcribe it for band without losing the stereo effects that make a big part of its effect. Andrew Stiller

RE: [Finale] Speedy entry

2008-08-01 Thread Richard Yates
of entry, but I have no need to and the attempts that I have made at it have been brief but frustrating. Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-16 Thread Richard Yates
Has anyone got a link for these? http://www.swstrings.com/Store/Shopping.jsp?Category=AccessoriesSubCategory =AnyGroup=M48SO ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread Richard Yates
Manhasset Floor Protectors, package of 3, $3.99. Thanks for the tip. And this popped up when I was ordering a set from Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/6ee9lz Almost all good reviews. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] Finale 2009

2008-07-09 Thread Richard Yates
I looked further for my own sake just now, and not having upgraded to 2K8 will cost me an extra $50. I don't think so. That's an offer I CAN and will refuse. Same here. Sticking with 2007. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] Finale 2009

2008-07-09 Thread Richard Yates
Looks like Engraver Slurs are finally fixed: Sure if that's what they mean by fine-tuned and improved :-) ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Finale 2009

2008-07-09 Thread Richard Yates
Looks like Engraver Slurs are finally fixed: Sure if that's what they mean by fine-tuned and improved :-) Well, it specifically says edits made at high view percentages always produce the same results when viewed at 100% and when printed, which sure sounds like that longstanding and

RE: DON'T TEST: Re: [Finale] copying reel to reel tapes

2008-04-12 Thread Richard Yates
the 'other side' of the wall of the groove made the thickness vary and hence resonate differently than if it were smooth. Kind of like tapping on a wall that has a hollow space behind it. Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

RE: [Finale] Scanning

2008-04-05 Thread Richard Yates
I have the standard scanning software supplied with WinFin 2006 which I am using with an Epsom 3490 Photo scanner You have to take the advertisements with a grain of salt. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] tie end missing - 2nd try

2008-04-02 Thread Richard Yates
Christopher Smith écrit: But the fix is the same. Put a forward tie on the note, then reverse it with the Special ToolsTies. OK, but how does one reverse a tie? The only settings I see are for flipping it or changing the contour. Use the Tie Tool and drag the right end to the left.

RE: [Finale] Copying width between docs

2008-04-02 Thread Richard Yates
I am a Finale user since v1.0 in 1887 That must have been the H.G. Wells signature model PC. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] beaming composite time signatures

2008-03-21 Thread Richard Yates
In the composite time sig boxes check 'use EDUs' and enter 1/1536, 1/1024, 1/1536 Richard Yates I'm writing a piece which uses groupings of 3+2+3 eight notes. I've created a composite time signature and got finale to display it as 4/4. However when I enter eighth notes using speedy entry

RE: [Finale] Inches in the ruler

2008-03-16 Thread Richard Yates
In FinWin2007 it's in Edit Measurement units I have FinMac 2007. For the life of me, I cannot find how to change the ruler display from epvu units into inches. I searched the OL manual, and found something through the shape designer box (which doesn't apply), and it seems to not to have a

RE: [Finale] layer problem

2008-03-03 Thread Richard Yates
is set to stems up and layer 2 is set to stems down. Enter layer 1 as the higher of the lines and layer 2 as the lower. Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Making blanks from existing files

2008-03-01 Thread Richard Yates
at Finale for a long time should occasionally remember the nightmares with page layout, spacing, etc. that are nearly effortless now. Gratefully (for now), Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Inf Loop

2008-02-28 Thread Richard Yates
It does not do that if the staff is not the bottom one in the system: http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/repeats.jpg I just tried, but I got weird missing bar line: http://www.a-no-ne.com/temp/test.jpg What did I do wrong? - Hiro ___ Finale mailing

RE: [Finale] what does a copyist do?

2008-02-22 Thread Richard Yates
I've worked with composers who at fist insist that the music be done exactly as presented... A combative business! ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] OT: None Finale question for computer buffs

2008-02-20 Thread Richard Yates
://www.liutilities.com/ . Try their RegistryBooster2. Whenever I run it, it finds dozens of things to tidy up. There are also free performance scans at that site. Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Help files

2008-02-17 Thread Richard Yates
Why open pdf files with IE instead of with Acrobat Reader? Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] playback of multi instrument staves

2008-02-14 Thread Richard Yates
layers. Click on the drop down arrow to the left of the staff name in the instrument list. The staff line expands to show the different layers. Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] My Day to Feel Like a Fool

2008-02-11 Thread Richard Yates
In 2008, in order to reduce the number of complaints that have been received about document settings features (despite MakeMusic's selfless and energetic attempts to satisfy all customers), document options are no longer available :-) Question 2. Now that I've installed 2k8 (Mac) and am poking

RE: [Finale] MIDI problems

2008-02-10 Thread Richard Yates
no idea if this is related, but every time that I start Finale, even if all the MIDI setup has been done correctly before and I am opening a file that played fine, I still have to go into MIDI / MIDI Setup and click on OK to get MIDI input/output to work. This is on Windows, though. Richard Yates

RE: [Finale] MIDI problems

2008-02-10 Thread Richard Yates
I have no idea if this is related, but every time that I start Finale, even if all the MIDI setup has been done correctly before and I am opening a file that played fine, I still have to go into MIDI / MIDI Setup and click on OK to get MIDI input/output to work. This is on Windows,

RE: [Finale] OT - Extracting single pages from a multi-page PDF document

2008-01-31 Thread Richard Yates
' ( http://www.peernet.com/convert-to-pdf/index.html ). Open the file in Acrobat Reader and print to the converter with the option set to make separate pages. (...or send me the file and I will return it as separate pages using this method.) Richard Yates [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [Finale] Default File

2008-01-31 Thread Richard Yates
Lawrence, Go to 'Program Options - New', to see where the default file is and what it is named. Save changes there using the same name (use the .FTM suffix). Cousin Richard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: [Finale] O.T. Barenreiter? How do they do it?

2008-01-30 Thread Richard Yates
(only one monitor). Systems tray and Start button don't work, but I can click on another running application and then back to Finale and everything works. Annoying sometimes, but not fatal. Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

RE: [Finale] O.T. Barenreiter? How do they do it?

2008-01-29 Thread Richard Yates
SCORE engravers claim to be superfast (once they spend the necessary years of apprenticeship memorizing hundreds of number codes). And the question is why do engravers use Score? I think it's an almost religious question... Dennis ___ Finale mailing

RE: [Finale] O.T. Barenreiter? How do they do it?

2008-01-29 Thread Richard Yates
Thank you, thank you, Barbara! I thought those were long gone. Richard Yates (aka Claude C. LaRisse) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Touburg Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:33 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] O.T

RE: [Finale] Performance notes - text notation excerpts

2007-12-22 Thread Richard Yates
I have just done it all in Finale with blank notation (except for the excerpts) and text boxes. It is convenient to have it as part of the whole Finale file. There are some limitations of Finale text formatting, but it really is fine for most uses. Actually I have done whole books entirely in

[Finale] test

2007-12-17 Thread Richard Yates
Test (no mail for two days) ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Finale 2008 and Beyond

2007-12-02 Thread Richard Yates
In Windows, the Print dialog box, where you select a printer, has a checkbox for 'Print to file' Aaron Sherber écrit: That would surprise me, but I believe you. I wonder what would happen if you picked a real printer that was set up to print to file. I'd try it out but how do you set a real

RE: [Finale] Finale 2008 and Beyond

2007-12-02 Thread Richard Yates
There's a $.99 piece on this page: http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/browseByStyle.do?browseByStyle=Classic al I'm curious about this. Is there somewhere I can try playing with a Scorch file, for a buck or two? Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list

RE: [Finale] Posting delays

2007-10-30 Thread Richard Yates
The recent question about quarter-eighth tuplets received five responses (all with the same answer, by the way! Go team!) within a short time. Mine arrived very soon after I sent it and the others could not have been unduly delayed. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [Finale] Tuplets

2007-10-27 Thread Richard Yates
In Speedy: CRTL-3, 4 [sets eighth as basic unit], left-cursor, 5 [changes eighth to quarter], 4 [adds an eighth]. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Horman Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:19 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale]

RE: [Finale] MIDI keyboard and soundcard suggestions?

2007-10-26 Thread Richard Yates
I use a Kurzweil PC88mx keyboard, hooked up via midi through my Audigy2 soundcard using a loaded soundfont and there's no noticeable latency. Using the same keyboard, same attachment through Virtual Sound Canvas softsynth there's horrible latency. Using my keyboard to enter notes into

RE: [Finale] MIDI keyboard and soundcard suggestions?

2007-10-26 Thread Richard Yates
Can you hook up your keyboard via midi to your Audigy? -- David H. Bailey Thanks for the suggestions, David. My Soundblaster card is an X-Fi Xtreme Audio and does not have a MIDI connector. It requires a separate module for that and that does not seem to have MIDI connectors either -

[Finale] MIDI keyboard and soundcard suggestions?

2007-10-25 Thread Richard Yates
. What combinations of MIDI keyboards and sound cards have you used that you recommend? Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] MIDI keyboard and soundcard suggestions?

2007-10-25 Thread Richard Yates
routing the keyboard in through USB, but it may be a bit better. CPU is 2.4GHz with 2GB of RAM. Does anyone have a setup with Finale and a MIDI keyboard that has minimal latency? Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

RE: [Finale] Sib5 competitve upgrade is available for $80

2007-10-13 Thread Richard Yates
will fix its bugs. Richard Yates http://www.audiomidi.com/Sibelius-5-Professional---Competitive-Upgrade-P980 3.aspx?cpid=2872 Follow that link if you're interested in investigating Sibelius. The competitive upgrade has never been cheaper. ___ Finale

RE: [Finale] Re: Finale '08

2007-10-10 Thread Richard Yates
- I am a long term amateur user (with six books published). - I will not upgrade to Fin2008 (the first I skipped in ten years). - I ill be reluctant to upgrade to 2009 unless bug fixes are made. - I check out each new Sibelius version to see if it can do what I need. Richard Yates -Original

[Finale] test

2007-10-08 Thread Richard Yates
test ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Expression placement in Finale 2008

2007-10-07 Thread Richard Yates
Sincerely, ag Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

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