I use chord symbols on almost every project I do, and Finale drives me
nuts every time. For me, the spacing is the least of my problems
(although I agree spacing is not great). To me, it is a lot more
basic. Every chord I want to enter, Finale doesn't seem to recognize,
and it doesn't seem
Part of the problem is that there ISN'T a standardised way of writing chord
symbols. For instance, CM7, depending on where you live, could mean major or
minor 7, while C+7 could mean dom7(#5) or major 7. While Finale DOES have a
couple of more-or-less consistent libraries included in some
What Christopher suggests is (pretty much as always), the best way I have found
to do things. It does require taking the time to create a suffix library, but
once it's done - it's done. I use Bill Duncan's chord symbol and chord suffix
fonts and find them attractive and flexible enough, and
I'm finding that when I add a chord suffix to an altered chord, eg F#7,
the suffix is too close to the # sign. It's fine with a plain chord
letter name. Is there a way to add some space after the accidental? I
suppose I could create a whole duplicate set of symbols with a little
extra space
Hi John
I've often suggested offsets for such scenarios but never, until you've
mentioned this, found anyone else who was bothered by Finale's lack of
precision in this respect. My suffix libraries include a duplicate set of
suffixes which start about 5 EVPU further to the right for those I use
I'm bugged by it. In fact the thing that bugs me most is that if you open up a
bit of space to allow for the sharp, then a root WITHOUT an alteration seems to
have too BIG of a gap.
I created a whole set of custom suffixes, but of course Finale being what it
is, they took me a very long time
I think all that's required is an Horizontal offset for chords with
alterations setting.
--
Simon Troup | BA Hons (Mus)
http://www.digitalmusicart.com
Partners: Simon Troup Jennie Troup
VAT Registration: 982 4230 17
*If you can twang it, we can engrave it. Seriously, we can. No... really!*
Thank you both for the input. I've usually used lyrics for chord
symbols, using one of the Metronome fonts which mixes music symbols with
texts and has a nice set of superscript numbers, but I was getting a
random bug in Fin2012 where lyrics would suddenly get out of sync with
their
Once you get a nice library set up (with that tiny little un-resizeable edit
window where the nudge buttons don't work!) it is pretty painless. I have many,
many issues with the chord tool, though.
Christopher
On Thu May 15, at ThursdayMay 15 5:23 PM, John Roberts wrote:
Thank you both for
Lol, Christopher, yes, the Window Of Shame.
--
Simon Troup | BA Hons (Mus)
http://www.digitalmusicart.com
Partners: Simon Troup Jennie Troup
VAT Registration: 982 4230 17
*If you can twang it, we can engrave it. Seriously, we can. No... really!*
*This email is a private communication
On Apr 28, 2006, at 7:40 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
On Apr 28, 2006, at 7:28 PM, ThomaStudios wrote:
Always put the highest altered extension on top, and go down in
order. IOW:
#9
#5
in one ( )
Thanks a bunch for the clarification! Now the question is - how do I
DO this in Finale?!
Hi, Everyone - I have a song with lots of jazz chords that I've
never used before and need some help in how to display them
properly! For example, a G7 (#5, #9) - how can I make it display
with the #5 then the #9 underneath? Like this:
G7(#5
#9)
(except with only 1 set of
Always put the highest altered extension on top, and go down in
order. IOW:
#9
#5
in one ( )
***
J D Thomas
ThomaStudios
West Linn OR 97068
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.thomastudios.com
***
On Apr 28, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
On Apr 28, 2006, at 7:28 PM, ThomaStudios wrote:
Always put the highest altered extension on top, and go down in
order. IOW:
#9
#5
in one ( )
Thanks a bunch for the clarification! Now the question is - how do I
DO this in Finale?! I mean - how do I make it put these 2 intervals
in
You will have to go into the chord suffix library and set it up.
It's a bit tedious and convoluted in Finale, but the good news is,
you only have to do it once. Just save your library when finished.
HTH.
J.D. Thomas
ThomaStudios
On Apr 28, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
On
Dear Jacki,
It's been a while since I used Finale's chord suffix editor, since I
use a special chord font, but here's what I think will work:
Click on the note to which you want to attach the chord (with the
chord tool and manual input selected). A window will open with a
place to
16 matches
Mail list logo
