Re: [Finale] Garritan sounds to use in earlier versions

2007-10-05 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Patrick, Yes -- you can import the older files into Finale 2008, then manually load the Garritan instruments into the appropriate slots. There should be some documentation on exactly how to do this included in the Finale manual. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread Robert Patterson
Bruce E. Clausen wrote: I finally decided to take the plunge and invest in Sibelius 5. I hope you will keep us informed on your progress. Especially what you like and dislike as compared with Finale. -- Robert Patterson http://RobertGPatterson.com

[Finale] How to notate Bebung

2007-10-05 Thread dennis
Hi all, I have a commission for clavichord duo. The clavichord is an instrument that is one of my favorites (I built one of the venerable Zuckerman kits in 1969, but alas sold it during one of my poorer stretches). This is my first clavichord commission, a very exciting prospect. So to the

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread Bruce E. Clausen
Dennis - The fine print on the October half-off offer is: North/Central/South America: Offer only available to Finale, Encore, Mosaic and Sibelius Student Edition users residing within North, Central and South America (Allegro, PrintMusic, Finale Guitar, etc. are not eligible). I should have

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
On 10/5/07, Johannes Gebauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any way how they can handle part bundles? Yes, each part book is created each as a separate item with their own catalogue number on the website, seems to be the only way to do it. Another possibility is just to include the parts

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
On 10/5/07, Kim Patrick Clow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, each part book is created each as a separate item with their own catalogue number on the website, seems to be the only way to do it. Here is a specific example of someone who did exactly this: http://stores.lulu.com/thomasbreeze

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 04.10.2007 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: I know several artists and cartoonists that have used Lulu. It's a great service and the quality is outstanding. Do you know of any music publishing done through Lulu? Is there any way how they can handle part bundles? Johannes --

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread ThomaStudios
Well, this was the shove I needed. 50% off and you put it perfectly Bruce: same cost as upgrading to Finale 2008, which I steadfastly refuse to do. So I took the plunge and ordered the competitive upgrade. I'll report in once I've worked it into a project. J D Thomas ThomaStudios Bruce

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hey Bruce, Thanks for bringing that to our attention. That's a great offer. I'm not about to jump ship or anything, but for $100, it's definitely worth it to have a copy of Sibelius to play around with. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 05 Oct 2007, at 12:01 PM,

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread Bruce E. Clausen
Robert - I will definitely keep the list up to date on my experience with Sib. I notice from your website that you are a horn player, too. All of my playing was in California before I retired the horn. Do you know Cal Smith? BC - Original Message - From: Robert Patterson [EMAIL

Re: [Finale] How to notate Bebung

2007-10-05 Thread John Howell
At 11:14 AM -0400 10/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have a commission for clavichord duo. The clavichord is an instrument that is one of my favorites (I built one of the venerable Zuckerman kits in 1969, but alas sold it during one of my poorer stretches). This is my first clavichord

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 05.10.2007 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Here is a specific example of someone who did exactly this: http://stores.lulu.com/thomasbreeze Seems LULU is cheaper in the UK... Still, how is he making money? I don't understand. Am I missing something? Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 05.10.2007 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Yes, each part book is created each as a separate item with their own catalogue number on the website, seems to be the only way to do it. Another possibility is just to include the parts along with the score, with permission to make photocopies as needed.

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread dennis
Darcy: Thanks for bringing that to our attention. That's a great offer. I'm not about to jump ship or anything, but for $100, it's definitely worth it to have a copy of Sibelius to play around with. Yup. I've officially fallen for the temptation. MakeMusic made me do it. :) Dennis

Re: [Finale] How to notate Bebung

2007-10-05 Thread dennis
John Howell wrote: Where I would look first is New Grove, and second in the CPE Bach book on keyboard playing. Also possible, The Interpretation of Early Music by Robert Donnington. I'll take a look later the afternoon if I have some free time. Excellent question. I have the CPE book, but

Re: [Finale] How to notate Bebung

2007-10-05 Thread dennis
John Howell wrote: Where I would look first is New Grove, and second in the CPE Bach book on keyboard playing. Also possible, The Interpretation of Early Music by Robert Donnington. I'll take a look later the afternoon if I have some free time. I found it in the CPE by paging one at a time

Re: [Finale] How to notate Bebung

2007-10-05 Thread John Howell
At 11:14 AM -0400 10/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So to the question: Is there a standard notation for Bebung on the clavichord? Since this is not a period piece, I can't depend on tradition to guide its use. I found it! In Donnington (p. 511), quoting CPE Bach and D.G. Türk. it is a

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread Randolph Peters
ThomaStudios wrote: Well, this was the shove I needed. 50% off and you put it perfectly Bruce: same cost as upgrading to Finale 2008, which I steadfastly refuse to do. So I took the plunge and ordered the competitive upgrade. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that the overwhelming

Re: [Finale] How to notate Bebung

2007-10-05 Thread dennis
John Howell wrote: it is a series of articulation dots over a longer note (examples show from 4 to 7), with or without a slur over them. Or, individual notes on the same pitch (for, I guess, a measured bebung), each with an articulation dot over it, all under a slur (or tie?). The former

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
On 10/5/07, Johannes Gebauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still, how is he making money? I don't understand. Am I missing something? You mean the gentleman who edited the Handel? Lulu keeps 20 percent, he keeps 80. Seems more than a fair deal. Considering it unlikely that another publisher would

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread ThomaStudios
That's been my take on it. I've been using 2007 since last year's upgrade, and have done several projects in it. My last one was very complicated, modern notation with a 1/4 tone key signature setup. First big problem I ran into was file corruption. And as is their usual sentiment, MM

[Finale] Need XML of an 08 file

2007-10-05 Thread Richard Huggins
I was sent an 08 file that I need to edit. I only have FinMac07 and there doesn't appear to be a Notepad 08. Would one of you 08'ers put this into XML for me? --Richard Huggins [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 05.10.2007 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: On 10/5/07, Johannes Gebauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still, how is he making money? I don't understand. Am I missing something? You mean the gentleman who edited the Handel? Lulu keeps 20 percent, he keeps 80. Seems more than a fair deal. Considering

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
On 10/5/07, Johannes Gebauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe I am misunderstanding, but it seem they charge 4.xx Euros, plus 20% of what you add to that for the final price. No? Yes that's right. I only receive 20 percent percentage from my publisher. I don't know what the industry standards

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 05.10.2007 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Maybe I am misunderstanding, but it seem they charge 4.xx Euros, plus 20% of what you add to that for the final price. No? Yes that's right. I only receive 20 percent percentage from my publisher. I don't know what the industry standards are, but from

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
On 10/5/07, Johannes Gebauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not getting it. Oh I see, well maybe you could write to him and find out-- maybe get his opinion about Lulu as well? Good luck! Kim ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] TAN: publishing through LULU

2007-10-05 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 06.10.2007 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Oh I see, well maybe you could write to him and find out-- maybe get his opinion about Lulu as well? Do you know him? Do you have his email address? Whatever, am I, afterall, understanding correctly, that Lulu takes 4 Euros, plus 20 %? Meaning that a

[Finale] Fingerings for Piano

2007-10-05 Thread Patricia Spedden
Is there an easy way to put in chord fingerings vertically for piano scores? At present, I have to manually separate line up vertical fingerings, which is time consuming. I am using fingering metatools. Patricia Spedden ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Fingerings for Piano

2007-10-05 Thread ThomaStudios
I've done the same thing using Articulations, which might be what you're already doing. But for multiple, stacked fingering for piano chords, it might work best to set up a variety of expressions by shape. You could get the spacing just the way you want. But you would have to define a

RE: [Finale] Fingerings for Piano

2007-10-05 Thread Patricia Spedden
Thank you for responding. After sending my e-mail question, I stumbled on the following site which claims to have a piano fingering font that looks really good: http://home.arcor.de/ansgarkrause/. Best wishes, P. Spedden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

AW: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread Kurt Gnos
It seems people who write these kinds of topics don't read the rest of the Finale maillist. While I sympathize with switching to Sibelius, I've been doing that for years, I must admit that I find Finale's new features, even if keeping the bugs, worth the upgrade. The new combined arrow/mass mover

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread dhbailey
Randolph Peters wrote: ThomaStudios wrote: Well, this was the shove I needed. 50% off and you put it perfectly Bruce: same cost as upgrading to Finale 2008, which I steadfastly refuse to do. So I took the plunge and ordered the competitive upgrade. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems

Re: [Finale] Need XML of an 08 file

2007-10-05 Thread dhbailey
Richard Huggins wrote: I was sent an 08 file that I need to edit. I only have FinMac07 and there doesn't appear to be a Notepad 08. Would one of you 08'ers put this into XML for me? I will be happy to do so. Just send the file to the e-mail address below. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Yeah, this is true. Wish they had SOME sort of interaction with their user base. Until they get some buggies squashed, I'm sticking with 2007 dhbailey wrote: Which in previous releases would have already been out by now. Another caution concerning MakeMusic -- either they can't fix those

Re: AW: [Finale] Sibelius 5

2007-10-05 Thread Christopher Smith
On Oct 5, 2007, at 8:04 PM, Kurt Gnos wrote: It seems people who write these kinds of topics don't read the rest of the Finale maillist. While I sympathize with switching to Sibelius, I've been doing that for years, I must admit that I find Finale's new features, even if keeping the

[Finale] jazz playback

2007-10-05 Thread Patrick Sheehan
Just got Finale '08 for Windows XP, and I'm creating my first jazz chart in this version -- and I'm not getting the swing playback. Any help? Please give me any tips about playback controls, human playback, etc...have no idea why this isn't working...is this a bug with '08? Grrr. Patrick J.