Re: [Finale] Last word arguments

2006-12-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
While this is excellent advice, since it has approximately zero chance of ever being adopted by even a significant minority of participants, I urge all subscribers bothered by the extensive quoting to subscribe to the regular list, not the digest. (How hard is it to set up a rule and just

[Finale] Last word arguments

2006-12-14 Thread Ken Moore
The most annoying arguments on this mailing list are the ones in which each contribution, no matter how short, quotes all the previous ones. Even if you have broadband, so that downloading the verbiage is not a significant delay or expense, it takes time and effort to skip to the next message

Re: [Finale] Glissando notation and play back

2006-12-14 Thread dhbailey
Darcy James Argue wrote: [snip] Not to continually hawk my tutorial or anything, but if you want more information, it's all in there. [snip] I think that continually hawking your tutorial is a very good thing -- people need constant reminding of its availability. It's been very

Re: [Finale] TAN: Garritan Group buy

2006-12-14 Thread dhbailey
To buy a set, visit http://www.jwpepper.com -- that's one work which I'm sure won't ever go permanently out of print. It is very much still available for sale there. David H. Bailey keith helgesen wrote: Sorry to jump in late on something. I have been deleting things unread- (very busy)

Re: [Finale] Glissando notation and play back

2006-12-14 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 06:18 AM 12/14/2006, dhbailey wrote: And it's these very people who need to download and read your tutorial, but I bet that most of them have forgotten (or never knew because they joined the list after you put all that work into it) that it's available. I, for one, have forgotten where it is

Re: [Finale] Glissando notation and play back

2006-12-14 Thread Marcello Noia
You mean the first one on that page (GPO - Finale2006/Human Playback Tutorial )? I clicked on the little red dot near the title of the tutorial and it loaded in my browser window, then I hit save as and saved on my HD (16 megabytes, really heavy if one has not a fast connection). - Original

Re: [Finale] Glissando notation and play back

2006-12-14 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 08:18 AM 12/14/2006, Marcello Noia wrote: You mean the first one on that page (GPO - Finale2006/Human Playback Tutorial )? I clicked on the little red dot near the title of the tutorial and it loaded in my browser window, Yes, that's it. But I think it's the *text* on the page that's

RE: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-14 Thread Fisher, Allen
I am a convert, but given my current day job, feel free to take that with a grain of salt ;-). I'm glad I did switch, I'm a lot faster than ever was with speedy, but that may be because of my very weak piano skills. I still use speedy with caps lock for a couple of specific situations (mostly

Re: [Finale] Glissando notation and play back

2006-12-14 Thread Wade KOTTER
Click on the red dot at the beginning of the link. It works for me. Wade It's also supposed to be available for download from http://www.garritan.com/GPO-FinalePage.html, but it looks like that page was coded improperly, and there's actually no active link to the file. Maybe Darcy can let

[Finale] Jabb for sale

2006-12-14 Thread Will Denayer
When I saw this message, I remembered that Chuck and someone else were talking about saxes and buying JABB. Maybe this is of some help: I bought the full versions of GPO and JABB for Finale 2006 and 2007, but for the past year, I've only been using the program for notation. So, I've listed

Re: [Finale] TAN: Garritan Group buy

2006-12-14 Thread John Howell
Small clarification, please. My present computer is a 1992 PowerBook G4, 550 MHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB SDRAM (whatever that means!). The new computer I will get through the university this spring will be a MacBook or MacBook Pro, 2.0 GHz, 2.16 GHz or 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2.0Gb

Re: [Finale] TAN: Garritan Group buy

2006-12-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
1992 they had PowerBook G4s? Wow... I think you meant 2002. I think you'd be better waiting till you get the MacBook. I was running GPO on a 933Mhz G4 from 2001 ;-), and I could get about 3 GPO instruments max. And, Kontkat player, which the Garritan stuff uses, should be updated

Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
And, with your current job, does it allow you to, perhaps, gleam into the future and predict things like Finale 2007a?? Fisher, Allen wrote: I am a convert, but given my current day job, feel free to take that with a grain of salt ;-). I'm glad I did switch, I'm a lot faster than ever was

Re: [Finale] Last word arguments

2006-12-14 Thread David W. Fenton
On 14 Dec 2006 at 4:25, Darcy James Argue wrote: While this is excellent advice, since it has approximately zero chance of ever being adopted by even a significant minority of participants, I urge all subscribers bothered by the extensive quoting to subscribe to the regular list, not the

RE: [Finale] OT: Catching Flash videos from the net

2006-12-14 Thread Fisher, Allen
Actually, the folks that did these sell a DVD... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Touburg Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 3:27 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Catching Flash videos from the net Thanks

RE: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-14 Thread Fisher, Allen
I could, but then I wouldn't have my current job ;-) I would keep a close eye on the website for updates, though, if I didn't have my current job... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Dannewitz Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Thanks Mr. Fly-on-the-wall ;-) Fisher, Allen wrote: I could, but then I wouldn't have my current job ;-) I would keep a close eye on the website for updates, though, if I didn't have my current job... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Last word arguments

2006-12-14 Thread Giz Bowe
Why is top-posting an abomination? People who send unedited replies should be [insert favorite torture here]. There's nothing worse than scrolling through 4 or 5 or more levels of reply only to see a Me too. At least with top-posting, I can immediately delete. You imply that top-posting by

Re: [Finale] Last word arguments

2006-12-14 Thread dhbailey
Giz Bowe wrote: Why is top-posting an abomination? People who send unedited replies should be [insert favorite torture here]. There's nothing worse than scrolling through 4 or 5 or more levels of reply only to see a Me too. At least with top-posting, I can immediately delete. You imply that

Re: [Finale] OT: Catching Flash videos from the net

2006-12-14 Thread Barbara Touburg
Yes (blush), I discovered that a while later. I'm sure that the quality of the movies on the DVD is much better than of those on youtube. Shame on me! Fisher, Allen wrote: Actually, the folks that did these sell a DVD... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

[Finale] Re: staff list curiosities

2006-12-14 Thread shirling neueweise
adding to the list: when i define a staff list (not an expression as i wrongly wrote below...) to show an expression ONLY on the top staff of score and on NO parts, it doesn't appear in the part... or in the score either. ?!?! At 23:25 +0100 12/14/06, shirling neueweise wrote: 3 things

Re: [Finale] Re: staff list curiosities

2006-12-14 Thread JohnBlane
It has something to do with Show Expressions and Repeats in Parts towards the bottom in the Options Menu. Your file is behaving like it is a Part as defined in your staff lists. Change the option to Show... for Score and things should return to normal. In a message dated 12/14/06 4:34:32 PM,

[Finale] Re: staff list curiosities

2006-12-14 Thread shirling neueweise
ah yes. thanks. is there a purpose to this feature? i guess to check how things will look in the parts? if this is the case, i wonder if it is really needed anymore, with linked parts in 2007... JohnBlane at aol.com JohnBlane at aol.com It has something to do with Show Expressions and

Re: [Finale] Last word arguments

2006-12-14 Thread John Howell
At 4:42 PM -0500 12/14/06, dhbailey wrote: It gets to be particularly messy, as you can see in this message, because I have my e-mail client set to begin the reply after the quoted material. So David's message to which you replied is between your reply and mine. Which is why I always

Re: [Finale] TAN: Garritan Group buy

2006-12-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
Actually, Native Instruments released the Universal Kontakt Player 2 on Nov. 30. We're now only waiting for Garritan and MM to release updated versions of Full GPOJABB / FinGPO, respectively. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 14 Dec 2006, at 2:52 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote:

Re: [Finale] HP LaserJet 5200dtn settings for MacOS

2006-12-14 Thread VivianAR
Return it! Business people wouldn't put up with that! Vivian In a message dated 12/13/06 7:01:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PS. To all music prep people looking to buy an HP 5200 printer, please wait until this issue is resolved!!! Vivian Adelberg Rudow New: 20th ASCAP Plus Award

[Finale] linked parts: staff groups

2006-12-14 Thread shirling neueweise
uh, is there no way to keep the staff groups and brackets as they appear in the score when generating (linked) parts? i would think that should be automatic - firstly to generate parts based on group definitions - and that when adding an instrument to a part (manage parts) the resulting

[Finale] baseline positioning of expressions

2006-12-14 Thread shirling neueweise
i have never used this, because i have always defined the positioning of expressions with great precision in the dialogue box. and since 2003 (?) it has been possible to set a default positioning which works according to context. of course i still have to adjust many things manually for

[Finale] repeats + time sigs cause cautionary time sig shift

2006-12-14 Thread shirling neueweise
can someone confirm this? the more time sig changes you have in a systyem where repeats bars are also present, the more outside the right side of the system the cautionary time sig sits? i know i can adjust this using page layout: system space after music, but this shouldn't happen in the

[Finale] The Manual

2006-12-14 Thread Will Denayer
Nothing? Doesn't the right side change to the appropriate Table of Contents for the chapter you clicked on? If not, then you should try downloading and reinstalling Adobe Reader, per my last post. When I click on 'See next chapter' at the right hand of the screen, it gives me the index of

[Finale] Re: repeats + time sigs cause cautionary time sig shift

2006-12-14 Thread shirling neueweise
this seems to be because finale does NOT take the document settings (*) from document options: repeats into account when time signature changes AND repeat measures appear in the same system. however, it does adjust for changes to thin and thick barlines in the barline document options:

[Finale] Move authorization?

2006-12-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hey all, In Fin2k7, wasn't there supposed to be some way to move an authorization from one computer to another, or to de-authorize an existing computer, without having to call MM during business hours? If so, uh, how do I do that? - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY

[Finale] Re: Move authorization?

2006-12-14 Thread shirling neueweise
help menu: deauthorize -- shirling neueweise ... new music publishers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :.../ http://newmusicnotation.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Last word arguments

2006-12-14 Thread David W. Fenton
On 14 Dec 2006 at 15:00, Giz Bowe wrote: Why is top-posting an abomination? Because it reverses the flow of conversation. If you aren't responding point-by-point (as I am in this post), then possibly you shouldn't quote anything at all. I interleave my responses to make it precisely clear

Re: [Finale] Re: Move authorization?

2006-12-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hey Jef, Thanks -- I was hoping there would be a way to do it from the new computer, not the old one. Oh well. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 14 Dec 2006, at 9:39 PM, shirling neueweise wrote: help menu: deauthorize -- shirling neueweise ... new music

Re: [Finale] Last word arguments

2006-12-14 Thread David W. Fenton
On 14 Dec 2006 at 18:25, John Howell wrote: At 4:42 PM -0500 12/14/06, dhbailey wrote: It gets to be particularly messy, as you can see in this message, because I have my e-mail client set to begin the reply after the quoted material. So David's message to which you replied is between

Re: [Finale] baseline positioning of expressions

2006-12-14 Thread Christopher Smith
On Dec 14, 2006, at 8:24 PM, shirling neueweise wrote: i have never used this, because i have always defined the positioning of expressions with great precision in the dialogue box. and since 2003 (?) it has been possible to set a default positioning which works according to context.

[Finale] Merge layers

2006-12-14 Thread John Hinchey
Hi all, Am I missing something. Is there a way to merge notes from several layers all into layer 1 on a staff? I'm opening some XMLs that have notes in several layers on a staff (same rhythm in all layers) and I want to merge them into a chord all in layer one. Regards, John Hinchey

[Finale] Trouble adding a natural to a note.

2006-12-14 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
http://www.bytenet.net/kpclow/finale/flat-to-add.jpg The note that is pointed with an arrow (G), needs a natural added to it. But Finale will not let me (I'm assuming because it thinks this note hasn't had a # before). What would be a solution to adding a natural sign? Thanks much. Kim -- Kim

Re: [Finale] Trouble adding a natural to a note.

2006-12-14 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 11:48 PM 12/14/06 -0500, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: http://www.bytenet.net/kpclow/finale/flat-to-add.jpg The note that is pointed with an arrow (G), needs a natural added to it. But Finale will not let me (I'm assuming because it thinks this note hasn't had a # before). What would be a solution to

Re: [Finale] Trouble adding a natural to a note.

2006-12-14 Thread Carl Dershem
Kim Patrick Clow wrote: http://www.bytenet.net/kpclow/finale/flat-to-add.jpg The note that is pointed with an arrow (G), needs a natural added to it. But Finale will not let me (I'm assuming because it thinks this note hasn't had a # before). What would be a solution to adding a natural sign?

Re: [Finale] Trouble adding a natural to a note.

2006-12-14 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Kim Patrick Clow / 2006/12/14 / 11:48 PM wrote: The note that is pointed with an arrow (G), needs a natural added to it. But Finale will not let me (I'm assuming because it thinks this note hasn't had a # before). What would be a solution to adding a natural sign? I don't know if this answers

RE: [Finale] Trouble adding a natural to a note.

2006-12-14 Thread Williams, Jim
In speedy, put the insertion mark on your G and hit *. The natural will appear! From: Kim Patrick Clow Sent: Thu 14-Dec-06 23:48 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Trouble adding a natural to a note. http://www.bytenet.net/kpclow/finale/flat-to-add.jpg The note that is pointed with an

RE: [Finale] Merge layers

2006-12-14 Thread Richard Yates
Am I missing something. Is there a way to merge notes from several layers all into layer 1 on a staff? It takes a few steps: Make a separate staff for each layer. Move each layer into layer 1 on its own staff. Select all staves. Mass mover -- Mass Edit -- Utilities -- implode music. Delete

Re: [Finale] Trouble adding a natural to a note.

2006-12-14 Thread Michael L. Meyer
On 12/14/06 11:48 PM, Kim Patrick Clow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.bytenet.net/kpclow/finale/flat-to-add.jpg The note that is pointed with an arrow (G), needs a natural added to it. But Finale will not let me (I'm assuming because it thinks this note hasn't had a # before). What

RE: [Finale] Trouble adding a natural to a note.

2006-12-14 Thread keith helgesen
OK Gurus- now- how does one do this in Simple entry? Not Speedy. We are talking about simply stating (for whatever reason) that a note should be sharp, flat, or natural- yes? I have asked this before and somehow never got an answer. Cheers Keith in OZ Keith Helgesen. Director of Music,