Re: [Finale] Orchestral Cues

2007-07-29 Thread Ken Moore
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As of Finale 2007 there is a new alternate notation called blank notation with rests. With this you can create a staff style that hides the cues (in any layer) and displays a default whole rest. Sounds like this is what you're looking for. How do you get a whole

[Finale] OT: choir+piano layout

2007-07-29 Thread shirling neueweise
hi, i don't work with voice very much, wonder if anyone can let me know what the standard formats for SATB+piano might be. and what percentage reduction do you usually use? are there usually separate piano and choir scores? if i use the format i was planning (9.5x12.5) i can get 2 systems

Re: [Finale] Song Book recommendations

2007-07-29 Thread Stig Christensen
If You want to place several text lines (verses) under the same staff (melody line) you have to put the text for each verse in it's own verse (in the lyrics edit window), otherwise all the textlines will be placed in the same position. So conclusion is text belonging to the same verse will

Re: [Finale] Orchestral Cues

2007-07-29 Thread shirling neueweise
How do you get a whole rest (mandatory, AFAIK, if the visible notes are a cue) in the part? I always put in a real one (WinFin 2004). set up 2 styles: score style: apply to layer 1; blank notation with rests; uncheck show notes/items in other layers part style: apply to layer 1; blank

Re: [Finale] Song Book recommendations

2007-07-29 Thread Christopher Smith
On Jul 28, 2007, at 1:04 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: I have not made much use of the lyrics feature of finale up until now. But I am starting a songbook, and if some one wants to let me know again about some of the issues around lyrics, I would appreciate it very much. I plan to combine

Re: [Finale] OT: choir+piano layout

2007-07-29 Thread Christopher Smith
On Jul 29, 2007, at 7:52 AM, shirling neueweise wrote: hi, i don't work with voice very much, wonder if anyone can let me know what the standard formats for SATB+piano might be. and what percentage reduction do you usually use? are there usually separate piano and choir scores? if i

Re: [Finale] OT: choir+piano layout

2007-07-29 Thread David W. Fenton
On 29 Jul 2007 at 9:29, Christopher Smith wrote: The largest choral parts I have ever seen are 8.5 x 11 Commercially printed choral music is always octavo size, which is, of course, smaller than 8.5 x 11. -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates

Re: [Finale] OT: choir+piano layout

2007-07-29 Thread Christopher Smith
On Jul 29, 2007, at 12:55 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 29 Jul 2007 at 9:29, Christopher Smith wrote: The largest choral parts I have ever seen are 8.5 x 11 Commercially printed choral music is always octavo size, which is, of course, smaller than 8.5 x 11. Yes, I had said folio in my

re: [Finale] Song Book recommendations

2007-07-29 Thread MB
Interspersed below, a couple more comments on your songbook project. Marilyn --- I have not made much use of the lyrics feature of finale up until now. But I am starting a songbook, and if some one wants to let me know again about some of the issues around lyrics, I would

Re: [Finale] Text Blocks in the Right Place

2007-07-29 Thread Jonathan Smith
They should be able to be attached to anything (and should -- repeating this for the umpteenth time) *show* the ownership through some sort of rubber-band indicator. Hold down Alt-Ctrl and click on an expression, it shows the note it's attached to. Jonathan

Re: [Finale] OT: choir+piano layout

2007-07-29 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Jef wrote: hi, i don't work with voice very much, wonder if anyone can let me know what the standard formats for SATB+piano might be. and what percentage reduction do you usually use? are there usually separate piano and choir scores? if i use the format i was planning (9.5x12.5) i can

Re: [Finale] OT: choir+piano layout

2007-07-29 Thread shirling neueweise
thanks for the help everyone, yeah i've re-done the layout for letter-size, which has becvome the standard for a whole range of formats actually. -- shirling neueweise ... new music publishers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :.../ http://newmusicnotation.com

Re: [Finale] Text Blocks in the Right Place

2007-07-29 Thread Dick Hauser
On Jul 28, 2007, at 11:43 PM, Jonathan Smith wrote: Hold down Alt-Ctrl and click on an expression, it shows the note it's attached to. How cool is that? Thanks, Jonathan! Dick H ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Text Blocks in the Right Place

2007-07-29 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 05:25 PM 7/29/2007 -0700, Dick Hauser wrote: On Jul 28, 2007, at 11:43 PM, Jonathan Smith wrote: Hold down Alt-Ctrl and click on an expression, it shows the note it's attached to. How cool is that? Not very cool. I almost never use it. I want to see what's hooked to what, not go

[Finale] Courtesy accidentals problems

2007-07-29 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Forgive this second post, but I am getting desperate. Every time I open older files, like one created with FinMac2005 with FinMac2008, I get Courtesy naturals before accidental appear later in the measure, and I get parenthesis on accidentals where they shouldn't be. This has been a major