Re: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 23.09.2007 David W. Fenton wrote: And Acrobat Reader in the past has been able to render Finale's lines onscreen without any problem. In my experience it was Acrobat Reader 7 that introduced the problem in the first place (something you'd see in any version of Acrobat without line smoothing

Re: [Finale] Mac F2008 Crash on Open

2007-09-24 Thread Dick Hauser
On Sep 23, 2007, at 3:06 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Have you tried trashing Finale pref as I suggested? Sorry, didn't report back on that. Yes, I had tried deleting preferences with no change in crash on quit. In you crash log, this appears in line 2: 2 ...u.driver.PCIAudio.HALPlugIn

Re: [Finale] Mac F2008 Crash on Open

2007-09-24 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Have you tried uninstalling the Audio Drivers, then reinstalling them? I have an M-Audio card that does something similar...and uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers works most of the time. Dick Hauser wrote: On Sep 23, 2007, at 3:06 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Have you tried trashing

Re: AW: AW: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread dhbailey
dc wrote: David W. Fenton écrit: But, again, the problem as I see it is *not* with Finale, but with Acrobat's incorrect line smoothing. I don't know why Finale sends multiple thin lines instead of a single line with a particular thickness to the print driver, but perhaps there's a reason for

Re: AW: AW: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
dc wrote, on 9/24/2007 2:02 AM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] écrit: This does not address the fact that Finale's Compile Postscript Listing function produces a perfect display. Finale prints to Postscript and compiles Postscript quite differently. Does this work with any kind of font? TT or PS or OT?

Re: AW: AW: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
dc wrote, on 9/24/2007 8:12 AM: I can't get Compile PS to work. Finale crashes if I include the fonts. And it gives nice staff lines if I don't, but without the fonts (except Maestro, for some reason)... The resulting PDF has only two fonts listed: Maestro and Courier. Courier is the normal

Re: [Finale] Mac F2008 Crash on Open

2007-09-24 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Dick Hauser / 07.9.23 / 2:46 AM wrote: Actually, this is something that the MM tech had me try and no change. Sorry I didn't include that in one of the original posts. OK, but as I said, if you chose Built-in in AMS, the Finale crash log _must_ look different, because Finale no longer tries

Re: [Finale] Mac F2008 Crash on Open

2007-09-24 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Eric Dannewitz / 07.9.23 / 3:58 AM wrote: Have you tried uninstalling the Audio Drivers, then reinstalling them? I have an M-Audio card that does something similar...and uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers works most of the time. When it happens, does the crash stop when you switch

Re: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread David W. Fenton
On 24 Sep 2007 at 8:01, Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 23.09.2007 David W. Fenton wrote: And Acrobat Reader in the past has been able to render Finale's lines onscreen without any problem. In my experience it was Acrobat Reader 7 that introduced the problem in the first place (something

Re: AW: AW: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread David W. Fenton
On 24 Sep 2007 at 8:02, dc wrote: David W. Fenton écrit: But, again, the problem as I see it is *not* with Finale, but with Acrobat's incorrect line smoothing. I don't know why Finale sends multiple thin lines instead of a single line with a particular thickness to the print driver, but

Re: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread David W. Fenton
On 24 Sep 2007 at 8:37, dc wrote: David W. Fenton écrit: But that is not a problem of the PDF file, but of the program rendering the PDF. Acrobat Reader *used* to render Finale staff lines just fine (version 6), but since version 7, it has been screwed up (though it's been improved in

Re: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread David W. Fenton
On 24 Sep 2007 at 16:54, dc wrote: David W. Fenton écrit: Acrobat Reader 6 would render staff lines smoothly *if* you turned on line smoothing. I didn't give staff lines of the same thickness, regardless of the settings. I still have it on an old machine and have tried both settings.

[Finale] Converting Noteworthy to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread Michael Good
Hello Christopher, One of our problems so far is that when he creates a project in Noteworthy (then brings it to me when he realised that THIS one needs the extra power of Finale), there is no easy way to get it into Finale. MIDI file transcription leaves out lyrics, which takes me

AW: AW: AW: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread Kurt Gnos
In the older days compile postscript listing depended on the default printer setting, so at least you could do something to steer Finale in the right direction. I haven't used this for years, so I don't know if it's still so. As I said, PDFs work ok for me. I have even used PDFs to create EPS,

Re: [Finale] Mac F2008 Crash on Open

2007-09-24 Thread Dick Hauser
On Sep 24, 2007, at 12:58 AM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Have you tried uninstalling the Audio Drivers, then reinstalling them? I have an M-Audio card that does something similar...and uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers works most of the time. Thanks, Eric. While I haven't

AW: [Finale] Transposition and Concert-Pitch

2007-09-24 Thread Andrew Noah Cap
On Sep 23, 2007, at 6:28 PM, Andrew Noah Cap wrote: Hello you people out there, Does anyone know what Coda has done to alternate transposition thingy being found in the STAFF-ATTRIBUTE/EDIT box? I add a String bass to my score which should sound 8vb but the East West Colossus

Re: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 24.09.2007 David W. Fenton wrote: Well, for this Windows user, it was new when Acrobat Reader 7 came out and couldn't display Finale-produced PDFs well. This may not be *your* experience, but it is certainly what many Windows users saw Well, from input to this thread, and from many, many,

Re: AW: AW: [Finale] Converting from Sibelius to Finale

2007-09-24 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 24.09.2007 Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: As I say, the only thing Finale's Compile Postscript Listing doesn't do is compile the TIFF graphics with it. Have you tried using EPS graphics instead? Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de

[Finale] break points

2007-09-24 Thread Patrick Sheehan
Does anyone know how to insert (and where to find) the cessura markings for scores that have a small number of staves per system? Say I'm working with a chamber score setup, and I'll have two full systems on each page, I'd like to insert a visible, thick cessura-like marking into the middle of

Re: [Finale] break points

2007-09-24 Thread JohnBlane
In a message dated 9/24/07 4:17:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone know how to insert (and where to find) the cessura markings for scores that have a small number of staves per system?  Say I'm working with a chamber score setup, and I'll have two full systems on each page, I'd

[Finale] Binding options

2007-09-24 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hello, I have a client who wants 30 copies of a 120-page piano collection (9x12 24 lb. bond paper) and he is wondering about binding options. My preference in this case would normally be coil binding, but the client doesn't like that for some reason and wants to know about other options

Re: [Finale] break points

2007-09-24 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 05:13 PM 9/24/2007, Patrick Sheehan wrote: Does anyone know how to insert (and where to find) the cessura markings for scores that have a small number of staves per system? The caesura mark (railroad tracks) is in slot 34 in Maestro, but I think you want the score divider symbol, slot 187 in

Re: AW: [Finale] Transposition and Concert-Pitch

2007-09-24 Thread Christopher Smith
Okay, I understand. In your template, your bass part was obviously set NOT to transpose, so that it would sound in the correct octave with your playback device. In the new file, you copied a bass part that DOESN'T transpose to a staff that DOES transpose (as it is supposed to, BTW.) All

[Finale] Re: Audio/Midi

2007-09-24 Thread David Froom
In working on my problem of F2k8 crash on open, I've noticed that the Audio Midi Setup pane of OS is set to 2-ch 24-bit. The MM tech mentioned that Finale only wants 16 bit, but since the crash seems to happen when Finale is initializing midi (not Core midi, after that) he decided not to pursue

Re: [Finale] Binding options

2007-09-24 Thread Jeff Tanner
I just got finished with a tryout publishing from Lulu.com It looks great - nice cover, stapled in the middle, nice quality, good price. You might want to check them out. I'm going to start publishing my music with them and really like the look of the trial project. Jeff On Sep 24,

Re: [Finale] Binding options

2007-09-24 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
On 9/24/07, Jeff Tanner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got finished with a tryout publishing from Lulu.com It looks great - nice cover, stapled in the middle, nice quality, good price. You might want to check them out. I'm going to start publishing my music with them and really like the

Re: [Finale] Mac F2008 Crash on Open

2007-09-24 Thread Dick Hauser
On Sep 24, 2007, at 2:30 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: You have a MOTU interface(s) right? I believe they have an installer that will remove the drivers. If not, contact their support. They have great email support...unlike some other program we all know. Thanks, I'll contact

Re: [Finale] Re: Audio/Midi

2007-09-24 Thread Dick Hauser
On Sep 24, 2007, at 3:20 PM, David Froom wrote: On my system (PB 1.33GHz PowerPC G4, OS 10.4.10) I have the choice between 2-ch, 16bit or 2-ch, 24bit. I have this choice in both input and output. Interesting David. Thank you. Dick H ___

Re: [Finale] Mac F2008 Crash on Open

2007-09-24 Thread Dick Hauser
On Sep 24, 2007, at 12:53 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Dick Hauser / 07.9.24 / 3:32 PM wrote: While I haven't unstalled the drivers, I have deleted and installed again from fresh downloads. How did you delete it? The driver is here: /System/Library/Extensions/ And you can't delete them

Re: [Finale] Binding options

2007-09-24 Thread Jeff Tanner
None so far, but I haven't been fancy - just standard Finale PDF on a Mac with Times fonts. On Sep 24, 2007, at 6:47 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: On 9/24/07, Jeff Tanner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got finished with a tryout publishing from Lulu.com It looks great - nice cover, stapled

Re: [Finale] Binding options

2007-09-24 Thread Darcy James Argue
Lulu does not, as far as I can tell, support 9x12 (or anything bigger than A4). Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 24 Sep 2007, at 6:18 PM, Jeff Tanner wrote: I just got finished with a tryout publishing from Lulu.com It looks great - nice cover, stapled in the

[Finale] RubiCoil

2007-09-24 Thread Darcy James Argue
Has anyone had any experience with the RubiCoil -- an inexpensive coil binding machine? http://www.bindingstuff.net/rubicoil.html Anyone know how it compares to the CoilMac? http://www.bindingstuff.net/coilmac1.html Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY

Re: [Finale] Re: Audio/Midi

2007-09-24 Thread A-NO-NE Music
David Froom / 07.9.24 / 6:20 PM wrote: On my system (PB 1.33GHz PowerPC G4, OS 10.4.10) I have the choice between 2-ch, 16bit or 2-ch, 24bit. I have this choice in both input and output. I actually don't know what that is for. I have a bit scope, a part of SpectraFoo metering system, and