Re: [Finale] Things to be done in the middle of a bar.

2017-08-18 Thread Michael Edwards
[Robert Patterson:] >>I don't agree it is "very complicated". You can achieve the result >> you want >>(mid-measure keys/timesigs) using a few extra steps. The result is >> robust >>and works exactly as you would wish it to, including playback. >> >>Finale does permit e.g. 3/8 in RH and 9/16 in

Re: [Finale] Things to be done in the middle of a bar.

2017-08-18 Thread Michael Edwards
[Robert Patterson wrote:] >I don't agree it is "very complicated". You can achieve the result you > want >(mid-measure keys/timesigs) using a few extra steps. The result is > robust >and works exactly as you would wish it to, including playback. > >Finale does permit e.g. 3/8 in RH and 9/16 in

Re: [Finale] Things to be done in the middle of a bar.

2017-08-18 Thread Robert Patterson
I don't agree it is "very complicated". You can achieve the result you want (mid-measure keys/timesigs) using a few extra steps. The result is robust and works exactly as you would wish it to, including playback. Finale does permit e.g. 3/8 in RH and 9/16 in LH, where the barlines line up. (I

Re: [Finale] Downloadable current manual.

2017-08-18 Thread Michael Edwards
[Raymond Horton:] >"when I finally got to creating the expression and >putting it into a score, it just kept trying to put a slur line > instead." > >Very sorry, but I lost track of who posted this. That's okay; it was I. >Windows Finale 25, I often >find the program will not put the

Re: [Finale] Downloadable current manual.

2017-08-18 Thread Raymond Horton
"when I finally got to creating the expression and putting it into a score, it just kept trying to put a slur line instead." Very sorry, but I lost track of who posted this. Windows Finale 25, I often find the program will not put the expression or smart shape that I want, and will insist on

Re: [Finale] Things to be done in the middle of a bar.

2017-08-18 Thread Michael Edwards
That is rather disappointing and quite surprising to me, that these things can be accomplished only with a lot of very complicated fiddling around. I need to do all those three things moderately often in the music I compose. Key signature changes inside a bar are surely common

Re: [Finale] Downloadable current manual.

2017-08-18 Thread Michael Edwards
[David H. Bailey:] >There isn't a downloadable manual for recent versions of Finale. I was afraid that might be the case. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions, those who offered some. I will keep them in mind. >The best I know of would be to purchase the book "Finale 2014 >

Re: [Finale] Bowing Plug-in

2017-08-18 Thread David H. Bailey
On 8/17/2017 8:18 PM, Michael Dutka wrote: > Wow! Been painstakingly plotting out my bowings ever since I learned how to > do that in college, and hearing I've been wasting my time all these years. > [snip] It's a shame that your college professors didn't tell you to indicate bowings only