Re: [Finale] JW Divider for OSX

2005-03-03 Thread Hans Swinnen
Hello Jari, First of all, a big thank you to both. One little problem however: the new added column Finale 2004-2005 for Mac doesn't show up in Safari. I searched desperately for a link on that page. Till I got the idea switching to IE (which I almost never use) and all went fine. Is this

Re: [Finale] JW Divider for OSX

2005-03-03 Thread Hans Swinnen
and Tobias, the plugin works as flawlessly as ever! Thanks! On Mar 3, 2005, at 5:55 AM, Hans Swinnen wrote: Hello Jari, First of all, a big thank you to both. One little problem however: the new added column Finale 2004-2005 for Mac doesn't show up in Safari. I searched desperately for a link on that page

Re: [Finale] Beginning of staff line

2005-03-14 Thread Hans Swinnen
Barlines: Document options Barlines Display on Single Staves. Brackets: Group attributes Bracket: put checkmark on Show Bracket if Group Contains Only One Staff. Cheers, Hans David W. Fenton wrote: This is a non-crucial question for me, but an annoyance I encountered yesterday, creating an

[Finale] indep.time sig

2005-03-23 Thread Hans Swinnen
Dear listers, Though I'm a Fiinale user since vs. 1.0, I'm confronted for years already with the following problem. I like to copy measures with an indep.time sig (say 6/8 in 2/4 or 12/8 in common time) to another staff. But the destination staff remains blank, even when the destination is also

Re: [Finale] Mastering Triplets_Editing

2005-04-03 Thread Hans Swinnen
After changed your tuplet options in Doc Options, go to Mass Edit Select all Change Tuplets Reset Hans === You will excuse me for any typo's, due to a visual handicap. Christopher Smith wrote: Do you have Bracket Unbeamed Notes Only checked in Document optionstuplets? This oddly-named

Re: [Finale] Doubling a Melodic Line one Octave

2005-06-24 Thread Hans Swinnen
Carissimo, Use Transposition under Mass Edit and check Preserve Original Notes. I'll contact you again off-list soon...!! Ciao, Hans Giovanni Andreani wrote: Hello I was wondering if there's a plugin that automatically doubles a melodic line one octave higher or lower in the same staff.

Re: [Finale] Page margins

2007-02-06 Thread Hans Swinnen
You can realise it: either if you like the method inserting a blank page, but thereafter you have to go to Page Layout Redefine pages all pages and delete the blank page; or -and that's what I'm doing yet for years- is go to Options Page Format Score and switch the numbers from right

Re: [Finale] Page margins (add.)

2007-02-06 Thread Hans Swinnen
in the settings or load the library as I suggested. Any optimizing that you've applied before will thereby be lost. Regards, HS = You will excuse me for any typo's due to a visual handicap. Begin forwarded message: From: Hans Swinnen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 06 februari 2007 10:03:57 GMT+01:00

Re: [Finale] TAN: transposing standards downward

2007-02-12 Thread Hans Swinnen
That depends. Remember that those piano parts are reductions and the chords disposition will be different from the original. I would first listen to that original and then made my decision. My favorite solution could be transposing the vocal line as commissioned and placing the chords above the

Re: [Finale] Cue notes starting IN multi measure rest

2007-02-16 Thread Hans Swinnen
First: I don't like this request from your publisher. However there is a work around: - after optimizing go to scroll view; - add a dummy staff and uncheck all items do display in Staff Attributes, except notes and relatifs. Also uncheck the Option Display Rests in empty measures; - insert

Re: [Finale] Cue notes starting IN multi measure rest

2007-02-16 Thread Hans Swinnen
Actually I was thinking on both parts and score. As a conductor I like to see everything my orchestra members are reading, For the same reason I hate concert pitch scores. Hans You will excuse me for any typo's due to a visual handicap. On 16 feb 2007, at 16:40, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Finale] Cue notes starting IN multi measure rest

2007-02-16 Thread Hans Swinnen
Yes, I want to see which cue notes. MM not, of course! === On 16 feb 2007, at 17:39, Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 16.02.2007 Hans Swinnen wrote: Actually I was thinking on both parts and score. As a conductor I like to see everything my orchestra members are reading, For the same reason I hate

Re: [Finale] Cue notes starting IN multi measure rest

2007-02-17 Thread Hans Swinnen
Dunno. Have you optimized in page view BEFORE adding the staff in scroll view? That's essentially. This way Finale will not take the dummy in account for placing the MM. See my attached pict., token before the last step: move the added staff to overlap. The eighth note is moved to the right by

Re: [Finale] Cue notes starting IN multi measure rest

2007-02-17 Thread Hans Swinnen
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Hans Swinnen Verzonden: zaterdag 17 februari 2007 9:54 Aan: finale@shsu.edu Onderwerp: Re: [Finale] Cue notes starting IN multi measure rest Dunno. Have you optimized in page view BEFORE adding the staff in scroll

Re: [Finale] German

2007-03-04 Thread Hans Swinnen
fliebend has to be fließend, meaning fluently; (it's not a b, but the German ß or ss) Schlufslied = song of the rooster; BTW, a Kaspertheater is a theatre show with from outside manipulated dolls. HTH Hans Op 04 mrt 2007 om 15:52 heeft Christopher Smith het volgende geschreven: On

Re: [Finale] German

2007-03-04 Thread Hans Swinnen
I agree, Schlußlied is another possibility. And where I wrote in my previous post: a Kaspertheater is a theatre show with from outside manipulated dolls I would thinking on a Puppet on a string, bot there are other methods for playing this kind of theater. Hans === On 04 mrt 2007, at 16:24,

Re: [Finale] German

2007-03-04 Thread Hans Swinnen
But Schlufslied exists as a Song of the rooster. I don't know the context, neither the age, neither the place of this song in the whole opus, but IF it's the end, I'd agree with something like Ending or Final Song, BUT if it's not the end, I'll say it *could* be a Rooster Song. Hans --- You

Re: [Finale] German

2007-03-05 Thread Hans Swinnen
My mother (89). She is a native German and was professional occupied by German traditions. According her a Schluf (=Hahn; english chanticleer, cock, rooster, spigot) is maybe not common anymore, but widely used in southern and eastern parts of Germany, and further in Bohemen. It was also from

Re: [Finale] Chord symbols DO-RE-MI... instead of C-D-E....

2007-03-07 Thread Hans Swinnen
TGTools Misc Custom Chord Styles Hans === On 07 mrt 2007, at 14:52, Marcello Noia wrote: Forgive me if this is a stupid question but I did not find anything in the manual. I need to write some simple exercises for sax students putting on every note its name in Italian. I need to put it as a

Re: [Finale] horn transposition question

2007-03-20 Thread Hans Swinnen
On 20 mrt 2007, at 15:37, Martin Banner wrote: If I have a horn in G, and write a D (fourth line treble clef), will that sound as a concert A (second space treble clef)? Yes. Also, if I have a horn in G written in bass clef, what concert pitch will actually sound if I write an A on fifth

Re: [Finale] horn transposition question

2007-03-20 Thread Hans Swinnen
You're right. But that wasn't the question, was it? Yours, Hans === On 20 mrt 2007, at 18:39, Andrew Stiller wrote: On Mar 20, 2007, at 11:49 AM, Hans Swinnen wrote: On 20 mrt 2007, at 15:37, Martin Banner wrote: Also, if I have a horn in G written in bass clef, what concert pitch

Re: [Finale] horn transposition question

2007-03-21 Thread Hans Swinnen
I'm sorry! You're right of course. I should have read the question more carefully. Hans === On 21 mrt 2007, at 09:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 20 mrt 2007, at 15:37, Martin Banner wrote: Also, if I have a horn in G written in bass clef, what concert pitch will actually sound if I write

Re: RE OT: [Finale] Show n' tell, etc.

2007-04-16 Thread Hans Swinnen
Dit lijkt erg op een omgekeerde versie van de 10 kleine negertjes…! ;-) Hans === On 16 apr 2007, at 09:15, Peter Lockwood wrote: En nog een... dit keer een pianist uit Nieuw Zeeland wonend en werkend in Amsterdam... Peter G. Lockwood Warmoesstraat 16E 1012 JD Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel:

Re: RE OT: [Finale] Show n' tell, etc.

2007-04-16 Thread Hans Swinnen
That was my intention neither Only an inside joke. On 16 apr 2007, at 13:03, Barbara Touburg wrote: I wonder if anyone over there gets that one! Hans Swinnen wrote: Dit lijkt erg op een omgekeerde versie van de 10 kleine negertjes…! ;-) Hans

Re: [Finale] transposing instrument question in Finale 2003a

2007-04-16 Thread Hans Swinnen
If Staff Styles not yet are available in Fin2k3, there's always a work around via Independent Key Sigs in the Staff Tool, Hans === On 16 apr 2007, at 17:36, Martin Banner wrote: I am working on an edition of an 18th Century piece for men's choir, strings, oboes and horns in several movements.

[Finale] Fin2k5b on Macbook?

2007-04-27 Thread Hans Swinnen
Is it really impossible to run 2005b on a Macbook (OSX 10.4.9)? Nobody knows a workaround at all? I'm stick with those version 'cause the Lyrics in an opera score. I'm desperate. Hans === Outgoing mail checked by Norton Antivirus ___ Finale mailing

Re: [Finale] Fin2k5b on Macbook?

2007-04-27 Thread Hans Swinnen
On 27 Apr 2007, at 5:55 AM, Hans Swinnen wrote: Is it really impossible to run 2005b on a Macbook (OSX 10.4.9)? Nobody knows a workaround at all? I'm stick with those version 'cause the Lyrics in an opera score. I'm desperate. Hans === Outgoing mail checked by Norton Antivirus

Re: [Finale] Fin2k5b on Macbook?

2007-04-28 Thread Hans Swinnen
Dear Darcy, It's hopeless. I've copied from my PPC and removed all prefs and the location.txt as you suggested, but to no avail. A message come up, displaying Finale cannot start the Registration Wizard because a required data file (location.txt, Dealers_Fin.txt) was not found in the

Re: [Finale] OT: goats in opera

2007-05-12 Thread Hans Swinnen
Having conducted this show over 100 times in my own country, the Netherlands and Germany, I'd like adjusting some facts. The score is right here on my desk. At the White Horse Inn isn't an operetta in the Vienna tradition like Strauss or Léhàr, but, according the score, a Singspiel, also

Re: [Finale] Independent time sig copy failure (second of 2 q's)

2007-06-26 Thread Hans Swinnen
There's a solution: Paste in your standard time and change your time sig afterwards to independent. E.g. if your main time is 3/4 and you would paste a 9/8 content: paste the content in 3/4 and then change the appropriate measure to 9/8. It works! It's not necessary to avoid clicking

Re: [Finale] Independent time sig copy failure (second of 2 q's)

2007-06-26 Thread Hans Swinnen
geschreven: At 04:50 PM 6/26/2007 +0200, Hans Swinnen wrote: There's a solution: Paste in your standard time and change your time sig afterwards to independent. E.g. if your main time is 3/4 and you would paste a 9/8 content: paste the content in 3/4 and then change the appropriate measure to 9/8

Re: [Finale] Slashed grace notes

2007-07-05 Thread Hans Swinnen
1. It's not possible AFAIK. I've already asked for this in the early ninety's :-( 2. You can insert the grace notes after the last beat (or note) of the preceding bar (measure). Finale wouldn't tell you there are too many beats. Hans God told me how this music should be played, but

Re: [Finale] Staff line thickness

2007-10-02 Thread Hans Swinnen
IMHO it should be a relative thickness, simply obtained by using the % Tool. Hans The Detroit String Quartet played Brahms. Brahms has losed the game. The Detroit Gazette. Op 02-okt-07, om 15:34 heeft Barbara Touburg het volgende geschreven: I'm entering a piece for violin and piano.

Re: [Finale] OT (was: Harp Question)

2007-10-31 Thread Hans Swinnen
In the 12th century or something when introducing a 7th note to the already existing hexachord, there was a babylonic confusion about the name. We know that the first syllabe of each verse came out the hymne for St Johannes (Ut..., Re..., Mi..., etc.) where indeed every sentence started a

Re: [Finale] very OT notation (burn before reading!)

2007-11-01 Thread Hans Swinnen
Hello John (and David). Thanks for clarification. You know, having worked as a conductor in Germany, the Netherlands and -of course- in my own country, I've been frustrated by many misunderstandings caused by the different pitch names. The B/H discussion invited me to tell something from

Re: [Finale] Smart shape and different time sigs

2007-11-30 Thread Hans Swinnen
Giuliano, I'm not sure about smart shapes, but copy-paste should work this way: - uncheck independent time sig in the source staff and don't worry about to few or to many beats in the measure(s); - copy; - check independent time again (for not to forget); - uncheck independent time sig in

Re: [Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey

2007-12-13 Thread Hans Swinnen
2 laptops, one with a 22' external monitor for music, no more desktop. Hans On Dec 12, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] lyrics and spacing in 2008 - update

2007-12-20 Thread Hans Swinnen
And moreover: Mac users should make sure to dl the zip-file, for the sit-file is still version 2.43. Hans Op 20-dec-07, om 12:25 heeft dhbailey het volgende geschreven: dc wrote: Tobias released (yesterday) an updated version of his TGTools. The New Spacing plug-in now works in 2008

Re: [Finale] OT - Extracting single pages from a multi-page PDF document

2008-01-31 Thread Hans Swinnen
Extracting parts from a .pdf is impossible AFAIK. I see only two solutions: 1. scanning the pdf doc to an XML file and import this into a new Finale file, thus making a new score or 2. another hard way: remake the whole thing from scratch by hand. Sorry to be of little help Hans Op

Re: [Finale] OT - Extracting single pages from a multi-page PDF document

2008-01-31 Thread Hans Swinnen
Marcello, Sorry, I've misread your question. If you're on a Mac I can suggest PDFpen. Hans You will excuse me for any typo's due to a visual handicap. Op 31-jan-08, om 15:29 heeft Hans Swinnen het volgende geschreven: Extracting parts from a .pdf is impossible AFAIK. I see only two

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-04 Thread Hans Swinnen
Greetings, I'm Hans Swinnen, born 1941 near Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. Living in the Limburgian woods. Retired opera and musical conductor (health reason) still composing, 20th century classical music and now working on my 5th musical. Premiere in Holland on 6th Oct. 2005 Using Finale since vs

[Finale] Tamtam (in percussion)?

2008-08-02 Thread Hans Swinnen
Dear all, I have to finish a score in MacFin2k5b. On some places is asked for a Tamtam. Alas, I can't find a playback issue (not in GM for sure). Is my brain getting older, or am I missing something obvious? Can/will somebody show me the right way? TIA Hans

Re: [Finale] French terminology

2008-08-09 Thread Hans Swinnen
Hi Darcy, We'll use simply Réduction or Edition pour piano (et/avec chant) for rehearsal piano. Furthermore in Do is IMHO more italian style, opposed to Ut which should be of french usage, as others yet confirmed. But in today's scores, there's no uniformity as tromba in C, trompette en

Re: [Finale] French terminology

2008-08-09 Thread Hans Swinnen
In my experience a rehearsal piano of a work with orchestra has always been a simplified orchestra. One has only 10 fingers, no? Edition could serve as this will published separated for singers or tutti quanti. In your actual case I would definitely choose for Réduction. Hans === You will

Re: [Finale] French terminology

2008-08-11 Thread Hans Swinnen
Andrew, Please read every post of a thread. We're defending grosso modo the same opinion. Then I wrote 09 aug 2008 09:18:46 GMT+02:00: in Do is italian style, opposed to in Ut which should be of french usage. while on 10 aug 08, at 23:28, you wrote: Trompette en ut (lower case,

[Finale] Page Layout problem

2008-12-24 Thread Hans Swinnen
Hi everyone, Working on a score in 2005b, no problems so far, except when I extract parts. Tho' all thinkabel settings (in Finale, in System Preferences and so on) are set to A4, the Parts set up, set to A4, steady come out in US Letter, sometimes there's an Item 1 mention before the

Re: [Finale] Changing group attributes AFTER optimising

2009-02-23 Thread Hans Swinnen
TGTools Layout Update Groups... Hans === On 22 feb 09, at 21:49, Christopher Smith wrote: I just realised that I forgot to set my piano group to NOT show the group name in my piano-vocal extraction. I have optimised and respaced individual staves very carefully, which I will lose if I

Re: [Finale] Changing group attributes AFTER optimising

2009-02-23 Thread Hans Swinnen
Thank you, Steve, for save Christopher. I couldn't answer sooner. Cheers, Hans On 23 feb 09, at 16:56, Christopher Smith wrote: THERE ya go! I missed setting the group attributes in SCROLL view. I was doing it in page view. Thanks a bunch! Works great! C. On Feb 23, 2009, at 9:45

Re: [Finale] Inverted V glyph

2009-07-13 Thread Hans Swinnen
Try the Toccata font, capital J Hans === On 13 jul 09, at 17:19, Darcy James Argue wrote: Hi Eric, Thanks. Okay, having used PopChar, I still cannot find a suitable inverted V character in any of the fonts on my system. Anyone have any ideas? Cheers, - Darcy - djar...@earthlink.net

Re: [Finale] no photocopying sign

2009-10-23 Thread Hans Swinnen
Opus Special Hans === Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. Hector Berlioz On 23 okt 09, at 10:23, Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote: If you install the Sibelius demo it's in one of the fonts there. Matthew dc wrote: Does anyone know where I could find a (free)

Re: [Finale] beaming problem

2010-01-28 Thread Hans Swinnen
From the Quick Help: Special tools, select the Broken Beam Then click in the app. maes. the handle to change the broken beam direction (left or right). Hans Op 28-jan-10, om 14:42 heeft dc het volgende geschreven: Here's my beaming problem. I have a piece in common time where some of