RE: [Finale] Violin fingerings

). -Lee Thanks for your response. Going further : - Quarter note up stem with tremolo and number 3 above (eight note tuplet): fingering above? - Never along side the noteheads (inside staff) even when double note or triple note? Pierre -Message d'origine- From: Lee Actor Sent: Friday

RE: [Finale] Staff size recommendations

copied by hand and not typeset. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] New plug-in: JW Drop 2nds

I just copy all 4 voice to both horn staves, then use TGTools Modify-Special Modifications to remove 2nd and 4th, or 1st and 3rd notes. Very quick and easy. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu]On Behalf Of Jari Williamsson Sent:

RE: [Finale] New plug-in: JW Drop 2nds

is to go into Speedy and remove them manually. But this is time consuming. Would this be an easy enough thing to do with a plugin? Matthew Isn't this covered by TGTools Modify-Special Modifications? Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http

RE: [Finale] Playback in transposed scores while entering notes

of problems. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com Hello all, I have a question related to the discussion about transposed scores (scores with or without key signatures, but where instruments are notated as the players see

{Spam} RE: [Finale] re: large format scanners

to be superior. The wireless networking works great and the software is well designed, allowing you to set up different profiles to scan to jpg, pdf, etc. It is a bit on the large side, but at under $250 street a great value. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto

{Spam} RE: [Finale] Large format printers?

booklets or any other scaled output without it. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu]on Behalf Of Cecil Rigby Sent: Friday

RE: [Finale] Layout Question

Earlier versions of Finale may not have this plugin (I'm on 2004, which doesn't), but I've been using Jari's JW Score System Divider plugin for years and I'm very happy with it. Is the one that ships with Finale the same? -Lee Blake Richardson wrote: I'm working with Finale 2009 on a Mac

RE: [Finale] Finale Poll (X-posted)

the ease and flexibility of JW Tempo. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com Ditto. I've tried rits and accels once or twice, each new version. I always end up putting in my own

RE: [Finale] Spacing of staves

always thought it odd that adjusting staff position seemed to be the only item I had to adjust by eye and not by numerical position. Thanks for pointing this out! (Adjusting by eye does work pretty well, though.) Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic

RE: [Finale] [OT] hn trans up/down

in such a low range that the player wonders if it's possible that it should be an octave higher. Best to stay in treble clef if at all possible; it's not unusual to see notes for horn in treble clef as low as an octave below middle C (concert F). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor

RE: [Finale] Re: Spiral binding

Hayden Lee Actor wrote: CoilMac-M, standard base unit. J D wrote: I have the CoilMac 41 ECI. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Re: Spiral binding

J D and Lee, which models do you own? Paul Hayden CoilMac-M, standard base unit. -Lee ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Spiral binding

One thing you can't get at Kinko's is a coil longer than 12. I have a CoilMac and a supply of 36 coils in three different sizes (and cover stock). Longer coils may not be an issue for some, but it's a big plus for me. Even better, I don't have to go to Kinko's. -Lee Comb binders work, but I

RE: [Finale] TAN: Dynamics after a rest

I've had plenty of rehearsals slog down with questions about assumed dynamics that aren't written in, but never about dynamics that seem to be redundant. :-) When the identical dynamic reappears in succession within sections without rests, this causes lots of discussion here. Is there

RE: [Finale] TAN: Dynamics after a rest

dynamics that aren't written in, but never about dynamics that seem to be redundant. :-) -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing

RE: [Finale] Beat chart

The UI on beat chart editing is just awful. I don't mind moving the beat spacing around, and I accept that it's something I take upon myself as a fussy engraver -- but the crappy way that the handles are moved one at a time and you can't really see what you're doing is so unnecessary. If

RE: [Finale] Finale spacing issue: F2009, OS X

Matthew Hindson (gmail) écrit: Has anyone else run into this? Avoid collision of notes and accidentals is checked in the Music Spacing options. The spacing is being applied to this particular part only, i.e. there are no other staves affecting the spacing. The other bars in the part

RE: [Finale] Who prints on A3 in US?

binding their own music (you can get a Coil-Mac online for around $300). As you undoubtedly already know, Kinko's is utterly useless for this kind of thing. Alternatively, you could find a commercial printer to do the binding, but it would probably be quite expensive. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence

RE: [Finale] TGTools Update is here!!

The Windows download is labeled version 2.60, but it's still version 2.51. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com I just got this from Tobias! Hello, TGTools 2.60 for Finale 2010

RE: [Finale] Music Notation: Fast bow

. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] harp pedal diagram

against you. I should add that string players will almost always change the printed bowings, but it's still important to make the intention of your phrasing clear. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http

RE: [Finale] TAN: use of subito

several hundred years of Western music, going back at least as far as Gabrieli. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale

RE: [Finale] harp pedal diagram

told me that regardless of what is in the part, every harpist will write in their own pedaling. I see it as similar to printing fingering in string parts (i.e., presumptuous), unless your name is Carlos Salzedo. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic

RE: [Finale] TAN: use of subito

that their mp does represent a sudden change. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman

RE: [Finale] TAN: use of subito

Hey, I agree that it's not technically necessary. I wouldn't write it myself. But I don't consider it incorrect, or even unnecessarily cluttered (and I'm a big proponent of removing unnecessary clutter). I do sympathize with the (apparent) attempt to induce the players to play the piece, not

RE: [Finale] Printing menu options for Choral - collate for 11x17double sided

utilities Ive ever used. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu]on Behalf Of Noel Stoutenburg Sent

RE: [Finale] Somewhat OT: How marked-up can/should rental parts be?

, but are virtually always completely marked up when initially delivered. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

RE: [Finale] hiding rests

to be. Hide notes/rests with the o (letter o, not zero) and if they're already hidden, hit the o key again to unhide them. -- David H. Bailey You can also hide/unhide notes and rests with the H key. Seems more intuitive to me than O. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor

RE: [Finale] TAN: Tips for Printing and Finishing

I have just realized that plastic coils are completely unavailable in Germany, it seems. Even wire coils I couldn't find, let alone any machines for them. The only alternatives to plastic combs are wire combs (and I have had quite good experiences with them) and a system called clickbind. I

RE: [Finale] TAN: Tips for Printing and Finishing

cutters on it. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] TAN: Tips for Printing and Finishing

them highly. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] TAN: Tips for Printing and Finishing

by page and crease each fold. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com I wonder whether there would be interest to start a discussion about printing, binding and finishing scores and parts

RE: [Finale] Status Check

have to go back and make changes to score and parts, it hasn't seemed particularly burdensome (usually fairly minor changes). But I am curious as to exactly how TGTools Smart Explosion is broken in more recent Finale versions. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto

RE: [Finale] Editing

of degradation will depend on the amount of compression. This will be equally true in QuickTime Player as any other editor. Lee Actor (former digital signal processing expert in another life) Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http

RE: [Finale] Editing

I'm not familiar with the internals of the mp3 format, so I can't say for sure. But considering that none of the edits mentioned operate in the frequency domain (such as filters and most other types of audio processing), I can see how it might be possible without conversion/reconversion. But

RE: [Finale] Score Binding Question

of the reasons (among several) that I bought an Akiles CoilMac several years ago and can do all my score production in-house. The only time I ever go to Kinko's any more (besides FedEx) is now and then to have a ream of 11x17 paper cut to 11x14. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo

RE: [Finale] Finale 2009

Looks like Engraver Slurs are finally fixed: http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/features/engravertools/engraverslurs.aspx . That alone might induce me to upgrade. It also looks like expression selection is much improved. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto

RE: [Finale] Finale 2009

annoying bug has been fixed. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] OT - Recorder

built-in, line/mic inputs, headphone out, a speaker, and USB 2.0 connectivity. Believe it or not, the unit weighs only 1.7 oz, including battery. Talk about portable. It's supposed to be shipping any day now. Street price is $350. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto

RE: [Finale] Music spacing problem

if this bug has been corrected since Fin2004? Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Viola harmonics

harmonics (easier in a passage with moving notes). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] text block = staff group name

Lee Actor wrote: Hmm, I've never paid attention to text blocks before, but I took a look at the string quartet I'm currently engraving, and there are some 1500 different text blocks! Needless to say, the vast majority of them don't actually appear anywhere in the piece. Now, my normal

RE: [Finale] text block = staff group name

, even by Options-Remove Deleted Items. Is there any way to get rid of these unused text blocks? Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

RE: [Finale] Distinguishing Engraver slurs from adjusted slurs?

that there are no surprises. An update of the layout from page one wouldn't solve it? Nope! I can send you a file off-list, if you'd like to see. FWIW, Makemusic support was able to reproduce this with my files as well. Aaron. This has also happened to me, several times (FWin 2004a) Lee Actor Composer

RE: [Finale] Re: Finale '08

. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Binding options

if they could, it's nice not to have to go there). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com Can't do a proof -- I don't have the document yet. And since you have to order 100 coils at a time, I need a good all-purpose size. I just want

RE: [Finale] Slightly OT: Paper weight

, isn't it? Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Slightly OT: Paper weight

a minimum of 28 lb. bond (105 g/m2). Regular paper is 20 lb. bond (75 g/m2) and is not only flimsy, it allows too much see-through from double-sided printing. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

RE: [Finale] Piano notation question

In this situation I use slurs on all the rolled notes except the last, where you can use a tie. For correct playback use the sustain pedal (controller 64). A single slur would not indicate that the rolled notes are to be held down. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo

RE: [Finale] Staff order?

For a chamber piece for piano, cello, and percussion, what staff order would everyone recommend? I'm thinking (top to bottom): perc - vc - pno? Cheers, - Darcy I agree. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

[Finale] Checking

I haven't gotten any messages from the Finale list today. Is it down or just quiet? Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] Percussion

with cadenzas: write them out as real measures, which appear in the parts as a single multimeasure rest with Cadenza written over it (and the last bit of the cadenza written as a cue for those parts that enter right after it). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic

RE: [Finale] methods of entering and positioning expressions

On Apr 29, 2007, at 3:54 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: JFYI: I sometimes enter music with around 100 expressions per page. That explains a lot. Others do, too? mdl Ditto. Not hard to do when you're working with a large orchestral score. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant

RE: [Finale] Preferred Keys for Viola Trombone

or flats. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] mass mover - partial measure

TGTools lets you assign a hot key to any Finale menu item (at least the Windows version does). I've been using hotkeys for partial measures and a couple of dozen other Finale commands for years, and it's a real productivity boost. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo

RE: [Finale] key signatures and time signatures at movement breaks

week to the original poster's earlier question about issues in multi-movement works. Makes me wonder why I bothered wasting my time trying to help. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

RE: [Finale] Delayed playback

around it. But at least now you know you're not alone. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] multi-movement works

in separate files, especially when it comes to extracting parts. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] MP3--listen only?

on the changing quality of the connection. True streaming methods also offer higher security, though not perfect, as others have pointed out. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

RE: [Finale] MP3--listen only?

. Playlist files such as m3u and others can also point to true streaming in Real, QuickTime, and even mp3 format, given that the server is properly set up to do true streaming. Just keep in mind that all formats which can do true streaming can also be pseudo-streamed, depending on the server. Lee

RE: [Finale] MP3--listen only?

, not much better than listening over a phone line). As with anything else, if you want to work even semi-seriously with audio, you need decent tools -- reading and writing different file formats, encoders with bit rate options, some kind of minimal editing, etc. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence

RE: [Finale] MP3--listen only?

on the user's machine, unlike true streaming.) Other streaming formats like Real, QuickTime, etc. also rely on special software on the server end and generally cost a premium (note: these can pseudo-stream as well, with the same file download mechanism as mp3's). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence

RE: [Finale] Wedges: what are they and why are they evil?

. This engraving practice has been carried over to modern times for reasons of clarity and attractiveness of notation. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] updating groups brackets

: Update Groups... -Randolph Peters Damn! I wish I was aware of this two weeks ago when I updated all brackets and groups one at a time in a large optimized score. That would have saved me about an hour. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http

RE: [Finale] rest with dot

quarter note rest before leaving the measure. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] TAN: Large-format laser

(Fineprint on the PC), it's not a big deal. The 5200 has a new duplexer available, no idea if it's any better than the ones for the 5000 and 5100. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

RE: [Finale] TAN: Large-format laser

is equivalent to 32 lb. bond (120 g/sq.m). FWIW, I've been using 28 lb. bond (105 g/sq.m.) for a number of years and find it very satisfactory -- no show-through, suitable heft, readily available, and easy for printers to handle. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto

RE: [Finale] TAN: Large-format laser

I'd be very surprised if the duplexer for the 5200 involved any substantial engineering changes from the 5100 duplexer. In any case, it's rated for a max paper weight of 120 g/sq.m., which is equivalent to 32 lb. bond or 80 lb. offset, so I suspect the 100 lb. offset paper (148

RE: [Finale] page turns - a puzzlement

a cover page on the back of page 1? BF Page 1 is always a right-hand page. If you have a cover page, that is page 1, and the first page of music is page 2. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

RE: [Finale] Transpositions

performing them yourself, of course. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Transpositions

awkward five-finger passages that work much better on piano than strings; but his music is worth the extra effort). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale

RE: [Finale] artificial or natural harmonic notation?

D), but if it's that important, you can always add a sul E or just I (Roman numeral one). Besides, in some contexts it may be advantageous to playing it as an artificial harmonic, as this would allow vibrato (impossible on a natural harmonic). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant

RE: [Finale] artificial or natural harmonic notation?

At 12:49 AM -0700 9/11/06, Lee Actor wrote: Besides, in some contexts it may be advantageous to playing it as an artificial harmonic, as this would allow vibrato (impossible on a natural harmonic). Not entirely true. It's a different kind of vibrato with limited amplitude, but quite easy

RE: [Finale] WinFin 2007 PDF

Lee Actor écrit: http://www.leeactor.com/pdf/PrelTrag_2.pdf. Depending on the viewing magnification, some bar lines and ledger lines may be too thick, but it is legible, if not ideal. I agree that the staff lines don't look bad, but the slurs and ties, with all due respect, look like heck

RE: [Finale] WinFin 2007 PDF

at what resolution your sample pdf was created. I'm still on WinFin2004. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo

RE: [Finale] WinFin 2007 PDF

Lee Actor écrit: I've found that I get much results for screen display if I produce pdfs at 300 dpi (for printing I create 1200 dpi pdfs). I don't know why this is so, but it makes me wonder at what resolution your sample pdf was created. I'm still on WinFin2004. I also use WinFin2004

RE: [Finale] WinFin 2007 PDF

On 27.08.2006 Lee Actor wrote: I've found that I get much results for screen display if I produce pdfs at 300 dpi (for printing I create 1200 dpi pdfs). I don't know why this is so, but it makes me wonder at what resolution your sample pdf was created. I'm still on WinFin2004

RE: [Finale] Meter Changes

Another novice question. I'm working with a score that changes meter every now and then. I need to notate "parens, quarter note=quarter note, or dotted half = whole note, parens." The manual, as usual, guards these secrets. Any help is greatly appreciated. I wouldcreate a text

RE: [Finale] Finale 2007 review

it sounds like the only advantage of linked parts is that they're all in one big file. This is a much bigger advantage than you credit it for. Working from one file allows you to a) switch instantly between part views (much faster than opening/saving/closing separate files). b) work in

RE: [Finale] printers

music; as others have suggested, check out the HP LJ 5000/5100 series. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com Bruce, My feeling is that laser print is vastly preferable over inkjets for scores and parts. That DesignJet looks like

RE: [Finale] Pizzicato (Finale 2002)

Define pizz. and arco expressions with playback parameters that execute a program change to the appropriate patch. For my MIDI setup I have one of each expression defined for each string section; if you're using the GM string patch you would only need two expressions total. Lee Actor Composer

RE: [Finale] Pizzicato (Finale 2002)

At 08:17 AM 6/23/06 -0700, Lee Actor wrote: Define pizz. and arco expressions with playback parameters that execute a program change to the appropriate patch. For my MIDI setup I have one of each expression defined for each string section; if you're using the GM string patch you would only need

RE: [Finale] Pizzicato (Finale 2002)

/06 -0700, Lee Actor wrote: I assume this only works if you're using GPO for playback? I believe it also works with regular human playback if you use the Finale built-in soundfont. It doesn't work if you're exporting the Midi to a separate program that uses different sets of customized

RE: [Finale] Re: trombone clefs

). They had access to most scores, even contemporary Western ones. Strange. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com I don't know of much RECENT music written for alto-tenor-bass orchestra sections, though that was overwhelmingly

RE: [Finale] orchestra parts

instead of curved... Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] orchestra parts

Is this a straight long-throw, or a saddle stapler? -Lee Office depot carries the Swingline - long reach- stapler which is ideal for this, i used it and are very happy with it. hope this helps. gr Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 21.06.2006 Lee Actor wrote: Now if I can just find

RE: [Finale] Kiss Me, Kate books

Oboist Claire Tindall, in her kiss-and-tell memoir _Mozart in the Jungle_, describes how she memorized her part for _Les Misérables_, and thereafter read books hidden behind her part during performances. Andrew Stiller That's Blair Tindall. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant

RE: [Finale] The Finale little improvements thread

This feature has been available for quite some time with one of Jari's free plug-ins, JW Playback, still available at http://www.jwmusic.nu/freeplugins/index.html. I use it a great deal when I'm composing (mostly big orchestra stuff) and can't imagine doing without it. Lee Actor Composer

RE: [Finale] The Finale little improvements thread

This feature has been available for quite some time with one of Jari's free plug-ins, JW Playback, still available at http://www.jwmusic.nu/freeplugins/index.html. I use it a great deal when I'm composing (mostly big orchestra stuff) and can't imagine doing without it. I just

RE: [Finale] Very OT: what is this

You beat me! But I believe the correct title is the Albinoni Adagio for Violin, Strings, and Organ in G minor (and not by Albinoni, but apparently by Giazotto). -Lee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ronald M. Krentzman Sent: Wednesday,

RE: [Finale] Booklet Printing

Isn't there a creep setting in Finale? I don't have it with me at the moment, but I know that other programs that can produce booklets or signatures have creep settings. Dennis I wish. At least as of Finale 2004a, there isn't. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo

RE: [Finale] Booklet Printing

How do you work around this problem, do you change the margins in the documents? Isn't there a creep setting in Finale? I don't have it with me at the moment, but I know that other programs that can produce booklets or signatures have creep settings. One of the Patterson

RE: [Finale] Sola Tutte

I tried all-English a few years ago, but I've reverted to a hybrid that includes the common Italian terms. For example, I use mute on and mute off as advance warnings, but con sord. and senza sord. at the points where actual playing begins. Not standard, but makes sense to me. Lee Actor

RE: [Finale] Sola Tutte?

Solo/soli/tutti is standard. Actually, I can't recall ever seeing sola or tutte on a viola part. But then, my memory ain't what it used to be. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [Finale] Re: reduction size (was Pesky Page Turns)

to print scores on 11x17 and take them in to be trimmed to 11x14 as needed, until it struck me that it was a lot more convenient (and cheaper) to have an entire ream of 11x17 cut to 11x14 at once. Now I hardly ever have to go to Kinko's (that's a good thing). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence

RE: [Finale] Stem length and tremolo settings

Here's what I do: 1) For stem lengths, use Robert Patterson's "Patterson Beams" plug-in (it does stems too). There are several longstanding bugs in Finale with regard to incorrect stem lengths. 2) Change the Default Vertical Position for the tremolo articulations to -40. This is not a

RE: [Finale] Stem length and tremolo settings

On Feb 18, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Lee Actor wrote: Here's what I do:1) For stem lengths, use Robert Patterson's "Patterson Beams" plug-in (it does stems too). There are several longstanding bugs in Finale with regard to incorrect stem lengths.2) Change t

RE: [Finale] Pesky Page Turns

not a big deal, since the solo part will be performed from memory. BTW, the usual practice is to have at least 2 measures rest at the end of the page to be turned. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

RE: [Finale] 8th = Q

with (traditional) musical dynamic markings, which are relative and whose meaning to the performer is contextual. For a score of an electronic music composition (often produced after the performance), there are literally many dozens of useful, discrete volume levels. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence

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