Re: [Finale] New plug-in: JW Staff Polyphony

2013-02-18 Thread Steve Parker
Wow... this one's a keeper! Thanks Jari! Steve P. On 18 Feb 2013, at 10:16, Jari Williamsson wrote: > Hello! > > A new plug-in called "JW Staff Polyphony" is now available for download > from the tips site. > www.finaletips.nu > > It's for Finale 2010 and later versions and it's a multi-pu

Re: [Finale] Sibelius Core Team Now at Steinberg, Building New Notation Tool

2013-02-21 Thread Steve Parker
> (Now, if he could only get me off the Igor Noteheads mailing list, then he > would be a true hero!) Me too! Four years into daily Finale use I still hit things that were far quicker in Igor. Basic thinks like slur entry, dynamic entry, hairpin entry, proper linked parts, ability to grab anyt

Re: [Finale] Sibelius Core Team Now at Steinberg, Building New Notation Tool

2013-02-21 Thread Steve Parker
irely different beast for pro copying than any of them. So.. what are you thinking? (Asked with great interest because your plugs go a long way in turning Finale into something!) Steve P. On 21 Feb 2013, at 13:57, Jari Williamsson wrote: > On 2013-02-21 14:02, Steve Parker wrote: > >>

Re: [Finale] FinWin 2011 - Rhythmic/Slash notation and ties

2013-03-20 Thread Steve Parker
I do this all the time. It usually works fine but is occasionally odd like this. My solution is to go back and forth between note-, rhythmic- and time-signature spacing and update layout. If that fails I delete the bars completely and do it again. Steve P. On 20 Mar 2013, at 09:58, Marcello

Re: [Finale] more keyboard stuff

2013-03-28 Thread Steve Parker
Used one without problem. Steve P. On 28 Mar 2013, at 17:15, Phil Buglass wrote: > Anyone have any experience with the Korg nanokey2 > controllers? My comparison shopping seems to be > leading in that direction. If anyone has horror > stories about them, I would sooner hear them now > t

Re: [Finale] Are the "free" (bundled) Garritan sounds the same as the GPO and Concert Band sounds?

2013-05-15 Thread Steve Parker
I use a mix of tenor and bass to get the bass tone right. Sometime the GPO bass sound is perfect but not for long at a time! Steve P. On 15 May 2013, at 18:38, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre wrote: > I don't have the J&BB library, but the GPO and the band versions. The band > version has light ver

Re: [Finale] Fwd: Simple question on page layout

2013-09-17 Thread Steve Parker
I don't think there is any way without redoing. I didn't answer before because I was hoping someone might know better.. :-( Steve P. On 17 Sep 2013, at 09:52, Dan Tillberg wrote: > Interesting discussions about Finale's future; this is obviously topics > that engages people. I am tempted to j

Re: [Finale] What will be the state of notation products by 2016?

2013-09-17 Thread Steve Parker
Maybe I'm alone in not wanting every program to do everything.. If I need to mock up or (increasingly) produce a high-quality audio version of something then Digital Performer is perfect. If I need players to play it or it needs to be published then I want absolute control over what it looks lik

Re: [Finale] copy time signatures

2013-09-24 Thread Steve Parker
I think all staves in score must be showing and destination must have identical staff setup. Steve P. > On 24 Sep 2013, at 07:01, Chuck Israels wrote: > > Copying from one document to another. The source has varied time signatures, > but they are not copying to the new document. Copy All

Re: [Finale] random thoughts on 2014

2013-11-10 Thread Steve Parker
another differing opinion.. I sightread a lot for a living, but I don't like cautionarys without parentheses - I find they make my eyes skip back to the key sig. or original accidental to check. In keyless music, parantheses are usually redundant. Steve P. On 10 Nov 2013, at 20:27, Christopher

Re: [Finale] random thoughts on 2014

2013-11-19 Thread Steve Parker
This is nuts! Steve P. > On 19 Nov 2013, at 15:36, Patrick Sheehan > wrote: > > Courtesy accidentals (ANYWHERE) are for the weak. If you *need* them in the > part, then that means you're not following the key signature. Back to > school! > > patricksheehanmu...@gmail.com > -Original Me

Re: [Finale] random thoughts on 2014

2013-11-20 Thread Steve Parker
In my experience it is better to always use accidentals to cancel different octaves. If it happens a lot, depending on the tonality of the piece, you may not need parentheses. Bb to B is an augmented octave. Maybe a better solution is to write a genuine minor ninth of Bb to Cb? Steve P. > On

Re: [Finale] cut time question

2013-12-08 Thread Steve Parker
In the time signature dialog you can tick 'use a different time sig for display' and set it to 2/2. Also set time sig in document preferences to abbreviate cut common. Steve P. > On 8 Dec 2013, at 15:37, Martin Banner wrote: > > In Finale 2008, I have a movement in 4/2 time (marked alla bre

Re: [Finale] Current fees

2013-12-10 Thread Steve Parker
If it helps I have a similar scheme of costs on my website: www.eisik.com Steve P. > On 10 Dec 2013, at 02:00, Shelley Huston wrote: > > I have a friend who needs a copyist for a set of 5 villancicos (carols), the > longest of which is 7 parts and 244 measures, the others between 100 and 200

Re: [Finale] OT: Key sig for Lydian mode

2013-12-13 Thread Steve Parker
It's also only in equal temperament that the tonic of a mode doesn't assert itself strongly. The idea (especially among jazzers..) that the modes are the same pitches as major - only shifted - kind of creates the question in the first place. Steve P. > On 13 Dec 2013, at 04:10, Douglas Brown

Re: [Finale] Advice for a new need...?

2013-12-19 Thread Steve Parker
This is one of the things that would be helped with opaque empty text boxes that could be set to the topmost graphics layer to hide things. Always hoping that someone will tell me it's possible.. Steve P. > On 19 Dec 2013, at 18:19, Christopher Smith > wrote: > > Ossias (with the Ossia tool

Re: [Finale] Advice for a new need...?

2013-12-19 Thread Steve Parker
No.. not better.. in addition too.. Create stave - use empty text box to cut away, so ossia can be as short as you want. Steve P. > On 19 Dec 2013, at 23:03, Jari Williamsson > wrote: > >> On 2013-12-19 23:41, Steve Parker wrote: >> This is one of the things that would

Re: [Finale] Advice for a new need...?

2013-12-19 Thread Steve Parker
If it's possible, how do I make an opaque text box? I have a hundred uses for it! Steve P. > On 19 Dec 2013, at 23:03, Jari Williamsson > wrote: > >> On 2013-12-19 23:41, Steve Parker wrote: >> This is one of the things that would be helped with opaque empty text b

[Finale] Corrupt File....

2014-04-14 Thread Steve Parker
Can anyone try to open a file for me? Finale says it can't open the filetype and the same with the .bak. It opened fine five minutes ago.. Steve P. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe f

Re: [Finale] Corrupt File....

2014-04-14 Thread Steve Parker
I've looked at the header in a hex editor and it is entirely different from a finale file - closer to a web xml document. Anyone have any idea how this could happen? Happened to anyone else? Given that the actual data is not corrupt and only the header, is it recoverable in any way? Steve P. __

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-15 Thread Steve Parker
I've worked with bassoonists who would rather a clef change for one note than to read ledger lines. These players are happy to read B.C. ledger lines on other instruments. In the UK twenty or thirty years ago you could find pro big band or jazz bones who couldn't read tenor. It's no longer the

Re: [Finale] Changing clefs within same measure in concert pitch score

2014-04-15 Thread Steve Parker
I've also written, at least once (in a string quartet), ledger lines for the purpose of awkwardness with a direction not to pencil in the notes. An artistic choice where I'm happy if it's misread! Steve P. > On 15 Apr 2014, at 13:03, David Froom wrote: > >> On 14 Apr 2014, at 1:00 PM, Darcy

Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think

2014-04-16 Thread Steve Parker
How about this? http://www.eisik.com/examples/Example_Lead.pdf Steve P. > On 17 Apr 2014, at 05:40, Girard Bowe wrote: > > I'm trying to create a leadsheet for Benny Golson's Blues on My Mind, and > there are rhythm kicks integral to the song. I wanted to notate them above > the melody line a

Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think

2014-04-16 Thread Steve Parker
If you need to notate pitch you can possibly use layers and reduce notehead size. Steve P. > On 17 Apr 2014, at 05:47, Steve Parker wrote: > > How about this? > > http://www.eisik.com/examples/Example_Lead.pdf > > Steve P. > >> On 17 Apr 2014, at 05:40,

Re: [Finale] Measures missing in extracted parts (Win2014a)

2014-04-22 Thread Steve Parker
I always check every bar of every part. There's plenty to go wrong! Steve P. > On 22 Apr 2014, at 20:06, Steven Larsen wrote: > > When conducting a rehearsal for some pieces I recently arranged, two players > discovered they were missing measures. The printed measure numbers at the > beginning

Re: [Finale] ***POSSIBLE SPAM***(6.1) OT: medieval notation

2014-04-24 Thread Steve Parker
Surely the point of asking here is to cut through the 16,000 with the hope that some expert knowledge might be more useful... > On 24 Apr 2014, at 03:26, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: > > Ryan wrote: >> Are there any online cheat sheets on how to read medieval notation, >> mensural notation, and what

Re: [Finale] IgorEngraverClassic Font

2014-05-07 Thread Steve Parker
Should have. Will dig it out. Steve P. > On 7 May 2014, at 12:45, Simon Troup wrote: > > Does anyone have a copy of Igor Engraver Classic? I'm presuming it's a > music font for Igor engraver. > > It was used in an old score I've been tasked with updating but I don't have > a copy of the font

Re: [Finale] default rest question

2014-05-20 Thread Steve Parker
I would use a double whole as per original. I would split off the last movement to a new doc and change the default. Steve P. > On 16 May 2014, at 19:55, Martin Banner wrote: > > Ryan, > > I checked the Dolmetsch book, and if I read it correctly, yes, double > whole rests are the standard

Re: [Finale] Staff names in combined file

2014-07-03 Thread Steve Parker
For me, Finale has a lot of gotchas here.. I make individual PDFs and then combine those. Steve P. > On 3 Jul 2014, at 18:42, Nick Raspa wrote: > > I have a string quartet prepared in an older version of Finale. I am > currently working in Finale 2014 and I want to have the score and parts

Re: [Finale] Staff names in combined file

2014-07-03 Thread Steve Parker
> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > >> On Jul 3, 2014, at 4:21 PM, Steve Parker wrote: >> >> For me, Finale has a lot of gotchas here.. >> I make individual PDFs and then combine those. >> >> Steve P. >> >>> On 3 Jul 2

Re: [Finale] Staff names in combined file

2014-07-05 Thread Steve Parker
and if you're on mac, then the built in Preview will do this. > On 5 Jul 2014, at 15:24, "David H. Bailey" > wrote: > >> On 7/5/2014 9:56 AM, Nick Raspa wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Thanks for all the input. >> >> I tried turning off the staff names in parts but that doesn't work. I >> believ

Re: [Finale] Smart hairpins issue

2014-07-25 Thread Steve Parker
FWIW I've had exactly the same. Just one on my list of things to work out why it happens when I actually have some spare time.. Steve P. On 25 Jul 2014, at 23:27, Craig Parmerlee wrote: > I had a problem last week where Finale 2014c would not let me adjust > hairpins horizontally. I could dra

Re: [Finale] Smart hairpins issue

2014-07-26 Thread Steve Parker
25/2014 6:30 PM, Steve Parker wrote: >> FWIW I've had exactly the same. >> Just one on my list of things to work out why it happens when I actually >> have some spare time.. >> >> Steve P. >> >> On 25 Jul 2014, at 23:27, Craig Parmerlee wrote: >>

Re: [Finale] Finale 2014: Looking back, looking forward

2014-07-30 Thread Steve Parker
I'm coming to this late.. So Finale 2014 doesn't work with quicklook?? That would dealbreak an upgrade.. Steve P. On 30 Jul 2014, at 20:44, Good, Michael wrote: > Dear Dean, > > I thought from previous emails that you had already heard a lot about > keyless scores and were looking for practical

Re: [Finale] Finale 2014: Looking back, looking forward

2014-07-31 Thread Steve Parker
ion of doing a major architectural upgrade to a > rather old codebase. Users get the impression that there are few > benefits for such a long wait. But the benefits are there -- they are > just realized over a longer time horizon. > > > >> On 7/30/2014 3:59 PM, Ste

Re: [Finale] Re-order staves on one page?

2014-08-21 Thread Steve Parker
My solution for this kind of thing may not be the best but.. I will finish as much as possible then save several well-named copies of the file. I can then rearrange staves and groups per page and collate them when printed. You have to watch out for bar and page numbers. Steve P. > On 21 Aug 20

Re: [Finale] Re-order staves on one page?

2014-08-21 Thread Steve Parker
this fairly standard thing! Steve P. On 21 Aug 2014, at 10:56, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > On Thu, August 21, 2014 4:28 am, Steve Parker wrote: >> My solution for this kind of thing may not be the best but.. >> I will finish as much as possible then save several well-named copies

Re: [Finale] Michael (is) Good

2014-09-12 Thread Steve Parker
Just being able to use Speedy without having to enter the last half of the bar blind would be good. Half a bar in 21st century software then back to the eighties…. Steve P. On 12 Sep 2014, at 04:01, Girard Bowe wrote: > Hi, Michael - I'm glad to hear that Finale will continue to be improved &

Re: [Finale] Divided 7/4

2014-10-08 Thread Steve Parker
I’ve done this before by saving as many files as needed (for each variance of multi-measure rest) after completing everything else. Then just delete bars. It can be a smaller kludge than having to deal with bar numbers etc. Steve P. On 8 Oct 2014, at 06:00, Robert Patterson wrote: > For this p

Re: [Finale] News update on MakeMusic move to Boulder

2014-10-14 Thread Steve Parker
> talking more about partially > thought-out implementations in this case. I still think that Finale (and Sibelius) are still screwing up implementations of things like linked parts and magnetic layout that Igor Engraver had right decades ago. Igor had (severe) problems but was designed from t

[Finale] Strange slur bug in 2014 Mac

2014-10-22 Thread Steve Parker
I’m having a curious problem with slurs in layers other than 1 sticking if I flip, so I end up with two. The original one is not selectable. Any one else? Steve P. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Strange slur bug in 2014 Mac

2014-10-22 Thread Steve Parker
Hi John, No! Steve On 22 Oct 2014, at 18:35, John Roberts wrote: > Doesn't it disappear with a redraw? > JR > > On 10/22/14 11:45 AM, Steve Parker wrote: >> I’m having a curious problem with slurs in layers other than 1 sticking if I >> flip, so I end up with tw

Re: [Finale] Strange slur bug in 2014 Mac

2014-10-22 Thread Steve Parker
Found another oddity.. The wavy line for a piano spread chord seems to split up. Steve P. On 22 Oct 2014, at 18:35, John Roberts wrote: > Doesn't it disappear with a redraw? > JR > > On 10/22/14 11:45 AM, Steve Parker wrote: >> I’m having a curious problem with slurs

Re: [Finale] Strange slur bug in 2014 Mac

2014-10-23 Thread Steve Parker
's actually made up of one > tilde-like glyph that repeats like a dashed line. > > Christopher > > > On Wed Oct 22, at WednesdayOct 22 1:56 PM, Steve Parker wrote: > >> Found another oddity.. >> The wavy line for a piano spread chord seems to split up.

Re: [Finale] Strange slur bug in 2014 Mac

2014-10-24 Thread Steve Parker
n many different tools. > > Christopher > > On 22-Oct-14, at 22-Oct-14 11:45 AM, Steve Parker wrote: > >> I’m having a curious problem with slurs in layers other than 1 >> sticking if I flip, so I end up with two. >> The original one is not selectab

Re: [Finale] Music Editor for Macs

2014-11-10 Thread Steve Parker
I use Twisted Wave. Steve P. > On 10 Nov 2014, at 18:27, Thurletta Brown-Gavins > wrote: > > Thanks for the tip, John. I'll check that out as well. > Thurletta > > -- > > On Mon, 10 Nov 2014 John Roberts wrote: > >> I have used Amadeus for quite a while now. Like

Re: [Finale] Music Editor for Macs

2014-11-28 Thread Steve Parker
Twisted Wave is fantastic. Steve P. > On 28 Nov 2014, at 08:50, Chris Bell wrote: > > Otherwise GarageBand is free. > > / C > > On Nov 5, 2014, at 1:59 AM, Graeme Gerrard wrote: > >> ? I am running Yosemite and Audacity 2.0.2.0 still seems to work fine. >> >>> On 4 Nov 2014, at 10:30 pm, Th

Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 136, Issue 16

2014-11-28 Thread Steve Parker
Or for those that wish their music to be sight-read safely during a session costing £20,000+. And a dozen other reasons. Music is not an extreme sport where the ‘real men’ don’t use safety kit….. Steve P. > On 26 Nov 2014, at 18:45, Patrick Sheehan > wrote: > > Let's hope so! Cautionary (and

Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 136, Issue 16

2014-11-29 Thread Steve Parker
I do a lot of sight-reading too, including an increasing amount of stuff printed for audition from the internet in keys like E#.. Cautionarys without parentheses cause my eyes to skip back and check the key or the previous accidental . My preference is: If the note is changed by the accidental,

Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 136, Issue 16

2014-11-29 Thread Steve Parker
> Surely this issue has something to do with the context. Highly chromatic > music requires more frequent courtesy accidentals, and once you reach a > certain point, parentheses simply become needless clutter. Absolutely. Complex or non-tonal or non-ET is a different case. But these things are

Re: [Finale] from Finale's new CEO

2014-12-07 Thread Steve Parker
" The first order of business will be to shore up and modernize the systems and processes we use for building Finale, which means we are not racing to release another upgrade. Look for us to deliver several more incremental updates over the coming year to improve stability and speed. We’re going

[Finale] Score/Part name insert

2014-12-07 Thread Steve Parker
Is anyone else having trouble with text boxes in 2014d? ‘Part/Score Name’ insert disappears completely if I close and re-open a file? Driving me nuts! Steve P. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To u

Re: [Finale] Score/Part name insert

2014-12-07 Thread Steve Parker
ut I can't rule it > out.) I would reach a point in certain files where I simply could not add a > text block to a page. The way I worked around that problem was to use my > Page Title Mover plugin to move titles from a scratch doc onto the pages of > my real doc. > > Robe

Re: [Finale] Locked systems

2014-12-30 Thread Steve Parker
On a side note and if you’d not come across it: Jari’s ‘JW Copy Part Layout’ plugin is tremendous and saves a huge amount of time. Steve P. > On 30 Dec 2014, at 20:09, Aaron Sherber wrote: > > I've done that and *still* had Finale print a page differently than it > appears on screen. Not oft

[Finale] part/score name insert

2014-12-31 Thread Steve Parker
I’ve asked this before and tried the suggestions and put in a support request… but maybe someone has sussed it. Input name for Score in Score Manager. Create text box with Part/Score name insert. Lovely! Close file. Text box and insert gone. Actual name for score in Score Manager also gone. Arghh

Re: [Finale] part/score name insert

2014-12-31 Thread Steve Parker
7;re using but I find all of those fields in the File > info section very quirky unless you *tab* out of the field once you've > entered it. > > On Dec 31, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Steve Parker wrote: > >> I’ve asked this before and tried the suggestions and put in a support

Re: [Finale] part/score name insert

2015-01-03 Thread Steve Parker
Well, Finale seems to be having a funny New Year for me.. As well as the score and part names always disappearing, I now have space systems evenly that positions systems increasing close as you get to the bottom of the page. I also have some bars where the notes all collide (in single instrument

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Steve Parker
I’d long been used to the blue one. It would be nice to still have the option. Steve P. > On 18 Jan 2015, at 11:57, Darcy James Argue wrote: > > The old palettes were definitely broke — horrid and unprofessional-looking. > YMMV but I think the new palette is a huge UI improvement. > > Cheers,

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Steve Parker
And the attached hairpins save a ton of time! Steve P. > On 18 Jan 2015, at 16:56, Linda Worsley wrote: > > I think what happens is that one gets used to the way a software works > (especially when it works well) and when menus change, the look changes, or > tools are renamed, it feels unfamili

Re: [Finale] 2014

2015-01-23 Thread Steve Parker
Try Preferences: Edit: Respect Instrument Ranges ?? Steve P. > On 23 Jan 2015, at 19:29, Don Hart wrote: > > Hi Everyone--Happy New Year, > > Got to the end of a bigger project and like a few others on this list, > decided to break out 2014 (10.9.5 on a MacBook Air). I thought converting >

Re: [Finale] Ideas for drum set notation - multimeasure rests

2015-01-23 Thread Steve Parker
For long periods of the same rhythm I use slashes, 8 bars a line or whatever is structurally relevant, structural clues with thick barlines, big numbers at end of line (in brackets) to indicate how many bars have passed. Steve P. > On 23 Jan 2015, at 15:06, Craig Parmerlee wrote: > > In most

Re: [Finale] {Spam} OT: Historical Horn Notation Question

2010-10-29 Thread Steve Parker
It is the tradition for horns to write the parts transposed but without key signature. It is common these days to write key signatures for the horns and IMO this should be done even if transcribing an earlier work. Steve Parker On 29 Oct 2010, at 13:42, James Cooper wrote: I thought the

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] {Spam} OT: Historical Horn Notation Question

2010-10-29 Thread Steve Parker
Fenton" wrote: > On 29 Oct 2010 at 14:58, Steve Parker wrote: > >> It is the tradition for horns to write the parts transposed but >> without key signature. > > It's not just tradition, but the only thing that made sense. > > But my question is *not* abou

Re: [Finale] headphone crashes

2010-11-19 Thread Steve Parker
Hi, I'm finding that if I plug headphones (or unplug) whilst Finale is running FInale hangs with a spinning disc. Can anyone think of how this can happen? I would have thought that Finale would have no idea if headphones are plugged in or not? Thanks! Steve P. _

Re: [Finale] headphone crashes

2010-11-21 Thread Steve Parker
FWIW... Solved this by removing the .kext file for pocket audio. Steve P. On 19 Nov 2010, at 19:18, Steve Parker wrote: Hi, I'm finding that if I plug headphones (or unplug) whilst Finale is running FInale hangs with a spinning disc. Can anyone think of how this can happen? I would

[Finale] Linking score to parts

2010-11-23 Thread Steve Parker
Hi, I've adjusted expressions in the parts. Is there any way to relink them to the score so that the score changes rather than the parts? Thanks! Steve P. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] Linking score to parts

2010-11-23 Thread Steve Parker
ave always found it quicker to workaround. Steve P. On 23 Nov 2010, at 19:21, Aaron Sherber wrote: On 11/23/2010 1:06 PM, Steve Parker wrote: I've adjusted expressions in the parts. Is there any way to relink them to the score so that the score changes rather than the parts? In general

[Finale] Respell Rhythms

2010-12-01 Thread Steve Parker
Hi all! Still on my track of trying to learn the stuff I've spent years working round.. Is there a way to respell rhythms? Say if I have a score with a ton of crotchet-tied-to-crotchet that I would like to replace with minim? Also, sometimes I paste and end up with wrong beaming. Is the

Re: [Finale] Respell Rhythms

2010-12-01 Thread Steve Parker
Ugh.. the second question I know how to do. The first I don't.. Steve P. On 1 Dec 2010, at 11:35, Steve Parker wrote: Hi all! Still on my track of trying to learn the stuff I've spent years working round.. Is there a way to respell rhythms? Say if I have a score with a ton o

Re: [Finale] Respell Rhythms

2010-12-01 Thread Steve Parker
No, this doesn't do it. Steve P. On 1 Dec 2010, at 12:41, Darcy James Argue wrote: Rebar Music. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 1 Dec 2010, at 6:35 AM, Steve Parker wrote: Hi all! Still on my track of trying to learn the stuff I've spent years

Re: [Finale] Respell Rhythms

2010-12-01 Thread Steve Parker
more specific. In a bar of 4/4 with quarter, quarter-tied-to-quarter, quarter, Rebar changes the middle pair to a half note for me in a default document. Christopher On Wed Dec 1, at WednesdayDec 1 8:04 AM, Steve Parker wrote: No, this doesn't do it. Steve P. On 1 Dec 2010, at 12:41, D

Re: [Finale] Notation question -- sort of OT

2010-12-21 Thread Steve Parker
Who is the composer? That would likely determine wether it is a tempered quarter tone or notation for a just interval. Steve Parker On 21 Dec 2010, at 19:12, Barbara Levy wrote: Hello, everyone. I've run into a symbol on an oboe part that I've never see

Re: [Finale] {Spam} Good slur settings? F2010

2010-12-24 Thread Steve Parker
Not sure there is much to be done. I've always moved every one individually. Steve P. On 24 Dec 2010, at 07:49, "Matthew Hindson (gmail)" wrote: > Does anyone have any good general slur settings they would like to share? > > I am getting rather sick of the enormous height of slurs that Fina

Re: [Finale] Respell Rhythms

2010-12-26 Thread Steve Parker
ristopher On Wed Dec 1, at WednesdayDec 1 8:04 AM, Steve Parker wrote: No, this doesn't do it. Steve P. On 1 Dec 2010, at 12:41, Darcy James Argue wrote: Rebar Music. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 1 Dec 2010, at 6:35 AM, Steve Parker wrote: Hi all!

Re: [Finale] Merging several layers in one

2010-12-26 Thread Steve Parker
Another (kludgy) way to do it is to copy each layer to a different stave then use 'Piano Reduction' with midi note lower than the lowest note (ie '1'). This will merge all to the treble stave then copy all to the stave you want and delete extra staves. Steve P. On 26 Jan 2011, at 21:32, Ja

[Finale] Settings Thread

2010-12-26 Thread Steve Parker
Thought it might be good to have a settings thread. I usually use thicker lines than Finales defaults, barlines, ledger lines, staff lines etc One I can't live without: Repeat Endings Inset.06944 Also text fonts etc Steve P. ___ Finale mailing

Re: [Finale] Further plugin ideas (for Jari)

2010-12-28 Thread Steve Parker
Sure you get this already.. I add smart shapes of exactly the same length to multiple staves with filtered PASTE. Steve P. On 28 Dec 2010, at 23:26, "Matthew Hindson (gmail)" wrote: > Thanks Jari for your latest plugins - I look forward to using them when they > get to OS X. It's very gene

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

2011-01-03 Thread Steve Parker
It is a pain! Not crippling but a source of confusion if you take your eye off the ball. I can (kind of) understand it with MIDI keyboard entry, but it behaves the same way using the laptop keyboard. Steve P. On 3 Jan 2011, at 23:02, Lee Actor wrote: I work in a similar setup to yours, and

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

2011-01-07 Thread Steve Parker
It makes much more sense for me to work with a transposed score. If I input a C into an alto sax part I should hear an A in the correct octave as I input. Anything else is a bug. Steve P. On 7 Jan 2011, at 20:02, Patrick Sheehan wrote: Working with a C score is like none other. Transposed s

[Finale] Microtonal Playback

2011-01-07 Thread Steve Parker
Hi Guys, I've been writing in Ben Johnston's notation (up to 7-limit). I've used the non-standard and non-linear key signature to create 6 accidentals between each diatonic step in C major only. Three only apply upwards and three downwards. I don't like the redundancy here but think it's need

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

2011-01-07 Thread Steve Parker
> default. > > Cheers, > > - DJA > - > WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > > > > On 7 Jan 2011, at 5:07 PM, Steve Parker wrote: > >> It makes much more sense for me to work with a transposed score. >> If I input a C into an alto sax

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

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
I can't argue with the fact that people seem to want it the way it is! I still don't understand why. If you want the pitch to line up with midi entry then a C score seems the way to go, rather than audio a tone or a fifth etc. wrong. I also mostly don't use a midi keyboard for entry, just the la

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

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
I thought that James and Darcy wanted to use it as is. Steve P. On 8 Jan 2011, at 14:57, Raymond Horton wrote: On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 5:01 AM, Steve Parker wrote: I can't argue with the fact that people seem to want it the way it is! No one on this list wants to use it the way

Re: [Finale] Microtonal Playback

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
Has anyone achieved quarter-tone playback by this method? I have no interest in 24ET but if you've managed that then I should be able to at least get further than I have. Thanks, Steve P. On 7 Jan 2011, at 22:47, Steve Parker wrote: Hi Guys, I've been writing in Ben Johnston&

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

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
hear C. Am I right? Because what you ask for is easily obtained by just turning on Display In Concert Pitch, then turning it off once input is done. Christopher On Fri Jan 7, at FridayJan 7 5:07 PM, Steve Parker wrote: It makes much more sense for me to work with a transposed score. If I

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

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
So, all options would be good! I'll try to explain the problem as it manifests for me: Sometimes I'll enter say some violin, then switch to Bb Clarinet, enter a D written, hear a D concert, automatically delete the D written and replace with a C written, hear the correct pitch (concert C),

Re: [Finale] Microtonal Playback

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
h Finale anymore because it's far more trouble than just asking somebody to play it. Sorry -- just wanted to put an answer in there. Dennis On Sat, January 8, 2011 10:26 am, Steve Parker wrote: Has anyone achieved quarter-tone playback by this method? I have no interest in 24ET but if

Re: [Finale] Microtonal Playback

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
Being slightly clearer.. What I (and most other JI composers) want could be achieved by either: Garritan allowing more than twelve notes per octave from the Scala files (which do support this). OR Finale's Key Sig tool assigning an amount of pitch bend to each accidental. It gets very c

Re: [Finale] Microtonal Playback

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
A more general question.. Is it possible to save the non-standard key signatures I've created so that they are available to any piece? Steve ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] default file

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
If you make this change to your default file, it will always be there. This is a pretty basic question on my part.. Do most start from a 'new default' document then add the title info and instruments after? Steve P. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@

Re: [Finale] Microtonal Playback

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
Thanks! Just one of the basic things I'd still not got to. Steve P. On 8 Jan 2011, at 17:07, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: On Sat, January 8, 2011 11:32 am, Steve Parker wrote: Is it possible to save the non-standard key signatures I've created so that they are available to any pie

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

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
creen. And I would like to hear the sounding pitch from the computer at that point, or if I were to enter it from the computer keyboard. --- James On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Steve Parker wrote: I thought that James and Darcy wanted to use it as is. Steve P. On 8 Jan 2011, at

Re: [Finale] Microtonal Playback

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
I've played a bit with this method. The big drawback is needing to cancel the pitch bend after each instance with another expression. Finale is so close in already allowing any number of written accidentals between diatonic pitches and also a different number for each if wanted. Steve P.

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

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
I understand this but, for a lot of us, looking at scores with parts transposed one does imagine the real sound. Steve P. On 8 Jan 2011, at 17:47, marcellon...@gmail.com wrote: Looking at director's scores with parts already transposed does not give me to me the "real" sound. My two cents,

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] default file

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
e P. On 8 Jan 2011, at 18:43, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: Steve Parker wrote: This is a pretty basic question on my part.. Do most start from a 'new default' document then add the title info and instruments after? I generally use templates I've created myself, containing m

[Finale] title and instrument name on each page

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
My last question for now I promise. Can I get Finale to place the title and instrument name on each page automatically? Thanks, Steve P. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] title and instrument name on each page

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
Thanks to all, Works great! Steve P. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] title and instrument name on each page

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
Well I'm working with linked parts, but now I've set it up it is automatic for score and all parts 'Title, Subtitle, Part Name, Page 3/6' On it's way to my template.. Steve P. On 9 Jan 2011, at 00:02, dershem wrote: Here's my question: Is there a way to have this set up in default parts?

Re: [Finale] {Spam} 6/9 chords

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
Try entering C69 rather than 6/9. You may be happy with what it looks like, otherwise you will need to define a new chord. Steve P. On 9 Jan 2011, at 00:18, dershem wrote: For whatever reason, when I type in a 6/9 chord [Example C6/9] it gives me something different [C6/G]. Why? How can

Re: [Finale] {Spam} default file (another question)

2011-01-08 Thread Steve Parker
56:03 PM Asunto: Re: [Finale] default file I put my favourite default files in the Component Files folder, then they show up when I use the Setup Wizard as a style. Christopher On Sat Jan 8, at SaturdayJan 8 12:04 PM, Steve Parker wrote: If you make this change to your default file, it will al

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