Re: [Finale] OT: Vocal Underlay of "Mrs.:

2019-08-27 Thread Don Hart
Or, along the lines of my earlier idea: "Mrs." centered under the notes and "missus" or the dictionary spelling of the pronunciation in parentheses, right below. Wouldn't that avoid any sort of implication? On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 11:23 AM Robert Patterson < rob...@robertgpatterson.com> wrote:

Re: [Finale] OT: Vocal Underlay of "Mrs.:

2019-08-27 Thread Don Hart
I'd probably spell out phonetically and maybe put Mrs. in parentheses somewhere to clarify. On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 8:31 AM GERALD BERG wrote: > Perhaps Mrs-ses? > GJB > > On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 9:28:45 AM EDT, Robert Patterson < > rob...@robertgpatterson.com> wrote: > > Has anyone

Re: [Finale] erratic playback volume

2019-08-15 Thread Don Hart
Playback thinking it's being artistic. At > least in my experience it is. If I care enough, I usually end up reminding > it of the volume with an invisible dynamic mark. > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 12:31 PM Don Hart wrote: > > > Does anyone else experience very reduced pl

[Finale] erratic playback volume

2019-08-15 Thread Don Hart
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Re: [Finale] Lyric window does not show entire lyric

2019-08-06 Thread Don Hart
Haven't seen this particular thing but I always avoid putting an entire lyric in one window. Stems from the days when lyrics corrupted more easily/frequently, I suppose. Not a form thing, per se--I put verses, choruses, or whatever manageable section in Finale's numbered verses just to limit the

Re: [Finale] Parts to pdf

2019-06-07 Thread Don Hart
I'm on a mac so I'm not sure how this all corresponds, but I select everything I want to print in the Finale print dialog and choose "save to pdf" in the pdf dropdown menu. (If the score and parts page sizes differ, each has to be saved separately after adjusting page setup.) Once I have all the

Re: [Finale] Muting layers in Finale 25

2019-04-30 Thread Don Hart
Thank you, Christopher and David--mission accomplished. I was looking in that window for those triangles but I guess between the late night and my pollen allergies I couldn't seem to locate them. Appreciate you both! DH On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 6:51 AM David H. Bailey wrote: > > On 4/30/2019

[Finale] Muting layers in Finale 25

2019-04-30 Thread Don Hart
Hi all, Where in Finale 25 can one mute a specific layer of a part. Been a while since I've done this and things have changed. Thanks, Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe

Re: [Finale] Dynamics placement

2018-06-15 Thread Don Hart
you moved and possibly select those expressions in the score and hit "clear," which resets to default category positioning. Good luck! Don Hart On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 9:01 AM, j...@thomastudios.com wrote: > Additionally, you could change the settings for the dynamics already in &g

Re: [Finale] What is the Finale strategy?

2018-04-19 Thread Don Hart
Like watching paint dry. On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 5:59 PM Christopher Smith < christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote: > Hahaha! Yes, of course! > > Christopher > > > On Apr 18, 2018, at 6:49 PM, SN jef chippewa < > shirl...@newmusicnotation.com> wrote: > > > > > > i find these tools quite useful,

Re: [Finale] staff sets

2017-09-07 Thread Don Hart
Hi Haroldo, In Fin/mac, go to the staff tool in scroll view and select the staves you want to assign to the staff set. Then go to View menu>Staff Sets. Each "Select Staff Set" option becomes "Program Staff Set" with the option key, On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 5:46 AM, Haroldo Mauro

Re: [Finale] Missing lyrics

2017-05-09 Thread Don Hart
Hi Robert, So after copying a syllable with your plugin, is it changed in both locations (original and pasted) when edited in the Lyrics window? How about when you edit directly in the score or part? Thanks, Don Hart On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 1:29 PM Robert Patterson <rob...@robertgpatterson.

[Finale] staff style for congas

2017-01-29 Thread Don Hart
Hi all, Last time I set up a staff style for congas was pre-score manager (2011, I believe) and I can't seem to do this in 2014.5 (mac El Capitan). I've found the style option in score manager but the least it can apply to is an entire layer. I also tried inserting a section of the staff style

Re: [Finale] Playback Control - Tempo grayed out

2017-01-29 Thread Don Hart
I always eventually use an expression to set a tempo, but usually hitting "stop" in the playback window makes that box available again when it's grayed out. On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Sigurdur Jonsson wrote: > Thanks for this helpful tip. > > Diddi > > Sigurdur

Re: [Finale] Re(2): Dorico?

2016-10-22 Thread Don Hart
I found this comprehensive review helpful: http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/dorico-is-here-a-review/ It touches on the concerns raised in this thread. FYI, sibeliusblog.com claims no connection with Sibelius software, Avid, etc. Don Hart On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Craig Parmerlee <

Re: [Finale] Land Mines

2016-07-08 Thread Don Hart
ool to set the desired tempo in the offending measure. Sometimes I've had to dump everything in to a new template, which is a pain I try to avoid. Hope that helps! Don Hart On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 3:52 PM, Michael Dutka <mikedu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks. Running 2010 on a MacBook P

Re: [Finale] OT Music theory question

2016-03-23 Thread Don Hart
nt too, very hard to pick those > intervals for the singers > singing the harmony parts > > > Il 23/03/2016 15:04, Don Hart ha scritto: > > It really depends on harmonic context and function. Was at a rehearsal > the > > other day of Gene Puerling's "A Nightingale

Re: [Finale] OT Music theory question

2016-03-23 Thread Don Hart
l. In most western harmony using pop/jazz chord symbols, calling this voicing of the tonic Bb/C would certainly bring to mind the possibility of a dominant function. Not really sure what would be better. Maybe Bb2/C? Of course, a key signature could help. Don Hart On Wednesday, March 23, 2016, C

Re: [Finale] Whatever happened to Optimise?

2015-05-30 Thread Don Hart
Sorry Linda--I missed your explanation of where these whole rests are coming from. The inadvertent entries I understand, but I haven't had any trouble with Finale-generated whole rests. Is it a feature you can turn off? Can you elaborate? - Don On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 4:30 PM, Don Hart

Re: [Finale] Whatever happened to Optimise?

2015-05-30 Thread Don Hart
Hi Linda, In speedy or simple note entry one has to enter real whole rests on purpose, in lieu of the default whole rests that show in empty measures, so it's always seemed to me an efficient way to keep from hiding a staff. If I recall correctly, that was also the method used to preserve staves

Re: [Finale] Runnng Old Versions of FinMac

2015-02-04 Thread Don Hart
Sounds great, Robert--thank you. Actually J D, it was my thread, but Robert who brought up Sheepshaver. I'm looking forward to checking it out as well. Don Hart On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, j...@thomastudios.com j...@thomastudios.com wrote: Great info Robert. I saw Don’s post on Sheepsaver

Re: [Finale] voices vs layers

2015-02-02 Thread Don Hart
Hi Jef, Weird, but as designed, I believe. I may be able to help you make some sense of it. The suggested implementation of v1/v2 is for the v2 note(s) not to be a greater cumulative rhythmic value than the v1 note they are launched from. The terminology from early documentation was (I believe)

Re: [Finale] voices vs layers

2015-02-02 Thread Don Hart
Hi Gerald, I recently started using expressions with hidden text to trigger pizz and arco, and it even works with spacebar/click playback. It's been very helpful not waiting for HP to load each time I want to hear how a small snippet of pizz or arco texture works in a score. Don Hart On Mon

Re: [Finale] voices vs layers

2015-02-02 Thread Don Hart
and the stem goes down, above the note and it goes up. Editing can be tricky at times; I guess I've gotten used to it though. Away from my office and replying on my phone now. Let me know if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help. Don Hart On Monday, February 2, 2015, SN jef chippewa shirl

Re: [Finale] tuplets: global changes, copying definitions

2015-01-27 Thread Don Hart
the version. The suggests to me that it might be from before v2. Ideally your file would have been upgraded to 2.6.3 before being brought into the modern world, Robert On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 8:18 AM, Don Hart donhartmu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, Temporarily back in 2011, still

[Finale] tuplets: global changes, copying definitions

2015-01-27 Thread Don Hart
been using at that time? Thanks much, Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu

[Finale] 2014

2015-01-23 Thread Don Hart
to Measures) that I used tor this purpose in 2011. Haven't noticed this being brought up here--has anyone else experienced this? Thanks, Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe

Re: [Finale] 2014

2015-01-23 Thread Don Hart
at 1:44 PM, Craig Parmerlee cr...@parmerlee.com wrote: Look at Edit-Preferences. There is an option for Respect instrument ranges when copying. This may be your problem. I always leave that turned off because it seems too helpful, if you know what I mean. On 1/23/2015 2:29 PM, Don Hart

Re: [Finale] TApping tempo

2015-01-12 Thread Don Hart
tools by holding control and pressing the programmed key. I use these shortcuts in conjunction with Selection Tool features and maneuver around tools quite handily. Hope this helps. Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu

[Finale] default dotted half and quarter rests in 4/4

2014-10-05 Thread Don Hart
are usually ok but are sometimes consolidated. Anyone else seen this sort of thing? I don't recall it happening with 2011 until my recent change in hardware. Or am I missing a setting somewhere? Thanks much, Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] default dotted half and quarter rests in 4/4

2014-10-05 Thread Don Hart
On Oct 5, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Don Hart donhartmu...@gmail.com wrote: I've been using Fin/Mac 2011 on a new machine (MacBook Air, 10.9.5) and the program now seems to default to dotted half and dotted quarter rests in 4/4 when copying partial measures. It's only seems to be a problem

Re: [Finale] Chord symbols with rhythmic notation

2014-09-19 Thread Don Hart
You can also mute things in the instrument list. On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:08 PM, trumpe...@verizon.net wrote: Hello all. I'm having a problem with writing chord symbols in piano or guitar parts with rhythmic notation. For example, if I'm writing in bass clef and write the rhythms

[Finale] playback question

2014-07-26 Thread Don Hart
Hi everyone, What is the best way to mute the playback of several measures (only) of a harp part in an orchestra score? Would love to show layer 1, and listen only to a hidden layer 4 in these measures, but so far the solution is evading me. Finmac 2011. Thanks in advance. Don Hart

Re: [Finale] (really) old finale templates

2014-06-12 Thread Don Hart
Hi Jef, I have Mac install disks going back to 1.0 for most versions in the pre-Maestro era, and a G3 laptop with a floppy drive. I guess I'd have to do some sort of install to get to the templates, right? Not a ton of room on the hard drive but maybe I could install just what you need. Are

Re: [Finale] 2014b preferences becoming corrupted quickly

2014-06-09 Thread Don Hart
Paul, almost sounds like your trial has expired. Can you still save the file successfully? On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Paul Boesing paulboes...@gmail.com wrote: David: I tried saving a part with many different names and no special markings, and it always reverts back to the score. The

Re: [Finale] 2014b preferences becoming corrupted quickly

2014-06-09 Thread Don Hart
I've never been able to use a forward slash in a name. On Monday, June 9, 2014, Paul Boesing paulboes...@gmail.com wrote: Christopher: Well, I'm not sure what you mean by EXACT name of the part, but I've had more trouble with strings. I've been unable to save the Violin 1 and 2 and the

[Finale] Garritan string sounds

2014-06-05 Thread Don Hart
there's some difference, but not enough. Thoughts, suggestions, or setting that are working for you would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT Horn question

2014-05-17 Thread Don Hart
The plus signs indicate stopped horn. Maybe a double reed, or tenor or bari sax in that register would work. On horn the effect is buzzy and nasal. Hope that helps. Don Hart On Saturday, May 17, 2014, Peter Taylor pe...@euphonium.plus.com wrote: Advice please. I'm doing a rush job (as always

Re: [Finale] What is the fair price for acappella (SSATB) arrangements?

2014-04-15 Thread Don Hart
and adjust accordingly. Also, try to figure out what you need to make on any given job. It can all be a rather delicate, complicated balance. Hope that is at least of some help. Don Hart On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 11:27 AM, marcellon...@gmail.com marcellon...@gmail.com wrote: I've made some

Re: [Finale] Hard hyphen question

2014-03-31 Thread Don Hart
Hi Chuck, An option-hyphen should do the trick. Winds up being two different words, I guess, as Finale sees it. I think that will work for you. Don Hart On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.netwrote: Does anyone know how to force a hyphen to show when the word

Re: [Finale] position certain articulations below staff?

2014-03-20 Thread Don Hart
Have you tried assigning them through the expressions tool as dynamics and using the TGTools plugin, align/Move Dynamics on them? On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 4:05 PM, toro 455 toro...@gmail.com wrote: Seeking a way to place certain articulations below the staff in a straight (horizontal) line.

Re: [Finale] Beating my head against the wall on repeats

2014-01-31 Thread Don Hart
didn't crowd the expression. Hope this helps. Don Hart On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Craig Parmerlee cr...@parmerlee.comwrote: H. That may account for everything. I'll go back in and test that this afternoon. However, my situation is that I have an 8-bar section between double pars

Re: [Finale] Beating my head against the wall on repeats

2014-01-31 Thread Don Hart
Craig, I'm still not sure why you're having a problem with this and I'm not. Two simple moves and the part was good to go--could be one move just as easily. Version or platform make a difference, do you think? Don On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Williams, Jim jwilli...@franklincollege.edu

Re: [Finale] Beating my head against the wall on repeats

2014-01-31 Thread Don Hart
. On 1/31/2014 1:34 PM, Don Hart wrote: Craig, I'm still not sure why you're having a problem with this and I'm not. Two simple moves and the part was good to go--could be one move just as easily. Version or platform make a difference, do you think? Don

Re: [Finale] Beating my head against the wall on repeats

2014-01-31 Thread Don Hart
Sorry, Chuck, Craig, I was confusing in my last post. Craig's initial question was about text repeats and I wrongly started calling them expressions. My bad. - Don On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net wrote: I'm going to jump in with my 2 cents worth. As usual

Re: [Finale] Beating my head against the wall on repeats

2014-01-31 Thread Don Hart
Have you set a staff list for it? I get handles for the markings that only show in parts and can adjust position independently in the score if Allow Individual Edits Per Staff is checked. On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Craig Parmerlee cr...@parmerlee.comwrote: On 1/31/2014 3:58 PM, Don Hart

Re: [Finale] Old score/ new edits

2014-01-21 Thread Don Hart
From: Don Hart donhartmu...@gmail.com To: finale@shsu.edu finale@shsu.edu Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 3:42:02 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Old score/ new edits Hi Gerald, I don't have 2014, but I'd probably try saving and reopening via xml. Don Hart On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 1:25 PM

Re: [Finale] Old score/ new edits

2014-01-18 Thread Don Hart
Hi Gerald, I don't have 2014, but I'd probably try saving and reopening via xml. Don Hart On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 1:25 PM, GERALD BERG gj.b...@rogers.com wrote: Hi all I brought a 2005 score into 2014 and cannot cut measures without some very strange and unfixable reactions from Finale. I

Re: [Finale] OT: dividing all orchestral violins into 3 equal sections

2014-01-13 Thread Don Hart
Hi Paul, Interesting question. Seems the nature of the writing, whether homophonic (triadic) or polyphonic. I would think Wulfhorst's suggestion might be better suited to a passage that is more homophonic. For something more polyphonic I might try something like this: On Mon, Jan 13, 2014

Re: [Finale] OT: dividing all orchestral violins into 3 equal sections

2014-01-13 Thread Don Hart
be a better solution if vln I and II are not next to each other, like in some orchestras. Don Hart On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Don Hart donhartmu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Paul, Interesting question. Seems the nature of the writing, whether homophonic (triadic) or polyphonic. I would think

Re: [Finale] IMSLP down?

2013-11-15 Thread Don Hart
Just went there and all seemed to be fine. On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Darcy James Argue djar...@earthlink.netwrote: Hi gang, Anyone know whether this is just a temporary outage? Or is the IMSLP Petrucci Music Library RIP? http://imslp.org/ Cheers, - DJA - WEB:

Re: [Finale] Where's the Redraw Options dialog box??

2013-05-13 Thread Don Hart
The zero key is the kbd short cut to go in and out of the Speedy Entry Box. Does that help you in this situation? On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Eric Fiedler eric.f.fied...@t-online.dewrote: On 13.05.2013, at 12:18, Michael wrote: The Redraw Options dialog was removed from Finale in

Re: [Finale] Finale won't play after a certain point

2013-05-04 Thread Don Hart
The obvious, in case you haven't checked, is make sure to end of piece is selected in the playback window. On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Adam Taylor tariswerew...@eastlink.cawrote: Hi all: I seem to have run into a problem getting Finale to play back after a certain point. I am working

Re: [Finale] Tempo changes

2013-04-08 Thread Don Hart
? Would a hidden character or hard space do the trick? Don Hart On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Phil Buglass bloke...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, This is a great idea. The problem is that these tempo marks attach themselves to the beginning of the measure. The manual says you can attach

Re: [Finale] typing in music symbols

2013-04-08 Thread Don Hart
Hi Linda, Not being sure exactly what you need to accomplish, you may have decent luck with the Engraver Text fonts (H, NCS and T). The baseline issue mentioned above isn't as much of a problem, at least, because those fonts are sized to match normal font texts (i.e., a quarter note in 12 point

Re: [Finale] typing in music symbols

2013-04-08 Thread Don Hart
Actually, the size of the elements in the EngraverText fonts is as I described. But although characters line up horizontally with other fonts, extra space is added below any line where an EngraverText fonts is used. - Don On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz

Re: [Finale] Fwd: : Lyric Hyphenator

2013-04-05 Thread Don Hart
This is terrific, Greg! Been wishing for something on this order for a long time. Thank you for sharing! Don Hart On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Gregory Theisen gtheise...@comcast.netwrote: Hello, This is my first post. I simply want to share a very useful tool that I found

Re: [Finale] Fwd: : Lyric Hyphenator

2013-04-05 Thread Don Hart
Thanks, Christopher. Was assuming care would need to be taken along those and similar lines. Don Sent from my iPhone On Apr 5, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Christopher Smith christopher.sm...@videotron.ca wrote: I've been using it for a long time. Check carefully, though, because it doesn't give

Re: [Finale] add staff

2013-02-08 Thread Don Hart
I'm in Finale 2011 and the way to do this is with Reorder staves in the Staff menu of the Staff tool. I believe the feature is new to 2011, so I'm pretty sure that's where you will need to look. Don Hart On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Linda Worsley li...@ganymuse.com wrote: Mac, Finale 2012

Re: [Finale] Question on chords

2012-12-25 Thread Don Hart
Hi Carl - I've never seen that either. My first guess would be that the 7th is assumed and the parenthesized comments concern the ninth in each chord. Which chart/arranger? - Don Hart On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 9:42 PM, dershem ders...@cox.net wrote: I'm putting an old Kenton chart into Finale

Re: [Finale] beaming

2012-12-21 Thread Don Hart
Hi Darcy, Do those settings affect cut time as well as common time? I seem to recall setting up 4/4 but displaying cut time previously in order to access those features. Don Hart On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Darcy James Argue djar...@earthlink.netwrote: Hi Chris, This is true

Re: [Finale] New plug-in: JW Pattern v1.00

2012-12-20 Thread Don Hart
Jari, this plugin looks incredible! Thank you for this and all the work you've done to make the Finale experience more fulfilling. Wishing you all the best this holiday season and throughout the new year, Don Hart On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Jari Williamsson jari.williams

Re: [Finale] keep special tools in toolbar?

2012-12-02 Thread Don Hart
Program options - Actions: uncheck Close subsidiary palettes... On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 8:17 PM, toro 455 toro...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a way keep the special tools in the toolbar? When I click on Speedy they disappear. ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Speedy 9 key - respell enharmonically

2012-10-12 Thread Don Hart
Same experience here that Steve reports. Do I recall correctly that this was only a problem in scores without key signatures? I never experienced the problem but that rings a bell. Don Hart On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Steve Parker st...@pinkrat.co.uk wrote: I always use it and never

Re: [Finale] Caps Lock Speedy-Dotted Notes

2012-10-09 Thread Don Hart
step, albeit minor, that I'm forgetting, and that maybe it can still be done. If so, my experimentation hasn't been able to find it. Don Hart On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Robert Patterson rob...@robertgpatterson.com wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to set a dotted note value

[Finale] chord chart slash spacing

2012-10-04 Thread Don Hart
in 4/4). I copy this throughout while setting up and change as needed while scoring. Overall, pretty painless, but I was curious if someone knew a better way to handle this, like maybe a different minimum measure width or something else. Thanks, Don Hart

Re: [Finale] chord chart slash spacing

2012-10-04 Thread Don Hart
. Best regards, Jari Williamsson On 2012-10-04 15:14, Don Hart wrote: Now that chords can be attached without notation I'm wondering how others go about spacing measures that only have the staff style slash notation in them. If nothing else occurs in the measure stack

Re: [Finale] chord chart slash spacing

2012-10-04 Thread Don Hart
the width and chord placement quite well. If you need more space in some part of the measure, insert rests at half the duration and put twice as many rest for that part of the measure. Best regards, Jari Williamsson On 2012-10-04 15:14, Don Hart wrote: Now that chords can be attached

Re: [Finale] chord chart slash spacing

2012-10-04 Thread Don Hart
good and not overly-spacious. Anyone else have a preference on this? Don On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 2:02 PM, David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com wrote: On 10/4/2012 9:14 AM, Don Hart wrote: Now that chords can be attached without notation I'm wondering how others go about

Re: [Finale] Category break multimeas rests

2012-09-28 Thread Don Hart
Hi Robert, Duplicate a category that does what you want. If I understand correctly, an additional Tempo Marks category should be able to do what you need. Don Hart On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Robert Patterson rob...@robertgpatterson.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:43 PM, SN jef

Re: [Finale] 2nd Quarter 2012 results

2012-08-22 Thread Don Hart
I made this feature a part of my workflow before easy access to the selection tool (twice on the escape key) and its ability to double click score elements to go to the corresponding tool. I use both methods interchangeably and am quite content navigating tools this way. One of my favorite

Re: [Finale] hand spacing disappears

2012-08-21 Thread Don Hart
Do you have manual positioning set to incorporate in the music spacing preferences? Don Hart On Aug 21, 2012 2:55 PM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net wrote: Collective wisdom: I am working on some linked parts in 2012, using the special tools to move a single note slightly to the right

Re: [Finale] A font question

2012-07-04 Thread Don Hart
Jari W. offered this the other day. Not sure if this is at all the same, or if his solution applies to anything other than music fonts. Maybe someone else can chime in. On 2012-06-27 19:43, Chuck Israels wrote: I am out of town for a week but would be interested to hear if the Bill Duncan FAN

Re: [Finale] Fin12 crashing on insert meas

2012-06-08 Thread Don Hart
Have been experiencing that of late in '11 (Mac), at least in certain files. Have resorted to copy and paste work-a-rounds. Not too bad so far, but definitely a groove-buster. Would love to know of a fix, or how to avoid the problem. Don Hart On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Robert Patterson

[Finale] finmac 2011 handles

2012-02-02 Thread Don Hart
. This is not supposed to be more elegant or something, is it? Is there some setting to control this? Just seems that all too often I'm reduced to trying to find/grab handles in situations that never presented problems before. Is anything different in v. 2012? Don Hart

Re: [Finale] finmac 2011 handles

2012-02-02 Thread Don Hart
http://www.ayottemusic.com Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2012, at 12:26, Don Hart donhartmu...@gmail.com wrote: Is it just me or are the finmac 2011 handles (expression, smart shape, etc.) much more difficult to see/find than in 2009 (the most recent previous version I've used). I mean

Re: [Finale] pitched to non-pitched percussion on same staff

2012-01-26 Thread Don Hart
back to a pitched inst, using a patch, so I need to figure out a channel that will work. Hope that helps and is not too confusing. The process always seems to entail a slightly different solution, but that's the gist of it. I'd love to hear if anyone knows of something I'm missing. Best, Don Hart

Re: [Finale] Playback weirdness

2012-01-17 Thread Don Hart
Make sure the piano left hand and right hand staves are using different channels. - Don Hart On Jan 17, 2012 4:55 PM, Linda Worsley li...@ganymuse.com wrote: I rarely use MIDI any more for anything, mostly just listen in my head to what I write down. I do check for wrong notes, usually

[Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} Re: Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-05 Thread Don Hart
Hi Benjamin - Select the Staff tool and right-click on the line immediately above the alto sax part or staff in the score and a box full of options *for that staff style* will appear. I think un-checking staff name in score and staff name in parts will achieve what you're looking for. I don't

[Finale] double posts - sorry!

2012-01-05 Thread Don Hart
Does anyone have any idea why my recent posts are appearing twice: once in regular fashion, a second time with [Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} in the subject? I haven't knowingly changed anything and hate to add clutter to everyone's inbox. - Don Hart

[Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} Double posts; was Re: {Fraud?} {Disarmed} Re: Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-05 Thread Don Hart
in a new thread nearly two hours ago and haven't yet seen it. BTW, glad to help, Benjamin. Don Hart On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Dr. Benjamin Ayotte, Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings ayottemu...@aol.com wrote: Gosh, Don, thanks--that's exactly what I wanted! Playback and score are perfect. Many

[Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} Re: Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-04 Thread Don Hart
intuitive. Hope that helps. Don Hart On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Dr. Benjamin Ayotte, Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings ayottemu...@aol.com wrote: Dear Collective Wisdom: I am working on a show in which five reed players perform on multiple instruments as is, of course, very common. I have

Re: [Finale] opening a MIDI file in Finale.

2012-01-02 Thread Don Hart
different. Good luck! - Don Hart On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Linda Worsley li...@ganymuse.com wrote: Help! I have been receiving MIDI files from a client--created originally in Encore, and saved as a standard MIDI file. I have managed to open fifteen of them in Finale and create Finale

Re: [Finale] Harp music in Finale 2008

2011-12-24 Thread Don Hart
Hi David, From your description I'm not exactly sure what you need to do, but I think using cross staff notation for your left hand will probably help. If you'd like to send a file to me privately I'll take a look and maybe I can be a little more help to you. Don Hart On Sat, Dec 24, 2011

Re: [Finale] REALLY deleting items - can it be done?

2011-12-21 Thread Don Hart
One other idea that might help locating the attachment points of ill-placed articulations and expressions is (after printing a reference copy or saving as!) to select the element(s) in question and press the clear key (mac), which resets back to the defined position. Of course, a lot depends on

[Finale] playback of 16ths that swing

2011-11-28 Thread Don Hart
tool? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] playback of 16ths that swing

2011-11-28 Thread Don Hart
doing that in the situation you describe. Jim Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Nov 28, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Don Hart donhartmu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, Finmac 2011. There doesn't appear to be a means to have 16ths swing during playback via human playback

Re: [Finale] wrong turn

2011-09-26 Thread Don Hart
actions attempted using number keys simply add digits to the field where the cursor is active. There've been times when this was hard to spot and it had me baffled for a while. Don Hart On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Christopher Smith christopher.sm...@videotron.ca wrote: This is really weird

Re: [Finale] onward -two remaining questions

2011-09-24 Thread Don Hart
(in the midi/audio menu) and see what happens. The other provides unpredictable playback (at least for me) when using Finale's internal sounds. Not familiar with the second feature you describe. Hope this helps. Don Hart On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Katherine Hoover khoo...@papagenapress.com wrote

Re: [Finale] Chord suffix font discrepancy

2011-07-17 Thread Don Hart
a solution for you. Christopher On Thu Jul 14, at ThursdayJul 14 7:22 PM, Don Hart wrote: Hi everyone, The chord suffix accidentals in a file newly made with the finmac 2011 Setup Wizard are disproportionately large compared to the chord suffix numbers. I'm using the prefix

Re: [Finale] tempo problems FinMac 2011

2011-07-15 Thread Don Hart
Hi David, Have you tried clearing items under clear selected itemsmidi data (check all that you haven't intentionally used)? Sometimes that helps me. Don Hart On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:39 AM, David Froom dfr...@smcm.edu wrote: Dear collective wisdom, Has anyone cracked the tempo issue

[Finale] Chord suffix font discrepancy

2011-07-14 Thread Don Hart
this has anything to do with the problem or not. Thanks in advance for any help with this. Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] grab and drag hot key

2011-06-17 Thread Don Hart
like this seems as if it would be handy at times. Don Hart ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] grab and drag hot key

2011-06-17 Thread Don Hart
shift/escape, drag offending hairpin, release and you're back in the previous tool where you left off 2 seconds ago. Also, I still find the assignable control (mac) key combinations useful getting to and from tools. Doug, your comment led me to believe you may not be aware of those either. Don Hart

Re: [Finale] Playback of chord symbols

2011-05-17 Thread Don Hart
. Each staff does offer control over chord playback level in the instrument list, but I don't think any independent control can be gained through the use of Layers. Hope that helps. Don Hart On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 1:54 AM, Michael Mathew mmathew_musicp...@yahoo.com wrote: Also, the jazz font

Re: [Finale] OT: historical analogy

2011-01-28 Thread Don Hart
Bach's Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring is probably well up the list. On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Richard Yates rich...@yatesguitar.comwrote: No Finale content here (except that I am writing an article that includes a score and examples done in Finale). Thomas Crecquillon wrote Ung Gay

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] Finale Mac 2011 question

2011-01-27 Thread Don Hart
The Mac modifier combinations in 2009 are option/shift to bring up the Edit Filter before copying, and option to copy as is. On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Aaron Sherber aa...@sherber.com wrote: On 1/27/2011 2:04 PM, J D Thomas wrote: In past versions of Finale, at least up thru 2007, one

Re: [Finale] New plug-in: JW Change Dynamics

2011-01-21 Thread Don Hart
, and wouldn't re-launch until I removed the plug-in from the plug-in folder and repaired permissions. Finale 2009, Power PC G5, OS 10.4.11. Any help would be appreciated as I'd love to be able to use these plug-ins. Don Hart On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Jari Williamsson jari.williams

Re: [Finale] Relink extracted parts: possible or not possible?

2011-01-14 Thread Don Hart
Not sure if you're aware of a couple of keyboard shortcuts that help me with this: hitting the escape key twice takes you to the selection tool; double-clicking an item (in the selection tool) takes you to that item's tool. Don Hart On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Steve Parker st

Re: [Finale] RE: Playback in transposed scores while enteringnotes

2011-01-10 Thread Don Hart
Hi everyone, This is a feature I have wished for since going back to writing transposed scores several years ago. I would welcome it as an option and will send a request to MM. BTW, does anyone know if there is a way at the MM site to simply endorse an existing request? Best, Don Hart On Mon

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