Re: [Finale] MuseScore 3 is available now -- free (as it always is!)

2019-03-18 Thread Graeme Gerrard
There is a program called Transcribe! that is intended as an aid in aurally transcribing music. It has so many useful features in this regard. But it can also generate a piano roll style notation that works reasonable well, even of polyphonic pieces. He has some contextual smarts in there for d

Re: [Finale] Media Kit

2018-05-21 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Installation disks? Where I you put those in my Mac? > On 22 May 2018, at 4:20 am, David H. Bailey wrote: > > On 5/21/2018 1:23 PM, GERALD BERG wrote: >> Greetings All >> I was just about to upgrade to FINMac25 and I see they are offering a media >> kit for $25. What is it? Thanks in advance

Re: [Finale] ENGRAVING FILES

2017-11-14 Thread Graeme Gerrard
But you should be able to scan them into .xml files using Photoscore or other such software. > On 14 Nov 2017, at 9:28 am, David H. Bailey wrote: > > No, none of those formats are importable into Finale. > > If the person who sent you the files can't repair the page turns, I > think you'll ha

Re: [Finale] Quickest chord entry methord

2017-03-14 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Well, I have a question about chords and melodies. I play alto sax and want to print my sax lines out transposed so I can read them. But if I put chord symbols over the bar, Finale likes to transpose the chords too! I get around this by putting a second stave, for piano, and put the chord symb

Re: [Finale] Monday sale

2016-11-25 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Do you have a link to this offer? On https://store.makemusic.com/Store/default.aspx?tab=notation&_ga=1.267382154.502881300.1480126173 it’s still $600 and the upgrade is $149. > On 26 Nov. 2016, at

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

2016-10-22 Thread Graeme Gerrard
I suppose they couldn’t include everything in the initial release, but you can’t transpose a segment of music! That might seem to be a joke, but it’s not! > On 22 Oct. 2016, at 8:28 pm, Giovanni Andreani > wrote: > > I've, as David H. Bailey (and probably someone else), have purchased the 1.0

Re: [Finale] Why Is It So Hard to Add Instruments to an Orchestration?

2016-06-06 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Haha! That’s so funny! Does anyone still regard this as a practical fix that works with their workflow? Is this still 1990? > On 6 Jun 2016, at 5:29 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: > > And when your Preferences are set up as you like them, make duplicates of > this Preference file (Finale 2014.5 Pre

[Finale] New Version of Finale?

2016-05-06 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Hi Everyone, Is there a new version of Finale coming out soon? 2014.5 seems like a while ago now. Are there any rumours or speculations of a new version? Thanks, Graeme ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/fin

Re: [Finale] flat seventh chord

2016-03-13 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Usually we don’t use ordinal numbers for chords related to scale degrees. We speak of a 2 chord or a five chord. Following this convention your chord would be a flat seven chord, not a flat seventh. Graeme > On 13 Mar 2016, at 7:35 pm, dc wrote: > > Le 13/03/2016 05:22, Aaron Rabushka écrit

Re: [Finale] Exporting Audio, Finale 2014.5 Mac OSX Yosemite

2016-02-26 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Finale seems to default to whatever the last audio driver installation there was. I have used Soundflower for ages, but and that messed things up. I uninstalled it but I also run Audio Hijack and Instant On, and that confused Finale too! Whew! Dunno if any of this is useful to you. > On 26 F

Re: [Finale] Finale failings

2016-02-17 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Wow, haven’t seen THAT before! Very confusing. > On 17 Feb 2016, at 6:19 pm, Chris Bell wrote: > >> It is interesting to me how different traditions have evolved in >> different parts of the musical universe to accomplish similar ends. >> . . .. . . with no 5th of course. That internal major

Re: [Finale] Stray things on PDF that I can't find

2016-02-13 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Of course it doesn’t help with your immediate problem. It’s a long term thing. When next you are buying a new system, you might make another choice. Probably not though. > On 13 Feb 2016, at 9:09 pm, David H. Bailey wrote: > > On 2/12/2016 10:35 PM, Graeme Gerrard wrote: >> M

Re: [Finale] Stray things on PDF that I can't find

2016-02-12 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Mac people don’t have these problems. Printing to PDF from any application has been a built in feature for several years. Graeme > On 13 Feb 2016, at 1:30 pm, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz > wrote: > > On Fri, February 12, 2016 1:38 pm, Lee Actor wrote: >> I reported this bug almost 3 years ago in Fina

Re: [Finale] Stray things on PDF that I can't find

2016-02-12 Thread Graeme Gerrard
You can edit PDFs in photoshop, they just import as images. ___ 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

Re: [Finale] New Bugs 2014.5

2015-11-22 Thread Graeme Gerrard
I don’t get it. I am sure the new owners and engineers have been working hard and long on 2014.5. But again, a release has emerged that can’t have been thoroughly tested or it wouldn’t have seen the light of day! The problem must be in the testing cycle. Users, actual users, not novice or pr

Re: [Finale] Is everyone allright?

2015-10-06 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Only us chickens! > On 7 Oct 2015, at 8:15 am, Barbara Touburg wrote: > > I haven't received any messages for the last two days. Am I banned again? > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To u

Re: [Finale] Don't Update Your Mac OS Yet

2015-10-01 Thread Graeme Gerrard
So, has this been tested on the releease version yet? > On 29 Sep 2015, at 8:52 am, hma...@hmauro.com wrote: > > Thanks for this important warning! > Harold > > > > > Quoting Henry Howey : > >> Henry Howey >> >> Sent from my iWhatever >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Finale >>

Re: [Finale] Merging percussion staves

2015-07-12 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Thank you. I moved the complicated line into voice 2 and redid the hi-hat and cymbal line from the other stave in voice 1. Graeme ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a

[Finale] Merging percussion staves

2015-07-12 Thread Graeme Gerrard
For entry convenience I have entered percussion data in two separate percussion staves. Now I want to merge those staves together into a single stave. When I do this using implode music…it does in fact merge them, but creates a note based version in the treble clef, with the bass drum notes ou

Re: [Finale] [OT] premiere 26-27 jun | berlin

2015-06-20 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Thank you for the link to the FB page. Your bio made me chuckle. > On 21 Jun 2015, at 9:51 am, SN jef chippewa > wrote: > > > in case anyone here is in berlin next weekend i > have a new piece being performed in the > infektion! festival for new / experimental music > theatre. > > event i

Re: [Finale] from Finale's new CEO

2014-12-08 Thread Graeme Gerrard
I thought it a great sentiment and just what we want to hear! Not shown is the fact that MM has to sell products to support these goals or they won’t eventuate. Let’s hope they succeed. > On 7 Dec 2014, at 8:13 pm, Steve Parker wrote: > > " The first order of business will be to shore up and m

Re: [Finale] Music Editor for Macs

2014-11-04 Thread Graeme Gerrard
? I am running Yosemite and Audacity 2.0.2.0 still seems to work fine. > On 4 Nov 2014, at 10:30 pm, Thurletta Brown-Gavins > wrote: > > After recording on my Zoom H2, I've been using Audacity to process the .wav > sound file for editing and burning onto CD. Unfortunately, support for > Audac

Re: [Finale] MakeMusic joins Peaksware

2014-08-07 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Gear said. “People that do endurance sports have quite a connection with musicians, as it turns out. The skill and expertise just morphs from the music side to the sports side. We don’t have any professional musicians on staff, but there are a couple of customer support employees that play in ba

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

2014-06-22 Thread Graeme Gerrard
them all open, closed the dialog, then opened it and changed the A string not to C.and it works! Now for the other 1200 or so chords! On 22 Jun 2014, at 7:00 pm, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 6/22/2014 4:25 AM, Graeme Gerrard wrote: >> If I use the Scoremanager to specify I am using

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

2014-06-22 Thread Graeme Gerrard
selection square on the diagram and it brings up a dialog box. Click Edit, under the fretboard section. 6. Select ukulele under the Instrument dropdown menu 7. Voila - all a fourth out On 22 Jun 2014, at 6:53 pm, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 6/22/2014 4:25 AM, Graeme Gerrard wrote: >> If

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

2014-06-22 Thread Graeme Gerrard
If I use the Scoremanager to specify I am using tablature, ukulele and then insert a C chord into the score, it rightly displays "C", but puts a diagram of an F chord underneath the C. Same same with all other uke chords, they're a fourth/fifth out. ? Graeme On 22 Jun 2014, at 5:26 pm, Christo

Re: [Finale] Volume just drops away

2014-05-09 Thread Graeme Gerrard
I have had a similar problem in the past but couldn't find a solution. I wonder if you export the file as xml, import it into another application, e.g. Sib or musescore or something else that reads xml and see if the problem is still there. Then export that as xml and read it back into a new

Re: [Finale] Paper supply

2014-03-10 Thread Graeme Gerrard
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Re: [Finale] OT: Woodblocks in orchestra

2012-06-05 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Probably in a piece by Edgard Varèse - if Ionisation is not an "orchestral" piece for you, then maybe Amériques or Arcana? On 04/06/2012, at 1:57 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: > A question came up at a rehearsal the other day. Does anyone know what > piece has the first use of a woodblock in an o

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

2012-01-03 Thread Graeme Gerrard
You could try using Photoscore on the PDF file to create your own midi file and read THAT into Finale. On 03/01/2012, at 1:29 PM, Linda Worsley wrote: > Thanks, Don. Alas, the client has aleady re-created the file once and the > new version didn't open either. > > It's a mystery... > > Thanks

Re: [Finale] Notion music notation software for iPad

2011-12-19 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Ha ha ha. Ho Ho Ho! When the App store opened, most apps were < $0.99. Now they are creeping up in price all the time. Like the drug dealer said - "First one's free." On 19/12/2011, at 8:24 PM, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 12/18/2011 1:39 PM, John Howell wrote: >> At 9:25 AM +0100 12/18/11, Fl

Re: [Finale] Perfect bug storm

2011-06-09 Thread Graeme Gerrard
d and crop it down. This seems like such > a no-brainer tool, I can't believe it isn't out there. > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale –– Graeme Gerrard www.resonant.com.au 0

Re: [Finale] 4/4 or cut time

2011-05-19 Thread Graeme Gerrard
p, > Ryan > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale –– Graeme Gerrard www.resonant.com.au 02 6494 5387 / 0414 396 754 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Re: [OT] plural of rubato = rubati?

2011-03-31 Thread Graeme Gerrard
legato, rubato, perdendosi, etc. > > To render them instead as "increasing", "cheerful", "moving", "bound", > "stolen", "losing oneself", etc, would not further the purpose of direct > communication, even for us anglophones

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

2011-01-11 Thread Graeme Gerrard
I think they are called children. You know, sharing the family puter, with parental controls and supervision = different accounts. But even that is a thing of the past now. Most kids have their own computers and TVs and Xbox and so on. Pretty soon they'll have their own granny flats (bairn bar

[Finale] Re: Lute Tablature

2010-12-25 Thread Graeme Gerrard
It's okay. It is literally as documented. Font changes only take effect if you add NEW notes to the score (but you can copy notes from another file). Um, thans for my help! :) On 26/12/2010, at 3:37 AM, Graeme Gerrard wrote: > Has anyone used the lute tablature facility? I am t

[Finale] {Spam} Lute Tablature

2010-12-25 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Has anyone used the lute tablature facility? I am trying to change the font/size of the letters (using doc options) but just can't get it to work! Any tips? Graeme ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Finale history - Finale 2.0.1

2010-08-03 Thread Graeme Gerrard
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Re: [Finale] OT: Copyright and downloadable music

2010-07-10 Thread Graeme Gerrard
On 11/07/2010, at 9:49 AM, John Howell wrote: Can I insert a little word into your statement, which will make it accurate? > At 5:44 PM -0400 7/10/10, dhbailey wrote: >> >> I perhaps spoke incorrectly -- it was the record company executives which >> got fabulously wealthy. Of course, the lab

Re: [Finale] OT: Copyright and downloadable music

2010-07-10 Thread Graeme Gerrard
27;t saying that either, simply pointing out why a whole > generation seems to think that it's okay to share music without paying > anybody. > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > ___

Re: [Finale] Finale and iPad

2010-06-26 Thread Graeme Gerrard
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Re: [Finale] Beams

2010-05-31 Thread Graeme Gerrard
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Re: [Finale] Da capo roadmap

2010-05-27 Thread Graeme Gerrard
ttp://dfenton.com > David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale –– Graeme Gerrard www.resonant.com.au 02 6494 5387 / 041

Re: [Finale] New Fughetta.FAN file up

2010-05-17 Thread Graeme Gerrard
> > > http://www.finaletips.nu/ This is a great initiative and potentially a fantastic resource (when people get time to contribute!) –––––– Graeme Gerrard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman

Re: [Finale] Repeats on D.C. al Coda

2010-05-12 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Yes, well, exactly. On 12/05/2010, at 8:37 PM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: > Graeme Gerrard wrote: >> Okay, how would you do this: >> ||: ||:A:|| B [1st ending] [2nd ending] :|| >> to write it out AABend1 AABend2 >> Just using repeat bars, no DC/DS. > > I can assign

Re: [Finale] Repeats on D.C. al Coda

2010-05-12 Thread Graeme Gerrard
Okay, how would you do this: ||: ||:A:|| B [1st ending] [2nd ending] :|| to write it out AABend1 AABend2 Just using repeat bars, no DC/DS. Yes, please send me a copy of the file. I'd like to see how repeats work properly. The doc is a little confusing and skips over some stuff. On 12/05/2010,

Re: [Finale] Hours of work lost -

2010-05-07 Thread Graeme Gerrard
rent problems, and > perhaps that might help here? Just a thought. > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lis

Re: [Finale] OT - a matter of notation

2010-05-03 Thread Graeme Gerrard
eme, why don’t you just let the music stream across the screens of the > players’ mobile phones? Or across their iPads, when these hit Oz? > > Klaus > > --- On Tue, 5/4/10, Graeme Gerrard wrote: > >> From: Graeme Gerrard >> Subject: Re: [Finale] OT - a matter of n

Re: [Finale] OT - a matter of notation

2010-05-03 Thread Graeme Gerrard
No. It is just music for recorders - solos, duets, trios of folk music and consorts of 4 & 5 instruments of medieval and renaissance msuic. The replies support all 3 options! That just means to me that it is an issue perhaps more of experience and maybe personal preference. My least preferred

[Finale] OT - a matter of notation

2010-05-03 Thread Graeme Gerrard
I am putting together some little booklets of recorder music for my fellow players and others. The first 2 booklets are collections of pieces from the Balkans, and a bunch of Breton tunes, i.e. it's folk music. I am doing this in Finale and am trying to keep the notation as succinct and econom