Re: [Finale] Mac OS issue

unning > smoothly again. I wonder if this will fix Mike G’s problem as well. > > Larry Eden > > > On Feb 10, 2019, at 7:23 PM, Mike Greensill > wrote: > > > > I just did the same and Finale 25 has slowed noticeably. Also a strange > > behavior has retur

Re: [Finale] Mac OS issue

I just did the same and Finale 25 has slowed noticeably. Also a strange behavior has returnedwhen I use the staff tool to alter the distance between stave, all the music on the staves disappears while I'm moving them. Mike G. www.mikegreensill.com On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 4:02 AM Lawrence

Re: [Finale] Finale 25

"But even so, feature-wise there is virtually no difference between 14.5 and 25." Robert Hardly seems worth it even for $99...especially when I'm quite happy with 2012. Love Mike G. www.mikegreensill.com cell - 707 235 5107 home - 707 967 9491 On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Robert Patterson

Re: [Finale] Monday sale

aphics card issue……i’d have to spend > some $$ to get a new graphics card. > > > > > On Nov 25, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Mike Greensill > wrote: > > > > I'm thinking of doing it toobut what I can't seem to find is info on > > the system requi

Re: [Finale] Monday sale

I'm thinking of doing it toobut what I can't seem to find is info on the system requirements. I'm still on 10.9.5. Is that too old for 64 bit? Love Mike G. www.mikegreensill.com cell - 707 235 5107 home - 707 967 9491 On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Dean Rosenthal wrote: > Hello - > >

Re: [Finale] Finale vNext

WellI don't see shelling out $149 for what seems like almost no new features and no promises of bug fixes. When it comes down to it I'm thrilled with the way 2012 works, it does everything I need. I had no luck with 2014. Maybe if I got a new computer with all the latest mac operating systems I

Re: [Finale] Preferred method for entering notes/etc into finale 2012

I use "speedy" with a midi keyboard and find it's very, very quick for entering notes. Apparently the 'powers that be' at Finale much prefer "simple" but I just don'y see it myself. My biggest fear is that someday they'll dump "speedy". I use templates that I've created for almost all my projects

Re: [Finale] Line

"Darcy introduced me to an excellent term for this; he calls it "rhythmic authority." It means the player may not be putting rhythms down exactly according to the metronome, but he knows (and we can hear) exactly what his relationship to the ground pulse is. I had never heard it expressed so specif

Re: [Finale] So many problems with Finale 2014

Yes Eric...we've all tried trashing preferences and every other suggestionthe fact is that, for some unknown reason, for some of us 2014 is a disaster and unusable. Love Mike G. www.mikegreensill.com cell - 707 235 5107 home - 707 967 9491 On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Eric Dannewitz

Re: [Finale] MakeMusic joins Peaksware

Here's a quote from the Sibelius blog that makes me think their long term plans are in the education and learning worlds and not the professional musician world. I'm going to be hanging on to 2012 for dear life :) . (

Re: [Finale] 2014 crashes

It just crashed when I was deleting a lyric, it seems many different actions can cause crashes, very unstable.Grrr. I'm back on 2012 except for projects I already started in '14. Mike G. imac 10.9.2 Finale 2014a www.mikegreensill.com On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 11:33 AM, John Roberts wr

Re: [Finale] Any idea if/when there will be a patch B for 2014?

It's so slow and crashes all the timemost unusable upgrade ever. Back to 2012. Mike G. www.mikegreensill.com On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 9:56 AM, J D Thomas wrote: > There is also a startup bug for those with Apple displays. Forced me back > to the pre-A version. > > >From the sounds of C

Re: [Finale] Mark Johnson's Finale 2014: A Trailblazer Guide -- a bookworth considering!

One of the reasons I went back to 2011 is because I couldn't get my head around the score manager...so I need a chapter that I can read and digest as if I was learning the program from scratch. Mike G. On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 7:24 AM, John Witmer wrote: > Hey David, > With your suggestion, I sat

Re: [Finale] File manager error, when trying to save.

Thanks GuysI did have auto save on, so I only lost 15 minutes workwhich the way my brain is working these days ain't much work! I opened it in 2012 and it seems OK. I was using 2010 because that's where my template was. Time to put in the work and get up to speed in 2012. Mike G. On Mon

[Finale] File manager error, when trying to save.

do a "save as", but I got the same message. I then tried to globally copy everything in case I had to start a new template, and I got this messgae... "While attempting to access the "EnigmaTemp171185" The file manager reported an error." Any ideas, I'm too scare

Re: [Finale] F2012: How to stop chord playback for specific instruments?

The simplest way to avoid chord playback is go to the "Chord Menu" and un-check "Enable Chord Playback". Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Score Manager

r actually writing more!" Let's face it, as a notation program, Finale is already great. I'm fed up with $$$ per year for so-called improvements. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] part names

When I'm sure I'm finished with the score I still make a separate copy of the file for the parts. Then all I have to think about is what's needed for the parts and not give a damn if it affects anything in the score. Mike Greensill www.mi

Re: [Finale] Fin2010 announced

I thought it might be interesting to copy and paste a posting from Andrew at MM that was on the Finale Forums. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com New Features in Finale 2010 Easier Percussion Entry. Entering percussion has been greatly simplified with on-screen feedback that displays

Re: [Finale] Fin2010 announced

<available as we speak?>> Dean No. They just want our money now. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Fin2010 announced

multiple pages. I wish the upgrades were more like 2 years apart and therefore included more for your money. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Speedy entry in Finale 2009?

hod. There's beer to be consumed. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] 2008 fix list

Here's the list of new features and fixes that was posted on Final Forums. I don't see anything about "hyphens"! Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com Finale 2008 ReadMe excerpt The complete ReadMe will be available for download. Please see below for a list of new feat

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol fonts

Why isn't there a direct link to the Chord Suffix editor? Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Lyrics conundrum

nd erase "verse one" in the added section, it erases them in the first section as well. I presume because I copied them there. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Staff List problem

n the file I was working on and the Staff Lists are now working fine. Go figure. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Staff List problem

e with the setup wizard and the same thing applies. Can't edit OR create new staff lists. This has happened to me before and I can't remember whether there's a solution or whether it just goes away. The question is, has this happened to anyone else? Finale 2007c. 17"

[Finale] Staff lists not responding

" and when I press OK it appears for an instant on the score then disappears. Nowhere to be found. I'll try it again and it's just fine. Mike Greensill - Finale 2007a - 17" mac powerbook www.mikegreensill.com ___

Re: [Finale] drum notation (jazz)

Chuck Thank you for sharing. Very, very helpful to look at your drum parts! Much to learn there. I have to admit that until recently often the one part I would still copy by hand was the drums. So much quicker. Christopher has solved one mystery.I was going to ask abou

Re: [Finale] drum notation (jazz)

he part by hand. Is there an easier way? Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Finale and playback and various ramblings.

Thanks for listening to the ramblings of a loyal Finale user. I don't need to told that Sibleus can do all of that :) I haven't learnt this program yet! Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] subtext for alternate bass

quickly. I always want the bass note to the right of the chord and I find the horizontal default to be hard on the eye. I now thank you both. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] subtext for alternate bass

<write something like D7_A>> Thanks Rafael..I didn't know that one! Yours Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] subtext for alternate bass

I can't seem to find how to make "subtext" the default style for alternate bass chords rather than "after root". BTW Dennis' suggestion for a "page style" feature is the most brilliant yet. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com __

[Finale] If it isn't one thing it's another

Dear Hiro and all The latest midi adventure is ..if I use soft synth, my keyboard only sounds if i'm in speedy entry. Any other tool and there's silence. If I use quicktime, it works all the time, but those sounds are crappy. I'm not gonna mess with GPO! Mike

[Finale] Midi solved-Thanks Hiro

Thanks so much Hiro, I finally received the "MOTU Fastlane" and it has solved my problems. Maybe the mac edition of Finale should come with a separate "midi for dummies" booklet, giving suggestions and warning against just using the usb connection. Mike Greensill w

[Finale] Continual midi problems

ale and restart the computer. I open Finale again and still it doesn't work. I close Finale and open it one more time and "Hey Presto" it works. BUT WHY IS THIS HAPPENING! It takes me 10 minutes just to start any work. Any ideas? Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com __

Re: [Finale] Melody

ot;Music In Schools Today" and we're attempting to remedy the situation. I know in the rich suburbs where parents invest in their schools things are OK, but here in the inner city, where the need for melodic inspiration may be greatest, the kids never get to sing. Mike Greensill

[Finale] Melody

eing able to sing even a portion of the melody of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame". If kids aren't taught melody they won't ever be able to hear it! It's not Latin but it's good for you. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com _

[Finale] Fenton...the throwback

t I delete your posts 90% of the time. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Midi problems with 2006c

<> Mathew Thanks Mathew. Yes, I do that all the time, though overnight I usually turn everything off. I did just download the newest driver for my keyboard so I'm hoping that will help. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___

Re: [Finale] Midi problems with 2006c

e another 1/2 hr of fiddling and presto there it was. But it seems like a very un-scientific method. Should I get a better keyboard? Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Midi problems with 2006c

This incredibly annoying, I'm on a deadline and can't afford this waste of time! I've been a great supporter of Finale but since system X things seem to go wrong all the time. It used to be that all the posts on these forums were questions about how to use the program, now

Re: [Finale] Beaming question

<> Thanks guys, that's it! If only I could remember settings in Finale as well as tunes I learnt 40 years ago. Mike Greensill www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Beaming question

the slash key. P.S. Has anyone purchased Bill Duncan's articulation fonts? They do look quite wonderful. Mike Greensill - 17" powermac - Finale 2006b www.mikegreensill.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Re: RTFM, no. It shouldn't be necessary.

<< For all those who don't think it should be grouped with "Transposition", where would you want to see it?>>Michael I'd be happy to see it in the "Utilities" menu in mass mover. That's often where I look for strange t

[Finale] "Little Kazoo Band"

and. BUT, along with the engravers, it's the writing of the notes and the printing of them out that is of prime importance. And in that regard Finale worked much better in whatever the last version was in system 9.Mike Greensill  ( 1.67 GHz  G4 powerboo

Re: [Finale] recording & backups

<> ChuckI can't reproduce my crashes either and this is what's scary. It can ruin your work at any time.<> Chuck Kronos recorded 3 of my charts rec

Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

2005-10-18 Thread Mike Greensill

I've had 2006 quit suddenly 3 times when editing chord suffixes. Anyone else had this problem. I'm actually using auto-save now, something I've never felt the need for before. I've gone back to 2005 and I think that the next major up-grade should be a free one! Y