Re: [Finale] Dutch classical music top 300

2019-10-22 Thread Neal Gittleman
.) No Four Seasons in the top 10. Dido and Aeneas in the top 10. Pergolesi Stabat Mater in the top 10. Many, many surprises as I see it. A good example of Sly Stone’s aperçu: Diff’rent strokes for different folks! Neal Gittleman > On Oct 22, 2019, at 12:02 PM, Barbara Touburg wrote: >

[Finale] MIDI Clean-Up

2019-03-27 Thread Neal Gittleman
in A Major and related keys, but every note that should be a G# came out of the MIDI as an Ab. Ditto for Db/C#. I can see that alone wasting lots of time, so here’s my question… Is there a way I can globally change every Ab to a G# and every Db to a C#? I’m hoping the answer is yes! Thanks! Neal

[Finale] "Fun" with Articulations

2018-12-17 Thread Neal Gittleman
oday, working on something else, everything’s smooth as can be. Any ideas what’s going on THERE? For today, anyway, I’m gonna quit while I’m ahead… Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/list

Re: [Finale] Tempo Mark Placements

2018-10-12 Thread Neal Gittleman
desired staves to show. > > HTH. If you need more specifics Neal, let me know. > > > *** > J D Thomas > ThomaStudios > > > >> On Oct 12, 2018, at 9:47 AM, Neal Gittleman wrote: >> >> Greetings… >> >> This seem

[Finale] Tempo Mark Placements

2018-10-12 Thread Neal Gittleman
. Is there an easy way to get them on both of those staves? Thank! Neal Gittleman ___ 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] Stupid Parts Question

2018-04-16 Thread Neal Gittleman
NEVER MIND! Found it. (Staff Attributes/check Staff Name in Parts) D’oh! Neal > On Apr 16, 2018, at 7:09 PM, Neal Gittleman <nealg...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi… > > This seems like something that I should be able to figure out, but so far, no… > > I’m crea

[Finale] Stupid Parts Question

2018-04-16 Thread Neal Gittleman
, and Strings. Now I’ve got the five parts created, but the staves in those parts don’t have the instrument names. There’s got to be a way to get them to display, but for the life of me, I can’t find it… Can anyone suggest an easy fix? Thanks! Neal Gittleman

[Finale] Measure # Question

2017-11-06 Thread Neal Gittleman
the score? Silly question, perhaps, but I’ve always wondered, and by the time I’m creating and tweaking the parts, the last thing I want to do is start screwing up the bar numbers, so I always end up leaving the score in its “cluttered” state… Thanks! Neal Gittleman

Re: [Finale] Ritard Playback

2017-10-31 Thread Neal Gittleman
If anyone’s interested, I found a work-around: 1. Select the ritard bars 2. Midi Tool/Tempo/Scale 3. Enter starting and ending metronome markings Neal > On Oct 30, 2017, at 11:04 AM, Neal Gittleman <nealg...@mac.com> wrote: > > Greetings, Finale-ers… > > I’m need to

[Finale] Ritard Playback

2017-10-30 Thread Neal Gittleman
”. So I assume that I need to set my “rit.” expression to a particular shape. I tried setting it to the downward slanting shape 31, but got no result. Any suggestions to get me closer to what I need? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Bowing Plug-In?

2017-08-15 Thread Neal Gittleman
I hate to contradict David, whose posts are generally dead-on, but... Give a violin part to 10 violinists and you'll get at least 11 different bowings! Neal Gittleman Sent from my iPhone (so please excuse any tap-pos!) > On Aug 15, 2017, at 2:56 PM, David H. Bailey <dhbaile...@comca

[Finale] Strange Playback Behavior

2017-06-07 Thread Neal Gittleman
??? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ 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] A Mystery

2016-12-09 Thread Neal Gittleman
the Garritan sounds are. I assume I did something (or didn’t do something) in the upgrade process to cause this. Any ideas what I did (or didn’t) do and how to get the Garritan sounds to work now? Thanks… Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale

[Finale] Finale 25 Issue

2016-09-15 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings… I was on vacation when v25 came out and followed some but not all of the immediate traffic. Can someone recap for me exactly what’s the issue with printing? Thanks… Neal ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Opening Old Files

2016-07-20 Thread Neal Gittleman
Never mind (I guess). When I noticed it was doing the same thing even with more recent files, I quit the program, reopened, and now even the oldest file I have (version 3.0) is opening just fine. Must have just been a glitch.. Neal > On Jul 20, 2016, at 11:21 AM, Neal Gittleman <

[Finale] Opening Old Files

2016-07-20 Thread Neal Gittleman
immediately by: While attempting to access “ JiaRiaWL” the File Manager reported an error. Finale - Error occurred. ID = -2 Any suggestions? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman

Re: [Finale] Harp Gliiiiiiiisaaaaaandoooooo

2016-05-23 Thread Neal Gittleman
TA. > Best > Raphael. > >> Am 24.05.2016 um 03:00 schrieb Neal Gittleman <nealg...@mac.com>: >> >> Greetings… >> >> I’m working on an arrangement that includes harp and I’m getting strange >> playback results. The first thing the Harp plays is a gli

[Finale] Harp Gliiiiiiiisaaaaaandoooooo

2016-05-23 Thread Neal Gittleman
and I can easily just mute the part, but if there were a way to get it to behave properly, that would be lovely. The glissando was created with the Glassando Smart Shape Tool… Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https

Re: [Finale] Enharmonics in Chord Symbols

2016-04-06 Thread Neal Gittleman
I do now!! Neal > On Mar 30, 2016, at 8:55 PM, dershem <ders...@cox.net> wrote: > > On 3/30/2016 8:29 AM, Neal Gittleman wrote: >> Greetings… >> >> I’m working on a pop arrangement with chord symbols in the rhythm part that >> manages to ge

Re: [Finale] Enharmonics in Chord Symbols

2016-03-30 Thread Neal Gittleman
Perfect! Thanks! Neal > On Mar 30, 2016, at 11:32 AM, Christopher Smith > <christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote: > > In the Chord Menu, uncheck “Simplify Chords”. > > Christopher > > >> On Mar 30, 2016, at 11:29 AM, Neal Gittleman <nealg...@mac.c

[Finale] Enharmonics in Chord Symbols

2016-03-30 Thread Neal Gittleman
it not to make that enharmonic substitution? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ 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] Sibelius Beaming Question

2016-02-26 Thread Neal Gittleman
(or even individually) flatten beams in Sibelius? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ 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] EMERGENCY: Percussion Part Mess

2015-09-09 Thread Neal Gittleman
anyone tell me what they’ve done here and if you can suggest how I can turn this into something that the drum set player will be able to read? Thanks!!! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] EMERGENCY: Percussion Part Mess

2015-09-09 Thread Neal Gittleman
e staff attributes. > > On Sep 9, 2015, at 5:29 PM, Neal Gittleman <nealg...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hey, List-ers… >> >> I’m in the process of trying to fix up one of those WTF arrangements that we >> come across every now and again. I’ve got everything fi

[Finale] Finale/Sibelius

2015-05-27 Thread Neal Gittleman
question, I’m sure, but some stupid questions are worth asking, like “There IS water in this pool, isn’t there?” Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message

[Finale] Font Help

2015-01-03 Thread Neal Gittleman
, but not when printing. Using handwritten style, the text elements print out properly. The problem does not seem to be with the file itself, as I could open a copy in my FinMac2014 and it prints just fine. Does this ring any sort of a bell? Neal Gittleman

[Finale] Lyrics Vertical Placement

2014-09-29 Thread Neal Gittleman
the vertical placement of the lyrics. Is there a way to force that gizmo to appear when it doesn’t seem to want to appear on its own? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Vertical Placement

2014-09-29 Thread Neal Gittleman
Wouldn’t appear in “click assignment” but did in “type into score”… Thanks… Neal On Sep 29, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Bruce Kau kaub...@hawaii.rr.com wrote: is type into score or click assignment checked in the lyrics menu? On 9/29/2014 3:51 PM, Neal Gittleman wrote: Greetings… FinMac 2014c

[Finale] Playback Strangeness

2014-05-29 Thread Neal Gittleman
is done now, but it’s a mess-up I’d like to avoid in the future, if possible!) Thanks… Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr

[Finale] Working With an Old File

2013-12-23 Thread Neal Gittleman
I assume it’s that something is missing. Any ideas how I can successfully update this file (I’m currently using 2014) without re-creating each of the articulations (and there are thousands in the 60-page full orchestra score) one by one? Thanks! Neal Gittleman

[Finale] Selectively Hiding Staves

2012-12-05 Thread Neal Gittleman
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Re: [Finale] Selectively Hiding Staves

2012-12-05 Thread Neal Gittleman
Thanks! 2003 is workng abour as wrll as my ryping! Neal On Dec 5, 2012, at 2:41 PM, SN jef chippewa shirl...@newmusicnotation.com wrote: in the flute PT, set up the measure region you want to have showing the soprano (freeze measures per system as you want it) and apply the staff style

Re: [Finale] Notation for string harmonics

2012-11-01 Thread Neal Gittleman
please write for orchestra again mode) and he said the reason he stopped was that he was tired of the sound massed strings and much preferred the the sound of single players, amplified. No reason not to believe him, I think… Neal Gittleman ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] Document Styles

2012-09-23 Thread Neal Gittleman
, while the orchestra musicians would get the parts from the new file. Christopher On Mon Sep 17, at MondaySep 17 9:22 PM, Neal Gittleman wrote: Greetings… I think I know the answer to this question, but… FinMac 2012b.r1 running Mountain Lion 10.8.1 I'm working on a project putting

[Finale] Document Styles

2012-09-17 Thread Neal Gittleman
to? I wouldn't be surprised if the answer is no, but I figure just because I can't find a way to do it doesn't necessarily mean it can't be done… Any sage advice would be appreciated! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

Re: [Finale] Out of Range Notes

2012-08-09 Thread Neal Gittleman
Actually D5 (sounding) is the lowest note on a modern piccolo, although apparently there were a few available in Vienna in the late 19th century with low C5. But no piccolo plays below that. Not talking sounding, talking written (not score-at-concert pitch). The lowest note the samples

[Finale] Out of Range Notes

2012-08-06 Thread Neal Gittleman
to play below C above middle C, etc. The notes enter just fine, but don't play back, neither when entering or in playback mode. Definitely makes proofreading more complicated. Composers write those notes, the instruments CAN play them, so why won't the program? Neal Gittleman

[Finale] Is There an Easier Way?

2012-06-05 Thread Neal Gittleman
all the extra stuff. So before I dive in to the next such passage, which has a lot of this notation, is there an easier way to do this? Playback is irrelevant, only looks! FinMac 2012a.r3 Thanks… Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Is There an Easier Way?

2012-06-05 Thread Neal Gittleman
Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up creating a solution of my own -- making the bars 12/8 with cut-time as the alternate display time signature, then adding the 6s as articulations. Still not 100% elegant, but it works! Neal Gittleman

Re: [Finale] Doubling Part

2012-05-28 Thread Neal Gittleman
Thanks Christopher… I am on 2012, so dead-easy it is. I've started on the project and so far (knock-wood) it's going very smoothly. As with anything there are quirks to adjust to, but once I adjusted, Change Instrument has been just what I needed. Neal Gittleman On May 21, 2012, at 4:26 PM

[Finale] Doubling Part

2012-05-21 Thread Neal Gittleman
, though it would certainly make proofreading easier… Thanks… Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Courtesy Accidentals

2012-05-21 Thread Neal Gittleman
expected it to work… Neal Gittleman FinMac 2012a.r3, using Speedy Entry All of a sudden, when I enter a courtesy accidental via the * key, it disappears as soon as I leave the measure. Had this problem once before and someone gave me a fix -- something in Preferences, I think

Re: [Finale] Courtesy Accidentals

2012-05-21 Thread Neal Gittleman
-May-12 5:37 PM, Neal Gittleman wrote: An update. As suggested by Christopher, I opened a ticket with tech support, they got back to me, asked to see the file, and correctly identified the issue which was that Auto Freeze Accidentals was unchecked. Checking it fixed the problem

Re: [Finale] Courtesy Accidentals

2012-05-15 Thread Neal Gittleman
this. It has been this way for far too long. Christopher On Mon May 14, at MondayMay 14 8:56 PM, Neal Gittleman wrote: Greetings… FinMac 2012a.r3, using Speedy Entry All of a sudden, when I enter a courtesy accidental via the * key, it disappears as soon as I leave the measure. Had

[Finale] Courtesy Accidentals

2012-05-14 Thread Neal Gittleman
it, and it's annoying to have the program continually suppressing accidentals that I want there… Someone got the solution? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] FinMac 2k12 Accidentals Behavior

2012-02-22 Thread Neal Gittleman
Thanks to Jari and Christopher for their replies. Auto Freeze Accidentals was unchecked in the Speedy Menu, and with that now checked, the accidentals behave as I expect them to. Neal Gittleman On Feb 21, 2012, at 6:27 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: I'll bet you're on a chromatically

[Finale] FinMac 2k12 Accidentals Behavior

2012-02-21 Thread Neal Gittleman
how accidentals are handled that I need to configure? Or is these new features I have to learn to deal with? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] No Playback

2011-11-29 Thread Neal Gittleman
, so it's something I did when adding the new staves and assigning instruments. Any suggestions on how to fix? (Note: It's not just the new staves that don't play back -- old ones don't either.) Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] A More Basic Bill Duncan Font Question

2011-10-23 Thread Neal Gittleman
Thanks, Eric… Now the follow up. Opened Font Book, clicked on Add Fonts, chose the True Type ones, and got this message from Font Validation: 24 serious errors were found. Do not use these fonts. (That would be one error for each of the 24 fonts.) What now? Neal Gittleman On Oct 19, 2011

[Finale] A More Basic Bill Duncan Font Question

2011-10-18 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings Finale-istas… Since the topic of Bill Duncan Fonts in 2k12 has come up I have a more basic question… I'm still using FinMac 2k11, bought the BDF disc and can't for the life of me, figure out where/how to install them. Any advice? Neal Gittleman

[Finale] The Storm Has Passed, But...

2011-10-03 Thread Neal Gittleman
numbering, but starting with a number other than 1? Thanks… Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] The Storm Has Passed, But...

2011-10-03 Thread Neal Gittleman
Thanks, Christopher… My faith in humanity (Finale version) is (at least partially) restored. It seemed inconceivable that you had to start with 1, and I figured it was just hidden somewhere I couldn't find it… Neal Gittleman On Oct 3, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: Yes

Re: [Finale] Spacing Problem in Linked Parts

2011-07-28 Thread Neal Gittleman
Many thanks to those who helped with my grace note spacing problem. It feels like the old days, extracting parts then massaging them! Reminds me how much (this feature excepted) linked parts have made my Finale life easier. FWIW I did submit a case. And in doing so I saw the page where they

[Finale] Looking for a Symbol

2011-07-20 Thread Neal Gittleman
that would work like an articulation and just attach to the note at the same position relative to the note in all cases. What am I missing? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Tempo Mark with MaestroTimes Font

2011-05-16 Thread Neal Gittleman
RIGHT! Thanks! Neal On May 16, 2011, at 3:29 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: Shift-opt-\ just before the dot, just after the first eighth extends the eighth beam. Maestro Times, right? Christopher On Mon May 16, at MondayMay 16 12:10 PM, Neal Gittleman wrote: FinMac2010 I'm

[Finale] An Old Font Question

2010-09-16 Thread Neal Gittleman
to reinstall but I don't remember what it is. Can someone refresh my memory? Thanks! Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Playback Tempo Oddity

2010-06-30 Thread Neal Gittleman
this document using an earlier document as a template. The earlier document had a tempo marking of quarter = 76. I edited that expression, changed the playback setting to eighth = 72. That may have caused the problem, I suppose, but it would be nice to get it fixed... Any ideas? Neal Gittleman

Re: [Finale] O.T. Secco recitatives

2010-05-27 Thread Neal Gittleman
are generally done ONLY by the keyboard instrument -- no cello. That makes it much easier for the continuist to have free rein to accompany as they see fit, not having to worry about coordination with anyone other than the singer(s). Neal Gittleman

[Finale] Up-Bow Symbol

2010-04-26 Thread Neal Gittleman
no harm in this, but it's a little disconcerting. Anyone understand what's going on? Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] XML Export/Import

2010-04-21 Thread Neal Gittleman
. Started the export process and now the eighth-note is spinning around for quite some time (at least 4 or 5 minutes so far). Hasn't changed into a beachball-of-death yet, but is there trouble, or is this a lengthy process and I need to be patient? Neal Gittleman

[Finale] XML Export/Import Follow-Up

2010-04-21 Thread Neal Gittleman
SORRY! I now see the progress bar that indicates that it is, indeed, a lengthy process and it's proceeding, measure-by-measure, staff-by- staff... Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: blowing air through brass instruments

2010-03-12 Thread Neal Gittleman
uses it in his piece TGV to imitate the sound of a train's air brakes. Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Wireless keyboard for Mac w/numeric keypad

2010-03-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
took my laptop somewhere, batteries, etc. and liked the feel of the new thin keyboards so I got one of the wired new keyboards with keypad and love it. So if you want to make a deal, contact me off-list. Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale

[Finale] 2k9b Crash on Quit

2009-06-04 Thread Neal Gittleman
of the 2k9 e-mails that I saved... Ideas? Neal Gittleman ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Selecting Partial Measures (Stupid Question)

2008-10-18 Thread Neal Gittleman
Sorry to waste your time, but I'm wasting mine 2k8 on Mac... In the old days I was accustomed to selecting partial measures just by clicking and dragging the mouse. Now the click highlights the entire bar and I can only select partial measures via the Select Region... menu, which

[Finale] Repeats

2008-06-03 Thread Neal Gittleman
Hi... This is purely a layout/looks issue, not a playback issue. I'm creating an insert to repair a mistake in the string parts to Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians. In one specific passage there's a 4- bar repeated pattern which I'll enclosing in forward- and backward- repeat signs.

[Finale] Reich Follow-Up

2008-06-03 Thread Neal Gittleman
Didn't say what I'm using: 2008b Thanks... ng ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Like Magic!

2008-04-12 Thread Neal Gittleman
Not looking a gift horse here, mind you... I'm working on a project in FinMac2k8b. It has some crescendos and diminuendos that are written out (cresc. or dim. as measure expressions). When I play the file back to proofread, it's making crescendos and diminuendos as indicated, even though

Re: [Finale] DISK space

2008-04-10 Thread Neal Gittleman
A year or so ago a friend of mine had an apparently sudden drop in available disk space and the same disk full messages. The culprit turned out to be absurdly bloated console log files (Applications/ Utilities/Console). It was unclear how the problem had occurred, but clearing out the

[Finale] Copying in 2k8

2008-04-02 Thread Neal Gittleman
Still fumbling around in 2k8 (Mac)... Used to be when you copied stuff with Mass Mover you'd get the how many times? dialog, which I always found a bit annoying when I didn't need to copy something multiple times. Now it doesn't seem to come up automatically, so I'm wondering when using

Re: [Finale] beaming in 3/4

2008-03-31 Thread Neal Gittleman
Pace those who think differently, Beethoven doesn't seem to have much problem with either formulation... dottted-quarter plus three eighths is all over the first movement of the Eroica (well, strictly speaking, not, since he always writes it as quarter, eighth-rest, three eighths) and also

[Finale] WAY OT (DiskWarrior)

2008-03-04 Thread Neal Gittleman
Hiro: You should get DiskWarrior. I mean, anyone one depends on Mac should own DiskWarrior, in my opinion :-) Me: I certainly agree. It's my understanding that under Leopard you need DiskWarrior 4.1, which I ordered 2+ weeks ago, but which hasn't yet shipped. I don't like being

[Finale] Firebirds

2008-02-23 Thread Neal Gittleman
On the subject of the Firebird harmonic glissess... I sent this yesterday, with some musical examples attached, which was (I now remember) a faux pas, so here it is, text only... Anyone who wants to see the associated musical examples can surf to

Re: [Finale] Firebirds

2008-02-23 Thread Neal Gittleman
Ray: Are the second vlns notated the same way as the last example (but at a different time? (I have a score or two, but have mislaid them.) Me: And I read this post just after having put all the scores back on the shelf! 1910: 2nd violins an octave lower than the 1sts and one eighth-note

Re: [Finale] Firebirds

2008-02-23 Thread Neal Gittleman
Owain: the unavoidable audible element of the slide itself, which will be in contrary motion to the harmonics if you come down the fingerboard. Me: Not so. Natural harmonics mirror around the 1/2-way node. So if you start at the 15ma node 1/4 of the way to the bridge and sweep down (away

[Finale] 2008b

2008-02-22 Thread Neal Gittleman
Out of curiosity I invested a few minutes this morning and called tech support. The guy I got on the line said that they were working on a repair to 2008b and when it was done (and, presumably, tested) it would appear as a new 2008b update (not as 2008c). ng

[Finale] Fin 2k8b Empty Tool Pallette

2008-02-21 Thread Neal Gittleman
I can confirm Chuck's complaint of an empty tool palettes. The tools seem to be there, but invisible unless you choose Traditional or Globe as the palette theme. But it quits just fine. The Make Music folks seem to be covering themselves with glory yet again! ng

[Finale] Save Special Problem (Final Report)

2008-02-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
Thanks, Christopher, for the file. Now that I've updated from 2008 to 2008a, Save Special seems to work properly again... Neal ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Save Special Problem

2008-02-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
More info... I used this as an excuse to finally install 2k8. Opened the fine in 2k8 and got the same message. Neal ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Save Special Problem

2008-02-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
Just trying to save to the desktop. Tried using AA.aif and got the same error message. Neal On Feb 11, 2008, at 11:40 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: On 11-Feb-08, at 10:25 AM, Neal Gittleman wrote: Greetings, Sages! FinMac2k7 on a PowerBook G4 running 10.5.1. Trying to Save Special

[Finale] Save Special Problem

2008-02-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings, Sages! FinMac2k7 on a PowerBook G4 running 10.5.1. Trying to Save Special an audio file and I get an error message saying Could not create the audio file (the file may be in use by another application) Help? Thanks... Neal Gittleman

[Finale] My Day to Feel Like a Fool

2008-02-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
Hi, Again... Question 2. Now that I've installed 2k8 (Mac) and am poking around in it a bit, the first thing I've looked for and can't find is Document Options. Used to be in Finale 200x/Preferences but all I have under Finale 2008 is About Finale... Services

[Finale] Leopard and FinMac 2K7 (8?)

2008-01-17 Thread Neal Gittleman
Hi... Sorry that I'm a bit behind the times and haven't been keeping up with discussions lately. I just upgraded from Mac OS 10.4.11 to 10.5.1. I haven't yet made the leap from Finale 2007 to 2008 yet, though that's the next thing to do. I've noticed that in Leopard 2007 crashes every

Re: [Finale] OT carmina burana (was OT clarinets)

2007-06-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
Mark: All the rest of the male solos are usually given to the baritone, who will need to be versatile in order to do them all well. (The same goes for the soprano. I have yet to hear a soloist who is good on both In trutina AND the Dulcissime.) Me: Then you haven't heard Mary Wilson, who

Re: [Finale] OT carmina burana (was OT clarinets)

2007-06-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
Do you doubt it? ng On Jun 11, 2007, at 11:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not the same Mary Wilson from the Supremes, is it? Aaron J. Rabushka [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.waymark.net/arabushk Mark: All the rest of the male solos are usually given to the baritone, who will need to be

Re: [Finale] Re: Bach's triplet notation - OT

2007-04-15 Thread Neal Gittleman
Charles: Wow, that is a doozy. I'd read it the same way you do... But it's disconcerting that the same notation which seems to be a tuplet in m5 is an ordinary dotted-quarter-plus-8th in m4 and m6! Me: Though probably not disconcerting to folks of the time, when there was so much about

Re: [Finale] pdf/Mac

2007-03-07 Thread Neal Gittleman
Hal asked about corruption errors in Mac-created PDFs read (or not read) by PC-users. Is there a chance that he's sending the files as e-mail attachments and didn't check Send Windows Friendly Attachments? If so, may the PDFs could be fine but getting garbled somehow at the e-mail

[Finale] Schoenberg Symbols

2007-03-01 Thread Neal Gittleman
I'm sure this has been covered sometime in the past, but is there an easy way to find (rather than try to create myself) Schoenberg-style Haupt- and Nebenstimme symbols? ng ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

[Finale] FinMac 2k7b Problem Printing PDFs (More Info)

2007-02-16 Thread Neal Gittleman
Sorry to make this a two-parter... But here's some new information... Just to test things, I went back to the file I had PDF-ed successfully and followed all the same steps. Worked like a charm. So it doesn't seem to be Finale. It seems to be SOMETHING that has happened to the file I

[Finale] FinMac 2k7b Problem Printing PDFs

2007-02-16 Thread Neal Gittleman
Here's a poser... A mysterious problem arose this afternoon -- doing something I've done successfully before. FinMac 2k7b on a PowerBook G4, System 10.4.8 Score and parts are linked I want to print .PDFs of the score and parts. I select Print I check the score and parts and click OK I get

Re: [Finale] OT: daylight savings changes

2007-02-05 Thread Neal Gittleman
My guess (and it's only that) is that for most Mac users it won't be an issue. I have my Mac's clock set to automatically sync to Apple's clock server. When it trips over into DST, so will my computer. Or at least I think that's what will happen... ng

[Finale] Spacing Issues

2007-02-03 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings... FinMac2k7b on a PowerBook G4 running OS 10.4.8... An arranger has sent me a 2k6c file that I'm trying to print out with grave difficulties. I can't reach him right now and I'm hoping maybe all-y'all can help... I've opened the file in 2k7b (but had the same results using

Re: [Finale] Spacing Issues (Resolution)

2007-02-03 Thread Neal Gittleman
Hey! Actually, the file was resistant to everyone's suggestions, but when I went in and made an insignificant change to the system layout #s, everything righted itself. Go figure! Thanks for all the suggestions. Going through them all did actually help! Cheers... ng

[Finale] Lyrics Question

2007-01-31 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings... FinMac 2k7b, a project with lyrics. I'm getting no hyphens and no word extensions on screen or in print. In Edit Lyrics the hyphens are all there. I've got Use Smart Word Extensions and Create Automatically... checked in the Lyrics Prefs/Word Extensions menu. There must

[Finale] Silly Question (But Important to Me!)

2007-01-28 Thread Neal Gittleman
This one really is silly, but... Using Mac 2k7b, but I started noticing this before I upgraded from 2k6c. Using Speedy Entry to enter notes. Time was, when I entered notes in a part, upon exiting a bar or a staff, the spacing would readjust (for instance, if m. 3 in one part had only

[Finale] Fin 2K7 Version?

2006-11-28 Thread Neal Gittleman
Is Finale 2007 still the latest version out? No 2007a yet? ng ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] MIdi Export Files

2006-07-25 Thread Neal Gittleman
Nope. They're midi files with .mid extension. What's with the .smf extension? Could he have a PC that wants the extension to be .smf instead of .mid??? ng On Jul 25, 2006, at 4:52 PM, dhbailey wrote: Neal Gittleman wrote: Greetings... I'm trying to help a friend with a project... I've

[Finale] MIdi Export Files

2006-07-25 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings... I'm trying to help a friend with a project... I've saved a two Finale files (FinMac2k6c) as a Standard Midi File (with each line as a separate track) and sent him the files, which have .mid extensions. His reply: Thanks for sending the files, however, if you saved them as

Re: [Finale] Finale on G5

2006-05-25 Thread Neal Gittleman
Andrew: Let's talk about Finale here. New versions of the program, historically, have not usually provided a transparent update for old files. As a publisher, it is crucial that I be able to print out old files in exactly the form in which they were created, and the practical

[Finale] Strange FinMac Version Behavior

2006-04-20 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings... Here's an annoying little glitch I've been experiencing (FinMac 2006c on a PowerBook G4 OS 10.4.6) Files that I've created in 2006c are opening themselves in 2006b (I keep earlier versions of the application on my hard drive just in case I'd have a need for them -- like

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