[Finale] Audio creation fail
I'm getting an error message that says An error occurred while saving the audio file (Error -2) I can't get Finale to create an audio file of the piece in question. I've unsuccessfully tried: * Renaming the piece * Quitting and relaunching I suppose that I could use live playback while capturing the audio with a hijack program, but I'd like to know what the error code means and if there are other things to try. Richard ___ 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] Finale window pane problem
CAn I presume that you have remembered that if ever you use the Hand tool to move the score around, you can end up with some windows that don't look right. Usually though you remember that and get everything back to default positions. On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:56 AM, GERALD BERG gj.b...@rogers.com wrote: Hi all Updated to latest FINMAC14 version. Now, what was a surmountable problem has become chronic. The window pane is cut off on the left side. If one looks at bottom left I can see the bar number inset and the right scroll arrow -- the left scroll arrow is inaccessible. This lacunae extends into the score area itself. Some kind of incompatibility but what? Any suggestions appreciated. Jerry ___ 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 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] VArious
FINMAC 2012c 1. I want to save the tool selection metatools (such as [on Mac] Control-F for Speedy, etc.) But I've forgotten what that process is called, what library is being saved. Can someone remind me or tell me how to save it? 2. Finale insists on putting a decrescendo into the playback of anything with a longish ending, even though in Human Playback prefs I have made sure to de-select that choice. What am I overlooking or what trick can I use to defeat that at least long enough to get a playback as desired? 3. I've never had much luck trying to understand how to adjust or select those slant-lined symbols for rit. even after poring over the docs. Recently, for example, I put rit. in the score and it seemed to ignore it for two measures, then dump everything it had into the final two measures. Any illumination welcome. Thanks for help with any one of these! RH ___ 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] Layer 2 silent till pass 2?
In FInale playback is there any way for Layer 2 of a repeated section not to sound until the 2nd pass? Richard H. ___ 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] Can't change font size for part of a text block
I believe that you're right, that this is something that USED to work. For example, in writing composer-arranger credits, a common preference among publishers I've worked with is for the composer info to be BF roman and the arranger info to be reg face italic. It used to be possible to use the same frame for both but now it requires two frames and the attending attributes issues, et al. Small thing, one might say, but it's annoying as heck to me. On Monday, January 12, 2015 9:50 AM, Patsy Moore pa...@mooremusic.org.uk wrote: Hello Listers, I'm having a frustrating time finding (feels like excavating!) the useful information that allows me to use Finale 2014 in similar ways to what I've done in the past with 2000c. I'm relieved to find some positive improvements along the way, but... ...I've just wasted an unacceptable amount of time trying, with some input - not help - from the on line User Manual, to change the font size for just one character in a Text block, which has never previously caused me any problem. In my Copyright notice I like to have the C-in-a-circle sign about the same height as the capital letters in the remainder of the notice. I can highlight just the one character, and that's what shows up in the edit menu, but when I change the size and exit the box the change has been applied to the whole text block. :( The same thing happens if I just try to change the year to bold. My current time-saving work-around is to create a separate text block for the Copyright symbol. Ridiculous!! I've given up on the idea of a bold date (that was just an experiment to see if it was possible). Greetings from wet and windy England, Patsy -- Patsy Moore pa...@mooremusic.org.uk www.da-capo.org.uk ___ 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 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] TApping tempo
Version: FINMAC2012 Wondering: If I have tapped the tempo to a particular, let's say measure, and I subsequently edit the measure note-wise (but don't use Clear), will the tapped tempo be affected? Also, is there a faster way to select the Speedy tool other than with the mouse? Richard ___ 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] TApping tempo
Thanks much, Don. In a galaxy far, far away I knew that but (obviously) forgot it when I turned 65... Lessee.it's January so I would guess you are working on a due-before-now 2015 Christmas project or have advanced to 2016 Easter! (Good for you.) I hope you're doing well. On Monday, January 12, 2015 2:21 PM, Don Hart donhartmu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Richard, I'll let someone else field the Tap-tempo question, but a good way to get around several often-used tools is to program the eight keys in the middle of your computer keyboard (F through '). Program on a Mac by holding control/option and pressing the key you want to program; switch 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/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ 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] export audio as .mp3
I don't recall but iTunes may BE an .mp3 format. RH On Thursday, December 4, 2014 5:40 PM, Jim Fischer j...@pacifier.com wrote: I can't consistently get an option to export an .mp3 audio file. Often it only offers WAV or iTunes. Any ideas? thx, Jim :: j i m f i s c h e r :: p r o d u c e r ♫ ♪ ♫ :: m u s i c b o x :: p r o d u c t i o n s :: v a n c o u v e r, w a, u s a :: www.jimfischer.net ___ 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 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] Finale Digest, Vol 136, Issue 16
When I was a music editor, when dealing with a pitch on beat one that had been altered on the final beat of the previous measure but was restored in the new measure by the key signature, it was my practice to do two non-conventional things: to place an accidental on the pitch and not to parenthesize it. If the pitch had been altered earlier in the preceding measure and not used again, I would not do this. There are other parameters that I used to determine what I would do but they were judgment calls. I tried to be consistent. RH ___ 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] Finale 2012 and document options
Is that the only place there should be a file by that name? I, too, am not getting the score i want as the default file. RH ___ 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] Links to really insulting answers from MakeMusic
I'm running OS 10.8.5 and FinMAc 12. I have 14 but have never installed it. I used to have to krrp up with publisher who used the latest and greatest but that's not something I have to do at the moment, What I need to do I can do with almost no pain. Reading the posts about 14 and the Mac OS's makes me think I'd be crszy to change anything, being as how it all works for me. I might enjoy some of new features but nt enough for the pain elsewhere. ___ 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] One measure of uneven playback
I've got one measure of uneven playback and so far nothing has dislodged it. I have used Clear (only tempo changes checked on filter), have used Cut then re-engraved, have used Delete and then re-engraved, and I'm sure some other actions. I had originally tapped tempo for entire song and everything else works fine, just can't figure out what's making this measure drag and why i can't replace it without it doing the same thing as the measure it replaced. A bandaid fix is sorta working. I created an invisible tempo change staff expression that approximates the tempo of the measures that precede and follow the errant one, then used another hidden staff expression to cancel that out in the next measure with a zero-value tempo change. It'll do, but I'd like some things to think about if this happens again.Theories or fixes welcome. ___ 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] MakeMusic joins Peaksware
I detest all the mumbo-jumbo corporate speak that these kinds of news releases spout. But, if I am absorbing it correctly, if we continue to use FInale we should all eventually be able to run the mile in 3:56 mins, take part in the next Everest expedition, hold our breath underwater for 2 minutes, all the while singing and engraving Ode to Joy in F#. Richard On Aug 6, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Will Roberts whrcompo...@fastmail.fm wrote: Good evening friends, Big news out of MakeMusic today. What does this mean for Finale? http://www.makemusic.com/documents/2014/08/makemusic-joins-peaksware-press-release.pdf http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/makemusic-joins-peaksware/ http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2014/August/MakeMusic,-A-115-Worker-Co-,-To-Leave-MN Best, -WR -- Will Roberts whrcompo...@fastmail.fm ___ 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 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] Won't hide empty staves
I'll be more specific. I have a choral piece with a piano intro of 7 measures and I wish to hide the vocal staves for that system. Then the ladies sing alone for awhile, so I want to hide the men's stave on that system. I have highlighted that system and invoked Hide Empty Staves. All that happens is that the handles on the page blink off-on. Previously I had this page at 90% and everythign worked fine. At 85% it does not work. Strange also is that one empty stave is displaying in that piano intro system when there are two empty staves in play. In other words, it's hiding one of them, not the other. I tried converting to Show Empty Staves then starting over but it didn't work. One went away, one stayed. I did clear the empty measures...several times :) As for the handles, I see only one per stave (staff tool selected). On Sunday, August 3, 2014 8:51 PM, Simon Troup simon.tr...@digitalmusicart.com wrote: Hi Richard Strangely enough I had something very similar about 20 minutes ago, and was able to do it only by clicking on the top handle of the group. Are you clicking on the lowest handle in the group that you are trying to hide? Not seen this before today. -- Simon Troup | BA Hons (Mus) http://www.digitalmusicart.com Partners: Simon Troup Jennie Troup VAT Registration: 982 4230 17 *If you can twang it, we can engrave it. Seriously, we can. No... really!* *This email is a private communication between the sender and the intended recipient. If you received this email in error be advised that all content, information and files contained in the message remain copyright of the author, artist or original copyright holder and may not be used without permission.* On 4 August 2014 02:25, Richard Huggins huggin...@yahoo.com wrote: FINMAC2012 I have two systems that will not hide their empty staves. They used to, but after altering the layout they won't now. I have made sure the empty staves are clean (actually empty) and that the correct staff attributes are checked. Not sure where I go from here to try. ___ 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 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 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] Won't hide empty staves
Well, I'll be d# The suggestion to change the document back to the last-known working percentage (90%) did not work. (But thanks for the reminder to consider that.) So, on a total I wonder... basis,I renamed the file, I exported it to xml, Imported it back to .mus, tried the hiding manuever at 90% and it worked, then tried it at 85% and it still worked! Apparently the export-import trick flushed out the bugs causing my problem. Sigh On Monday, August 4, 2014 12:34 PM, David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com wrote: On 8/4/2014 12:53 PM, Simon Troup wrote: Sorry just noticed your comment about 85%, curiously I'm working at a staff reduction of 85% too, I wonder if this is a voodoo number responsible for a bug under various conditions. Then again, it could just be a coincidence - enormous conspiracy theories start this way... There have been bugs in Finale over the 20+years I've been using it which only appeared at specific percentages. But it's easy enough to test -- he can go back to 90% and see if the problem is still there. Or he could try 86% or 84% and see if the problem is still there. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ 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 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] Won't hide empty staves
FINMAC2012 I have two systems that will not hide their empty staves. They used to, but after altering the layout they won't now. I have made sure the empty staves are clean (actually empty) and that the correct staff attributes are checked. Not sure where I go from here to try. ___ 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] SFA - composer with issues asking for volunteer help
Raymond, I've got time to help, just let me know if there's anything left needing to be done. I'm on FINMAC 2012. (Got 2014 but haven't installed it yet.) On Monday, July 14, 2014 12:43 AM, Raymond Horton horton.raym...@gmail.com wrote: Aloha, Bruce! I've gone to bed (EDT) but I'll see if I can forward something on my phone. If not - Monday for sure. Thanks! On Jul 14, 2014 1:09 AM, Bruce Kau kaub...@hawaii.rr.com wrote: Hi Raymond, I'm am amateur, but been working with Finale for 15 years or so. I can take one of the PDFs. Bruce On 7/13/2014 3:15 PM, Allen Fisher wrote: Hi Raymond-- I'd be happy to help. I could bang out the first one there for you. What version of Finale do you want it in (I've got one or two laying around from my 17 years of use ;) ) Sent from my iPhone On Jul 13, 2014, at 6:06 PM, Raymond Horton horton.raym...@gmail.com wrote: Hi listers, As many of you know (I know how it is, you remember details about some people, but not all, on a list like this) I had a stroke at age 60 last October, and followed that up with a bad fall on stairs in Feb which injured the base of my spine (be careful going down stairs - 3 in my family are dealing with injuries from a fall down stairs!). I can only sit for a few minutes at a time without taking addictive pain-killers and have worked for years, and gotten pretty good fin chops (though now I have to learn 2014 quickly) sitting. Plus, as I have mentioned in the last few days, I have had major-league computer issues with my super-wiz-bang HP Windows 8 machine. I am typing this on my laptop, standing, but my Finale chops on it are dismal. Meanwhile, I am in the middle of a deadline, and even though I have an extension I simply must get this work done -choir needs most of it's music by the last week of July. It is quite adventurous, involving research, narration, and PowerPoint. I have had good luck with some great ladies at my church who are helping - typing my dictation and doing the PowerPoint which I am a novice at. My point, and I do have one (thanks for reading this far) is that I could really use some help! When I was healthy, I enjoyed nothing more than sitting and making quick arrangements in Finale - did them all the time for others, even strangers on the interwebs, and I am thinking there are users like me out there who are still healthy and wouldn't mind taking a few minutes now and then to pound out a file or two for me. Yes? I know that I could have done some of these chores during the time taken to write this message, (esp how bad a typist I am on this laptop) but I am hoping that the detail will draw some people in to sharing some of your skills with me, and interested folks won't need the whole story with every request. I will list some things in this message, and will add more in the coming weeks. The project is called Searching For America and tells the story of K.L. Bates writing America the Beautiful in 1893 - for singer actors, chorus, and chamber orch (strings, 2 fls, 2 trpts, 3 perc.). I am making big-time use of folk songs and other existing material, such as old sheet-music of obscure tunes that don't have midi files anywhere (I use found midi files a lot in this sort of thing, but I don't even have the time to spend much time at that now). My plan is to give mostly straight-forward arrangements to the choir, and contribute more originality to the instrumental and narration portions before the prmire in November. Many of you are pros, and have deadlines of your own, but some of you may be able to share some work. No money to offer - I am getting a little for the finished product, but not enough. If anyone is with me so far, here are my first needs. Any Fin file will do: 1. Type out these songs: http://www.loc.gov/item/sm1871.02334/ My wife has already typed the words to the latter - I'll include that in my next email. 2. same for some pdfs I can attach to private emails. simple stuff. 3. A fin file, as simply scored as possible, of the Sousa arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner - midi files may be around for that. A message with I'll do 1 or whatever to the list will help avoid dupes. More later! Thanks for any help! Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com ___ 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 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] Error dialog means ?
I'm getting this error dialog, apparently a Finale error because Finale's logo is in the box: While attempting to access ~TemporarySaveFile~ the File Manager reported an error. Would someone explain that to me and if I can fix it and how? There's 2-3 files that have remained open in the background for a couple of weeks. A new test file saved just fine. Might these other files have gotten corrupted? Apparently it seems to be saving the files where the dialog appears, but I worry that it might not, throwing a lot of work in the can. Richard ___ 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] How to move notes
I've got a lot of 8th-note octaves that need be moved to the right by 1 beat. In other words, they start on the and of beat 4 and I want them to start on the and of beat 1 in the next measure. How to do this? I could do it manually in a few minutes; I just want to know what I've apparently forgotten how to do. ___ 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] How to move notes
OK…\I though of it right after posting. Drag-selected the notes, pulled them to the correct beat, then cleared the unwanted notes. RH On Mar 28, 2014, at 6:50 PM, Richard Huggins huggin...@yahoo.com wrote: I've got a lot of 8th-note octaves that need be moved to the right by 1 beat. In other words, they start on the and of beat 4 and I want them to start on the and of beat 1 in the next measure. How to do this? I could do it manually in a few minutes; I just want to know what I've apparently forgotten how to do. ___ 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 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] Non-stick forced accidentals
Chris, not sure where you're going for with the term chromatic transposition but the staff is in concert D. Being a vocal jazz piece there are all kinds of alterations (altercations too? haha) as you can imagine. Sometimes yes, it might be that it sounds like another key! On Oct 19, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Christopher Smith christopher.sm...@videotron.ca wrote: But is it a staff with chromatic transposition? Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Non-stick forced accidentals
FINMAC12 Why won't some accidentals stay forced when invoked with *? In my situation an accidental stays forced only as long as the moment it is applied, then goes away hen the cursor is moved away from the note. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Non-stick forced accidentals
No, I'm wanting to show that a certain note, having been sharped for three beats now is returning to its key signaturen, in other wordss a courtesy display. But there IS a workround. It's my practice to not use the parenthesis where a note has been altered on the beat immediately p;receding beat 1. But in the case of a disappearing courtesy accidental, if i use a parentheses it causes it to stick. Go figure….kind of a damnable thing but mission accomplished.. RH On Oct 18, 2013, at 10:33 PM, Christopher Smith christopher.sm...@videotron.ca wrote: I bet you are entering music on a chromatically-transposed (no key signature, but transposed) instrument. Apparently, the way around this is to enter the music in concert pitch, rather than entering it in transposed pitch. It only affects certain pitches. I actually hate this bug very much, because it has a workaround and MakeMusic are not likely to address it for that reason. Christopher On 18-Oct-13, at 18-Oct-13 8:01 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: FINMAC12 Why won't some accidentals stay forced when invoked with *? In my situation an accidental stays forced only as long as the moment it is applied, then goes away hen the cursor is moved away from the note. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] finale win't stop
FIN-MAC 2012 Sometimes when I have Finale playing back (Ah0h) it simply will not stop until it reaches the end. The computer keyboard seems frozen and powerless. I try all the various known ,methods plus a dozen or so never tried before (heh heh) but usually all I can do is Force Quit or listen to it play itself out (ho-hum!) This possibly is related to if there's another app involved too, such as Audacity and Finale, but I can;t swear by that. Any ideas? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] finale win't stop
Thanks, Chuck…you've nailed it. One other thing that baffled me was that you couldn't make Finale the active app just by hitting the window with your cursor. The dock is the answer. On Oct 9, 2013, at 3:56 PM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net wrote: I know this phenomenon well. It happens if you activate another app while Finale is playing back something. ... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Forced accidentals won't stick
Working in FinMac 12 and experiencing that sometimes a forced accidental (* + notation character) does not stick. Any ideas? RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] formatting solution...
Christopher is right, and I would only add that you'll find this in Program Options (Command- Comma, then choose Edit to see the preference...(you'll find that one unchecked) not Document Options. Can be a little confusing. From: Christopher Smith christopher.sm...@videotron.ca To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] formatting solution... Ah. Then you probably want Automatic Update Layout to be active. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Conversion to single layer
FINMAC 2012 I am editing a lot of music that was done in Layers 1 and 2. I want to *merge* Layer 2 into Layer 1. Is there a special tool or a FInale tool that can do that? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] : Lyric Hyphenator
On Apr 5, 2013, at 4:47 AM, Don Hart donhartmu...@gmail.com wrote: This is terrific, Greg! Been wishing for something on this order for a long time. Thank you for sharing! Don Hart Oh my gosh, me too, Don! Glory hallelujah! I gave it my usual Ultimate Test, same one I gave Nuance Dragon and iPhone voice-to-text apps, yes the dreaded supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Instantly I got su-per-cal-i-frag-i-lis-tic-ex-pi-al-i-do-cious! Yea! Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] the dreaded re-installation...
On the Mac side we have a Safe Mode, which follows a Safe Boot, meaning the status of the computer's OS for that particular boot, one that is basically system only. This would identify if the problem might be a third-party add-on. Tracking that down might be annoying but beats a re-install. RH On Mar 20, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Phil Buglass bloke...@comcast.net wrote: I was thinking of doing a non-destructive install, but as I don't have any idea just *what* is causing my problems with windows explorer, it may be better to just bite the bullet and install from scratch. Not how I was planning on spending my weekend, but must needs.. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] copying to layers
Although there is some evidence that Finale is worth considering as a simulator for Alzheimer's. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Eric Fiedler eric.f.fied...@t-online.de wrote: FinMac 2012c This is embarrassing, as I used to do this all the time and it used to be easy - but I haven't done it for a while. I have two oboe parts and want to paste them into one staff, ob1 into layer 1 with stems up, ob2 into layer 2 with stems down. But what I'm pasting keeps replacing what's already there, no matter how I fiddle with the layers. Is there some new trick in Finale ... or is this a sign of an early stage of Alzheimer's? ;-( Eric * Habsburger Verlag Frankfurt (Dr. Fiedler) www.habsburgerverlag.de webmas...@habsburgerverlag.de * ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] copying to layers
Many of you long-time users will amend the good old days of CompuServe and the group that there. I believe it was about the time I was starting to use finale. that was when I discovered that using finale dependended on having resources such as veteran users who could explain how to do, given the inadequacy of the manuals or the programming, at least for applying touches here. most importantly, there were the benefit of learning how to do things using core finale tools in ways not necessarily the core finale intent. That is, learning to do X or Y by using the basic tools of finale in creative ways and functional ones. This is absolutely invaluable and was key to success. Is finale more intuitive these days? I would have to say so, but I think that mainly resides in the opinion of the new users. Others of us have to unlearn something so we can relearn how they do it now. I long have said for never being caught at 1:45 on a Sunday morning to do something but having no way to do it, my money is on finale. there are enough tools to figure some way to do, I'm Ihankful for the many finale users who taught me those ways those ways. Again, many that were not documented it just worked because the amount and tools somewhere somehow to do. perhaps Sibeliust has caught up in this regard, but I would hate to be starting over. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page
A last word on this topic, with thanks to all who chimed in with valuable insight. it appears that the m3u method works just fine for what I wanted (how to create a link that would play all of the MP3s on a given page). In a couple of tests with other people it does launch their MP3 player and it does play the songs according to the sequence they appear on the m3u document thanks again, Richard On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:31 AM, Richard Huggins huggin...@yahoo.com wrote: Okay, here's what happened and what I observed: 1. TextEdit would not allow me to put the m3u extension on a txt file. It refused to accept it. I had converted the default rtf to plain text, so as to remove any possible encumbrance but nothing worked. Finally i duplicated a working m3u file on the server side, changed the URLs and gave it a new file title, then laded it back onto the sever. 2. Went to browser and called up the URL of the m3u. Instead of playing through the browser, though, it downloaded the m3u command onto my computer, sent it to jTunes and began to play. Other than that, it worked on my two-song trial file 3. Grabbed my iPhone to see what would happen if I tried to play t there. In this case it did exactly what I hoped: it played both songs through the browser. So, Dennis, what do you use to create your m3u file that allows changing the filetype to m3u, or what can i do to convince text edit to allow it. If I changed the extension to m3u *after* reloading it on the server, would that work? Richard On Feb 26, 2013, at 8:19 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: On Tue, February 26, 2013 7:15 pm, Richard Huggins wrote: I want every mp3 on the page to be played, unless the listener clicks off, of course. It is meditative music, so I wanted them to be able to hear it with just the single click at\ the start. The sequence of which file plays when is not important. This could be done with an m3u? Yes. The .m3u file is a text file containing the FULL URL of the file. You make a list of them separated by a carriage return and one CR at the end. Link to the .mp3 file, click on the link and the files play in the order they are listed in the .m3u file. For example, the following text (saved as 'eventide-all.m3u') plays all 8 mp3 files of the movements of my piece Eventide: http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-1.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-2.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-3.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-4.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-5.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-6.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-7.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-8.mp3 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page
I'm going to have a web page with many mp3s. What do I create and embed that would be a link that if clicked would play all those mp3s without further action by the listener? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page
On Feb 26, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Richard Yates rich...@yatesguitar.com wrote: If you are asking this on the Finale list then you probably do not have the programming training to implement an answer. …. Well, true! If it goes to that level, you're right. I hoped it would be something simple (like an m3u extension) whereby it would instruct the browser to find every mp3 file and play it, in some organized way (alphabetical..something like that ? ). Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page
I want every mp3 on the page to be played, unless the listener clicks off, of course. It is meditative music, so I wanted them to be able to hear it with just the single click at\ the start. The sequence of which file plays when is not important. This could be done with an m3u? R. From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page On Tue, February 26, 2013 10:42 am, Richard Huggins wrote: Well, true! If it goes to that level, you're right. I hoped it would be something simple (like an m3u extension) whereby it would instruct the browser to find every mp3 file and play it, in some organized way (alphabetical..something like that ? ). I was going to suggest .m3u, but it seems you want something else. Do you want every file to be found, without naming them? And playing in order or at the same time? Something like this? http://www.inbflat.net/ Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] OT: Playing all mp3s on a page
Okay, here's what happened and what I observed: 1. TextEdit would not allow me to put the m3u extension on a txt file. It refused to accept it. I had converted the default rtf to plain text, so as to remove any possible encumbrance but nothing worked. Finally i duplicated a working m3u file on the server side, changed the URLs and gave it a new file title, then laded it back onto the sever. 2. Went to browser and called up the URL of the m3u. Instead of playing through the browser, though, it downloaded the m3u command onto my computer, sent it to jTunes and began to play. Other than that, it worked on my two-song trial file 3. Grabbed my iPhone to see what would happen if I tried to play t there. In this case it did exactly what I hoped: it played both songs through the browser. So, Dennis, what do you use to create your m3u file that allows changing the filetype to m3u, or what can i do to convince text edit to allow it. If I changed the extension to m3u *after* reloading it on the server, would that work? Richard On Feb 26, 2013, at 8:19 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: On Tue, February 26, 2013 7:15 pm, Richard Huggins wrote: I want every mp3 on the page to be played, unless the listener clicks off, of course. It is meditative music, so I wanted them to be able to hear it with just the single click at\ the start. The sequence of which file plays when is not important. This could be done with an m3u? Yes. The .m3u file is a text file containing the FULL URL of the file. You make a list of them separated by a carriage return and one CR at the end. Link to the .mp3 file, click on the link and the files play in the order they are listed in the .m3u file. For example, the following text (saved as 'eventide-all.m3u') plays all 8 mp3 files of the movements of my piece Eventide: http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-1.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-2.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-3.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-4.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-5.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-6.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-7.mp3 http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/mp3/newcentury/eventide-8.mp3 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] expressions and smart line attachment with one line staff
On Feb 9, 2013, at 5:32 AM, Julien Jamet julien.ja...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, whenever i need to use a 1 line staff for the percussion i can't properly attach expressions and smart lines. i get a weird cursor : arrow up and arrow left at the same time and it will only let me attach things to the previous normal 5 line staff ! The arrows are telling you that if you paste or enter something at that specific location, it will be tied to that beat or measure. Move the cursor ever so slightly L-R or U-D and you'll see that cursor change (one less arrow) telling you that now what you paste or assign will be tied to that area more-less but is relatively free to move about the cabin. I usually prefer it being ties to exactly where I wan it, so I choose that option. By the way... when you're doing layout and you see a, lets say a dynamic marking (p, mf f etc.), and you don't know how it got to where it is, and why it's in such an odd location, chances are good that you didn't notice that one of those arrows was pointing away from the stave when you pasted in/assigned it. You'll see it in layout. That means that your cursor is/was low enough or high enough that Finale thinks you're working on the previous stave or the following one, and it has tied that marking to that stave and that point. Just select the tool that applies, click inside the little box of that symbol (the handle), and drag it until you see the arrow change, thenplace it where you want it. (When something MUST stay where it is, always look for the two-arrow indicator). I can't account for your not being allowed to paste something onto the percussion line but I don't believe it haha… go really slow and see if you aren't offered a hand (smile). RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Handwriting Music Software
Do t know anything about it but I'd welcome being able to write by hand when wanting to produce some simple charts. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 5, 2013, at 2:25 PM, Giovanni Andreani i...@giovanniandreani.eu wrote: Does anybody know anything about this technology? It looks like one can handwrite music notation on a tablet's screen and have it automatically converted in professional printable notation. More info at http://www.thinkmusictechnology.com/ Giovanni Giovanni Andreani www.giovanniandreani.eu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] system margins windw gone
Wondering if you would tell more about your experiences pro or con with using the large monitor. How large? Is it an HDTV and if so is the communication via HDMI? Anything you wish you'd have considered but didn't? Glad you did it? Richard On Nov 24, 2012, at 12:19 PM, David Froom dfr...@smcm.edu wrote: I move back and forth between connecting my laptop to a very large monitor... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Hearing incoming audio
FINMAC 2012 After (cough, sputter) years of using Finale, I am just now getting into the Add Audio Track feature. I am singing into a Roland VP-7, which is a vocal designer. It makes you into a choir or adds back-up singers or…lots o' stuff. The output is going into the mic jack on my Mac. And it DOES record, I just can't hear it as it does. If I plug my headphones into the Roland, I can hear the Roland's output but not Finale's. (I am not going thru a mixer.) I poked all over the MIDI/Audio stuff---theMAc's and Finale's---but never solved it. What do I do? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Define investor
No, I have no financial investment in MM. I have a sweat equity investment, hundreds and hundreds of hours learning/using the early Finale versions and then adding kernels to kernels each year. I am skeptical that there remain any artsy financial types who care about the creators in this world, other than those running companies such as MM that offer the practical means to capture music ideas that otherwise would fall from the mind like autumn leaves. Such non-artsy types flit from flower to flower such as a bee would, but enacting a strange, reverse process, i.e. DE-impegnating the buds so found. Somebody grab some Raid, for that seems most appropriate to what could happen at MM. RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MIDI to Audio tip
Sometimes it has seemed to me that the quality of the audio file under the Export Audio feature is not as good as if I use something like Wiretap to capture it as it plays live. Is that even technically possible, i.e. am I imagining that there's a difference? RH On May 14, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Randolph Peters wrote: Hi Finale Listers, This is an old capability, but I just learned about it now. An easy way to convert MIDI files to audio is to drag the MIDI file to iTunes and then convert to audio using the audio format of your choice. There's no editing, but sometimes you just want something quick. (I know you can also do this within Finale as well.) -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] asv's and main files
Hyothetical situation: I have auto-save on 5-minute intervals. I'm working on a file for 30 minutes which I haven't run Save on. Finale crashes. Do I click on the last-modified version of the file, even though it says it is 30 minutes old, and Finale will bring it up to date using the asv file before it opens on the screen. OR. do I click on the asv file, then use Save As to rename it as the main file (i.e., remove asv from the filename). This also would leave an asv file for Finale to use. If I work with the asv file as if it was the main file, what happens when Finale next tries to save a backup and encounters my asv file which I have modified? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] asv's and main files
I do much the same thing, Ray (and Chuck). I'm relieved that there hadn't been a better way all this time without me knowing it, haha. I have not tried the take-a-break routine yet (well, there was that one time when my wife blocked my axe in mid-swing...her prosthetic is working well, thank you) As I read your message about print screen I had a flash (no pun intended or WANTED) ... if you can't print the screen maybe a high quality cell phone camera could be aimed at the screen (close-up of course) and perhaps at least SOME thing can be kept. I've never tried it. R. On May 8, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: Finale does not automatically open the .asv file. You need to do that. My procedure, following a Finale freeze: 1) cuss, get up and go get coffee or fruit juice, or go watch TV or make phone calls for a minute. Sometimes extra time is all that Finale needs to catch up with the extra mouse clicks that seemed to send it over the edge. (1a opt.) If I have just entered a brilliant set of notes that promise to lift my composition from the mere mortal to the immortal and I am afraid I will forget them, I will do a ctrl-Print Scrn to save the screen to MSPaint (of course, the music is blocked by the Finale message of death in the middle of the screen, but some of the music will be visible). 2) If (1) failed to yield results, I close Finale, check the file save times of my .mus file and the .asv file. If the latter is later, I will rename the .mus file as some sort of a backup. Then I open the .asv file, which I have in another folder, look it over, and if it seems OK I save it as the main .mus file. If Finale gives any odd behavior at this point - close and reboot. Finale will make another .asv file when the time comes. Just my experience, and 2 cents. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net wrote: On May 8, 2012, at 12:51 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: Hyothetical situation: I have auto-save on 5-minute intervals. I'm working on a file for 30 minutes which I haven't run Save on. Finale crashes. Do I click on the last-modified version of the file, even though it says it is 30 minutes old, and Finale will bring it up to date using the asv file before it opens on the screen. OR. do I click on the asv file, then use Save As to rename it as the main file (i.e., remove asv from the filename). This also would leave an asv file for Finale to use. This is what I do, and I have had to do it from time to time. If I work with the asv file as if it was the main file, what happens when Finale next tries to save a backup and encounters my asv file which I have modified? It always replaces the last asv file with the latest one (I think). Sometimes there's also an asv.asv file. In any case, this method assures that no more than 5 minutes of work gets lost. BTW, my experience with Final crashing is that it can happen when either and Autosave interrupts an operation in progress, or vice versa. Chuck Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 8831 SE 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97202-7097 land line: (503) 954-2107 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com www.chuckisraelsjazz.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] OT combining PDFs into one file, Mac OSX
PDF Pen is what you want. Great product. http://smilesoftware.com/PDFpen/ Richard On May 1, 2012, at 8:04 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: Hi combined MacOSX wisdom, I have a whole bunch of single-page files that I want to combine into one PDF. I had heard this was possible in Preview on Mac, and sure enough I can copy pages from one PDF to another document, but then I can't save the result! If I save as then it only saves the single page I was showing at the time, and if I try to print and then save a PDF, it only prints the page I was showing at the time. I could have sworn this was possible, but I can't get it to work. Thanks in advance, Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Is FINALE worth continuing?
On Apr 16, 2012, at 2:24 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: Does Finale have a Facebook page for discussion? I have one but it was little used. If a shift to it was desired I would bring it up to date and be an active moderator There a couple others besides mine, I think.It was migrated by Facebook so some administrative work is needed on my end. It shows 2 members because of the way they handled membership during the migration. Thee are more than two. http://www.facebook.com/groups/33569661699/ Richard Huggins ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Multi-button input device
I recall (a few years ago) seeing a multi-button input device, something like 60 buttons or so. They were programmable, leading me to think how useful they would be for calling up tools and various other items in Finale. First, has anyone seen something like that, and second, would I be wrong that it could work with Finale (and a Mac)? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Multi-button input device
On Apr 10, 2012, at 6:50 PM, John Blane wrote: I think this is what you're remembering. http://www.piengineering.com/xkeys/xkpro.php That's it, John! Looks fairly straightforward to me, but maybe there's something I'm not thinking about, like perhaps something that Finale wold have to enable but doesn't. My main desire would be stuff like press, say, 36 and Speedy tool is selected, etc. Also, has anyone had any success using Dragon Dictate to control various elements of Finale? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Click Assignment
Finalle 2012 Mac For all the new stuff they do sure wish MM would improve lots of existing things, one of them being CLick Assignment and esp Option- Click (Mac) where all the words go in at once. When they blow right past slurs and put a word there anyway, it's frustrating to ffix it with a series of Shift Right and Shift Left actions. Is there a secret I never learned about how to make if honor slurs and go on to the next available note? RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Click Assignment
Haroldo, I never thot of extra spaces. I tried it and by gum it works. On the Mac, Option-SPacebar inserts a forced space. So, EX: Be-hold the rose, where hold spans three notes, would be entered hold (os) (os) the Rose. Note it's a common space (no Option held down) then Option-Space etc. ThAnks much! Christopher, exactly! A fast key combo would make SUCH a difference! Along with that, the ability to use arrow keys and a key combo to cause the next word to be entered, thus eliminating mouse positioning, would be glorious. Lastly would someone please create a word-dividing app, putting the hyphens in the right place in one fell swoop? ! RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Click Assignment
Oops...back to the drawing board..I ran into a problem on how to make it work withIN a word where you've got hypens to deal with. I tried a forced hyphen but didn't think that would work and it didn't.. What DID work but with a problem attached was Sav-(fp)-ior -- that's two regular hypens on each side of a forced space (fp) The word then worked but I have two hyphens where only one is desired, and if I could mke oe invisible I'd still have to move the remaining hypjen to make it look right. I havent seen a way to move a hyphen, and after all would that be less work than typing the lyrics and abandoning CLick Assignment? RH On Dec 2, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Richard Huggins wrote: Haroldo, I never thot of extra spaces. I tried it and by gum it works. On the Mac, Option-SPacebar inserts a forced space. So, EX: Be-hold the rose, where hold spans three notes, would be entered hold (os) (os) the Rose. Note it's a common space (no Option held down) then Option-Space etc. ThAnks much! Christopher, exactly! A fast key combo would make SUCH a difference! Along with that, the ability to use arrow keys and a key combo to cause the next word to be entered, thus eliminating mouse positioning, would be glorious. Lastly would someone please create a word-dividing app, putting the hyphens in the right place in one fell swoop? ! RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Mixdown
Thanks for the excellent discourse. I equally appreciated Christopher's expansive thoughts and Nigel's concise ones. More thoughts are welcome if anybody has any. Learning the technology is not the whole battle, of course, but I'm looking forward to working with Logic. I still marvel at what capabilities I carry with me in a mere laptop. RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Mixdown
FINMAC 12 I wan't to take baby steps to the next level of mixing down a Finale piece. I hear these examples of lifelike orchestral writing, or pop writing, and wonder how these guys and gals do the finesse mixes of their pieces. What are some tips about creating a well-finessed mixdown of a piece that's otherwise ready for it? ANy books or web resources on the subject? I've just bought Logic Express 9. I was wondering if there was a way that each Finale stave can become a separate audio track in LE9? Or is there some automated-mix solution that's better. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Quits playing bass clef
FINALE 12 FOR MAC Just got 2012 downloaded and imported a simple arr. of a hymn from 2010 to give it a preliminary run. I have not read any of the docs on 2012 changes, nor do I have any familiarity with 2011. Those things being said, the problem I am having is that i have the String Section assigned to the accompaniment staves (#3 and #4) and about measure 11 Finale just quits playing the bass clef for the rest of the song. Each of the acc. staves is assigned to Full Strings arco but have independent MIDI channels assigned. and as I said, it starts out working fine. Then at meas. 12 the bass clef quits playing. I've seen many things but I'm stumped. If anyone can help, thx. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Quits playing bass clef
FINMAC 2012 Thank you, Jeri, but there is no staff style applied. I don't fully understand Score Manager yet so I didn't have any change from that either. I tried copying the problem area to my CLipboard and inserting it into a new document. Setup Wizard handled everything perfectly and the string passages played just fine. I was encouraged and prepared chalk it up to the conversion process of that file. So I captured the entire document from my clipboard and used insert to create anew. However it repeated the problem. Big sigh. So, would anyone with 2012 like to look at my file and see if you can find the problem? Here is a link to a direct download of the file--- http:www.richardhuggins.com/savior_like_a_shepherd.mus Thanks! Richard On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:43 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: Did you have any staff style change in the problematic spot in the original file? If you expand the problematic instrument in the Score Manager, do you see an instrument change appearing in the expanded instrument? Best regards, Jari Williamsson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Quits playing bass clef
I did that wrong trying to make a direct download...sorry...I'm to tired to do it right (haha) soo write me privatey or publicly and I'll send it to you. Again, sorry for screwing up the download idea. RH O ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Quits playing bass clef
I can't imagine that I would have figured that out on my own!J jeri, thanks very much for taking the time to be so analytical. RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] renumbering staffs
FINMAC 2010 I can't find how to renumber staff systems, so that I can get a wayward score back to 1,2,3,4 etc. order, starting at the top. Can it be done? RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] renumbering staffs
Maybe I wasn't clear about what I wanted to do (renumber the staffs from top to bottom, 1-2-3, etc)...they had been the residue of a larger number of staffs, since deleted, After asking my q, I experimented with an easier way...I used Staff Usage. I selected that from the menu, double-clicked the top staff, which in my case said 5 in the highlighted area. I typed 1 and continued doing that down through the 4 staves. It has held steady so far. Richard On Oct 5, 2011, at 3:41 PM, mjol...@ticnet.com wrote: I can't find how to renumber staff systems, so that I can get a wayward score back to 1,2,3,4 etc. order, starting at the top. Can it be done? I know a couple of ways, some involvingmore work than others. More information about why you want / need to do this would allow me to make a better recommendation as to the easiest method. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Harp question
Could you show an example? I looked in Harp Scoring (by Stanley Chaloupka, $8.95, bought through Lyon Healy http://www.lyonhealy.com/?gclid=CJymptnT0qsCFQteTAodr0bcWw and didn't see (or overlooked) this marking. RH On Oct 5, 2011, at 2:31 AM, Pierre Bailleul wrote: Hi all, Do you know the signification of a thin slash on a stem between 2 or 4 notes on harp chord? Thanks in advance. Pierre ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Playing stave 2nd time only
FINMAC 10 It's not working as you described. Shall I presume by playback volume you mean key velocity? I did not see a playback volume. And by invisible you meant hidden? Since I already had a 2nd x only expression I edited its playback characteristic to be velocity and set the value to 0 That didnt work. ALso, in the lower portin of the Playback dialog box there is a play only on pass __ I put 2 but it didn't change. RH On Jun 6, 2011, at 12:05 PM, David H. Bailey wrote: On 6/6/2011 12:03 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: Playback question. Consider: a 5-measure passage with repeats and where you want the top staff to sound only on the repeat. Is there any way in FInale that can be done? Yes -- define two different expressions, and have them set for playback. For the first time through, make the expression something like First Time Silent, set the font characteristic for invisible, and make the playback volume zero. Make the other expression similar but set the playback volume to be what you want. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Playing stave 2nd time only
Playback question. Consider: a 5-measure passage with repeats and where you want the top staff to sound only on the repeat. Is there any way in FInale that can be done? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] OT--low f's for altos?
I think it depends on your market, but for a commercial product I would supply an alternate note if available. Sent from my iPhone On May 12, 2011, at 7:30 PM, Aaron Rabushka arabus...@austin.rr.com wrote: OK--as long as we're OT, does anyone have any information about low f's for choral altos? I noticed that Webern takes them down there (twice in the 6th movement of Cantata #2, opus 31), and also that Verdi has them bottom out at the g. In which cases is the f practical? Aaron J. Rabushka arabus...@austin.rr.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] [OT] keyboard and mouse dying / suggestions for new devices?
i vote for MacAlly kb... wonderful feel .. for mouse I vote for the Kensington turbo trackball- very programmable and smooth movement Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2011, at 3:31 AM, SN jef chippewa shirl...@newmusicnotation.com wrote: (currently using a macbook pro) my devices seem to be both kacking out on me at the same time, so it looks like i will soon be in the market for new ones. am quite happy wth what i have at present, but am up for hearing about different setups as well. i am currently packing a: 1) macally iKey USB extended keyboard (was about 80 bucks i think) with 5' cable and numpad - big and loud but love the tactile quality of this baby and the larger layout, which i find nicer and easier to use than smaller models http://lowendmac.com/usb/ikey.shtml - sometimes seems to intermittently hold keys (actually i only notice this in finale when using metatools...) and now randomly stops working entirely, but waiting or rebooting solves this prob 2) logitech M-BA47 ergonomic mouse (also cost something above 50 bucks as i recall) with individually programmable L/R buttons, scroll wheel (3rd button) and thumb button http://www.tcocd.de/Pictures/Peripheral/Logitech/mba47.shtml - i have to press and hold the L button hard for it to work now (serious PITA when dragging items, they get released too soon) and seems to have a prob either with the cabling or plug, as it freezes sometimes (i clean the rollers and mousepad regularly, this is not the prob), and shaking the cable usually makes it work again... i really don't mind *not* having wireless, i unplug everything from the dumbputer when i need to be mobile and recently travelled a month without really needing it (well, no finale work in that time :-) ). and i generally don't like apple's external devices... any suggestions appreciated. PS as i finish this message they are working again properly... grr. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] notation for synthesizer
In my view, a part is a part. What does it matter that it's a synth part. I'd give it a stave and go, The other musicians join in from their scores and off you go. Is there a more specific concern you had in mind? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 4, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Eric Dentremont tariswerewolf@east link.ca wrote: This is one topic I can't seem to find on the internet (without revealing a million sites about either notation software or hindi music). How does one write a part for synthesizer in a score with more traditional instruments? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Addng audio file
using FINMAC 2010 I have a Roland VP-550 ---voice synthesizer keyboard. When you sing into a mic connected to it, it sings back--in real time-- as a choir, words and all. I want to use it to record the choral parts of choral arrangements I have written, in some cases with just piano, others with orchestrations. I'm still reading but I dont quite understand the help files explanation of how to lay in an audio file, I expect not to understand how to then sync the Finale-created parts to the audio file. And tips welcome! Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] (OT) ProTools
I had an arrangement recorded by a group that laid down tracks prior to the session where I was present. I noticed that the engineer was using PT. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Positioning
FINMAC 09 I'm in a conductor''s score and can;t get tempo alterations to go where I click them. They appear at the top of the page. I've checked all the settings I can think of. What do I have to do to be able to put arit in, say, the violin part? RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Wanting a sequential code for printouts
This comes under nothing asked, nothing discovered heh heh. Except I hardly know how to ask it. On the Mac...I'm wondering if there's some way to cause a unique number (or alpha-numerical) to print on printouts of my choosing (in other words, defeatable) that would help me keep various sheets of the same printout of music easily identified. I know I could use the date and time insert to do this, but I was hoping to keep my work habits less advertised (haha) to those who might be working with these scores. This would be automatically sequencing. For example, a multi-digit number that keeps ascending until its peak then starts over. By comparing the number on the 35 sheets I just dropped...I could easily reorganize them. I'm guessing this would be print driver related, not application, wouldn't it? Which may be a complication. And this would be a job code, not a per-sheet, which may complicate things unless there's an interface to enable telling the whatever-it-is what to do. Or is there a better idea? --Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?
...add it takes another odd turn I opened a new document (a template) and inserted the misbehaving file into it. No problems so far, but here's the oddity: the bad file also is open and is behaving perfectly. Should I presume that the template had the spacing library needed, loaded it into the program and that because of that the old file is now spacing correctly? It seems useful to note that on no other file did I use the template, or use Insert to create a new copy of the file. Richard On Aug 25, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Florence + Michael wrote: Look at Document Options - Music Spacing - Spacing Widths. The file is set to use a spacing width table, but the spacing width table is empty. Either load a spacing width table from the libraries, or set the option use these values in the Spacing Widths dialog. Michael On 25 Aug 2010, at 05:14, Richard Huggins wrote: On Aug 24, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: That should have been http://www.richardhuggins.com/finale/we_gather.mus ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?
It seems that both copies of the file ---the original misbehaving one and the new one created by pasting into a fresh document--- are working well now. I haven't been able to get the orig. to stack beat 1 anymore. I want to thank everybody who made suggestion,/ who downloaded my file and examined it, and who came up with important solutions. Richard On Aug 25, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! Looks like Noel and I were both right, but maybe Noel was a little righter. Music spacing wasn't working, because of a missing value or checkbox unclicked (one that I missed). This may have been a form of file corruption (not all corruptions cause the file not to load; some just change the state of click boxes or date fields) or a bad import from a previous version. In any case, Richard's problem should be solved. Congrats, Michael! christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?
Status report: Nothing has worked once and for all. Weirdest thing I've ever seen. 1. If I select Measure Tool and any measure, and if I change Use Beat Spacing to According to Time Signature, proper spacing is returned but only until the measure is touched again with Speedy or Simple, or even when a different measure is touched, which sometimes causes all other measures to pile their notes on beat 1. 2. I checked the time signatures to make sure something weird wasn't in effect. 3. I've respaced, rebeamed, updated and regurgitated all I know to do. If anyone would like to play with the file, here it is: http://www,richardhuggins.com/finale/we_gather.mus Thanks for all the suggestions: each one was tried or accounted for. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?
On Aug 24, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: That should have been http://www.richardhuggins.com/finale/we_gather.mus ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Corrupted file?
I fear corruption in a file where if I make *any* edit to a measure of music, all the notes of that measure pile up on top of beat 1. Anyone have a clue or a tip? Richard Huggins ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Corrupted file?
I didn't mention I'm on FinMac 07 --RH On Aug 23, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: I fear corruption in a file where if I make *any* edit to a measure of music, all the notes of that measure pile up on top of beat 1. Anyone have a clue or a tip? Richard Huggins ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Lost my stems
FINMAC 2007 I opened a file and all my bass clef stems are gone. Nothing I've thought of has worked, including stab-at-it things such as respelling, reengraving, changing clefs then back again, and cursing. The treble clef is fine. If I paste a bass clef measure into the treble clef the stems appear. If I paster treble clef notes into bass clef, their stems disappear.Stems *is* checked under Items to Display. What am I overlooking? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Lost my stems
And the prize goes to J.D. !! It was, in fact, an errant staff style, presumably #16, stemless notes. How that got in there beats me, but when I cleared staff styles,the stems returned. Thanks, JD. Richard On Aug 4, 2010, at 11:20 AM, J D Thomas wrote: An errant Staff Style perhaps? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2010, at 8:52 AM, Richard Huggins huggin...@yahoo.com wrote: FINMAC 2007 I opened a file and all my bass clef stems are gone. Nothing I've thought of has worked, including stab-at-it things such as respelling, reengraving, changing clefs then back again, and cursing. The treble clef is fine. If I paste a bass clef measure into the treble clef the stems appear. If I paster treble clef notes into bass clef, their stems disappear.Stems *is* checked under Items to Display. What am I overlooking? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Crediting the copyist
I was an editor for Word Music in the 90's and we credited the engraver on the inside title sheet. They still do, as do similar publishers. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 30, 2010, at 1:12 AM, dc den...@free.fr wrote: David W. Fenton écrit: In modern times, I don't think it's ever done for commercial engraving, but for custom engraving I don't see any reason why the credit shouldn't be there. I have many modern editions with the name of the engraver - true, they are all of early music, so perhaps they are following historical models! Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] OT Selling PDFs
On Feb 5, 2010, at 12:39 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: www.lulu.com Of all the print on demand publishers I tried they are the only one who will sell pdfs directly. I have some music there, too, and actually sold some, too. Not much though, but one of the items I have seems to be selling a PDF copy from time to time. Johannes I'd love to see the URL for your storefront there. R. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] OT Selling PDFs
I've engraved a collection of piano compositions for a lady and she's asked me about selling PDFs of them on the 'Net. I'm looking for suggested sites to do this. I'm aware of Kagi as a possibility; are there others? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] OT Selling PDFs
On Feb 4, 2010, at 5:51 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Who is the music by? They are original compositions by Dr. Warren M. Angell, Dean Emeritus (deceased), Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts, Oklahoma Baptist University --Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Loses interface link
Periodically I am losing the link to my interface. Speedy quits working and the icon in Mac OS Audio/MISI Setup is dimmed. The only solution I know of is to do a Restart, which can be danged inconvenient. I've tried just relaunching Finale but that doesn't work. I wonder if anyone has a theory as to what causes this, and/or a suggestion of things to try short of a restart that might re-establish the link. Is there any chance that if I have too many apps running I somehow drain the free RAM enough until the interface link more-less chokes off? Mac OS 10.5.8 FinMac 2009 4G Ram MacBook Pro 15.4 Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Loses interface link
Excellent, Christopher! The first solution (cycling the input setup) didn't work but the second one did (unplugging/replugging interface). I appreciate the tip. Richard On Jan 29, 2010, at 11:59 AM, christopher.sm...@videotron.ca christopher.sm...@videotron.ca wrote: This happened to me with my M-Audio 4x4 until I upgraded the driver, and it still happens once in a while. What used to correct it until the next time my computer went to sleep (that was apparently the cause of the loss of connection) was turning the input in MIDI setup to None, then back to the M-Audio. 6 out of 7 times this cured it, but sometimes I had to unplug, wait 30 seconds, and replug the power and USB cable on the interface and repeat the MIDI setup step too. I hope this is the same thing as you. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] stem direction question
If you're not otherwise bound by some editorial edict you could use tied quarter notes across the three beats. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2010, at 4:44 AM, dc den...@free.fr wrote: Say you have three voices on one staff, as in the first bars (left hand), of the Goldbergs (see link to scan below). Assuming the upper voice has all its stems upwards, the lower voice all stems downwards, what is the rule for the middle part? www.collins.lautre.net/files/goldberg.jpg (By the way, shouldn't the rests in these bars be horizontally aligned?) Thanks, Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] stem direction question
If you must have three distinct voices, using Goldberg as an example, Im not aware of a rule governing the stem of the third note. My point was that you coould have a G on beat one, a G-B on beat 2, and a G-B-D on beat 3, with Gs and Bs tied. If a pianist played the Goldberg acc to the example or acc to my way the ear result is the same. If the Goldberg or similar is a transcription, and the notes rep different instruments, that might be diff. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2010, at 7:02 AM, dc den...@free.fr wrote: Richard Huggins écrit: If you're not otherwise bound by some editorial edict you could use tied quarter notes across the three beats. Not sure I quite understand what you mean, unless it's replacing the three voices by one, which is not an option. I do need to have three voices on one staff. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Spacing of over/under symbols
I'm using over/under chord symbols and want to move them farther away from the line in the middle. I haven't yet found how to do this. Richard FINMAC 09 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Exporting graphic woe
On Jun 16, 2009, at 7:37 AM, David W. Fenton wrote: Also, I've found that selecting your area to export at 100% view is more successful than anything smaller or larger. This appears to be the Bingo! factor... I set my page % at 100% and my screen view at 100% and got a perfect export. Resolution (in the export selection dialog box) makes no major difference except in printing quality, but interestingly enough it *can* be detected in the on-screen view (look at curved lines or diagonal lines). I then set the screen view percentage at 200%. I still got a dead- accurate export. So as long as the page pc is 100% it appears OK to *view* the music at greater than 100% and still get an accurate graphic, which is helpful when drawing that box, at least for these old eyes... I don't usually keep the page percentage at 100%. Is there a way to simulate, say, 80% while keeping the actual page percentage at 100%? --Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Exporting graphic woe
How so? I started with it not seeming to work, posted a query, was told the one condition where it would work, tested it, affirmed it. I don't see a contradiction, but I'm happy for one to be pointed out.. RH On Jun 16, 2009, at 9:33 AM, dc wrote: Richard Huggins écrit: This appears to be the Bingo! factor... ... I then set the screen view percentage at 200%. I still got a dead- accurate export. So as long as the page pc is 100% it appears OK to *view* the music at greater than 100% and still get an accurate graphic, which is helpful when drawing that box, at least for these old eyes... You seem to be contradicting yourself, and David, withing a few lines. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Exporting graphic woe
FINMAC 09 I don't do this much so apparently I'm goofing somewhere. I selected graphics tool, drag-enclosed a section of music, chose export selection, chose .tif, chose 300 dpi rez,, and saved. In Word I dragged the pic onto the page but only about half of it displayed. The box was about half white space. I dbl clicked the file and discovered that's how it actually is, abt hal-captured. Repetition produced the same results. I have many examples to insert, would appreciate some guidance! Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Playback skips some notes
Maybe this is was what was meant in the stutters thread, but in any event my problem is Finale'09 (Mac) just omits notes at times, occasionally near-dropout (1 note out of 5). When I'm trying to evaluate some arranging decisions...well, grrr. I've tried fiddling with Custom HP, using Standard HP, using NO HP at all, using Playback Controls, using Spacebar-Click, using Data Check File Maintenance, turning off Airport, closing every app and other desperate measures (ha ha), but nothing fixes it. I have a MacBook Pro, 2 G RAM, If there's other things to try, I'm open to anything. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Adding sostenuto
I have a piece for flute, oboe and piano. I want to add continuous data, specifically the sostenuto pedaling, so that playback is right. How do I do that? Richard FINMAC 09 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Garritan on old files
I was excited to hear the much-improved orchestral sounds of Finale 2009. I opened an old file so I cold hear it with these sounds, but instead the old sounds were heard. How do I achieve playback using the Garritan sounds that shipped with '09? Richard FINMAC 2009 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Finale and Roland voice simulator
I'm considering getting the Roland VP-550 or 770 vocal keyboard. One use would be to for informal orchestral-choral demos, First of all, opinions about them are welcome. But to the point, is there a way to get Finale to play a vocal stave --and only that stave-- through that unit? Or is that even practical, given the need for all the respective vocal nuances needed for decent realism? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Finale and Roland voice simulator
I see the error of my thinking. The vocals have to be sung into the machine in order to produce the words, not to mention nuances, etc. So the choral stave actually would have to be an audio track within the Finale score. I know nothing about how a Finale score syncs with an audio track. If anyone can give me the barebones basics on it I'd appreciate it. Richard On Mar 9, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: I'm considering getting the Roland VP-550 or 770 vocal keyboard. One use would be to for informal orchestral-choral demos, First of all, opinions about them are welcome. But to the point, is there a way to get Finale to play a vocal stave --and only that stave-- through that unit? Or is that even practical, given the need for all the respective vocal nuances needed for decent realism? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] Notating Rock/Pop Vocals
Christopher, you are getting really close to Prof. Harold Hill's Think System. You might ought to check for legal clearance. On Oct 7, 2008, at 4:32 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I have been thinking for a number of years of creating a sort of Einsteinian grand unified music theory that, in one relatively simple formula, describes everything about a piece of music that you would need to know. This way, if you are able to read the formula, you would understand the work immediately and wouldn't need to listen to it, thus saving time and confusion and eliminating the differences in perception between listeners. Christopher (in case anyone missed it, it was a joke!) ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Garritan Steinway Q
I'm upgrading to FinMac 09 but I'm also considering the Steinway add- on. My question is, can this be used by anything other than Finale, such as Garage Band and other Mac MIDI apps? -Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] advice Leopard
MakeMusic's position is that '08 and '09 are the only versions officially supported for Leopard, and that '07 is not supported by them for Leopard users. I use '07, mostly but not totally without problems. I am switching to 09. If you might need tech support, get 08 or 09. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 11:30 AM To: finale@SHSU.EDU Subject: [Finale] advice Leopard Hi There have been horror stories about Finale with Leopard I have Fin. 2006/7 but need a new computer Does anyone have good experiences with Leopard 09 Finale or with 07 Finale or should I ask for the older Tiger? Thanks for advice Vivian Vivian Adelberg Rudow October performance: THE BARE SMOOTH STONE OF YOUR LOVE, Gita Ladd, cello, Clinton Adams, piano, Algernon Campell, choreographer, dancers, October 18, 3:00PM, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Composers Forum Recent performances: CALL FOR PEACE, Rose-Marie Soncini, flute and tape, Beijing, China International Congress on Women in Music, April 19, 2008, China Conservatory of Music. www.vivianadelbergrudow.com GARDEN SONG, Josh Harper,voice with tape, THE HEALING PLACE, Audrey Harnack, narrator and tape, Thursday, April 17, 8 pm,Ward Hall, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN. Grace Cavalieri, words ** Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty000514) ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Can't create audio file
What can I check as to why I'm getting the following message? Could not create the audio file (file may be in use by another application) This is FinMac 07 on Leopard. Only open App is Mail. Whether it's AIF or MP3 makes no difference. MakeMusic says '07 is, officially speaking, considered unstable on Leopard. I don't run into too many problems but wonder if this is one or if it's something else. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Best way to notate this
In an orchestration, I have a 3/4 measure where on beat 2 everyone has a half note with fermata. I want the snare to roll on beat 2 but not through the entire fermata. I have snare notated as q rest, q w/ roll, q note w/ fermata (i.e., roll stops on 3). Of course, there is no three, practically speaking. Is this acceptable or how else should I get the desired effect from the snare if not? And if I merely want the snare to stop rolling, without a specific strike on the last q, should I tie 2 to 3? Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
