Re: [Finale] Printing oddity

2019-09-27 Thread Williams, Jim
veral Towns From: Finale on behalf of Williams, Jim Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 8:05 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Printing oddity Hello, all... *Latest Finale 26 *Latest Windows 10 I have a few printers to choose from: One is an old Las

[Finale] Printing oddity

2019-09-27 Thread Williams, Jim
Hello, all... *Latest Finale 26 *Latest Windows 10 I have a few printers to choose from: One is an old LaserJet 8150 that I have networked at 192.168.1.48. Everything works perfectly with WinFin 26--duplex, 11x17 paper, 1200dpi, etc. Today I set up an old LaserJet 5000 to network on 192.168.1.20.

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

2019-08-27 Thread Williams, Jim
I’ve been asked (well, told) to use “mis-siz” and “mis-suz”...not saying either is wonderful, but that’s what some people have used. Jim James C. Williams Professor Emeritus of Business Franklin College Euphonium Player around several towns On Aug 27, 2019, at 10:59 AM, Dalvin Boone mailto:dalv

[Finale] Misbehaving Slurs

2018-12-26 Thread Williams, Jim
Hi... Fin 26 on Windows 10, latest version of each. Score for wind ensemble. In the parts I needed to flip any number of slurs. I save, end my session, and return to the project later. All the slurs I flipped in the parts have returned to their original undesired position. What am I missing to m

Re: [Finale] Cannot create some multi measure rests in parts

2018-11-06 Thread Williams, Jim
t, Louisville Orchestra, 1971-2016 > Visit us at rayhortonmusic.com > > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 4:13 PM Williams, Jim wrote: > >> Are they voiced linked parts? >> >> James C. Williams MBA, CFP >> Professor Emeritus of Business >> Franklin Colleg

Re: [Finale] Cannot create some multi measure rests in parts

2018-11-06 Thread Williams, Jim
Are they voiced linked parts? James C. Williams MBA, CFP Professor Emeritus of Business Franklin College Euphonium Player around several towns > On Nov 6, 2018, at 4:03 PM, Giovanni Andreani > wrote: > > It occurred to me a few times as well and - in one case - I discovered I had > been work

Re: [Finale] printing advice

2018-04-29 Thread Williams, Jim
Isn’t the 5000 a 1200 dpi printer? I bought two of them for $25, mixed & matched parts, replaced one separator pad and got a workhorse. I could swear it’s 1200 dpi... Does anyone have trouble with the duplexer jamming? If so, is there a good fix? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the ty

Re: [Finale] to upgrade or not...

2016-07-13 Thread Williams, Jim
Wow, I haven't thought about that in a long time. I used >> that all the way up until 1996! >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Williams, Jim < >> jwilli...@franklincollege.edu> wrote: >> >>> Same as Dennis here--around 1989, quit MusicPrinter plu

Re: [Finale] to upgrade or not...

2016-07-13 Thread Williams, Jim
Wow-didn't think this would elicit so many replies I had the original MusicPrinter on my apple ][e and][e, then moved to Laser Music Processor (anyone else use that one???) and MusicPrinter Plus on my PCs circa 1987(?). I also had a utility called Laser Twin that (allegedly) made 9-pin dot-matr

Re: [Finale] to upgrade or not...

2016-07-13 Thread Williams, Jim
Same as Dennis here--around 1989, quit MusicPrinter plus and got Finale 2.x for my 386 computer . Strayed a couple of times along the way and now 80% Finale, 20% Sibelius. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Jul 13, 2016, at 12:39 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz > wrote: > >>

Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 149, Issue 3

2015-12-06 Thread Williams, Jim
What makes you think they don't? Sent from my iPad > On Dec 6, 2015, at 10:34 PM, Dean Rosenthal wrote: > > I have to reiterate my belief again that Finale, for all its wonders, needs > to offer beta-versions to power-users – dozens of them – on a volunteer > basis before their releases. Many i

Re: [Finale] GPO volume problem

2015-11-21 Thread Williams, Jim
I am wondering if some random MIDI data found its way into the file. Have you tried to clean out data using the MIDI tool? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Nov 21, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: > > Ok, I don't see any base volume control in the Aria mixer, bu

Re: [Finale] 2014.5

2015-11-17 Thread Williams, Jim
Tuba trills: f# to g# in the staff would be fingered: 2/3 to 1 on a BBb. A bit awkward.Alternate fingering would be quite out of tune 2 to 2/3 on a CC Tuba. Easy. 2 to 1 on an Eb tuba. Easy. Sorry, but other poster was not correct. 1/2 to 2 on an F tuba. Easy. I have avoided any options of 5th or 6

Re: [Finale] Part prints at 1/16 size of page

2015-08-06 Thread Williams, Jim
If my memory doesn't fail, the problem is somehow connected to printing when an auto-save is occurring. If you are going to mass-print, you might consider turning off auto-save, closing/relaunching, then printing. Sent from my iPad, so pardon the typos. > On Aug 6, 2015, at 12:47 PM, Kenneth Mo

Re: [Finale] Bb7b4

2015-06-18 Thread Williams, Jim
Maybe it was supposed to be b5 or #4. b5 makes more sense to me than #4 in the context of a dominant 7th chord. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Jun 18, 2015, at 1:34 PM, "cr...@parmerlee.com" > wrote: > > Dumb question here: isn't the flat 4th a D Natural which is al

Re: [Finale] Test 3

2015-04-04 Thread Williams, Jim
No. I'm nobody, but I saw it. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Apr 4, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: > > Anybody see this? > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Scanner for music (11x17)

2015-01-18 Thread Williams, Jim
I just acquired a mustek A3 1200S. Under $200 and so far so good. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Jan 18, 2015, at 5:55 PM, Robert Patterson > wrote: > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a good scanner? I've decided that it > will be much quicker to scan printout

Re: [Finale] Locked systems

2014-12-29 Thread Williams, Jim
What causes that parsing while printing? That has bitten me on several occasions. Reformatting while printing is bad enough as it is, but reformatting so illogically while printing is very annoying. It reminds me of the "feature" that messes with mm rests unless I uncheck that program (or document

Re: [Finale] Locked systems

2014-12-28 Thread Williams, Jim
Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Dec 28, 2014, at 11:14 AM, Christopher Smith > wrote: > > I've too often had Finale parse the spacing > differently while printing and I end up with my 6-bar system as 5 > bars plus one bar by itself on its own line, then the part

Re: [Finale] Very, very old files

2014-08-27 Thread Williams, Jim
I have had some difficulty bringing older files into 2014, but nothing totally insurmountable. I think repeats and a few other things didn't work. I'll try the 2012 to XML & see how it works. I'm in the process (finally) of giving all my work the same look, so any time saver is welcome. Sent fr

Re: [Finale] SFA - composer with issues asking for volunteer help

2014-07-19 Thread Williams, Jim
I'll do 1 Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Jul 19, 2014, at 6:48 PM, "Raymond Horton" > wrote: > > I'm posting this again, abridged. The complete version is a week or > two back with the same subject. I have two or three fine gentlemen > across our great nation helping

Re: [Finale] Laser Jet 5000 and Finale--Various OSes

2014-07-16 Thread Williams, Jim
I don't know if this is relevant for Mac users, but with Windows 8, I was having problems with my LaserJet 5000 UNTIL I changed the print processor to WINPRINT instead of the HP print processor. There must be some Mac equivalent, I'd think. On Win 8, I went into the printers area, called up the

Re: [Finale] Anybody here? Is 2014 slow?

2014-07-12 Thread Williams, Jim
#x27;ll see if fin can be moved to the > other drive and still work. Should I uninstall or copy? > Thanks > On Jul 12, 2014 2:37 PM, "Williams, Jim" > wrote: > >> Ray, >> My guess is that your issues have to do with the SSD rather than with >> finale.

Re: [Finale] Anybody here? Is 2014 slow?

2014-07-12 Thread Williams, Jim
ot of work to do! > > > > > Raymond Horton > Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra > Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC > Composer, Arranger > VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com > > > On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Williams, Jim > wrote: >> I g

Re: [Finale] Anybody here? Is 2014 slow?

2014-07-12 Thread Williams, Jim
I get the high CPU usage on both winfin 12 and 14c--on both 32-bit win 7 and win 64-bit 8.1. I had thought that finale had become aware of multiple processors as of winfin 2012, but maybe not. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Jul 12, 2014, at 6:07 AM, "David H. Bailey"

Re: [Finale] Anybody here? Is 2014 slow?

2014-07-11 Thread Williams, Jim
Ray, While 2014c is slow to load--as is 2012--I am having no issues of slowness while working. Since I have ca. 1200 fonts on my machine, font changes are a bit draggy. I'm on Windoze 8.1 with 16gb of RAM fwiw. Jim www.soundcloud.com/jweuph Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos.

Re: [Finale] Finale using the wrong instruments when in Staff View

2014-07-07 Thread Williams, Jim
Can you email a copy of the file down to franklin so I can look at it? Jim Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Jul 7, 2014, at 5:52 PM, "Craig Parmerlee" wrote: > > More testing on this problem: > > I created a score from scratch in F2014 with 30 instruments (in 2 > bank

Re: [Finale] Stability problems with Win 8.1?

2014-06-25 Thread Williams, Jim
Craig... makemusic.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5573 This should fix what ails you, as I mentioned earlier. Jim James C. Williams, MBA, CFP E. B. Lacy Professor of Business Franklin College Euphonium Player Around several Towns From: finale-boun

Re: [Finale] Stability problems with Win 8.1?

2014-06-25 Thread Williams, Jim
Craig- If you get the updated aiolib.dll, your crashes will cease. Jim Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Jun 25, 2014, at 4:33 PM, "Craig Parmerlee" wrote: > > I am running Finale 2014B. I recently upgraded my workstation. I would > have preferred to keep it at Windo

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

2014-06-22 Thread Williams, Jim
Talk about user-unfriendly, see MIDI TOOL. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Jun 22, 2014, at 10:22 AM, "Craig Parmerlee" wrote: > > This is all very discouraging. I appreciate the solution to being able > to delete chord (the version of the selection dialog that inclu

Re: [Finale] page tiling

2014-05-26 Thread Williams, Jim
Tile overlap should be set to something like one-half inch or one inch--isn't it the area of content common to the right side of one page to the left of the other, to allow for good alignment? James C. Williams, MBA, CFP E. B. Lacy Professor of Business Franklin College Euphonium Player Around s

Re: [Finale] Ossias, I think

2014-04-22 Thread Williams, Jim
Darcy, For the "stamped" look, what's your opinion of the Sibelius reprise font? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Apr 22, 2014, at 9:42 AM, "Darcy James Argue" wrote: > > Hi Giz, > > I like Digital Strip, although it's uppercase-only: > > http://www.dafont.com/digital

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

2014-01-31 Thread Williams, Jim
Am I missing something here? A to coda instruction should break a mm rest, even if it's the last measure of an mm rest. Maybe that's not the Finale default, but I would break an mm rest for anything like a fermata, to coda, etc. I wrong to do that? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 and Windows 8

2013-12-28 Thread Williams, Jim
Yes--no issues. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Dec 28, 2013, at 5:58 PM, "Lawrence Yates" wrote: > > Apologies straight away - I'm sure this has been discussed before but it > wasn't important to me then so I didn't take much notice. > > Does Finale 2012 work ok on W

Re: [Finale] Advice for a new need...?

2013-12-19 Thread Williams, Jim
Here's a related question: how do linked parts handle ossia staves? Cleanly or with problems? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Dec 19, 2013, at 8:26 AM, "Dan Tillberg" wrote: > > OK but I would like to vocal part in a separate staff and not mixed with > the "normal" wi

Re: [Finale] Garritan Sale

2013-12-03 Thread Williams, Jim
Part of this situation may well involve Human Playback. It still is NOT clear to me that HP interprets dynamics correctly/wisely. It seems to use a combination of CC7 volume and CC1 modwheel. Under that circumstance, the tone of winds and brass will not change as much as it would if CC1 dominate

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

2013-11-13 Thread Williams, Jim
If it's not too disruptive to your workflow, i'd save the chords on this particular chart until last if possible. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:36 PM, "dershem" wrote: > >> On 11/13/2013 8:21 PM, Williams, Jim wr

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

2013-11-13 Thread Williams, Jim
What are the instruments playing under that symbol? Or do you just have a lead sheet? In such cases of odd chord symbols, I've always relied on the notes under the symbol to tell me what the odd symbol *really* means. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Nov 13, 2013, at 1

[Finale] LaserJet 5000 and Windows 8

2013-09-24 Thread Williams, Jim
Good morning, everyone... Is anyone using a LaserJet 5000 with Windows 8? I'm having a host of driver issues. I want to print at 1200 DPI out of PCL6 or PS. The Universal Print Drivers max out evidently at 600 dpi. The PCL 6 driver I got off Windows Update has a host of problems, including a s

Re: [Finale] John Howell's Passing

2013-05-06 Thread Williams, Jim
I knew John and Susie from our Indiana university days. Susie had been doing some work that involved he Dutch language, and I was able to work with her a bit on that, after which we would sometimes hang and talk. They were two very interesting and intelligent people, and I enjoyed their company

Re: [Finale] Garritan band library - Avoiding simultaneous attacks

2013-05-05 Thread Williams, Jim
phonium Player Around several Towns From: Craig Parmerlee [cr...@acticalc.com] Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 11:20 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Cc: Williams, Jim Subject: Re: [Finale] Garritan band library - Avoiding simultaneous attacks On 4/24/2013 9:09 AM, Williams, Jim w

Re: [Finale] Garritan question - Big Band brass sounds

2013-05-03 Thread Williams, Jim
Hi Craig... How's your cimbasso? ;-) It does take a fair amount of processing to make any sound library work. What are you doing with respect to panning? That can help greatly. So can reverb--how are you routing it? Are you using the stereo stage feature of ARIA? How about EQ? Also--what are yo

Re: [Finale] Garritan band library

2013-04-24 Thread Williams, Jim
There are a few points I might raise here: 1. Brasses are difficult to sample due to the complex overtones. 2. Homogeneous ensembles such as brass bands create problems as well. 3. The overtone situation Klaus describes can be adjusted via EQ. Go into the ARIA player and cut or boost frequencies t

Re: [Finale] typing in music symbols

2013-04-08 Thread Williams, Jim
Hi, Linda. Using finale fonts in word documents may often be problematic due to issues of baselines and spacing. You'd be better served to download the Bach font, which contains myriad symbols and is specifically designed for use in word and similar programs. Of course, it comes with a characte

Re: [Finale] Garritan sound libraries

2013-02-20 Thread Williams, Jim
Hi, Phil... The two libraries GPO and IO are entirely different. If you are using Finale, you will likely prefer GPO. It consists of traditional orchestra sections and solo instruments, so you can set up a total virtual full orchestra, chamber ensemble, etc. It's more usable with Finale in term

Re: [Finale] Possible bug

2013-01-21 Thread Williams, Jim
Jef, It is clear indeed & I will try next project. Thank you! Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:13 PM, "SN jef chippewa" wrote: > > if you are still entering music it should be on. once you are > cleaning up the parts, it should be off. obviously it

Re: [Finale] Possible bug

2013-01-21 Thread Williams, Jim
OK, Jef...I'm listening...when should it be on? Off? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jan 21, 2013, at 7:56 PM, "SN jef chippewa" wrote: > > it is actually a very useful feature, you need to decide when to use > it and when not to use it. > >> Yes...at times I think

Re: [Finale] Possible bug

2013-01-21 Thread Williams, Jim
Yes...at times I think this feature does more harm than good. It is supposed to solve a problem that would arise from entering music into existing block rests. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jan 21, 2013, at 6:14 PM, "John Blane" wrote: > Turn OFF "Update Automatically

Re: [Finale] Question on chords

2012-12-26 Thread Williams, Jim
e > you were still in doubt. > > Christopher > > > On Wed Dec 26, at WednesdayDec 26 1:12 AM, Williams, Jim wrote: > >> Sure...glad to help. >> I see some logic to it now--in D9(flat), the flat 9 is indeed flat--e flat. >> For E9(natural), the flat 9 is

Re: [Finale] Question on chords

2012-12-25 Thread Williams, Jim
Sure...glad to help. I see some logic to it now--in D9(flat), the flat 9 is indeed flat--e flat. For E9(natural), the flat 9 is F natural. Still odd. ;-0 Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Dec 26, 2012, at 1:03 AM, "dershem" wrote: > On 12/25/2012 9:54 PM,

Re: [Finale] Question on chords

2012-12-25 Thread Williams, Jim
Yeah...interesting indeed. Never seen that before. You've described the chords correctly as 7(b9), so why not go with what the parts are saying? Jim Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Dec 26, 2012, at 12:49 AM, "dershem" wrote: > On 12/25/2012 9:09 PM, W

Re: [Finale] Question on chords

2012-12-25 Thread Williams, Jim
What do the parts tell you? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Dec 26, 2012, at 12:07 AM, "Don Hart" wrote: > Hi Carl - I've never seen that either. My first guess would be that the 7th > is assumed and the parenthesized comments concern the ninth in each chord. > Which cha

Re: [Finale] Help - computer is dead!

2012-12-18 Thread Williams, Jim
Ray, Our family owns two Toshiba laptops. I bought an 875 as an early present to myself--4 CPUs and 8 gb of ram. Son has an earlier version (forget the number). Both are well-made workhorses at reasonable prices at best buy. On the down side, the hard drive in my new 875 spins at only 5400 rpm, r

Re: [Finale] Finale 32-bit vs. Sibelius 64-bit

2012-10-23 Thread Williams, Jim
Jim, Thank you for posting on this group! I hope the people with requests will follow your advice. The other Jim Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Oct 23, 2012, at 11:03 AM, "Bruce, Jim" wrote: > Hello All, > We are here to help with these types of problem. Please submit

Re: [Finale] Does anyone else notice that Fin12 randomly crashes?

2012-10-15 Thread Williams, Jim
No problems on Windoze 7. Are all of you crash victims Mac users? Having said that, I don't do anything esoteric, so I am not pushing Finale to the outer limits. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Oct 15, 2012, at 4:01 PM, "Steven Larsen" wrote: > I use it on two computer

Re: [Finale] 2012 WinFin major screwup

2012-08-31 Thread Williams, Jim
ory-Kitsz" wrote: > On Fri, August 31, 2012 10:21 pm, Williams, Jim wrote: >> That's probably the expected behavior. Audio apps don't often like to share >> the same driver unless it's specifically multi-client. > > This is Windows with a Saffire Pro 40. I

Re: [Finale] 2012 WinFin major screwup

2012-08-31 Thread Williams, Jim
That's probably the expected behavior. Audio apps don't often like to share the same driver unless it's specifically multi-client. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Aug 31, 2012, at 9:06 PM, "Dennis Bathory-Kitsz" wrote: > On Fri, August 31, 2012 7:17 pm, Henry Howey wro

Re: [Finale] 2012 WinFin major screwup

2012-08-31 Thread Williams, Jim
I have had no ASIO issues. Care to elaborate? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Aug 31, 2012, at 7:19 PM, "Henry Howey" wrote: > The MakeMusic folks seem to have a deathwish with 2012. The latest is an ASIO > error that completely shuts down a PC with no recovery except t

Re: [Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} Re: hand spacing disappears

2012-08-21 Thread Williams, Jim
For a start, ask politely and do not insult the site that provides much insight and wisdom about Finale. Then someone might reply. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Aug 21, 2012, at 9:11 PM, "Apeman" wrote: > How do you get off this piece of shit website? > > --- On Tue,

Re: [Finale] 2nd Quarter 2012 results

2012-08-21 Thread Williams, Jim
Some of these locations are evidently sacrosanct. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Aug 21, 2012, at 8:49 AM, "David H. Bailey" wrote: > On 8/21/2012 7:56 AM, Colin Broom wrote: >> >> Yeah, I did know that, thanks, but I guess it bothers me that by default it >> takes

Re: [Finale] 2nd Quarter 2012 results

2012-08-21 Thread Williams, Jim
Whoops--hit send too soon. Evidently some of these locations are sacrosanct. A while ago I suggested a small number of relocations and was chewed out by a "power user." Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Aug 21, 2012, at 8:49 AM, "David H. Bailey" wrote: > On 8/21/2012 7

Re: [Finale] staff-stave usage, was: Re: rests in layers

2012-06-14 Thread Williams, Jim
With all this talk of staves, I am tempted to whip out my euphonium & play "Roll Out the Barrel." Would that stave off an impending disaster? Jim "stave is also a verb, remember!" Williams Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jun 14, 2012, at 4:08 PM, "Lawrence" wrote: > B

Re: [Finale] 2012 for $99 Thumbs up or down? Need more input!!!

2012-06-14 Thread Williams, Jim
I'll add my voice to the ones who advise to buy. As to the score manager, it is a work in process & will likely take a few iterations to get close to perfection. As we all know, that seems to be a pattern with some major features. I like 2012 and share in the hope that the promised updater br

Re: [Finale] 2012 vs 2010

2012-04-18 Thread Williams, Jim
French equivalent of Haggis, is it then? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:34 PM, "David H. Bailey" wrote: > On 4/18/2012 2:11 PM, rglan wrote: >> At 12:26 PM -0400 18/4/12, écrit: >>> a kind of sausage >> >> Oui, porc flesh mixed with chopped tripe a

[Finale] OT: DELL 3115CN Printer

2012-01-31 Thread Williams, Jim
Hi, everyone... Does anyone have this printer? It's a three-in-one. Do you know anyone who has one? Does your Aunt Glenn know anyone whose mailman owns one? If so, please contact me off-list at jwilli...@franklincollege.edu or via ham radio--N9EJR or via carrier pigeon or via telepathy. Thanx. I

Re: [Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-04 Thread Williams, Jim
The answer to your question depends upon the version of Finale you have. Please tell us and we can then provide proper advice to you. ;-) Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jan 4, 2012, at 8:04 PM, "Dr. Benjamin Ayotte, Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings" wrote: > > Dear Co

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

2012-01-03 Thread Williams, Jim
I would be surprised if this were a type 0/type 1 issue, unless the Encore user specifically chose to export as type 0. Also--if the others opened well, that's a sign that the one file is problematic. If nobody has volunteered yet, I'll be happy to look at the file. Jim Sent from my iPhone, so pl

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012a update

2011-12-22 Thread Williams, Jim
You must have ESP. I was just about to download it. Have YOU had problems? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Dec 22, 2011, at 11:05 AM, "Michael Mathew" wrote: > I have just downloaded the Finale 2012a update this morning. Has anyone > experienced any problems? > > Happ

Re: [Finale] Printing the size of a stamp

2011-12-08 Thread Williams, Jim
I have been bitten by it on 2011. I haven't printed much on 2012 yet. Fingers crossed. I believe the postage stamp size is 1/8 of a page, so I looked to see if pages were somehow redefined. No. I also suspected HP printer drivers; not that either. Let's hope that 2012 fixed it. Jim Sent from my

Re: [Finale] playback of 16ths that swing

2011-11-28 Thread Williams, Jim
Let the timesig be 8-8, but set to display 4/4. Then the 16ths can swing. I seem to recall doing that in the past; I am not near finale now, but I seem to recall doing that in the situation you describe. Jim Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Nov 28, 2011, at 9:25 AM, "Don H

Re: [Finale] Fwd: [MLA-L] David Fenton

2011-11-09 Thread Williams, Jim
I thought he was in NYC. The pictures of him with the viol group are NYC. NYU is in NYC (or I was in an extended state of altered consciousness in Washington Square in the late 60s). Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Nov 9, 2011, at 12:33 PM, "Eric Dannewitz" wrote: > th

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 - space hog

2011-10-15 Thread Williams, Jim
There's a MIDI version and a VST version. I'm not sure how the implementation works. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:58 AM, "Darcy James Argue" wrote: > Hi David, > > Actually, on investigation I think I was wrong -- it looks like you can still > us

Re: [Finale] Finale 2009c and GPO4

2011-08-04 Thread Williams, Jim
There can be some octave issues here. Make sure that both GPO and Finale define middle C as C4. Also--are you using Finale's expressions or homemade ones? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Aug 4, 2011, at 4:37 PM, "Adam Taylor" wrote: > I know this has probably been asked

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 7 announced (resending)

2011-07-27 Thread Williams, Jim
Compare the value received for this update at $149 vs. The yearly $99 for Finale. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 7 has been announced, to ship on August 11th.

2011-07-27 Thread Williams, Jim
I think it's user-definable! file>preferences>to enter a quarter note (crochet) type, then select one of the radio buttons Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listi

Re: [Finale] Need advice on writing for brass band

2011-06-26 Thread Williams, Jim
I've played in brass bands in US and UK and written for brass band. Are you a brass player? If not, how well do you know the brasses in the brass band? How much brass band have you LISTENED TO? if none or little, then drag tail over to iTunes or music and start listening. DO NOT listen to UK bands

Re: [Finale] ledger lines question -- READ FIRST

2011-06-16 Thread Williams, Jim
File not found. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jun 16, 2011, at 5:49 PM, "SN jef chippewa" wrote: > > i am about to ask a question, but before i do, i invite anyone > interested to look at this and see if you see anything that stands > out about the use of ledger li

RE: [Finale] Re: Finale Digest, Vol 94, Issue 15

2011-05-19 Thread Williams, Jim
Tubaxes are way cool!! Got to work with someone who has one a while ago... Thing can BARK in the right hands!!! ;-) Jim W. From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Lawlor [m_law...@btinternet.com] Sent: Thursday, May

RE: [Finale] [OT] new music notation seminars (chicago, winnipeg)

2011-03-28 Thread Williams, Jim
Are there podcasts? From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of SN jef chippewa [shirl...@newmusicnotation.com] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 2:42 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] [OT] new music notation seminars (chicag

Re: [Finale] Playback crashes Finale

2011-02-19 Thread Williams, Jim
There had been a problem in 2010 PC with the three-line tremolo/drumroll symbol. Got one of those in your score? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Feb 19, 2011, at 8:02 PM, "Matthew Hindson (gmail)" wrote: > Has anyone encountered the situation wherein trying to play bac

Re: [Finale] OT: historical analogy

2011-01-28 Thread Williams, Jim
If you want to go back that far, pachelbel's canon. Otherwise, any beatles song can be heard on elevators in keokuk, Iowa. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jan 28, 2011, at 10:49 AM, "Don Hart" wrote: > Bach's "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" is probably well up the list. >

Re: [Finale] spacing lost in SC when doing PTs

2011-01-16 Thread Williams, Jim
Just a hypothesis: could this be related to that multi-measure rest thing in document options? That seems to cause unwanted respacing in other circumstances and might possibly be in play here. Jef, care to test the hypothesis by unchecking that box and going about your work on your parts? Sent

Re: [Finale] beaming question

2011-01-10 Thread Williams, Jim
I'm not near finale now, but there is a document option called " beam over rests" that can be turned on or off, isn't there? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jan 10, 2011, at 4:26 PM, "dc" wrote: > David H. Bailey écrit: >> In Finale these days it seems we have a choice

RE: [Finale] OT: Behind Bars

2010-09-24 Thread Williams, Jim
I also like the large amount of cross-referencing in the body of the text to related topics elsewhere in the text. From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Weiner [h.wei...@online.de] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 2:42

RE: [Finale] Re: Inaccurate PDFs

2010-09-14 Thread Williams, Jim
If a recent version of Finale is in play here, please try UNCHECKING Document Options>Multimeasure Rests>Update Automatically. I have come late to this thread & don't know which version of Finale the OP has. But in recent versions of Finale, unchecking that option cures a number of print ills. J

RE: [Finale] Trumpet question

2010-07-20 Thread Williams, Jim
] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 2:23 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Trumpet question Williams, Jim wrote: > Barbara, > > "A roll" is een inrollen van je onderlip--dwz, je trekt je onderlip over je > ondertanden. > Sommige trompeters doen dat om in het hoger r

RE: [Finale] Trumpet question

2010-07-20 Thread Williams, Jim
2. deel... Een trompeter krijgt een inrolling van de onderlip ook als z/hij de mondstuck te stevig tegen de lippen/tanden drukt, wat er al te vaak gebeurt bij 't spelen in 't hoge register. Jim...(die z'n embouchure [op euphonium] nooit verzet) Williams Part 2... A trumpeter gets a rolling-in o

RE: [Finale] Trumpet question

2010-07-20 Thread Williams, Jim
Barbara, "A roll" is een inrollen van je onderlip--dwz, je trekt je onderlip over je ondertanden. Sommige trompeters doen dat om in het hoger register te spelen, maar zo'n techniek is niet aanbevolen...zoals de auteur (leraar) zei...je lippen worden er snel moe van. A roll is a rolling-in of o

Re: [Finale] Installing finale 2011

2010-07-11 Thread Williams, Jim
Hi... There is an authorize/reauthorize process. So go ahead and install 2011 on your current computers. When you are ready to switch systems, just deauthorize Finale on the old system(s) and authorize Finale on the new system(s). I've done this several times without glitches. I messed up once

Re: [Finale] Installing finale 2011

2010-07-11 Thread Williams, Jim
I Hit send too soon. Your installs are edition-specific, so installs of 2004 won't count against your total for 2011 Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jul 11, 2010, at 11:25 PM, "David McKay" wrote: > G'day > We have just received our copy of Finale 2011 and are about to

Re: [Finale] TGTools 2.60 and WinFin 2011--Compatible?

2010-06-21 Thread Williams, Jim
Excellent. Align/move was my concern. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jun 21, 2010, at 6:43 PM, "Aaron Sherber" wrote: > On 6/21/2010 3:01 PM, Williams, Jim wrote: >> Has anyone tried to use TG Tools ver. 2.60 with WinFin 2011? > > Text

[Finale] TGTools 2.60 and WinFin 2011--Compatible?

2010-06-21 Thread Williams, Jim
Hi, all... Has anyone tried to use TG Tools ver. 2.60 with WinFin 2011? 2.60 was the last version for 2010. If so, can you report success? Disasters? Failures to perform? Thanx Jim W. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/l

RE: [Finale] print forces update layout??

2010-05-21 Thread Williams, Jim
Jari Williamsson> Jim Williams already mentioned the Update Automatically setting in the MM Rest options. I believe it's this setting that causes the UL prior to printing. Indeed I do at least suspect this setting is responsible here. This is a feature with at least one major unintended conseq

RE: [Finale] print forces update layout??

2010-05-21 Thread Williams, Jim
I'm sorry to come late to this, but is this issue above and beyond the need to UNCHECK Document Options>Multimeasure Rests>Update Automatically? This function, designed to prevent scroll-view note entry into MM rests, also forces an update layout when printing. I looked quickly through the post

Re: [Finale] Slightly OT: Tuba Transposition

2010-05-11 Thread Williams, Jim
y Boosey does, but I find I > need all kinds of alternate fingerings, some involving the 4th valve, > to get some notes in tune. For example, all my second-space Cs are > better in tune with 4 than with 1-3, and my B's are better as 2-4 > than 1-2-3. > > Christopher > > >

Re: [Finale] Slightly OT: Tuba Transposition

2010-05-10 Thread Williams, Jim
nt the interval of a fourth. The sum of a fifth and a > fourth happens to be an octave but that doesn’t make the 4th valve a > n octave valve. The visual proof is, that an octave valve would have > to be as long as the open bugle. It isn’t so. > > Klaus > > --- On Tue,

Re: [Finale] Slightly OT: Tuba Transposition

2010-05-10 Thread Williams, Jim
ce > rt for. There also are a few 3 valve compensating tubas in CC, but I > haven’t come by one yet. > > Klaus > > --- On Tue, 5/11/10, Williams, Jim > wrote: > >> From: Williams, Jim >> Subject: Re: [Finale] Slightly OT: Tuba Transposition >> To: &qu

Re: [Finale] Slightly OT: Tuba Transposition

2010-05-10 Thread Williams, Jim
More tuba trivia: A four-valve non-compensating tuba is not fully chromatic in the low register. With an Eb tuba, 4 valves, no compensating, low a is 2-4, ab is 1-4, g is 2-3-4, gb is 1-3-4 (and sharp), f is 1-2-3-4 and very sharp and low e natural doesn't exist. For a BBb tuba with 4 valves,

Re: [Finale] Slightly OT: Tuba Transposition

2010-05-10 Thread Williams, Jim
one, so please pardon all the typos. On May 10, 2010, at 8:31 PM, "Williams, Jim" wrote: > You are best served here to give them two Eb tuba parts--one at pitch > in bass clef and one using bari sax transposition--treble clef written > middle C equals Eb below the bass staff. >

Re: [Finale] Slightly OT: Tuba Transposition

2010-05-10 Thread Williams, Jim
You are best served here to give them two Eb tuba parts--one at pitch in bass clef and one using bari sax transposition--treble clef written middle C equals Eb below the bass staff. You would be correct of you noticed that the parts will look alike, but accidentals will pose problems. Tubists

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