Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-27 Thread Ian Harris
Not really, Ray. The whole world is really drawn upside down. ! - Original Message - From: Ray Horton rayhor...@insightbb.com To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread Mark D Lew
On May 25, 2010, at 9:45 AM, Aaron Sherber wrote: Not every version has to have a wow factor for me; I try to take an incremental approach. If the new features and bug fixes together save me more than a couple of hours of work over the course of the year, then the upgrade pays for itself.

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread Mark D Lew
On May 25, 2010, at 8:39 AM, dc wrote: New in Finale 2011 – The first note of a melismatic passage no longer receives unnecessary space. Some of us have been waiting for this for longer than I can remember! I think this was my first question to the Finale list when I joined it in 1995

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread Daniel Wolf
It would certainly take some of the sting out of the annual updates if Make Music would send things via ordinary parcel post, which would be a fraction of the cost they charge for a private service and would definitely be more convenient for foreign customers having to deal with duty

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread David McKay
It certainly is amazing the difference in price that we overseas geezers are asked to pay for shipping, Daniel. I bought a book recently, supposedly at a special discount, but the postage charged was more than 100% of the book price. Over the past year I've come across The Book Depository, whose

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread Chuck Israels
I agree with Aaron on this issue. My time is valuable. (Imagine what'd like to be able to charge per hour!) I suspect that the improvements in staff positioning control will save many cumulative hours dealing with vertical collisions in scores. (I never did figure out settings that worked

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread Matthew Hindson (gmail)
For David and any other Aussies, a great price comparison website for books is http://booko.com.au. This includes postage from OS in the total price so you can really see what it costs. Speaking of postage and being non-US, I wonder what the Australian distributors will charge for this F2011

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread Ray Horton
Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote: Speaking of postage and being non-US, I wonder what the Australian distributors will charge for this F2011 upgrade. We seem to pay significantly more over here for every upgrade. Matthew Yes, but in their defense I do imagine it's pretty expensive to have to

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread Ryan
Well, CDs and DVDs have to spin the opposite way just like water going down the drain, right? On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Ray Horton rayhor...@insightbb.com wrote: Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote: Speaking of postage and being non-US, I wonder what the Australian distributors will charge

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-26 Thread Ray Horton
Ryan wrote: Well, CDs and DVDs have to spin the opposite way just like water going down the drain, right? exactly Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote: Speaking of postage and being non-US, I wonder what the Australian distributors will charge for this F2011 upgrade. We seem to pay

[Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Phillips, Justin
Hi all, FYI, we're now taking pre-orders for Finale 2011. Click the link below to check out some of the new features! http://finalemusic.com/Finale/New.aspx Justin Phillips Notation Product Specialist MakeMusic, Inc. 7615 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite M Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3848 Direct:

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Christopher Smith
On Tue May 25, at TuesdayMay 25 11:11 AM, Phillips, Justin wrote: Hi all, FYI, we're now taking pre-orders for Finale 2011. Click the link below to check out some of the new features! http://finalemusic.com/Finale/New.aspx Heh, heh! Our messages crossed! What I wanted to know (and posted

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Wow, talk about lackluster. Sent from my iPad On May 25, 2010, at 8:11 AM, Phillips, Justin jphill...@makemusic.com wrote: Hi all, FYI, we're now taking pre-orders for Finale 2011. Click the link below to check out some of the new features! http://finalemusic.com/Finale/New.aspx

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Ryan
$119.95 for the upgrade? Is that more expensive than previous upgrade prices? On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Eric Dannewitz ericd...@jazz-sax.comwrote: Wow, talk about lackluster. Sent from my iPad On May 25, 2010, at 8:11 AM, Phillips, Justin jphill...@makemusic.com wrote: Hi

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Ryan
And they make you pay for it. On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:09 AM, dc den...@free.fr wrote: Christopher Smith écrit: What I wanted to know (and posted on the Forum as well) is what bug fixes we can expect. While the improved lyric spacing is welcome, and I suspect that Improved Pickup Measures

RE: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Phillips, Justin
-9760 -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Smith Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:45 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order On Tue May 25, at TuesdayMay 25 11:11 AM, Phillips

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Doug Walter
Even though we saw it coming, it's still annoying . . . On May 25, 2010, at 8:11 AM, Phillips, Justin wrote: Hi all, FYI, we're now taking pre-orders for Finale 2011. Click the link below to check out some of the new features! http://finalemusic.com/Finale/New.aspx

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Christopher Smith
, May 25, 2010 10:45 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order On Tue May 25, at TuesdayMay 25 11:11 AM, Phillips, Justin wrote: Hi all, FYI, we're now taking pre-orders for Finale 2011. Click the link below to check out some of the new features! http

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Scott Jones
When clicking the checkout button the price changed to 99.95. Upon adding shipping charges the least amount shown was 117.95 for shipping to Atlanta, Ga. ___ J. Scott Jones Band/Orchestra Director/Freelance Trumpet Player-Teacher/Music

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Eric Dannewitz
If Sibelius wants to kill Finale, now would be the time. I hope that Sibelius has, as a new feature, direct opening and conversion of Finale files up to version 2010 Seriously, over $100 to get a few bug fixes? There really isn't anything that is oo, I gotta have it..againsigh On

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread David W. Fenton
On 25 May 2010 at 18:09, dc wrote: Christopher Smith écrit: What I wanted to know (and posted on the Forum as well) is what bug fixes we can expect. While the improved lyric spacing is welcome, and I suspect that Improved Pickup Measures means that bugs and general weirdness associated with

RE: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Richard Yates
I agree (although I recognize that some features may excite others). Having the program put the right rests in a pickup measure might save me one minute a year. For $119? I think not. Richard Yates Wow, talk about lackluster. FYI, we're now taking pre-orders for Finale 2011.

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread David W. Fenton
On 25 May 2010 at 9:15, Ryan wrote: On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:09 AM, dc den...@free.fr wrote: They spacing of melismas fixes one of Finale's oldest bugs. And they make you pay for it. I have never understood this. If you don't like paying for yearly upgrades, then DON'T BUY YEARLY

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Eric Dannewitz
I really think they ought to lower it to like $49.95 for the upgrade. I mean, seriously, if you have 2010, you really aren't getting anything new.well, unless you believe the marketing of a bug fix as a new feature. Of course, this is the company that put on its website for Finale 2005 or

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread John Howell
At 1:15 PM -0400 5/25/10, David W. Fenton wrote: I was disturbed by the implication (perhaps unfounded?) that you have to have slurs for the melisma spacing to work? I wouldn't mind that, as long as it can be switched off. Spacing of first notes, however, strikes me as a bug fix--apparently

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread David W. Fenton
On 25 May 2010 at 14:00, John Howell wrote: At 1:15 PM -0400 5/25/10, David W. Fenton wrote: I was disturbed by the implication (perhaps unfounded?) that you have to have slurs for the melisma spacing to work? I wouldn't mind that, as long as it can be switched off. My worry was that

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Ryan
: (952) 937-9703 Fax: (952) 937-9760 -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Smith Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:45 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order On Tue May 25

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 5/25/2010 12:36 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Seriously, over $100 to get a few bug fixes? There really isn't anything that is oo, I gotta have it..againsigh Not every version has to have a wow factor for me; I try to take an incremental approach. If the new features and bug fixes

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Christopher Smith
On Tue May 25, at TuesdayMay 25 2:43 PM, Ryan wrote: Don't forget 12) The slurs and articulations that don't display the same way at all view percentages and in print. Ah, I saw the slurs mentioned. Apparently they fixed it. The dancing articulations, I dunno. Christopher