[Finale] Single Pitch plugin
Here's an oddity: the Single Pitch plugin works as advertised in major keys, but in minor it selects the pitch a minor 3rd below. John ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Single Pitch plugin
If you knew anything about the convoluted way Finale stores pitch information, this would not only seem not an oddity but rather all too predictable. I learned years ago always to use major key signatures, because apparently they are the only ones that programmers routinely test their code against. Finale itself has a history of bugs related to minor key signatures. Is there some downside to using major key signatures? The key of Eb major looks exactly the same as that for c minor. Is there some advantage to setting the key to c minor that you don't get with Eb major? -Original Message- From: John Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2005 01:57 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Single Pitch plugin Here's an oddity: the Single Pitch plugin works as advertised in major keys, but in minor it selects the pitch a minor 3rd below. John ___ 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] Single Pitch plugin
On Mar 3, 2005, at 9:17 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: If you knew anything about the convoluted way Finale stores pitch information, this would not only seem not an oddity but rather all too predictable. I learned years ago always to use major key signatures, because apparently they are the only ones that programmers routinely test their code against. Finale itself has a history of bugs related to minor key signatures. Is there some downside to using major key signatures? The key of Eb major looks exactly the same as that for c minor. Is there some advantage to setting the key to c minor that you don't get with Eb major? If you modulate from a major key to a minor key with a different number of sharps or flats, you don't have to reset your Enharmonic Spelling tables. That's the only advantage I can think of. On the other hand, if you enter a modulation from Eb major to C minor, the key signature stubbornly re-appears as if the number of flats has just changed. Grr. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Single Pitch plugin
Is there some downside to using major key signatures? The key of Eb major looks exactly the same as that for c minor. Is there some advantage to setting the key to c minor that you don't get with Eb major? I believe that in MIDI Speedy Entry (using spelling tables) the enharmonics turn out better, e.g. you get f# with a G minor signature, but g flat in a B flat major signature. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Single Pitch plugin
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Christopher Smith wrote: On the other hand, if you enter a modulation from Eb major to C minor, the key signature stubbornly re-appears as if the number of flats has just changed. Grr. See Document options-Key Signature-Redisplay key signature if only mode is changing James Gilbert http://www.jamesgilbertmusic.com/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Single Pitch plugin
On Mar 3, 2005, at 10:16 AM, James Gilbert wrote: On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Christopher Smith wrote: On the other hand, if you enter a modulation from Eb major to C minor, the key signature stubbornly re-appears as if the number of flats has just changed. Grr. See Document options-Key Signature-Redisplay key signature if only mode is changing That's it! Heh, heh, I knew there was something... Christopher P.S., So why is this option checked by default? Just wondering... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Single Pitch plugin
On 3 Mar 2005 at 14:17, Robert Patterson wrote: Is there some downside to using major key signatures? The key of Eb major looks exactly the same as that for c minor. Is there some advantage to setting the key to c minor that you don't get with Eb major? Well, correct enharmonic spellings, for one. Of course, I have poor luck with the default settings already, and end up changing lots of accidentals in just about any piece I enter (and not just in the sections that have modulated without changing the key signature). -- David W. Fentonhttp://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associateshttp://www.bway.net/~dfassoc ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Single Pitch plugin
This is actually all configurable, and you could, theoretically, configure the major enharmonic table to do whatever you want in a minor context. However, I have never seen any disadvantage to using the minor key sigs, and until I will I will keep using them. It does give me two separate enharmonic tables. Johannes Richard Yates wrote: Is there some downside to using major key signatures? The key of Eb major looks exactly the same as that for c minor. Is there some advantage to setting the key to c minor that you don't get with Eb major? I believe that in MIDI Speedy Entry (using spelling tables) the enharmonics turn out better, e.g. you get f# with a G minor signature, but g flat in a B flat major signature. Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
