Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-30 Thread dhbailey
Darcy James Argue wrote: I have given up on notating anything in compound meter. It is much too difficult for players to sight-read for anything of even moderate rhythmic complexity in such meters. Notating 6/8 figures in 2/4 (w/triplets), or 12/8 figures 4/4 (w/triplets), has the *huge*

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-30 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi David, Those pieces you cite are rhythmically fairly simple, downbeat-oriented, and clear enough notated in compound meter. I was talking about music of moderate rhythmic complexity and above, where you (for instance) might have a lot of figures that imply different sub-groupings (5/8, 7/8,

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-30 Thread David W. Fenton
On 30 Apr 2010 at 6:16, dhbailey wrote: As a matter of fact, if the subdivision of the beat is in thirds throughout an entire work, it's so much easier to read it in compound meter than to see a page loaded with triplet brackets when there are no beats which have duple subdivisions. I'm

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread Raimund Lintzen
which is really time consuming. This is sure a problem, especially if there are a lot of triplets in a song. George - Original Message - From: mmathew1...@comcast.net To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I hope

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread George Ports
- Original Message - From: mmathew1...@comcast.net To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I would guess that it should work for all recent versions on either platform? I was afraid that might be the case that it would not hold from one

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread Chuck Israels
the default to stay in Simple entry, could you let me know? Thanks again, George - Original Message - From: mmathew1...@comcast.net To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I would guess that it should work for all recent

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread mmathew1942
- Original Message - From: mmathew1...@comcast.net To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I would guess that it should work for all recent versions on either platform? I was afraid that might be the case that it would not hold from one

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread SN jef chippewa
this used to be done using shift-lock or whatever it is called in speedy. i almost never use the same tuplets for a run so haven't used it in a couple of versions, but i think in 2006 it should work. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread George Ports
...@comcast.net To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default George, Would it help if you submit a support question to the company? Thanks, Michael - Original Message - From: George Ports minor...@adelphia.net To: finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread George Ports
Tried that too. I did get the problem solved in simple entry. Thanks for your ideas. George - Original Message - From: SN jef chippewa shirl...@newmusicnotation.com To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default this used

[Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread George Ports
Many thanks to Michael, Raimund, Chuck, SN jef, and anyone I missed for all your considerate help on the tuplet matter which has sure been a pain for quite a while. Don't have to do any more 'work arounds' for this anymore. Thanks again, George ___

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread mmathew1942
George, You're welcome and it is my pleasure! Michael - Original Message - From: George Ports minor...@adelphia.net To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:41:11 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default Hi again Michael, GOT

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I would guess that it should work for all recent versions on either platform? I was afraid that might be the case that it would not hold from one instance to another. There is probably another preference

[Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-28 Thread George Ports
I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6) sixteenths and I can't get it to stay with (3) eighths. Can someone please help me to set my default to (3) 1/8 note triplets? Any help would surely be appreciated. Thank you, George Ports

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-28 Thread J D Thomas
I'm on FinMac2K7, and IIRC, you double click the tuplet tool and set your defaults in the resulting dialog box. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Apr 28, 2010, at 10:58 AM, George Ports wrote: I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6)

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-28 Thread mmathew1942
@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:58:35 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Finale] Tuplets Default I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6) sixteenths and I can't get it to stay with (3) eighths. Can someone please help

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-28 Thread George Ports
of triplets which is really time consuming. This is sure a problem, especially if there are a lot of triplets in a song. George - Original Message - From: mmathew1...@comcast.net To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I hope

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-28 Thread George Ports
it to stay as a default. I tried to find a way to set it in the 'document options but, couldn't a way to do that either. George - Original Message - From: J D Thomas j...@thomastudios.com To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I'm

Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default

2010-04-28 Thread mmathew1942
] Tuplets Default I tried that but it won't stay in the setting I chose. I can do it with one set of triplets but, it won't stay that way even though I selected the default button. By the way, I forgot to mention that I am using WinFin 2006b but, it still should work the same shouldn't it? How can I