On the subject of hyphenation, since whatever "rules" apply have always been a
mystery to me and I used to sit with a dictionary in my lap as I entered
lyrics, the Dictionary widget included with the Mac Dashboard turns out to be
pretty easy and convenient. Once you have it open, it stays select
Anybody else having any trouble updating FinMac 2012 to 2012b? I downloaded the
updater and ran it , seemingly without problems, but instead of updating the
Finale 2012.app, it created a separate Finale 2012.app in my Applications
folder, but outside the Finale 2012 folder which contain
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> On Jun 26, 2012, at 11:49 PM, "Doug Walter" wrote:
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>> Anybody else having any trouble updating FinMac 2012 to 2012b? I downloaded
>> the updater and ran it , seemingly without prob
P.S. Meant to give Curtis at Finale tech support credit for helping sort this
out. Thanks!
Doug
On Jun 27, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Doug Walter wrote:
> Successful resolution:
>
> Just to warn anyone else who might be succumbing to old habits, I had done
> something that tur
you know if Finale was
> running when you tried to update?
>
> Also, I would highly encourage you to contact our support team about this so
> we can learn a bit more.
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Hi Jef,
I notice you're using iKey and I'm curious whether you've ever used QuicKeys. I
used to use the latter and always found it a bit clunky, especially for more
complicated tasks, so I left it alone for a few years and eventually came back
to a newer version and had the same issues.
Curren
Thanks to Jef, J.D. and Nigel for their most helpful responses to my question
about using iKey with Finale.
Jef is happy with iKey (although an earlier version, and now I do vaguely
remember some discussion about later versions of it with some flavor of OS X
possibly being a problem), and Nigel
The second word looks like it might be Chimes. And the first letter of the
first word looks pretty much like the W from Waterphone. But the other 3(?)
letters . . . ?
Doug
On Oct 14, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
> It looks like it says Ivola Primo or Nola Piano, but neither of t
Hi Chuck and Mike,
While this won't solve the underlying issue you're both talking about, I
thought it would be worth mentioning another input method that can work in
these situations that doesn't require using the mouse (which you may already
know about). The drag is that is requires memorizin
This used to bug me till I discovered that hitting Option-1 brings up the
dialog box where you can enter any values you want. The good news, though, is
that it seems to default to 3 eighths in the space of 2, so all you have to do
is hit Enter or OK and you're ready to go.
Doug
On Mar 29, 20
I seem to recall occasionally seeing that mean maj7, but I can't remember for
sure. Might that make sense in context?
Doug
> On Nov 13, 2013, at 8:09 PM, dershem wrote:
>
> I'm doing a chart, and the composer has some chords as "C (7)" but
> instead of parentheses, the 7 is in a circle. I h
Despite the almost constant appearance of the dreaded Mac beach ball, my first
project in Finale 2014 has been no day at the beach . . .
The issue is extremely - agonizingly - unacceptably - sluggish behavior when
doing ANYTHING. Changing tools, scrolling pages, anything. I'm on an 8-core
2.26
, 2014, at 10:30 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
> If you can, upgrade to 10.9.1 finale 2015 works fine and so do the
> original bill Duncan fonts
>
> Sent from my iSomething
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> Eric Dannewitz
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>
>> On Jan
I had one more question about this and remembered this exchange from a month
ago.
Which version of the Duncan fonts are folks using successfully - the original,
or the updated ones that all have “FP” at the beginning of the name that came
with the bundled Finale Productivity Suite sold by NPC I
nts are working as expected now.
> There are some I have come to prefer so strongly over the alternatives that I
> would be unhappy without them - the soft chord slashes and rhythmic notation
> being the most important.
>
> All the best,
>
> Chuck
>
>
> On Apr 1
time user's radar. Hope it helps someone avoid a similar waste of time.
Doug Walter
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Thanks for your detailed reply, Darcy. Sadly, I DID spend quite a bit
of time with the manual when I started using 2k8, but obviously
either not enough time or not recently enough for me to have
remembered that particular point.
I always find it tricky to strike a balance between a) approac
There's also a "Flat Beams" check box as an option in the Staff
Attributes dialog that can be toggled on or off for individual
staves. I generally only use it for drum parts, but maybe that's
what's happening here?
Doug
On Dec 9, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
Nope. Doesn't hel
Super-annoying, indeed. I'm on a Mac Pro, 10.6, Finale 2010b. In my
case, more often than not when in Speedy the bar I just left (no pun
intended) is what turns white, or the notes in layer 1 in the bar I'm
working in (see above) turn white while I'm in layer 2.
This seems especially annoyi
Not sure about the duplicate systems (I would have thought Update Layout was
the solution), but I believe the "carriage return" symbol appears when, in the
Measure Attributes dialog for one particular measure, the box "Begin a New
Staff System" is checked.
Doug
On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Ric
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
_
This thread caught my interest as I've got a Sharp photocopier that is at the
point where the technician is recommending that I consider replacing it as the
next service will be extensive and expensive. It handles up to 11 x 17 paper,
and I used to use it to print and photocopy scores as well as
Thanks, David. Here's the link to the 2 Plustek tabloid scanners:
http://www.plustek.com/product/series.asp?s_id=19
Doug
On Oct 24, 2010, at 6:24 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
> On 24 Oct 2010 at 17:15, Doug Walter wrote:
>
>> I always assumed that large-format scanners would
Since this subject came up, it reminded me of a couple things I've been meaning
to ask. One is regarding sharing documents that use the chord symbol font with
others who don't own it, and the other has to do with stem direction in
rhythmic notation.
When I know a score I've created is going to
er chord symbol solutions within Finale, though I'm
> happy not to need to confront that task.
>
> If you provide more details about how you define rhythmic notation and where
> the trouble shows up, I will try to duplicate it and see what I can discover.
>
> Chuck
>
>
> you my Chord Symbol Fan files.
>
> Chuck
>
>
> On Nov 1, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Doug Walter wrote:
>
>> Thanks for answering, Chuck. It occurred to me that one possible cause is
>> having started a new score using an older one as a template. So who knows
>>
Thanks, Eric - good to know. I didn't mean that the Font Annotation folder was
empty; just that it was missing FAN files for the Duncan fonts. I'm looking
forward to having the final piece of this little puzzle in place and kicking
myself for not bringing this up much sooner.
Doug
On Nov 1, 20
Hi all,
Just reporting on a successful outcome with my Chord Symbol font adventures.
Chuck graciously sent me the FAN file for that font, and when I installed it
the tie problem went away. Along with adjusting the down stems to be shorter, I
now can use rhythmic notation with stems down and eve
Sounds like a great idea. I've always wished there were an easy way to switch
between tools (not that it's hard to click, of course, but a keyboard
equivalent that wouldn't involve hassling with QuicKeys or reaching for the
mouse). In lieu of a preassigned keystroke for each tool, this would at
I’ve always meant to ask this and it came up again . . .
When I add a text expression to reduced-size notes - cue notes, e.g. - if I
don’t want the text reduced by the same percentage as the note heads, I have to
Control-click the handle, select Edit Expression Assignment, then UNcheck the
box
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>
>
>
>> On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:29 AM, Doug Walter wrote:
>>
>> I’ve always meant to ask this and it came up again . . .
>>
>> When I add a text expression to reduced-size notes - cue notes, e.g. - if I
>> don’t want the text reduced by
My guess would be that the first note in the RH is supposed to precede the
first note in the LH, with the last note in the RH being played at the very
end, totaling 8 separate notes. I think it's just notated a bit sloppily.
Doug
> On Jun 23, 2017, at 8:06 PM, Blake Richardson wrote:
>
> I ca
I know there’s still a handful of folks here using Bill Duncan’s fonts in
various combinations, perhaps most notably the chord symbol one(s). I still
haven’t found or managed to create any chord symbol font that I like better
than his and continue to use it in Finale files that I know I won’t ha
ot sequence like the letters inside the box, so they will stay the same.
>
> Try this out. If you need more specific instructions, write back.
>
> Christopher
>
>
>> On Thu Mar 8, at ThursdayMar 8 9:28 PM, Doug Walter
>> wrote:
>>
>> I know there’s st
>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Doug Walter wrote:
>>
>> I know there’s still a handful of folks here using Bill Duncan’s fonts in
>> various combinations, perhaps most notably the chord symbol one(s). I still
>> haven’t found or managed to create any chord symbol fo
ires
> both brackets. Hope I’m remembering this right. Don’t have Finale with me.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 9:20 PM, Doug Walter wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Chuck, but Christopher already had the solution. I had tried what
>> you suggested, bu
Has anyone found any sort of global solution to the annoying habit of Finale to
make a single measure on a line that also includes a multimeasure rest WAY too
wide?
Simplest example: first bar on the line (4/4) has, say, a quarter note on the
downbeat followed by rests, then the next bar is a m
gives an idea of relative length, and I find
> Jari’s plugin indispensable. It makes things look the way I like to see them.
>
> Chuck
>
>> On Mar 23, 2018, at 10:20 AM, Doug Walter wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone found any sort of global solution to the annoying
I don’t have any insights as to what their plans might be, although given the
decades of work that I’ve done with the program, I certainly hope they keep it
alive.
Mostly I’m responding here to second (LOUDLY) the desire for vastly improved
layout capabilities. It’s only thanks to the wonderful
I’m not anywhere near switching, but I’ve been following Dorico’s development
with more than a little interest. Such informative posts like this one are
quite useful and much appreciated - thanks for such a detailed,
well-thought-out, well-stated comparison and review.
Doug
> On May 31, 2018,
I know the topic of trying to use voiced parts (all but useless to me as it
stands) has been covered and I’ve tried all the workarounds at various times
and know the issues, so I’m not asking about that. The TGTools plug-in “Smart
Explosion of multi-part staves…” often yields better results, but
You’ll probably get a lot of good answers; here are a few great examples I can
vouch for from personal experience:
Don Sebesky - “The Contemporary Arranger”
Rayburn Wright - “Inside the Score: A Detailed Analysis of 8 Classic Jazz
Ensemble Charts by Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones, and Bob Brookmeyer
I think it’s Option-Space on Mac (assuming you mean adding a space within one
word or syllable).
Doug
> On Sep 12, 2019, at 9:16 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
> wrote:
>
> On 2019-09-12 12:14, Raymond Horton wrote:
>> And the documentation is no help. Frustrating!
>
> On Windows, a hard space (AL
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