The primary advantage is that scaling systems gives you precise control over system margins. Also, if you have varying system percentages, your page text remains the same size without the need for fixed font attributes. The problem with fixed font attributes is that when you want to produce a variant version of the piece (e.g., a study score), the fixed font items don't reduce.
System scaling became the preferred technique starting with (I believe) Finale 2000. Before that, although system scaling was possible, page scaling made more sense. System scaling also gives you easier control over page layout. Best practice seems to be system scaling and zero for top and bottom system margins. (To maintain separation of systems, enter a value like 144 evpu in Distance Between Staves.) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 01:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Finale] Page reduction vs. Staff reduction (again!) > > Hello helpful people! > > I know this has been discussed before, but I'm still trying figure out > whether to use a page reduction (76%?) or staff reduction for my piano-vocal scores. > > > Right now, I've settled on the following for my "page format for score:" > Staff height 96 > Scale system 76% > Scale page 100% > > It seems to me that there's very little difference between scaling my systems > to 76% and scaling the page to 76% and leaving the systems at 100%. But I > might be missing something! > > Thanks -- as always -- for your input. > > - Ken > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
