On Sep 3, 2004, at 7:26 PM, Jane Frasier wrote:
I am using Finale 2004 on Mac, OS 10.3.5. It seems like ties in the piece I am working on look awful. If I have chord of 3 notes tied, the middle tie is way too narrow. Also if a chord with 4 notes, with the interval of a second in the middle, the middle ties are misplaced. Has any one else seen this? Is there a cure?
For the middle tie being too short, the setting you need to change is under Music Spacing Options (Options > Document Settings > Music Spacing Options*. Change the value for "Minimum Distance Between Notes with Ties" to something larger. The tie is going to squeeze itself into whatever space there is, but this value makes sure that when the music is spaced it leaves enough room for a longer tie.
The rest of the settings you want are under Options > Document Settings > Tie Options*. I've been using my own Tie Option settings for so long that I don't even remember what values are set in the default templates, but I vaguely recall being dissatisfied with them.
I'm not sure what you mean by the middle ties being misplaced. If you're unhappy with the choices of over vs under, try a different selection under Tie Direction > Chords. The three options are three different algorithms for determining up or down for the ties in the middle of the chord. Perhaps the rule you consider correct is not the same one you have selected.
Lots of other tie settings you twiddle with there. Even when you get the settings you like best, there will still be cases where you have to adjust them manually to get it just right.
mdl
* I'm on Fin Mac 2k2s. The menu locations may be a little different in whatever version you're on, but the same panels will be there somewhere.
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