Even more useful are the Mass Edit programmable metatools for transposition (number keys 6 thru 9). I have 6 and 7 defined as up and down an octave, respectively, and 8 and 9 up and down an octave while keeping the original notes. You can define these four keys by pressing Shift and a number while in Mass Edit, then selecting which transposition you want. To invoke the metatool, simply select a region and press the key. I find this a huge time saver and would hate to do without it.
Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com > On 24 Jun 2005 at 9:41, Aaron Sherber wrote: > > > At 09:28 AM 06/24/2005, Giovanni Andreani wrote: > > I was wondering if there's a plugin that automatically doubles a > > melodic > > >line one octave higher or lower in the same staff. > > > > No plugin needed -- Finale will do this for you. > > > > Select the measures with the Mass Edit tool. Then select Mass Edit | > > Transpose. Set the transposition for up one octave, and check the box > > that says 'Preserve Original Notes'. > > Oh, man, I feel so stupid for never noticing that one! I have a cheap > MIDI keyboard that is 5 octaves C to C (instead of down a 5th, F to > F, which would fit a lot more music), and I'm always needing to fill > in lower octaves in piano left hand parts. This would have saved me > much annoyance had I known about it! > > Just goes to show that you can use a program for 15 years and still > miss out on significant features. > > -- > David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton > David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
