I wish there were more, too, but there are also seven predefined metatools: 1-5, 'I', and 'E', and the only one I use with regularity is 5 (Elasped Time). Some may not be aware that the TGTools keyboard remapper allows you to assign a key to any key or menu command in Finale, which I use for one-key access for all the major tools and my favorite commands and plug-ins. Can't quite do what a Mass Edit metatool can, though.
-Lee > > I too use the metatools 6--9 to exclusion- but really wish that there were > more available. Why not have 1 thru 9 or 0 available? > I would love to have tone up, t down, 3 up, 3 down etc etc right thru to > 8ves. > I find 'Keep original notes' is no hassle to 'tickabox' in or out. > > Keith Helgesen. > Director of Music, Canberra City Band. > Ph: (02) 62910787. Band Mob. 0439-620587 > Private Mob 0417-042171 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > Lee Actor > Sent: Saturday, 25 June 2005 3:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; finale@shsu.edu > Subject: RE: [Finale] Doubling a Melodic Line one Octave > > 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
