At 11:34 AM 7/6/05 -0400, Andrew Stiller wrote: >Dynamic linking is useful only if >you make musically significant changes in the score that need to be >reflected in the parts. I won't say I never do that, but it only >happens once or twice a year, and almost never impacts more than one or >two parts.
This is the fun part of a diverse user base! I use Finale for composition a good chunk of the time, so there can be changes needed after the score & parts are sent to the musicians, and frequently after each rehearsal, depending on the attitude of the players. Dynamic linking would cut the work down dramatically. Last year, for example, a commissioned orchestral piece was deemed too much work for the performers, and the conductor provided me with a long list of suggested simplifications. They were all reasonable, and modifications to other parts would cover all the changes. But it required re-creating all the parts, which was most of the time spent. Dennis _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
