Chuck, I must confess that I sent it back. Between the bugs and the very mixed blessing of mixed parts, I determined that 2007 and I were not a good match. There were also some other things...so back to 2006 it is, at least here in the great midwest... As to things I see in the parts that need fixing in the score as well, I just keep a list of them when I look at parts/print parts, and then fix the score afterwards. It's usually relatively minor things like a misplaced or missing dynamic or hairpin, a wrong note that sounded ok on playback & I missed, etc... If I made a really egregious error or decide to make wholesale changes, I'll print a set of "old parts" in draft mode and use them as a reference for layout if possible.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Chuck Israels Sent: Fri 08-Sep-06 1:32 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] working in linked score/parts I've done a couple of fairly large big band scores now in 2007, and I am finding the linked parts to be a mixed blessing in their present state. Many, even most, things seem to be working as advertised, but there are still some bugs. Working from Finale's jazz band template (considerably modified), I still have to create the MM rests. Seems to me that should be automatic, and it is automatic up to some measures into the score, then not. Makes no sense to me. Also, the problem of missing staff styles has cropped up again. They are clearly visible in the score view, but some don't "stick" to the parts. I can't figure out which ones stick and which ones don't. There doesn't seem to be a pattern. Of course, you can re-enter them in the parts, but that's a pain. On the other hand, 2 and a half hours to format 16 part (most of them 3 pages) is not so bad. I could have done it more quickly with extracted parts (for this kind of piece) - maybe saved an hour, but there were things I noticed in the parts that escaped my attention in the score, and correcting them corrected the score as well. So those things went more quickly. When the bugs are eliminated, I think I'm going to appreciate the new system. I still haven't figured out how to handle the title problem I mentioned in an earlier post. That's my report. Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Chuck, I must confess that I sent it back. Between the bugs and the very mixed blessing of mixed parts, I determined that 2007 and I were not a good match. There were also some other things...so back to 2006 it is, at least here in the great midwest... As to things I see in the parts that need fixing in the score as well, I just keep a list of them when I look at parts/print parts, and then fix the score afterwards. It's usually relatively minor things like a misplaced or missing dynamic or hairpin, a wrong note that sounded ok on playback & I missed, etc... If I made a really egregious error or decide to make wholesale changes, I'll print a set of "old parts" in draft mode and use them as a reference for layout if possible. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Chuck Israels Sent: Fri 08-Sep-06 1:32 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] working in linked score/parts I've done a couple of fairly large big band scores now in 2007, and I am finding the linked parts to be a mixed blessing in their present state. Many, even most, things seem to be working as advertised, but there are still some bugs. Working from Finale's jazz band template (considerably modified), I still have to create the MM rests. Seems to me that should be automatic, and it is automatic up to some measures into the score, then not. Makes no sense to me. Also, the problem of missing staff styles has cropped up again. They are clearly visible in the score view, but some don't "stick" to the parts. I can't figure out which ones stick and which ones don't. There doesn't seem to be a pattern. Of course, you can re-enter them in the parts, but that's a pain. On the other hand, 2 and a half hours to format 16 part (most of them 3 pages) is not so bad. I could have done it more quickly with extracted parts (for this kind of piece) - maybe saved an hour, but there were things I noticed in the parts that escaped my attention in the score, and correcting them corrected the score as well. So those things went more quickly. When the bugs are eliminated, I think I'm going to appreciate the new system. I still haven't figured out how to handle the title problem I mentioned in an earlier post. That's my report. Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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