On Oct 4, 2006, at 4:13 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
On 04 Oct 2006, at 3:45 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
I've gotten to the point where I know what Finale is going to
enter (sharp or flat) so I can hit 9 to enharmonically flip it
without even looking, before entering the next note.
Chris, have you run into trouble with this in Finale 2007? I find
that for the first time, it makes a difference whether a note was
originally entered as a C# or a Db. If you enter (in Speedy) a C#
(with Favor Sharps on) followed by a Db (with Favor Flats on), then
flip the Db and tie the notes, the tie does not "take" -- it will
not be recognized by playback, and the accidental on the second
note must be hidden manually. "Check Ties" and "Check Accidentals"
does not solve the problem. This is, to put it mildly, a bit of a
productivity killer.
I have stopped using 2007, and reverted back to 2006 after completing
the project I was on. There were too many inconsistencies in 2007
(including accidentals like the one you mentioned, though I never
documented it as such) to make it worth my while. Plus, I couldn't
get a workflow going with the linked parts, and it was taking me
twice as long to do anything. I am looking forward, though, to using
linked parts in the future. I have a LOT of projects where that would
be SO useful!
I did the same thing with 2004, never using it at all even though I
paid for it, because it was just too frustrating with the half-baked
features, new bugs and slow downs.
Better luck next version, or maybe things will be fixed by
incremental updates.
Christopher
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