Dear Finale Listers: The laborious task of creating TrueType versions of the various ranges of our ChordSymbol 2 Unicode fonts specifically for use with Finale is finally complete! So the unprecedented chord symbol entry functionality of ChordSymbol 2 is now available to Finale users. If interested, please email me privately; I'll reply with a flyer containing font samples and an order form. Mention you need the Finale fonts, and I'll attach those along with the Unicode fonts. The conference discount price is $75, a bargain for the eight TrueType fonts, each containing 191 characters, together enabling entry of any type of chord symbol, from figured bass to commercial symbols. A bit of a rant, if I may so indulge: These eight cross-platform fonts do replicate the impressive functionality of ChordSymbol 2 quite nicely. But Finale users who wish to exploit the full entry power of the vast Unicode font (over 2200 characters) will be strongly motivated to cross-grade to Sibelius until our good friends at MakeMusic step up to Unicode (which I understand is no small thing). Nothing compares with the capacity to enter even the most intricate jazz chord suffixes, or such as three-figure figured bass stacks, in one entry action. Chord symbol entry will never be the same--and Finale will lose market share unless it becomes Unicode-compliant quickly. Thanks, and cheers,
Dr. John R. Clevenger, Manager The Virtual Conservatory 50 S. Patterson Ave., #203 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 Phone and fax: (805) 964-7988 (for fax, ignore answering machine) Email: _jclev...@aol.com_ (mailto:jclev...@aol.com) Web site: _www.virtualconservatory.com_ (http://www.virtualconservatory.com/) _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
