The issue is changing to an instrument that isn't already preloaded. For example, Horn in D, Horn in E, etc.
On Apr 18, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Christopher Smith <christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote: > > On Wed Apr 18, at WednesdayApr 18 2:19 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > >> I am sure Carl can speak for himself, but my recollection was that it was >> the transposition problem. If you are entering big 19th scores in Finale, >> 2012 is a non-starter because of this problem, esp. if an earlier version >> is available. >> >> The transposition problem is that Fin2012 forces you to change instruments >> just to change transposition. While this may make sense for saxophones or >> oboe/e.h., it makes absolutely no sense for trumpets, french horns, or >> wagner tubas in a 19th century setting. > > Robert, > > It's not really that big a kludge. Here is the procedure from MakeMusic, to > change the transposition but keep the same playback. > > To change the transposition of a staff you will need to change the > instrument, then adjust the playback sounds and transposition. To do so: > > 1. Use the Selection Tool > 2. Highlight the measure you would like the transposition to occur in > 3. Go to Utilities >> Change Instrument and select a different instrument > (each new transposition on the same line will need a different instrument > selected. Any single line instrument will work because we will change the > playback sound) > 4. Go to Window >> ScoreManager and click on the Instrument List tab > 5. Just to the left of the instrument name you will see an arrow pointing at > the name. Click on that arrow to expand that instrument information. Select > the instrument that you changed the line to at the bottom of the expanded > section > 6. With this instrumented selected, you can change the transposition with the > pull-down menu at the bottom right of the ScoreManager. If it is not one of > the common transpositions in the menu, you can select Other and create your > own. > 7. Still in the ScoreManager, change the playback sound of the new instrument > by clicking on the assigned sound and selecting Horn in F from the pull-down > menu. > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
