Another thing you can try is go into studio view, where you can adjust
the volumes of each staff independently. I found this out the hard way,
having had similar volume balancing problems.
On a PC, you can either click the View menu, then Studio View, or you
can type Ctrl-Shift-E. For what it's worth, I find the shortcut keys to
be wildly unpredictable, apparently because I'm not in the right
"context" or something, but sometimes the shortcuts just don't plain
work. (I think ctrl+ and ctrl- to zoom in/out should work in all
contexts, but it sometimes just doesn't work.)
On 5/7/2014 11:32 AM, dr.a.s. weinstangel wrote:
> Thank you David and Raymond;
>
> Now I know the (ugly) truth! For a half-decent playback I just may have to
> copy onto additional staves the arco material that needs to be heard through
> the pizz. fireworks :-(
>
> Best,
>
> Dr.A.S.Weinstangel
>
> sasha.weinstan...@utoronto.ca
> NEW!!!!! cel.647-292-4605
>
>
>> Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 17:20:07 -0400
>> From: dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
>> To: finale@shsu.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Finale] arco vs.pizz dynamics (repeated question)
>>
>> I believe the problem lies in the fact that the two different sample
>> sets were not recorded at the same volume level. Apparently the
>> pizzicatos were recorded much louder than the arcos, so at the same
>> indicated dynamic level in your score they won't sound at the same volume.
>>
>> This is my biggest gripe about all the sample sets I've listened to (and
>> most that I've purchased, alas!) -- the designers of the sample sets
>> don't take the extra time to ensure that all the samples which pertain
>> to the same instrument sound at the same volume level when played by a
>> midi program at the same dynamic level.
>>
>> One solution is horribly painful in Finale -- it requires you to dig
>> into the midi editing capabilities (sort of like watching sausage being
>> made -- it's ugly, it's messy and it will turn you off ever wanting to
>> do it again) and adjust the velocity and/or the volume for each note
>> that you are unhappy with what you're hearing.
>>
>> One would think that it would be simpler than that, but it's not, from
>> my experience.
>>
>> And I think the reason you received no responses to your first query is
>> that nobody has an answer for you -- at least not one that's easy to
>> accomplish and won't take many hours/days to get things right with.
>>
>> I hope I'm wrong, but Raymond's reply indicates I may not be. I gave up
>> worrying about such things long ago -- what's left of my sanity was too
>> valuable to me. :-)
>>
>> Good luck!
>> David H. Bailey
>>
>>
>> On 5/7/2014 2:13 PM, dr.a.s. weinstangel wrote:
>>> As there was no response, I'll try one more time ("He who asks shall find"):
>>>
>>>
>>> From: dr...@hotmail.com
>>> To: finale@shsu.edu
>>> Subject: arco vs.pizz dynamics
>>> Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 16:23:04 -0400
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the Finale (2012c PC) playback of my new string quartet I am getting
>>> exploding pizzicatos and barely audible arcos.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to globally adjust the volumes of these independently, to
>>> get an acceptable balance?
>>>
>>> TIA for your help.
>>>
>>> Dr.A.S.Weinstangel
>>>
>>> sasha.weinstan...@utoronto.ca
>>> NEW!!!!! cel.647-292-4605
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>>
>> --
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