There's been more spam in the past few weeks than at any time in my 12
years on the list. I don't know if this is a function of the settings on my
particular spam filter, but 100% of it is for boner pills; none of the other
usual crap makes it through.
Is this some sort of thinly-veiled comment
In a message dated 4/16/2012 7:04:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
gbro...@hohlc.org writes:
> I echo Frank's comment.
So I now need to echo both Frank and George. Unless you are in position to
monitor the mechanics of the list, there's simply no way to know how many
soldiers there are in the grea
Bounces are epidemic on this list, so I genuinely doubt that it has to do
with any individual's settings.
I'm not on enough lists to guess how common this problem is, but for as
long as I can remember I've been reading answers to questions I've never
received. With a little luck one finds that
I too hate that damn electric mosquito device we keep on the patio in the
summer--I keep getting bug parts in my food.
Sorry Chuck; couldn't resist.
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In a message dated 8/6/2008 7:35:54 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Or can I still use my serial number to buy future Finale upgrades?
You can.
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There was a "60 Minutes" segment on this tonight. And although I already knew
a fair amount about the subject (including having seen Dudamel conduct), the
visuals from the slums of Caracas absolutely stunned me. The idea that massive
numbers of little kids from this level of soul-deadening pover
In a message dated 4/8/2008 5:06:17 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> A while ago, someone on a list said they had experience with transcribing
> 1970s or '80s reel to reel tapes to CD that may have the "sticky gunk."
>
> The reels are made of plastic, not metal if that make
In a message dated 11/28/2007 8:54:16 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> What I'd really like is a notation program that had intelligent
> navigation around the page, say, Ctrl-Down/Up would take you the
> next/previous system.
Would seem to be doable. Once "system" is a kno
In a message dated 11/27/2007 2:38:36 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> On Tue, November 27, 2007 2:29 pm, Jari Williamsson wrote:
> >Just curious: how can you tell that it was ignored?
>
> No answer at all after seven weeks, for starters.
>
> None of the remarks visibly add
In a message dated 10/22/2007 7:37:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Cheers
Not today, Darcy; I couldn't fake a smile at gunpoint.
Listers: there may be a small window of opportunity here for institutional
resources to save the situation. Some one of you must be affilia
Since the Sib website demands that anyone applying for the $99 upgrade mail
in the first two pages of their Finale manual (photocopies not accepted), and
since many people only have the OLD, David Bailey suggested that I write to
Sibelius and ask what else would be acceptable to them.
I did so
In a message dated 10/5/2007 9:02:51 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> The fine print on the October half-off offer is:...
and, as a heads-up, if you read "terms and conditions," you must send Sib the
first two pages of the table of contents from your Finale manual. Photocop
In a message dated 10/2/2007 5:22:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Johannes Gebauer wrote, on 10/2/2007 4:50 AM:
> >The best
> >you could hope for is Fin2k9.
> >Unfortunately my hopes are really low.
>
> So are mine.
Wait! Even if there is consensus that Fin2k8 is a bug
When I see 50 such posts in my inbox, I assume somebody is circulating
pictures of cute kittens in a basket. Is it actually:
Answer Wanted (a strong candidate)
Award-Winning (for the particularly egotistical)
Asshole Whining (insert your own joke)
Articulations Went away (not-so-funny joke)
Than
Extremely smart, scholarly, yet temperate, wise, and balanced in his
views--Andrew is a rare find in the music world. He's helped me a lot.
Our best hopes and wishes,
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In a message dated 8/7/2007 6:56:21 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Trivia time ... who was it who made the following comment famous, "Can't
> we just all get along?"
>
Rodney King.
And it's "...all just get along?"
King turned out, over the years, to be something of a
In a message dated 6/11/2007 3:49:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> The first thing Tech Support says to do if you report any of the
> above bugs, is "re-install Finale" which NEVER does anything except
> make you lose all your preferences and edited component files.
C
In a message dated 5/27/2007 5:20:23 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> People who won't stand for certain sounds in the concert hall, enjoy
> experiencing them in movie theaters.
>
Aha! A new thread, and an important one. With the exception of songs (either
in musicals or a
In a message dated 5/25/2007 6:49:25 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Phil hasn't staked out a position except "I don't like this music,
> therefore it's bad music." Yet, he insists that it's a defensible position.
> Something
> is wrong with this picture, but it's not tha
In a message dated 5/25/2007 5:40:51 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> << The "Phil Daley v. The World" thread has become a flame war. >>
>
> yeah and one side is using silly putty as ammo.
Jef: the problem with flame wars--besides the obvious issue of rudeness--is
that the
In a message dated 5/25/2007 10:42:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL
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(Les Marsden) writes:
> 4) Perhaps most important of all: if some work of art strikes me VERY
> negatively - in whatever discipline, I make the very forceful effort to
> return to
> that art, over and over, wit
For those on the list interested in this issue, Stanford University will host
this conference on April 19th through 21st.
The full title of the symposium is: "Reactions to the Record: Perspectives on
Historic Performance." The papers and lecture demonstrations will focus on
how the transition
In a message dated 1/14/2007 10:34:45 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> How did this get on the list?
>
> Is this some kind of virus?
It's probably *exactly* what this guy says it isn't: a phishing expedition.
There would be no need for anyone on the list to have this infor
might wanna avoid the lento from the b-flat minor sonata
Meaning no disrespect to the departed, this reminds me of the wonderful story
from the documentary film "Richter, The Enigma."
Richter was invited to play at Stalin's funeral, and he played only Bach,
since he knew how much Stalin ha
In a message dated 12/21/2006 7:03:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Is this a joke? That would work with a waveform recording of some
> sort, but not with playback from Finale.
David's right of course--this would play back your piece at A=440, but at a
tempo slowed by 7
In a message dated 12/12/2006 12:10:04 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Really? When I try http://www.classicalarchives.com/ I get no response.
Do you have a different url? >>
The above works fine for me on both IE and Firefox, but www.prs.com also
works, if you want to
"The Finale mailing list has received a number of bounces from you,
indicating that there may be a problem delivering messages to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Regarding bounced messages, I posted two or three months ago with a subject line that indicated that I was receiving a majority--but not all--of the
Or 87%, or 61%, or some other fraction.
The total number of posts received is substantial, so the system isn't broken. But on a regular basis, threads I read in their entirety contain quotations from posts that never reached me. If it happened only very occasionally, those could be private e-mails
In a message dated 4/17/2006 3:04:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If they're really going to
be reducing or removing the midi component, I may pay again and suck
down as many midi files as I can!
OK, I talked to Pierre Schwob, and can reassure David and Johannes (and eve
In a message dated 4/16/2006 4:11:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I hate to hear that. The midi files are very useful. Will there be
another repository for them, I wonder?
Sorry Ray--I wasn't clear. I didn't mean that MIDI would disappear from the site; I meant that the
In a message dated 4/16/2006 2:18:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Are there different editions of
pieces from this period that are inconsistent, or are these MIDI
files just inaccurate?
Johannes is correct. The CMA is run by Pierre Schwob, pretty much by himself. There'
In a message dated 4/10/2006 3:34:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have in my possession the entire life's work, in 14 sealed
crates, of composer Gilles Yves Bonneau. (snip) Would you like to take this music, catalog it, tend it, edit it, publish it, perform it? In
fact, n
In a message dated 4/11/2006 3:42:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You can find all manner of
pleasant and difficult and challenging and sensual and viral pieces of
nonpop, to whatever taste you have.
Any chance you meant "virile"?
--David Lawrence
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In a message dated 1/28/2006 4:29:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That might help audiences of today feel more relaxed about orchestral
music the way that audiences of 200 years ago felt. Not a stodgy
presentation to be listened to in rapt silence, but rather an event to
I think it was the "Stockholm syndrome" remark.
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I certainly agree that cutesy dialog companions are a ridiculous idea in sophisticated software. But you might not want to throw out the basic concept that lies behind "Cleffie": dialog boxes that ask for clarification are not only a mainstream idea, but also can be quite helpful. An obvious exampl
In a message dated 8/1/2005 7:27:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Without knowing more details, I also instinctively question what seem to be totally arbitrary criteria for transforming brain waves into "music."
That was precisely my concern, John. That the frequency mix i
If anybody would like to weigh in on whether they think this is science or crackpottery, I'd be interested. The journal itself is totally legit, btw.
http://www.neuropsychiatryreviews.com/sep02/npr_sep02_brainmusic.html
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In a message dated 7/25/2005 11:53:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And so far as I am aware, you can't copyright data.
You can absolutely copyright data. If I do some original research that results in data collection or construction, that's proprietary.
If fonts technical
In a message dated 7/13/2005 6:58:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"Lurker" is not a pejorative term.
For the most part I have seen it used in exactly the way I described. But I shall defer to the judgement of Darcy and David and bow out of the discussion now, lest I jeopard
Dear List,
Leaving aside the question of whether any individual poster was rude (which is a different issue), I want to submit a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of people who post infrequently.
One of the complaints that was stated was that this is not just a place where a few experts sit aro
In a message dated 7/11/2005 6:17:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Isn't there something illegal or unethical about this?
Wait a second. Let's differentiate between "illegal and unethical" on the one hand, and the realities of cyberspace on the other. In the latter case, the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I used to keep a pad on my nightstand for precisely that reason,
but quickly found that the stuff on it tended to be either illegible, or
not nearly as original as I'd thought when half-asleep.
I'm convinced that this is a widespread experience among composers. I have
My sadness right now is about the fact that Dennis Bathory is so smart. And
no, I'm not being ironic.
In the course of these posts and the responses to them (now approaching
book-length), Bathory writes as fine and clear an exposition of the dilemma of
modern composition as has been made (and t
In a message dated 8/29/2004 9:17:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"If memory serves me correctly, there is already a committee lobbying for
this change in anthems."
...which has probably been doing its thing for at least half a century, since
I first heard about it in 1
In a message dated 6/26/2004 6:23:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"See, folks! You've scared away another customer and warmed the hearts
of Sibelius users! I wonder if some of these posts are from spies!"
Oh please, Hal--I hope you're joking. Some of the most devasating
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