Re: [Finale] Feature request (#1 in a series)

2003-07-12 Thread Jari Williamsson
Christopher BJ Smith writes:

> Boy, I don't think I can go along with this suggestion. It is so easy 
> to create a new expression "non legato" that always spaces properly 
> and has its own midi properties and metatool assignment, that your 
> proposal would seem to take a huge effort in comparison with the gain 
> achieved.

I agree. If the main benefit is to just save a few entries in the expression 
definition list, wouldn't it instead be more fruitful to put the request efforts 
into how expressions are handled by Finale's user interface?


Best regards,

Jari Williamsson
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Re: [Finale] Feature request (#1 in a series)

2003-07-12 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 7:37 AM -0500 7/12/03, Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
To whom it may concern:

If not implemented in FIN 2k4, one thing I would like to see in 2k5 is
the ability to attach an expression to another expression, besides being
able to attach it to a measure or a note.
The utility of this is as follows.  Assume in a score that one needs to
use the indication "legato" at one point, and "non legato" at another.
It is my custom not to define two separate expressions, "legato" and
"non legato", but rather to define two expressions "legato" and "non".
The reason for doing it this way, is that if at other place I need
"tenuto" and "non tenuto", I can define three instead of four
expressions, as the "non" can be used with any expression needed.  At
present, I can attach both the expression "non" and "legato" to the same
note, and space them the way I desire, but this spacing does not survive
changes in measure width, so that if some event occurs which alters the
measure width, I might get "nonlegato" or "non  legato".  If I could
attach the "legato" expression to the expression "non", presumably this
would not be as greatly affected by changes in measure width.
ns


Boy, I don't think I can go along with this suggestion. It is so easy 
to create a new expression "non legato" that always spaces properly 
and has its own midi properties and metatool assignment, that your 
proposal would seem to take a huge effort in comparison with the gain 
achieved.
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Re: [Finale] Feature request (#1 in a series)

2003-07-12 Thread Tom Jordan
I guess that you're not using midi in your work, or you would see the 
benefit of having each expression "midified." Legato and non legato 
would probaly still require some adjustment to note durations, but 
velocities and pizz./arco are wonderful for playback review.

TJ

On Saturday, July 12, 2003, at 08:37  AM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote:

To whom it may concern:

If not implemented in FIN 2k4, one thing I would like to see in 2k5 is
the ability to attach an expression to another expression, besides 
being
able to attach it to a measure or a note.

The utility of this is as follows.  Assume in a score that one needs to
use the indication "legato" at one point, and "non legato" at another.
It is my custom not to define two separate expressions, "legato" and
"non legato", but rather to define two expressions "legato" and "non".
The reason for doing it this way, is that if at other place I need
"tenuto" and "non tenuto", I can define three instead of four
expressions, as the "non" can be used with any expression needed.  At
present, I can attach both the expression "non" and "legato" to the 
same
note, and space them the way I desire, but this spacing does not 
survive
changes in measure width, so that if some event occurs which alters the
measure width, I might get "nonlegato" or "non  legato".  If I 
could
attach the "legato" expression to the expression "non", presumably this
would not be as greatly affected by changes in measure width.
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[Finale] Feature request (#1 in a series)

2003-07-12 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
To whom it may concern:

If not implemented in FIN 2k4, one thing I would like to see in 2k5 is
the ability to attach an expression to another expression, besides being
able to attach it to a measure or a note.

The utility of this is as follows.  Assume in a score that one needs to
use the indication "legato" at one point, and "non legato" at another.
It is my custom not to define two separate expressions, "legato" and
"non legato", but rather to define two expressions "legato" and "non".
The reason for doing it this way, is that if at other place I need
"tenuto" and "non tenuto", I can define three instead of four
expressions, as the "non" can be used with any expression needed.  At
present, I can attach both the expression "non" and "legato" to the same
note, and space them the way I desire, but this spacing does not survive
changes in measure width, so that if some event occurs which alters the
measure width, I might get "nonlegato" or "non  legato".  If I could
attach the "legato" expression to the expression "non", presumably this
would not be as greatly affected by changes in measure width.

ns

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