Re: [Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...
FinMac 2012 We have noticed that, since the upgrade to 2012, Finale does definitely seem to get bogged down after several hours of use. The time it takes for a field to become selectable - in the page format dialog window for instance - has increased from nothing to 2-3 seconds, which is a major PITA when your workflow requires this to be done every few seconds. A reboot seems to help for a while - until things start to get slower again ... Eric eric.f.fied...@t-online.de Sent from my iSomething ... I hope On 17.07.2012, at 15:44, SN jef chippewa shirl...@newmusicnotation.com wrote: i am trying to sort out the issue i mentioned with support about finale getting bogged down after some use and have been told the CLASSIC: trash your prefs and see if that works. pf. i have not come across this kind of problem with any other software i work with, or if i have, it was so rare and a long time ago that i can't remember. has anyone else had at least even sporadic corrupted pref files with other software? is this just something i got lucky with (i.e not encountering with other programmes) or is finale really like the only app that has this problem? ___ 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
Re: [Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...
hi eric thanks, have you reported this? the answers i have gotten so far don't seem to be of the sort we will look into this but more the typical MakeMusic bandaid approach to trouble shooting. and of course sometimes it is clear they haven't read my message attentively and are at least partly responding on auto-pilot. one thing that i found out accidentally (after deleting my prefs file) was that the file maintenance was off. i let it delete, rebooted and the file is running smoother. do you have Clean Up File Data in the programme options (open tab) checked? if you don't, give it a try and let me know if it works. We have noticed that, since the upgrade to 2012, Finale does definitely seem to get bogged down after several hours of use. The time it takes for a field to become selectable - in the page format dialog window for instance - has increased from nothing to 2-3 seconds, which is a major PITA when your workflow requires this to be done every few seconds. A reboot seems to help for a while - until things start to get slower again ... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
Holy cow (not my first choice of words)! In light of what's going on with Sibelius (Avid is closing the British office and moving the development to offices they currently have in Kiev and somewhere else that I can't remember, effectively gutting the development team that made Sibelius into the great program it is), this is totally scary news and makes me think that in a couple of years there won't be any new versions of notation software around unless a new kid on the block comes forward. There is a group of people being organized that is going to try to buy Sibelius from Avid and keep the British office open and the current development team intact. But those poor people already have their resumes sent out looking for new jobs, so if the process takes very long the developers won't be available anymore to keep the vision going. At least the statements that LaunchEquityPartners plan to keep the Finale development team together gives a little hope for the future, but when equity companies buy an existing company, these days it usually results in total destruction of the company being bought out. I'm very confused by the LaunchEquity statement that it will have to invest $10million the next two years to recruit and retain a new CEO -- Hell, I'll move to Eden Prairie and do the job for $4million over 2 years. No, wait, I'll do it for $2million over two years. No, wait, I'll come do it for $1million over two years. That'll sure beat the hell out of my current annual salary! It's this top-heavy salary structure that greedy CEO-type people demand that is ruining companies left and right. Oh, well, Justin, I hope that at least they aren't lying about the fact that they will keep the current development team -- and I certainly hope they maintain a commitment to Finale's future. If both Sibelius and Finale go down the tubes, there's nothing left for the notation marketplace, and printed music isn't going away anytime soon, so what'll fill the void? And thank you, Justin, for those two links and for sharing with us what you can -- I realize that you are prevented from doing more. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you (and the rest of the workers at MakeMusic) that your jobs are secure long into the future! David H. Bailey On 7/17/2012 10:52 PM, Phillips, Justin wrote: Hi all, Here's what I posted on our user forum regarding this development: I can't speculate or offer any additional information beyond what is contained in the proposal we received from LaunchEquity Partners, LLC and the press release we issued this morning regarding the matter. I've linked to both below: www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920707/92189512001507/ex99113da807845ma k_071512.htm www.makemusic.com/Pressroom/Default.aspx?pid=555 However, I can offer some key quotes from the proposal. On the matter of liquidation, the following is from LaunchEquity Partners, LLC's proposal: We hereby propose directly or through a newly-created entity to purchase the operating assets of the company, excluding cash, and assume the related liabilities, of MMUS (the ³Assets²), free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, for $13.5 million. Including the cash retained by MMUS, our offer values the business at approximately $21.2 million. We have calculated the purchase price on the basis of publicly available information. Our offer is conditioned upon, among other things, MMUS adopting a plan of liquidation simultaneously with shareholder approval of the sale of Assets, which we believe should enable MMUS to distribute approximately $4.30 per share to shareholders. Such amount represents a 20% premium to the closing share price on July 13, 2012. We would explore with MMUS ways to maximize the cash that would be distributed in such liquidation. In addition: We project that we will also need to inject at least $10 million over the next two years to (a) recruit and retain a new CEO, (b) upgrade both the Notation and SmartMusic software product lines and (c) cover working capital and seasonal liquidity needs. Finally: Further, it is our intention to retain MMUS¹s employees as we view them to be a significant asset of the company. The current action MakeMusic, Inc is taking at this point is as follows, from our press release this morning: Consistent with its fiduciary duties, MakeMusic¹s Board of Directors has appointed a Special Committee of independent, disinterested directors to review and consider the proposal, in consultation with financial and legal advisors, and determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interests of MakeMusic and its shareholders. The Board has authorized the Special Committee to consider the full range of available strategic alternatives including, but not limited to, continuing as an independent, public company with MakeMusic¹s current growth plans. If anyone has any questions regarding these
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
On 7/17/2012 10:41 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: This doesn't sound good. http://performingarts.uncg.edu/patech/?p=255 I’m emerging from my web development cave to share this, as it could be a potentially monumental event in the world of music notation software – the short version is that MakeMusic has received a buyout offer (http://www.makemusic.com/Pressroom/Default.aspx?pid=555), which would likely include the company being liquidated. I’m no businessman (not even a little bit), but I know that this is a big deal. And in light of how Avid is gutting Sibelius's development team, it is not good news at all, in my opinion. Equity firms are not in any business for the long-haul, they're only investing in companies that they believe can give them a big return on their investment. Will we all be forced into using MuseScore eventually? Best case scenario -- LaunchEquity make the necessary investment in Finale and SmartMusic so that they (especially Finale) become leaner, more capable products. Worst case scenario -- LaunchEquity buys MakeMusic, invests some money, doesn't see the return on investment they were looking for and closes MakeMusic down. How will we register current Finale products on new computers if they close their doors for good? Maybe, should that happen, we would all be given some sort of this will unlock your product for all future installations key file. Maybe we won't and we'll be forced to keep current computers working until we die so that we can continue to use Finale. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Score Manager FAIL!!!!!
On my last orchestral piece, I found the delay before playback got longer, and I found that if instead of pressing play, I used the SPACEBAR+Click method of playing it was much quicker. This wouldn't work if you had an accompanying audio file - it also wouldn't work for those using Human Playback. I never use Human Playback, so it wasn't an issue. In terms of instrument changes, what I tend to do is set all the instruments I'm going to need on a separate channel (so, for 1st violin, I have perhaps on average 5 channels, sometimes a couple more). I find patch changes a bit more complicated to figure exactly which bank and number it's going to be, and I find the reliability of them varies on the VSTi in question. I use expressions with channel changes to change from one sound to another. I've been doing this for a couple of years now and I find it pretty reliable. I could see how some might think this is a crazy way to do it, but it works 100% of the time. On my current piece I have 8 VSTis running, with varying numbers of patches in each, from 1 to 16. I have 4GB or RAM and an i5 processor laptop, so not the fastest, but not the slowest either. I think VST instruments being somewhat RAM-intensive is just a downside of the technology. The upside is the immense amount of flexibility one has. All that said, one thing that really bugs the hell out of me about the Score Manager is that when you want to create a new instrument it generally inserts a new VST instrument into a slot previously held by one already set up, meaning I have to set it up again, sometimes more than one of them. This is infuriating and time consuming. I think this needs an additional step/option, such as Create in [Existing VSTi]/Create New VSTi. C. -- Colin BroomComposer http://soundcloud.com/colinbroom -- From: horton.raym...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:44:54 -0400 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Score Manager FAIL! One suggestion I have to reduce delay before playback, is to turn off Human Playback. Last year, using FinWin 2011 and Garritan-Aria on a 20 minute dance score for 18 instruments, I didn't have too much problem with delay at home with my desktop computer. When I went to the commissioning site in another state with a borrowed laptop which was newer but less powerful, the delay every time I clicked playback with considerable. When I deselected Human Playback it sped the process up immensely. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:13 PM, David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com wrote: Henry, in addition to the questions Justin Phillips asks, I would add that the use of VST instruments can be very CPU and RAM intensive. The computer needs to read the data for each instrument into RAM so it's accessible when the file plays, and if you don't have sufficient RAM that can be a major bottleneck. Likewise, it takes a lot of processing power to put all the data together into a stream that comes out like music, so if your CPU is several generations old or doesn't have enough cores or is operating at too slow a MHz speed, that can be another bottleneck. If both CPU and RAM aren't up to the requirements of the library, then total frustration results. If you have instrument changes on some of the staves, that further complicates things. And it isn't necessarily MM's fault. It could be their fault, but it isn't necessarily their fault. Using soft-synths is nothing like using good old-fashioned midi hardware which had none of these issues. David H. Bailey On 7/17/2012 1:56 PM, Henry Howey wrote: I'm trying to convert an old file to VST instruments. The computer FREEZES for several minutes for each one MM screws up again. Henry Howey Sent from my iWhatever ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ 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 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Define investor
No, I have no financial investment in MM. I have a sweat equity investment, hundreds and hundreds of hours learning/using the early Finale versions and then adding kernels to kernels each year. I am skeptical that there remain any artsy financial types who care about the creators in this world, other than those running companies such as MM that offer the practical means to capture music ideas that otherwise would fall from the mind like autumn leaves. Such non-artsy types flit from flower to flower such as a bee would, but enacting a strange, reverse process, i.e. DE-impegnating the buds so found. Somebody grab some Raid, for that seems most appropriate to what could happen at MM. RH ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
On 2012-07-18 12:12, David H. Bailey wrote: I'm very confused by the LaunchEquity statement that it will have to invest $10million the next two years to recruit and retain a new CEO -- Hell, I'll move to Eden Prairie and do the job for $4million over 2 years. No, wait, I'll do it for $2million over two years. No, wait, I'll come do it for $1million over two years. That'll sure beat the hell out of my current annual salary! It's this top-heavy salary structure that greedy CEO-type people demand that is ruining companies left and right. Read it again. The money over 2 years is to secure a long-time CEO + upgrade the product lines + secure the working force. But as I also read it, LLC wants to get back to annual version upgrades of Finale? Best regards, Jari Williamsson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
On 7/18/2012 9:45 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: On 2012-07-18 12:12, David H. Bailey wrote: I'm very confused by the LaunchEquity statement that it will have to invest $10million the next two years to recruit and retain a new CEO -- Hell, I'll move to Eden Prairie and do the job for $4million over 2 years. No, wait, I'll do it for $2million over two years. No, wait, I'll come do it for $1million over two years. That'll sure beat the hell out of my current annual salary! It's this top-heavy salary structure that greedy CEO-type people demand that is ruining companies left and right. Read it again. The money over 2 years is to secure a long-time CEO + upgrade the product lines + secure the working force. But as I also read it, LLC wants to get back to annual version upgrades of Finale? Guess I'll take my house off the market :-) -- you're right, I misread the statement. In light of all the items those $10million will be going for, I think it's too conservative a figure if, as they imply, they will rewrite the existing notation product code base since the current code base is near the end of its life. But if they can do it, it might be a wonderful thing. I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
$10 million seems like a drop in the bucket compared to what it would take to rewrite the entire code base from scratch and do a decent job of it. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 18 Jul 2012, at 10:59 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: On 7/18/2012 9:45 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: On 2012-07-18 12:12, David H. Bailey wrote: I'm very confused by the LaunchEquity statement that it will have to invest $10million the next two years to recruit and retain a new CEO -- Hell, I'll move to Eden Prairie and do the job for $4million over 2 years. No, wait, I'll do it for $2million over two years. No, wait, I'll come do it for $1million over two years. That'll sure beat the hell out of my current annual salary! It's this top-heavy salary structure that greedy CEO-type people demand that is ruining companies left and right. Read it again. The money over 2 years is to secure a long-time CEO + upgrade the product lines + secure the working force. But as I also read it, LLC wants to get back to annual version upgrades of Finale? Guess I'll take my house off the market :-) -- you're right, I misread the statement. In light of all the items those $10million will be going for, I think it's too conservative a figure if, as they imply, they will rewrite the existing notation product code base since the current code base is near the end of its life. But if they can do it, it might be a wonderful thing. I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Finale and an ongoing problem
i have had some luck unsticking metatools by running my hands across the keyboard a few times, does this work afor anyone else? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
On Wed, July 18, 2012 10:59 am, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. http://www.secinfo.com/dsVs6.v2Uc.htm http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=jeffrey+a.+koch http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=broadway+advisors%2C+llc ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Finale and an ongoing problem
A colleague thinks I am a genius because I have twice repaired her computer by doing just that. The other time I repaired it by switching on the monitor. Cheers, Lawrence On 18 July 2012 16:00, SN jef chippewa shirl...@newmusicnotation.comwrote: i have had some luck unsticking metatools by running my hands across the keyboard a few times, does this work afor anyone else? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
On 18 Jul 2012, at 15:59, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com What's the betting on AVID now that they've trashed Sibelius? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Score Manager freezing
Thanks for the thoughts, but I've worked it out. The problem is in methodology in SM. Loading ARIA via VST libraries will not work. You must choose the player then load the instruments there. This is on a pc with 8 gb Ram. More than enough;-) Henry Howey Sent from my iWhatever ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Finale and an ongoing problem
On Jul 18, 2012, at 8:00 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: i have had some luck unsticking metatools by running my hands across the keyboard a few times, does this work afor anyone else? The Uri Geller approach? :) Chuck ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 8831 SE 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97202-7097 land line: (503) 954-2107 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com www.chuckisraelsjazz.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
Seeing the Koch name in your list of links brought to mind the Koch brothers who are multi-billionaires. According to my online search Jeffery is representing the Koch Family which the Koch brothers own. This could be a very GOOD thing for Finale. You can find more at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family Let's wait and see. No need to get into a fear frenzy of the unknown. Dave --- On Wed, 7/18/12, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com Subject: Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer? To: finale@shsu.edu Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 11:14 AM On Wed, July 18, 2012 10:59 am, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. http://www.secinfo.com/dsVs6.v2Uc.htm http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=jeffrey+a.+koch http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=broadway+advisors%2C+llc ___ 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
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
On 7/18/2012 11:21 AM, Richard Ihnatowicz wrote: On 18 Jul 2012, at 15:59, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com What's the betting on AVID now that they've trashed Sibelius? They claim they haven't trashed Sibelius -- they claim they remain committed to Sibelius as a product, just that to reduce expenses they're moving development to two other already existing offices. Of course, the rank-and-file Sibelius user knows that by closing the very office where the people who built Sibelius in the first place it'll never be the same again. I really don't care what happens to Avid, as long as Sibelius is able to survive somehow. Same with MakeMusic -- as a corporation I've never been impressed with them, but I do hope Finale is able to survive somehow. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
Does this mean we all have to become tea baggers? :) No updates if you don't join... Trying to give a positive spin. :) Sent from my iPhone On 2012-07-18, at 1:20 PM, Apeman apeman...@bellsouth.net wrote: Seeing the Koch name in your list of links brought to mind the Koch brothers who are multi-billionaires. According to my online search Jeffery is representing the Koch Family which the Koch brothers own. This could be a very GOOD thing for Finale. You can find more at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family Let's wait and see. No need to get into a fear frenzy of the unknown. Dave --- On Wed, 7/18/12, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com Subject: Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer? To: finale@shsu.edu Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 11:14 AM On Wed, July 18, 2012 10:59 am, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. http://www.secinfo.com/dsVs6.v2Uc.htm http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=jeffrey+a.+koch http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=broadway+advisors%2C+llc ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
That's a different Jeff Koch. Jeff from LaunchEquity previously served on our board and was our interim CEO last year. --- Justin Phillips Senior Product Manager MakeMusic, Inc. 763-772-3964 On Jul 18, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Apeman apeman...@bellsouth.net wrote: Seeing the Koch name in your list of links brought to mind the Koch brothers who are multi-billionaires. According to my online search Jeffery is representing the Koch Family which the Koch brothers own. This could be a very GOOD thing for Finale. You can find more at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family Let's wait and see. No need to get into a fear frenzy of the unknown. Dave --- On Wed, 7/18/12, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com Subject: Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer? To: finale@shsu.edu Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 11:14 AM On Wed, July 18, 2012 10:59 am, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. http://www.secinfo.com/dsVs6.v2Uc.htm http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=jeffrey+a.+koch http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=broadway+advisors%2C+llc ___ 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 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Edit instrument definitions in Score Manager
Hi all, Is there a way to edit the default transposition settings in the Score Manager? Jef, did you manage to figure this out? Obviously, it's REALLY tedious to have to change every instrument from Key Signature to Chromatic transposition, but I'm used to/resigned to that. What's more tedious is having to do it AGAIN after every instrument change, especially on a piece with lots of instrument changes. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
List members can relax, the statement from that firm says they want to invest in mmus, and want to have a controlling interest before they do. It really does not portend a disaster. On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Phillips, Justin jphill...@makemusic.comwrote: That's a different Jeff Koch. Jeff from LaunchEquity previously served on our board and was our interim CEO last year. --- Justin Phillips Senior Product Manager MakeMusic, Inc. 763-772-3964 On Jul 18, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Apeman apeman...@bellsouth.net wrote: Seeing the Koch name in your list of links brought to mind the Koch brothers who are multi-billionaires. According to my online search Jeffery is representing the Koch Family which the Koch brothers own. This could be a very GOOD thing for Finale. You can find more at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family Let's wait and see. No need to get into a fear frenzy of the unknown. Dave --- On Wed, 7/18/12, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com Subject: Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer? To: finale@shsu.edu Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 11:14 AM On Wed, July 18, 2012 10:59 am, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. http://www.secinfo.com/dsVs6.v2Uc.htm http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=jeffrey+a.+koch http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=broadway+advisors%2C+llc ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
My experience, having worked at 2 companies that were bought out in 2 different decades, is that anything the buyer says about its plans for the company and especially its plans for the employees should be taken as about an 80% probability of being baldfaced lies. For example, in one of the companies I worked for, the new CEO was making announcements to the press about how much the company valued its employees and valued its home office in the city where it was, while it had already started searching for office space in another city and hired a consulting firm full of Bobs to lay off as many employees as possible. Now we begin to see why I think MuseScore is such an important project. On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 7:13 AM, Steve Gibons st...@stringjazz.com wrote: List members can relax, the statement from that firm says they want to invest in mmus, and want to have a controlling interest before they do. It really does not portend a disaster. On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Phillips, Justin jphill...@makemusic.comwrote: That's a different Jeff Koch. Jeff from LaunchEquity previously served on our board and was our interim CEO last year. --- Justin Phillips Senior Product Manager MakeMusic, Inc. 763-772-3964 On Jul 18, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Apeman apeman...@bellsouth.net wrote: Seeing the Koch name in your list of links brought to mind the Koch brothers who are multi-billionaires. According to my online search Jeffery is representing the Koch Family which the Koch brothers own. This could be a very GOOD thing for Finale. You can find more at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family Let's wait and see. No need to get into a fear frenzy of the unknown. Dave --- On Wed, 7/18/12, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com Subject: Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer? To: finale@shsu.edu Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 11:14 AM On Wed, July 18, 2012 10:59 am, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. http://www.secinfo.com/dsVs6.v2Uc.htm http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=jeffrey+a.+koch http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=broadway+advisors%2C+llc ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
So true. When Bank of America and Nations bank merged in the late 90s, everyone was saying how it was going to be great for the San Francisco office (old hq) and great for the company and employees. And then shortly afterwards nations bank stopped pretty much all the employee training and enrichment programs the old bofa had (which were great) and moved much of its stuff back to north Carolina. Hardly anything good happened to the old bofa and it's employees. Sent from my iSomething -- On Jul 18, 2012, at 4:48 PM, Robert Patterson rob...@robertgpatterson.com wrote: My experience, having worked at 2 companies that were bought out in 2 different decades, is that anything the buyer says about its plans for the company and especially its plans for the employees should be taken as about an 80% probability of being baldfaced lies. For example, in one of the companies I worked for, the new CEO was making announcements to the press about how much the company valued its employees and valued its home office in the city where it was, while it had already started searching for office space in another city and hired a consulting firm full of Bobs to lay off as many employees as possible. Now we begin to see why I think MuseScore is such an important project. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Edit instrument definitions in Score Manager
there is a resource file named Finale.instruments hidden deep in finale (package contents) that can be opened and edited using certain types of database software. i would not suggest editing this to anyone who wasn't 100% attentive and who has made COMPLETE backups. i was not able to export the data to a spreadsheet or similar to do a mass copy-paste of the transposition type values so had to go through one by one on all instruments i might come across in my work (i.e. i left the soprano didgeridoo and 14-string octabass banjo alone). again, not something to take lightly, if you fuck it up, some really nasty things could happen, because this file drives the score manager and perhaps other things (i don't use audio but suppose it is also integrated). in the last update the ability to use staff styles for mid-score instrument changes that require different transpotitions was reincorporated. Is there a way to edit the default transposition settings in the Score Manager? Jef, did you manage to figure this out? Obviously, it's REALLY tedious to have to change every instrument from Key Signature to Chromatic transposition, but I'm used to/resigned to that. What's more tedious is having to do it AGAIN after every instrument change, especially on a piece with lots of instrument changes. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
Justin, Thank you for clarifying that -- I certainly feel better that it's an insider who wants to buy the company. In that case he probably has a good handle on what's needed and will be able to chart a clear course for the company. Great news! David H. Bailey On 7/18/2012 5:57 PM, Phillips, Justin wrote: That's a different Jeff Koch. Jeff from LaunchEquity previously served on our board and was our interim CEO last year. --- Justin Phillips Senior Product Manager MakeMusic, Inc. 763-772-3964 On Jul 18, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Apeman apeman...@bellsouth.net wrote: Seeing the Koch name in your list of links brought to mind the Koch brothers who are multi-billionaires. According to my online search Jeffery is representing the Koch Family which the Koch brothers own. This could be a very GOOD thing for Finale. You can find more at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family Let's wait and see. No need to get into a fear frenzy of the unknown. Dave --- On Wed, 7/18/12, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com Subject: Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer? To: finale@shsu.edu Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 11:14 AM On Wed, July 18, 2012 10:59 am, David H. Bailey wrote: I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't find any information about them online. http://www.secinfo.com/dsVs6.v2Uc.htm http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=jeffrey+a.+koch http://www.secinfo.com/$/SEC/Name.asp?S=broadway+advisors%2C+llc ___ 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 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] moving rhythmic notation location on staff
Finale 2012b. Mac. Is there a way to move the rhythmic notation slashes to be higher or lower on the staff? I'd like to move them to make room for cue notes in layer 2. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
