[Finale] metatool
How can I make a metatool of a bent arrow (bent note for guitar)? Orhow can I make an expression of the same? Most of the arrows I need are the same size and length. Will any of these things attach the arrow to the note for me? I'm using WinFin 2006. Sure would appreciate any help. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] {Spam} dotted eighths
what is the way to change straight eighths into dotted eighths (swing) either globally or in a region? Thought I saw it posted once, but can't remember how to do it. Am using winfin 2007. Thanks for any help, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] re: Tuplets Default
Thanks for the MIDI info Bonnie. I'll try that too. George - Original Message - From: "Bonnie Janofsky" To: Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:09 PM Subject: [Finale] re: Tuplets Default George, If you are entering with a MIDI keyboard and want to play in 8ths note triplets, use the caps key. I am on Mac 2010 but I would guess it would be the same. On Mac, I use the option key - use your key for windows but before you set the 3 for the triplet, set the caps lock and set the 8th note. If you set the 8th note, then set the triplet, you will continue to have 8th note triplets until you release the caps lock or change the note value. You can use the caps lock to retain the note value, even when you do not desire tuplets. Hope that helps! Bonnie Bonnie Ruth Janofsky composer / songwriter 818-784-4466 www.BonnieRuthJanofsky.com -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:58:35 -0700 From: George Ports Subject: [Finale] Tuplets Default To: Finale Forum Message-ID: <002801cae6fc$6cb2ba80$6500a...@george> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6) sixteenths and I can't get it to stay with (3) eighths. Can someone please help me to set my default to (3) 1/8 note triplets? Any help would surely be appreciated. Thank you, George Ports ___ 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] Tuplets Default
Many thanks to Michael, Raimund, Chuck, SN jef, and anyone I missed for all your considerate help on the tuplet matter which has sure been a pain for quite a while. Don't have to do any more 'work arounds' for this anymore. Thanks again, George ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default
Tried that too. I did get the problem solved in simple entry. Thanks for your ideas. George - Original Message - From: "SN jef chippewa" To: Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default this used to be done using shift-lock or whatever it is called in speedy. i almost never use the same tuplets for a run so haven't used it in a couple of versions, but i think in 2006 it should work. ___ 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] Tuplets Default
Hi again Michael, GOT IT!!! Finally...I remembered something about alt + 9 in Simple Entry. I entered the first 1/8 note and hit alt + 9 while it was still selected..that brought up a different looking dialog box called "Simple Entry tuplet definition". I set what I wanted, pressed save as, and now all is well! Opened a new score which worked again. None of this could have happened for me without your help since you gave me enough ideas on where to look for the solution. Thanks again for you taking the time to help me. George - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default George, Would it help if you submit a support question to the company? Thanks, Michael - Original Message - From: "George Ports" To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:02:04 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default Hi Michael, What you suggested with Speedy works real good except it works only once. I have to hit control+3 on each set of 1/8 note triplets. I tried to hit caps lock first to hold all the notes to triplets to no avail. I use 'Simple Entry' almost always and is where I ran into the problem. What I'd really wish I could do is be able to select 'Set Default' in the 'tuplet definition menu' and make it stay 1/8 triplets as a default but, it keeps going back to: 3 eighths in the space of 2 eighth notes (instead of 3 eighths in the space of 1 quarter note). There's got to be some way to set the default and make it stick, especially since it was that way originally. I can work around all this but, it is real time consuming. Thanks for all your help. If you run across a way to make the default to stay in Simple entry, could you let me know? Thanks again, George - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I would guess that it should work for all recent versions on either platform? I was afraid that might be the case that it would not hold from one instance to another. There is probably another preference setting somewhere in the bowels of the application? This is what I found in the manual under tuplets: To en ter tuplets with the Speedy Entry Tool 1. Click the Speedy Entry Tool image\Simple_Entry_Tool.gif, and click the measure in question. The editing frame appears. 2. If MIDI is not being used, place the cursor on the correct pitch. 3. Press option -number in the number keypad. You can press any number between 2 and 8 to specify the tuplet value that you’re about to enter. When you do so, the number you pressed appears in the upper right corner of the editing frame, telling you that Finale is ready to group the next notes you enter as a tuplet defined by that number. If you need to enter a more complex tuplet (or want to specify a particular bracket or slur configuration), press option –1, and the Tuplet Definition dialog box will appear (see Tuplet Definition dialog box ). 4. Enter the notes of the tuplet. The value of the first note you enter tells Finale whether you’re entering an eighth-note tuplet, quarter-note tuplet, and so on. Finale automatically groups them and brackets them according to the default visual tuplet settings (see “ To predefine the appearance of tuplets , ” below). To enter many tuplets in a row, see To enter many notes of the same value (hands-free MIDI method) . Have you looked here, yet? Michael - Original Message - From: "George Ports" To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:24:03 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I tried that but it won't stay in the setting I chose. I can do it with one set of triplets but, it won't stay that way even though I selected the default button. By the way, I forgot to mention that I am using WinFin 2006b but, it still should work the same shouldn't it? How can I get it to stay as a default. I tried to find a way to set it in the 'document options but, couldn't a way to do that either. George - Original Message - From: "J D Thomas" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I'm on FinMac2K7, and IIRC, you double click the tuplet tool and set your defaults in the resulting dialog box. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Apr 28, 2010, at 10:58 AM, George Ports wrote: I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6) sixteenths and I can't get it to stay with (3) eighths. Can someone please help me to set my default to (3) 1/8 note triplets? Any help would surely be appreciated. Thank you, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale __
Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default
Hi Michael, What you suggested with Speedy works real good except it works only once. I have to hit control+3 on each set of 1/8 note triplets. I tried to hit caps lock first to hold all the notes to triplets to no avail. I use 'Simple Entry' almost always and is where I ran into the problem. What I'd really wish I could do is be able to select 'Set Default' in the 'tuplet definition menu' and make it stay 1/8 triplets as a default but, it keeps going back to: 3 eighths in the space of 2 eighth notes (instead of 3 eighths in the space of 1 quarter note). There's got to be some way to set the default and make it stick, especially since it was that way originally. I can work around all this but, it is real time consuming. Thanks for all your help. If you run across a way to make the default to stay in Simple entry, could you let me know? Thanks again, George - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I would guess that it should work for all recent versions on either platform? I was afraid that might be the case that it would not hold from one instance to another. There is probably another preference setting somewhere in the bowels of the application? This is what I found in the manual under tuplets: To en ter tuplets with the Speedy Entry Tool 1. Click the Speedy Entry Tool image\Simple_Entry_Tool.gif, and click the measure in question. The editing frame appears. 2. If MIDI is not being used, place the cursor on the correct pitch. 3. Press option -number in the number keypad. You can press any number between 2 and 8 to specify the tuplet value that you’re about to enter. When you do so, the number you pressed appears in the upper right corner of the editing frame, telling you that Finale is ready to group the next notes you enter as a tuplet defined by that number. If you need to enter a more complex tuplet (or want to specify a particular bracket or slur configuration), press option –1, and the Tuplet Definition dialog box will appear (see Tuplet Definition dialog box ). 4. Enter the notes of the tuplet. The value of the first note you enter tells Finale whether you’re entering an eighth-note tuplet, quarter-note tuplet, and so on. Finale automatically groups them and brackets them according to the default visual tuplet settings (see “ To predefine the appearance of tuplets , ” below). To enter many tuplets in a row, see To enter many notes of the same value (hands-free MIDI method) . Have you looked here, yet? Michael ----- Original Message - From: "George Ports" To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:24:03 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I tried that but it won't stay in the setting I chose. I can do it with one set of triplets but, it won't stay that way even though I selected the default button. By the way, I forgot to mention that I am using WinFin 2006b but, it still should work the same shouldn't it? How can I get it to stay as a default. I tried to find a way to set it in the 'document options but, couldn't a way to do that either. George - Original Message - From: "J D Thomas" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I'm on FinMac2K7, and IIRC, you double click the tuplet tool and set your defaults in the resulting dialog box. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Apr 28, 2010, at 10:58 AM, George Ports wrote: I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6) sixteenths and I can't get it to stay with (3) eighths. Can someone please help me to set my default to (3) 1/8 note triplets? Any help would surely be appreciated. Thank you, George Ports ___ 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] Tuplets Default
I tried that but it won't stay in the setting I chose. I can do it with one set of triplets but, it won't stay that way even though I selected the default button. By the way, I forgot to mention that I am using WinFin 2006b but, it still should work the same shouldn't it? How can I get it to stay as a default. I tried to find a way to set it in the 'document options but, couldn't a way to do that either. George - Original Message - From: "J D Thomas" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I'm on FinMac2K7, and IIRC, you double click the tuplet tool and set your defaults in the resulting dialog box. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Apr 28, 2010, at 10:58 AM, George Ports wrote: I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6) sixteenths and I can't get it to stay with (3) eighths. Can someone please help me to set my default to (3) 1/8 note triplets? Any help would surely be appreciated. Thank you, George Ports ___ 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] Tuplets Default
yeah...that's what I tried to do but, it wouldn't hold it as a 'default' for some reason and is why I wondered if I should be trying to create a default in some other area such as document options. I can make it work as you suggest but, only for one time and have to do it for every group of triplets which is really time consuming. This is sure a problem, especially if there are a lot of triplets in a song. George - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Tuplets Default I hope this is the solution: The default setting is at the bottom of the tuplet dialogue box: you select whichever definition you want and click the "set Default" button. That should do it, I think? I'm using finimac 2008 through 2010 Wishing you much success in navigating the highways and byways of Finale. mmathew_musicp...@comcast.net mmathew_musicp...@yahoo.com http://www.musicengravers.com/cgi-bin/engravers.pl http://oregonmts.com/mathew/ Phone and Fax: 503 641 6127 ----- Original Message - From: "George Ports" To: "Finale Forum" Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:58:35 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Finale] Tuplets Default I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6) sixteenths and I can't get it to stay with (3) eighths. Can someone please help me to set my default to (3) 1/8 note triplets? Any help would surely be appreciated. Thank you, George Ports ___ 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] Tuplets Default
I can not (for the life of me) make the original 1/8 note triplets be the default. It is set up for (6) sixteenths and I can't get it to stay with (3) eighths. Can someone please help me to set my default to (3) 1/8 note triplets? Any help would surely be appreciated. Thank you, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Make tab from Notation
Hey Richard, I found the problem! I had unchecked the 'entry' in the 'items to copy' menu from MassEdit. After checking 'entry', everything works again. Thanks for your help, George - Original Message - From: "Richard Yates" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:17 PM Subject: RE: [Finale] Make tab from Notation Add a tab staff with the Staff Tool. Select All with Mass Mover. Drag everything to the tab staff. -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of George Ports Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:01 AM To: Finale Forum Subject: [Finale] Make tab from Notation Have been able to make tab from notation for a lot of years. All of a sudden, I can't make it work! Am sure I must have hit some key or unchecked something to cause this. Can anyboby help me with this? Am using WinFin 2006. Thanks, George Ports ___ 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] Make tab from Notation
Hi Richard, Thanks for the quick reply. I set up the song through the setup wizard which gave me a notation staff on top and a tab staff below. Used simple entry to put in the notation, selected the notation, dragged the highlight down to the tab staff which showed the black outline in the tab staff, released the mouse button andnothing happens. This just started happening about a week ago. Been hastling with it for a lot of hours to no avail. I have my same WinFin 2006 program at work which works fine. Had to notate at home and make the tab at work which is a hastle too. Just not sure what I might have checked or unchecked to cause this problem. Any ideas? Thanks again for your help. George - Original Message - From: "Richard Yates" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:17 PM Subject: RE: [Finale] Make tab from Notation Add a tab staff with the Staff Tool. Select All with Mass Mover. Drag everything to the tab staff. -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of George Ports Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:01 AM To: Finale Forum Subject: [Finale] Make tab from Notation Have been able to make tab from notation for a lot of years. All of a sudden, I can't make it work! Am sure I must have hit some key or unchecked something to cause this. Can anyboby help me with this? Am using WinFin 2006. Thanks, George Ports ___ 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] Make tab from Notation
Have been able to make tab from notation for a lot of years. All of a sudden, I can't make it work! Am sure I must have hit some key or unchecked something to cause this. Can anyboby help me with this? Am using WinFin 2006. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] White Out around finger numbers in tab
The white out around fingering on tab doesn't work on the first 3 chords of a song...the rest are fine. To input or edit these I: dbl clicked fretboard to get dhord definition menu. Clicked on edit styles/ fingering numbers/ the white out is set to "0". Finale screen shows it to be correct but, the print out shows the string line all the way through the number without any white out around the number. Happens to the first 2, sometimes 3 chords. One of the chord diagrams has string number 2 with white out and string number 4 with a line through it. This is so frustrating. Can anyone help? It would surely be appreciated. Thanks, George ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] dotted quater notes in tab
How can I drop a notation measure into a tab measure without the quarter note dot showing in the tab staff? Am using windows finale 6b. Thanks, George ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Problems with fonts
Am trying to make a page of uke chords (only, no staff showing). Want the finger numbers to have a touch of white space on top and bottom, which most of them do but, there are a couple that are solid which makes the string line show through the number. I tried to copy/paste from one of the same chords that was correct but, it still was wrong after doing so. It would be ideal to change the font to CombiNumerals (which I have) since they can show the number with a circle around it. CombiNumerals can also show a half circle around the number (which I don't want) and is what keeps coming up when I try to change it. Can't seem to get it with the full circle. It would be alright if I could do the finale default number with a circle around that but, I don't know how to do that. Am using winfinale 2006b. Any help would be so deeply apreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] font problems
Am trying to make a page of uke chords (only, no staff showing). Want the finger numbers to have a touch of white space on top and bottom, which most of them do but, there are a couple that are solid which makes the string line show through the number. I tried to copy/paste from one of the same chords that was correct but, it still was wrong after doing so. It would be ideal to change the font to CombiNumerals (which I have) since they can show the number with a circle around it. CombiNumerals can also show a half circle around the number (which I don't want) and is what keeps coming up when I try to change it. Can't seem to get it with the full circle. It would be alright if I could do the finale default number with a circle around that but, I don't know how to do that. Am using winfinale 2006b. Any help would be so deeply apreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Re: Grace note not staying
Thanks for your help Blake. Raymond's suggestion of "Document/Document Options/Spacing" there is "Grace Note Spacing." Try checking "keep current." did the trick. I hope it would work for you too. George - Original Message - From: "Blake Richardson" To: Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 1:52 PM Subject: [Finale] Re: Grace note not staying From: George Ports How can I move a grace note (in the tab staff) that is too close to the next note and get it to stay there? I used speedy entry to select the grace note.it would move to where I'd place it but, it moved right back when I would exit it. I have the same problem. Never could figure out how to get them to stay put, so what I do is enter the entire score then go back and move all the grace notes where they should be. If you don't enter any more music (including dynamics, etc.) they should stay where you put them long enough to save a PDF file of the score. The PDF process captures them where you moved them to and it should look right. Kind of a ridiculous solution, I know, and I'm sure there's probably a much simpler way of doing it but I've never been able to figure it out. ___ 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] Grace note not staying
Your suggestion work perfect. Thank you so much Raymond. This has been a long time problem. George - Original Message - From: "Ray Horton" To: Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Grace note not staying George Ports wrote: How can I move a grace note (in the tab staff) that is too close to the next note and get it to stay there? I used speedy entry to select the grace note.it would move to where I'd place it but, it moved right back when I would exit it. It seems to work okay in the notation staff but, not in the tab staff. Any help would sure be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale I was playing with this just now and found something I had not noticed before: Under "Document/Document Options/Spacing" there is "Grace Note Spacing." Try checking "keep current." That seems to help. Raymond Horton ___ 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] Grace note not staying
How can I move a grace note (in the tab staff) that is too close to the next note and get it to stay there? I used speedy entry to select the grace note.it would move to where I'd place it but, it moved right back when I would exit it. It seems to work okay in the notation staff but, not in the tab staff. Any help would sure be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Triplet Brackets
How can I get triplet brackets back to 3 in a group instead of 6. I want it to be my default as it was originally. I changed it from 3 to 6 once and now I can't get it back. Any help would surely be appreciated. Am using WinFin 2006b. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Chord symbols
You might put the Bb chord on the 1st beat of the next measure and drag it back to where you want it. Sort of a pain too, I guess. George - Original Message - From: "Stan Lord" To: Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:32 AM Subject: [Finale] Chord symbols Macfin 2009 If I have a whole note, say F, and I want to enter a F chord on beat 1 and then a Bb chord on beat 3 is there an easy work around for this instead of having to imput invisible rests in a different layer? I've lost touch with this recentlly. It's a bit of a pain. Stan Lord ___ 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] how to search list archives? Blue Flash
Hi Lawrence, Here is something I saved awhile back concerning this. I hope it will help. Ø Believe it or not - the Blue Triangle appears because you have Internet Explorer 7 installed. To get rid of the triangle, click on the Document Menu --> Document Options --> Lines and Curves. In the upper right hand corner is a Resolution field. Change the number in the field until the triangle sdisappear (try around 10). Don't know why it just showed up but this should fix it. George Ports - Original Message - From: "John Blane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] how to search list archives? Blue Flash Lawrence - I was trying to find this for you but could not. The problem, as I recall, relates to Internet Explorer version 7. Either uninstalling it and/or changing versions seemed to work for people. Good luck! On Mar 24, 2008, at 4:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 24/03/2008 20:57:16 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I see that the archives are separated by month and year, and I have no idea how long ago this thread was. Any ideas? I have a similar problem regarding the blue triangular flash which, for some reason, under some circumstances, appears on the left hand side of the screen in winfin06 page view. It was duscussed at some length and the (very simple) solution was given, but I can't remember when it was nor what that solution was. I'm still hoping someone will be able to tell me. cheers, Lawrence lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale John Blane Blane Music Preparation 1649 Huntington Ln. Highland Park, IL 60035 847 579-9900 847 579-9903 fax www.BlaneMusic.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Playback Problems
Hadn't heard any replies to a question I had today.wondered if I sent it to the wrong Finale address. Am sending it here in case this is the right place for me to ask for help. Am having trouble with playback sounding smooth with my WinFin 2006. Is 'latency' the correct term for the sound not being smooth? Can anyone help me to fix this? The sound was delayed on the second note of an 1/8 passage. The rest of the page played fine. Don't know if I need to say that my sound card is an Audigy. Am trying to create a CD of 50 sound examples to enclude with a book. Any help would deeply be appreciated. Hope I've included all the necessary information concerning my setup. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Sibelius for Finale users
Do they have a better guitar sound? George Ports - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 5:31 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Sibelius for Finale users Richard Smith wrote: Sibelius 5 comes with about 3GB of samples called Sibelius Sounds Essentials. It includes GPO, Garriton JABB, Concert and Maching Band, Virtual Drumline, and World Music. It also has VST/AU support so you can also use other sample libraries. Just to clarify -- it comes with SOME instruments from GPO, JABB, Concert and Marching Bands, etc. It by no means includes all the samples from any of them. But it does come with enough that complete concert band, complete orchestra (including saxophone), complete marching band and jazz band scores can be played back with high quality samples. No bass flute, though. For that you still have to resort to their GM library, which allows samples for any instrument to be played on any of the 128 midi notes. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Re: Finale '08
Thank you Bob, Am looking forward to trying out Sibelius 5. Hope I don't run into too many problems while trying to learn it. Is there a Sibelius forum as good as the Finale forum? George - Original Message - From: "Bob Morabito" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Re: Finale '08 Hi George: http://www.sibelius.com/shop/educational.html Attention FINALE® Users! Sibelius 5 Competitive Upgrade Sibelius 5 Competitive Upgrade US$199 50% off, click Buy Now Finale, Encore, Mosaic, and Sibelius Student Edition Users: Upgrade to Sibelius now. Special Offer terms and conditions apply. Buy Now » On Oct 12, 2007, at 10:16 AM, George Ports wrote: How do I go about it? Looked at the website and could only find it for $199. Can you direct me to obtaining it? Thanks, George Ports - Original Message - From: "Bruce Clausen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Re: Finale '08 Hi, all. Actually you can buy Sib5 for $99 as a Finale Competitive Upgrade. But this offer, as of now, is only good for the month of October. BC - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Re: Finale '08 At 06:06 PM 10/11/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >"Sibelius crossgrade"? Is that some kind of crossover program between >Finale and Sibelius? Each program can be bought at a discount by owners of the other, with proof of ownership. Sibelius usually sells for $600. Finale owners can normally buy it for $199. For a while, at least, Finale owners can buy Sibelius for only $100. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.8/1063 - Release Date: 10/11/2007 9:11 AM ___ 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] Re: Finale '08
Thanks Aaron, I was able to get Sibelius. George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Re: Finale '08 At 10:16 AM 10/12/2007, George Ports wrote: >How do I go about it? Looked at the website and could only find it for >$199. >Can you direct me to obtaining it? Go to http://www.sibelius.com/shop/professional.html There's a box in the middle of the page that says "Attention FINALE Users". Click on the "Buy Now" link at the bottom of the box. Aaron. ___ 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] Re: Finale '08
How do I go about it? Looked at the website and could only find it for $199. Can you direct me to obtaining it? Thanks, George Ports - Original Message - From: "Bruce Clausen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Re: Finale '08 Hi, all. Actually you can buy Sib5 for $99 as a Finale Competitive Upgrade. But this offer, as of now, is only good for the month of October. BC - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Re: Finale '08 At 06:06 PM 10/11/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >"Sibelius crossgrade"? Is that some kind of crossover program between >Finale and Sibelius? Each program can be bought at a discount by owners of the other, with proof of ownership. Sibelius usually sells for $600. Finale owners can normally buy it for $199. For a while, at least, Finale owners can buy Sibelius for only $100. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.8/1063 - Release Date: 10/11/2007 9:11 AM ___ 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] Invisible rests
Did a song in bass tab with win2006b. The rests are grey and don't show up on the print out. Any idea why and how I can fix it? Thanks for any help, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Invisible rests solved
Please disregard my rests issue. I solved it. Sorry I wasn't patient enough to find the answer on my own. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Dotted Quarter Notes
This is for text, not in a staff. George - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Dotted Quarter Notes Christopher Smith wrote: On 15-May-07, at 1:39 PM, George Ports wrote: Is there a way to type in a dotted quarte note (stem up or down) using Maestro fonts with one stroke instead of typing a note and then adding a dot? Am using winfin2006. The short answer is no. There is no single character that is a dotted quarter in Maestro. Why do you need this? There might be a better alternative. If you need to ask this you've obviously not entered much music in 6/8 where some of the music moves at the dotted-quarter beat. :-) -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Dotted Quarter Notes
Thanks Christopher.I'll read more on Shape Designer. George - Original Message - From: "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Dotted Quarter Notes On 15-May-07, at 2:50 PM, George Ports wrote: I need a dotted quarter note as an indicator above the staff over a quarter rest that is in the staff. I could type the quarter note (Maestro) and then add a period for the dot but, was hoping for an easier way. Make new text expression. Make the font Maestro 24. Type q, then period. Done. What could be easier? If you want the dot higher (I might) then select it and adjust the baseline in the Text menu. You can make it farther away by adding spaces in between of varying point sizes (darn Finale to heck for making routine kerning adjustments such a kludge!) Now I'm having trouble creating an eighth note that has a (beam) extention instead of a flag. I can see how to do it at the end of a couple of eighths but, not just one eighth. I really searched a lot in the help section to no avail. Yeah, this one is tougher. The beam is normally drawn as a line in Finale, and it is not a character. I would create this one as a Shape expression. Add a text character q in Maestro font, then draw a line of appropriate thickness for the beam. I always hate the Shape designer in Finale, as it is so ungraceful and unforgiving. Read up on the Shape Designer in the manual. Christopher ___ 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] Dotted Quarter Notes is Sovled
Aha!!! Just solved the problem by merely typing (Maestro) q for the quarter note and k for the dot!! The problem with the way I had it was that the dot was too low in relation to the quarter note. That was because I typed a period instead of a (k). Thanks to Christopher and Jonannes for taking your valuable time to help me. George ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Dotted Quarter Notes
I need a dotted quarter note as an indicator above the staff over a quarter rest that is in the staff. I could type the quarter note (Maestro) and then add a period for the dot but, was hoping for an easier way. Now I'm having trouble creating an eighth note that has a (beam) extention instead of a flag. I can see how to do it at the end of a couple of eighths but, not just one eighth. I really searched a lot in the help section to no avail. George - Original Message - From: "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Dotted Quarter Notes On 15-May-07, at 1:39 PM, George Ports wrote: Is there a way to type in a dotted quarte note (stem up or down) using Maestro fonts with one stroke instead of typing a note and then adding a dot? Am using winfin2006. The short answer is no. There is no single character that is a dotted quarter in Maestro. Why do you need this? There might be a better alternative. Christopher ___ 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] Dotted Quarter Notes
I'm in winfin 2006. Not sure what to do using ikey or Quickeys... I need a dotted quarter note as an indicator above the staff over a quarter rest that is in the staff. I could type the quarter note (Maestro) and then add a period for the dot but, was hoping for an easier way. Now I'm having trouble creating an eighth note that has a (beam) extention instead of a flag. I can see how to do it at the end of a couple of eighths but, not just one eighth. I really searched a lot in the help section to no avail. George - Original Message - From: "Johannes Gebauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Dotted Quarter Notes On 15.05.2007 George Ports wrote: Is there a way to type in a dotted quarte note (stem up or down) using Maestro fonts with one stroke instead of typing a note and then adding a dot? Am using winfin2006. Do you mean in a word processor or in Finale as music? In Finale, not as such, but I guess you could easily program a macro using ikey or Quickeys, which types "5.". Or was that not what you meant? Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___ 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] Dotted Quarter Notes
Is there a way to type in a dotted quarte note (stem up or down) using Maestro fonts with one stroke instead of typing a note and then adding a dot? Am using winfin2006. Thanks for any help. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] single barline
I made them both single barlines.then drew another line on the top stave. Hope this will be the only time this happens to me. Thanks for your help. I'll try your way the next time. George - Original Message - From: "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] single barline On 15-May-07, at 10:56 AM, George Ports wrote: Is there a way to have a double barline on the top stave and a single barline on the bottom stave (same measure) in a piano double staff. (Hope this makes sense). Do I have to do this over by using single staves..align them to my liking? I need to have a piano bracket for the two staffs also. Am using winfin 2006. Finale won't give you an option for this. I would do this with an auto-placing measure expression, set to always attach to the barline, this staff only. This way you won't have to keep on placing them individually, once you have fiddled around with the placement for the first one. Christopher ___ 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] single barline
I figured out a work around for it. Thanks for your help. George - Original Message - From: "Mark D Lew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] single barline On May 15, 2007, at 7:56 AM, George Ports wrote: Is there a way to have a double barline on the top stave and a single barline on the bottom stave (same measure) in a piano double staff. (Hope this makes sense). Do I have to do this over by using single staves..align them to my liking? I need to have a piano bracket for the two staffs also. You could kludge it by inserting a very narrow, blank measure. That makes two barlines the right distance apart, and you can make it invisible in some staves. If you need playback, then it's a lot more kludging. mdl ___ 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] single barline
Is there a way to have a double barline on the top stave and a single barline on the bottom stave (same measure) in a piano double staff. (Hope this makes sense). Do I have to do this over by using single staves..align them to my liking? I need to have a piano bracket for the two staffs also. Am using winfin 2006. Thanks for any help. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Is there a key command to select the Arrow tool in Finale?
You can tap the esp key twice to bring up the arrow tool if you are using windows. George Ports - Original Message - From: "Jim Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 2:48 PM Subject: [Finale] Is there a key command to select the Arrow tool in Finale? Is there a key command to select the Arrow tool? Just tired of always mousing up to the top left corner. btw - haven't memorized the pdf manual yet :) thx, Jim :: j i m f i s c h e r :: p r o d u c e r :: m u s i c b o x p r o d u c t i o n s :: v a n c o u v e r, w a, u s a :: www.jimfischer.net -- :: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jimfischer.net <*(((>< ___ 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] Beam Angle
Is there a short cut key to get to the beam angle in special tools? Can't seem to find anything like that in the Keyboard Shortcuts help section. Thanks for any help. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Chord symbol fonts
Thanks Eric. I'll try that. George - Original Message - From: "Eric Dannewitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Chord symbol fonts Easy way to do this would be to save your Chords in a Library file, load them into your Jazz Font Default file. When you start a new project, you'll have all your custom chords in there. You can also use the library in existing documents. Load the old document, load the chords, go to the chord too, click some where, go to advanced, down where suffix is go to select, then start deleting the ones you want to replace, and Finale will prompt you to select a replacement, and you can select your new chord symbol there, and it will replace all symbols in the document with the new symbol. I did this a lot when I purchased Bill Duncan's Productivity package, and decided to use his excellent chords in place of the hodge podge assortment I was using. George Ports wrote: Christopher Thanks so much for your outstanding help with my Chord Suffix problem. GAWD!!! What a procedure it is to solve something that you'd think would be right to begin with unless it's supposed to be that way and is up to me to change to what I want. Your method was successful for me. Am wondering if this will fix it with the program (finale) overall or just the one document that was edited. Anyway...Thanks again. George ___ 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] Chord symbol fonts
Christopher Thanks so much for your outstanding help with my Chord Suffix problem. GAWD!!! What a procedure it is to solve something that you'd think would be right to begin with unless it's supposed to be that way and is up to me to change to what I want. Your method was successful for me. Am wondering if this will fix it with the program (finale) overall or just the one document that was edited. Anyway...Thanks again. George - Original Message - From: "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 8:24 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Chord symbol fonts On 5-Apr-07, at 9:56 AM, George Ports wrote: How can I set the suffix fonts in chord symbols to show a flat to look like b instead of b? Is there an easy way to do the same when describing a note such as: this note is a b5? I'm using Times new roman for the text (in general). Is there a way to change all that I've done so farglobally? Suffixes (suffices?) are created individually (though all instances of say, m7(b5) will probably be the same suffix) so you have to edit the suffixes in the Chord Suffix editor. Chord Tool Chord Menu>Manual Input, double click on a chord symbol's handle. Click Show Advanced, then down under Definition click Suffix - Edit. Each character is edited individually, so step through by hitting Next until you get to the b. Change it to 5, hit Number and Prefix with Flat. Hit Next again and change the 5 to the right parenthesis. Hit Next again and delete the former right parenthesis. Strangely, you can't delete the b and then edit the 5 to include the flat, as once you delete a character strange things happen to the next characters. Alter the positioning as you wish by dragging the tiny little handle in the tiny little box, curse loudly, write an abusive email to MakeMusic about how complex this whole procedure is, and OK your way back to the score. All the m7(b5) chords in the score will now contain the edit. Repeat for the next suffix, including the cursing and emails. Christopher ___ 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] Chord symbol fonts
How can I set the suffix fonts in chord symbols to show a flat to look like b instead of b? Is there an easy way to do the same when describing a note such as: this note is a b5? I'm using Times new roman for the text (in general). Is there a way to change all that I've done so farglobally? I'm using winfin 2006. Thanks for any help, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] circled note heads
I made a mistake on Maestro Kis was shift L. The font seemed great but having trouble with the alignment. Maybe your suggestion with the shape tool could be a better way. I'll try it. Thanks again, George - Original Message - From: "shirling & neueweise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] circled note heads huh? if you are using an existing font character (although i don't know what the "Maestro K" font is), why not use special tools: note shape tool? you can adjust the stem connections in relation to the different noteheads in the doc options: stems: stem connections. i get the feeling that there might be an easier way to do what you are trying to do, george, can you post an example online somewhere of what you want? -- shirling & neueweise ... new music publishers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :.../ http://newmusicnotation.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] circled note heads
Thanks to Aaron, Christopher, and Jeff for your great help concerning circled noteheads. Using the Maestro K font with a metatool seems to work pretty good for me. It lines up good with the note vertically but, a little to the right horizontally which takes a small adjustment. Guess I don't have the line up with metatools just right. At least I have the circles now. Thanks again, George ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Circled note heads
Is there a way to keep the staff line visible when doing what you suggest? George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; "Finale Forum" Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Circled note heads At 12:20 PM 3/29/2007, George Ports wrote: >Is there a way to get a cirlcle around a notehead which is easier than >having to draw one with the expressions tool in winfin 2006? What could be easier than that? If you create your circle as a shape expression, or as an articulation, and then get the positioning right, you can assign it to a metatool and it will place itself perfectly every time. Aaron. ___ 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] Circled note heads
Is there a way to get a cirlcle around a notehead which is easier than having to draw one with the expressions tool in winfin 2006? Thanks for any help. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Eighth notes without beams
Thanks Aaron for yet another good way to solve my problem. George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Eighth notes without beams At 04:04 PM 3/26/2007, Christopher Smith wrote: > >On Mar 26, 2007, at 3:30 PM, George Ports wrote: > >> What would I turn off to get 1/8 notes without beaming them? I'm >> going crazy trying to accomplish this. >> George Ports > >Lawrence's suggestion is the best one for an entire work, but if the >passage is short, then in Speedy Entry the backslash key break/ >creates beams with one keystroke. Make sure the cursor is on the >SECOND of the two notes you want to break. Or, for a medium-length selection, enter the music normally, then select with Mass Edit and do Rebeam to Time Signature and choose 8/8. Of course, if you're doing something with lyrics, you'll get this effect after you enter your lyrics, select the measures with Mass Edit, and do Rebeam to Lyrics. Aaron. ___ 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] Eighth notes without beams
Your sugestion works but, what if I just want a couple of 1/8 without beams and some others with beams in the same measure? Is there a way to select a couple to change here and there? Thanks for your help Lawence. George - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Eighth notes without beams if it's in 4/4 you could set the time sig as 8/8 and set the "use other time signature" to 4/4 Cheers, lawrence lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ 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] Eighth notes without beams
Thanks so much once again Christopher!! That was exactly what I was looking for. I really tried to find it on my own as to not bother you helpful people on this great list but just couldn't do it. Thanks again, George - Original Message - From: "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Eighth notes without beams On Mar 26, 2007, at 3:30 PM, George Ports wrote: What would I turn off to get 1/8 notes without beaming them? I'm going crazy trying to accomplish this. George Ports Lawrence's suggestion is the best one for an entire work, but if the passage is short, then in Speedy Entry the backslash key break/ creates beams with one keystroke. Make sure the cursor is on the SECOND of the two notes you want to break. Christopher ___ 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] Eighth notes without beams
What would I turn off to get 1/8 notes without beaming them? I'm going crazy trying to accomplish this. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Triplet Slurs
Thank you so much for saving my sanity Aaron. Appreciate your help. George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Triplet Slurs At 12:28 PM 3/9/2007, George Ports wrote: >Thanks for your quick help Aaron. Do they all have to be done >individually >or can they be done with a mass edit or document options of some sort? You can change the definition in Document Options | Tuplets. Then to apply that definition to existing tuplets, select a range of measures with Mass Edit and do Mass Edit | Change | Tuplets | Reset | OK. Aaron. ___ 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] Triplet Slurs
Thanks for your quick help Aaron. Do they all have to be done individually or can they be done with a mass edit or document options of some sort? George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; "Finale Forum" Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Triplet Slurs At 11:46 AM 3/9/2007, George Ports wrote: >Can I get a slur above the number 3 in a continuous line instead >of a broken line in an eighth note triplet? Sure. In the tuplet definition box, uncheck the box under Appearance that says "Break slur or bracket." You'll probably also want to adjust the position of the tuplet number so it doesn't collide. Aaron. ___ 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] Triplet Slurs
Got it! Thanks so much. George - Original Message - From: "Eric Dannewitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Triplet Slurs Finale Manual->Index->T->Tuplets Or Chapter 20, section 7. George Ports wrote: Can I get a slur above the number 3 in a continuous line instead of a broken line in an eighth note triplet? I know that all the components to the triplet are adjustable but, I can't seem to avoid the break in the slur. One problem is: the page is at 300% which sure makes it all look pretty ugly. Am using winfin 2006b. Thanks for any help. George Ports ___ 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] Triplet Slurs
Can I get a slur above the number 3 in a continuous line instead of a broken line in an eighth note triplet? I know that all the components to the triplet are adjustable but, I can't seem to avoid the break in the slur. One problem is: the page is at 300% which sure makes it all look pretty ugly. Am using winfin 2006b. Thanks for any help. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Piano Bracket Resolved
Thanks so much to Shirling & Neueweise, David Bailey, and Noel Stoutenburg for their help to resolve my piano bracket problem. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Piano Bracket
Thanks for explaining page view vs. scroll view David. After hours of hastle, I did find a work around. I removed optimization/optimized staves/put brackets on all single staves which were already there since it's for single stave guitar/used Ctrl-Shift to highlight all the staves except for the one at the bottom of the page/stretched it up to the next staff to connect the two staves. This is a weird way I'm sure, but it did work. I hope this might help anyone else who may run across the same problem. Thanks so much for all your help David. George - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Piano Bracket You need to add a second staff to each system. Finale treats each staff in a single-staff score as its own system, and you can't put brackets across systems. So add a second staff, which will be empty, define a group for those two staves and then you can place a bracket. You will have to copy and paste to get the music you want sounding together into the empty staff of the system. You have run into a big problem that arises from entering the music in page view, if you aren't a veteran Finale user -- you thought that the two staves you entered the music on would be related to each other. No such luck. I hope this helps -- thanks for adding the outline of how you set things up, it's clear now why you can't add a bracket where you think you should be able to add one. David H. Bailey George Ports wrote: I used the setup wizard to get a page for guitar, no template and didn't add any staves. There wasn't a grand staff since the guitar setup was for single staves which I'm wondering is the reason I can't insert (put) a piano bracket to two staves. Maybe I need to cut and paste the music on this page to a piano set up with piano brackets, then delete the piano brackets that I don't wan't. I'll send you the page directly since I don't think I should send it on the forum. Thanks, George - Original Message - From: "Noel Stoutenburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Piano Bracket Friends, I've so far kept my oar out of this puddle, because I'm not sure I have enough information to make a meaningful contribution. For example, when George Ports wrote: Is there a way to put a piano bracket connecting two guitar (single staves)? These are not piano staveswill that make a difference? I have winfin2006b. I'm not sure what he means by "two guitar (single staves)". It would help to know exactly how you started the file. Did you start "from scratch"? Did you use the set-up wizard? If you use a template for the score, which one? Have you added any staves that might be between the two guitar staves? Have you moved the position of either (or both) of the guitar staves within the grand staff since you set up the score? I'm not going to venture a guess on what the problem is, but if you want to email me a copy of the file, I'll be happy to see if I can find a solution. ns ___ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Piano Bracket
I used the setup wizard to get a page for guitar, no template and didn't add any staves. There wasn't a grand staff since the guitar setup was for single staves which I'm wondering is the reason I can't insert (put) a piano bracket to two staves. Maybe I need to cut and paste the music on this page to a piano set up with piano brackets, then delete the piano brackets that I don't wan't. I'll send you the page directly since I don't think I should send it on the forum. Thanks, George - Original Message - From: "Noel Stoutenburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Piano Bracket Friends, I've so far kept my oar out of this puddle, because I'm not sure I have enough information to make a meaningful contribution. For example, when George Ports wrote: Is there a way to put a piano bracket connecting two guitar (single staves)? These are not piano staveswill that make a difference? I have winfin2006b. I'm not sure what he means by "two guitar (single staves)". It would help to know exactly how you started the file. Did you start "from scratch"? Did you use the set-up wizard? If you use a template for the score, which one? Have you added any staves that might be between the two guitar staves? Have you moved the position of either (or both) of the guitar staves within the grand staff since you set up the score? I'm not going to venture a guess on what the problem is, but if you want to email me a copy of the file, I'll be happy to see if I can find a solution. ns ___ 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] Piano Bracket
Tried it again with 'optimized' and 'unoptimized' in page view to no avail. I usually always enter in page view because of habit. I'd hate to have to create a piano bracket just for this when there must be an easy way to merely hit a button. George - Original Message - From: "shirling & neueweise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Piano Bracket it sounds like maybe you are doing it in scroll view but have already optimized (page view) the score... or in scroll view but in a staff set in an unoptimized score... you can assign any bracket to any group of staves, no matter what kind of staff. Can't get what you suggested to work. This is what was my original problem. The piano bracket won't show up and is why I wondered if it has anything to do with the fact that I'm using guitar staves instead of piano staves. Any ideas? Is there -- shirling & neueweise ... new music publishers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :.../ http://newmusicnotation.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] Piano Bracket
Yeahespecially since I do a lot of work for him. George - Original Message - From: "shirling & neueweise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Piano Bracket I agree with you concerning the right bracket but, it's a must in this case since the customer wants it that way. I'd rather let it go and do it his way. george, clients don't always know enough about notation to best make these decisions... of course a portion of the ones that know the least about notation standards - through different eras and aethetics - often insist more violently than anyone else in having it done their way. this is unfortunate, but not rare, by the way... and when your "boss" tells you "no do it the way i said", well, yeah guess what... your compliance is directly proportional to your need to pay the rent. -- shirling & neueweise ... new music publishers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :.../ http://newmusicnotation.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] Piano Bracket
Hi David, Can't get what you suggested to work. This is what was my original problem. The piano bracket won't show up and is why I wondered if it has anything to do with the fact that I'm using guitar staves instead of piano staves. Any ideas? Is there something I checked or didn't check on the bracket menu to cause this.or maybe document options? I don't think I did anything in document options on this particular page yet. George - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Piano Bracket George Ports wrote: Is there a way to put a piano bracket connecting two guitar (single staves)? These are not piano staveswill that make a difference? I have winfin2006b. Thanks, Yes, you can do that -- you create a group of those two staves and select whichever bracket you want -- in your case it would be the piano bracket. To create groups, using the Staff tool you click one staff handle, shift-click the second handle, then ctrl-shift-click it again and the dialog to create a group will open up. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Piano Bracket
I agree with you concerning the right bracket but, it's a must in this case since the customer wants it that way. I'd rather let it go and do it his way. Thanks for your help, George - Original Message - From: "shirling & neueweise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Piano Bracket Yes, you can do that -- you create a group of those two staves and select whichever bracket you want -- in your case it would be the piano bracket. although i'm not sure this is the right bracket for the job... unless 2 staves for the same guitar, and even then i would not use the piano brace. -- shirling & neueweise ... new music publishers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :.../ http://newmusicnotation.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] Piano Bracket
Is there a way to put a piano bracket connecting two guitar (single staves)? These are not piano staveswill that make a difference? I have winfin2006b. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Getting a good guitar sound
Hi Richard, I should have known that you'd be the one that could help me since you help a lot on this great list. Both of your sound fonts would work real good for me. Didn't know how or where to install the Milburn-normal.SF2 font. I'd like to be able to use it in any program I have on my computer of course. How much do you charge for the font? How much for the 32MB font? Can you advise me on how to install it or them in the right place on my computer? I have winfinale 2006b on a winXP computer with an Audigy sound card. Thanks so much for your help. George - Original Message - From: "Richard Yates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:08 PM Subject: RE: [Finale] Getting a good guitar sound You will not find a good guitar sound in collections. After long search I finally gave up and made my own soundfont. You can download it at: http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/Milburn-normal.SF2 (4.7MB) Note that this only has 'normal' tone. The complete soundfont (32MB) has other patches for staccato, ponticello, tasto, gliss, vibrato,etc. Demos using the complete font can be heard at: http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/Arabe-Demo.mp3 (a very cheesy interpretation of Capricho Arabe to show off the font). http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/Colloquio.mp3 (a more restrained and convincing example using Angelo Gilardino's Colloquio) http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/01-Pastorale-V-G-F.mp3 (Debussy trio arranged for Flute, Viola, and Guitar (replacing harp) - The flute and viola are soundfonts also.) http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/02-Interlude-V-G-F.mp3 http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/03-Final-V-G-F.mp3 Let me know what you think. Richard Yates -Original Message- From: George Ports [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:47 AM To: Finale Forum Subject: [Finale] Getting a good guitar sound I want to notate a song in Finale, save it as a midi that has a good guitar sound. All of the different programs I've tried to import the midi file to such as Finale 2006b, PowerTracks version 11, and Band in a box 2004 don't seem to have a good guitar sound. They all sound like a piano trying to sound like a guitar. I was hoping someone might know of a way to get a good guitar sound without actually having to play the guitar into the computer to achieve this. I have winXP. Any help I can get would really be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ 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] Getting a good guitar sound
I was hoping that PowerTracks 11 would be good enough. Guess not, huh? I forgot to mention that I have an Audigy sound card. George - Original Message - From: "Eric Dannewitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Getting a good guitar sound Um, purchase a better software sampler? Native Instruments Bandstand, or Garritan Jazz Band. There are a lot of choices out there. The built in Finale sounds are, um, to be nice, very dated. George Ports wrote: I want to notate a song in Finale, save it as a midi that has a good guitar sound. All of the different programs I've tried to import the midi file to such as Finale 2006b, PowerTracks version 11, and Band in a box 2004 don't seem to have a good guitar sound. They all sound like a piano trying to sound like a guitar. I was hoping someone might know of a way to get a good guitar sound without actually having to play the guitar into the computer to achieve this. I have winXP. Any help I can get would really be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ 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] Getting a good guitar sound
I have a Yamaha PSR85 keyboard but, couldn't find a guitar sound that I liked. I forgot to mention that I have an Audigy sound card. George - Original Message - From: "timothy.key.price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Getting a good guitar sound Have you tried a sampling synthesizer? I use a Kurtzweil 2500 but there are lots, either a keyboard or just a rack mount. Tim On Jan 16, 2007, at 12:46 PM, George Ports wrote: I want to notate a song in Finale, save it as a midi that has a good guitar sound. All of the different programs I've tried to import the midi file to such as Finale 2006b, PowerTracks version 11, and Band in a box 2004 don't seem to have a good guitar sound. They all sound like a piano trying to sound like a guitar. I was hoping someone might know of a way to get a good guitar sound without actually having to play the guitar into the computer to achieve this. I have winXP. Any help I can get would really be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ 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] Getting a good guitar sound
I want to notate a song in Finale, save it as a midi that has a good guitar sound. All of the different programs I've tried to import the midi file to such as Finale 2006b, PowerTracks version 11, and Band in a box 2004 don't seem to have a good guitar sound. They all sound like a piano trying to sound like a guitar. I was hoping someone might know of a way to get a good guitar sound without actually having to play the guitar into the computer to achieve this. I have winXP. Any help I can get would really be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Crash
My finale ver. is 2006b.r3 George - Original Message - From: "Fisher, Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:11 PM Subject: RE: [Finale] Crash Do you have the latest version of Finale 2006? I know we fixed a few "undocumented features" related to graphic import in maintenance... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Ports Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:42 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Crash At the time, I was real new to Finale and made the cresc etc. in photoshop to import them since that was the only way I could do it at the time. I tried doing them now only because I had saved them but, since I figured out how to do them using 'expressions' which I liked better, I decided to try that route. Everything is done on winXP. George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Crash > At 02:15 PM 1/10/2007, Phil Daley wrote: > >I consider myself somewhat a knowledgeable person on image formats, but > >I > >have never heard of either cresc or dim. > > > >Are these Mac formats? > > Are you joking? You've never heard of crescendo or diminuendo? > > (On the other hand, it's not clear to me why George is creating things > like this in Photoshop, or whether he's talking about hairpins or text > expressions.) > > Aaron. > > ___ > 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] Crash
The file formats were either jpeg or tiff...not sure now what one I used. The images disappear rather than move.sorry that I didn't explain that real well. I'll try smart shape as you suggest since I don't have to attach them to anything or am I wrong on that. This page is a 'Dictionary of Music' for a book I'm doing. There aren't any staves on it...all type and characters. Couldn't remember how to hide the staff which made me merely drag it off the bottom of the page so I could put these different graphics on the page. I used maestro fonts for everything I could but, couldn't find a font for cresc or dim and is why I opted to import some sort of graphic. 512 ram seems to be enough to me also but, my hard drive really is pretty full and is why I probably should get it cleaned up anyway as I mentioned earlier. Thanks again for all your help David. You really spend a lot of your precious time with a lot of people of this great group. George - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Crash George Ports wrote: The graphic file format was a cresc. that I made in Photoshop. Pretty sure the file is not corrupt. I experimented with creating a cresc. and a dim. in the Expression tool area with real good results. Wouldn't it be best to use Finale to create anything I can anyway? Was able to put the cresc and dim into the page with ease. Really happy but, the expressions disappear as soon as I do anything else.like move the page around with a right click (winXP) or switch to the selection key (arrow?). The page prints great but doesn't show the expressions. Is there a way to bring them into sight? Thanks for explaining 'embedding'. It makes sense to me now. I really like using the expression tool (results) better than the photoshop graphic which is what I'll end up with. Just real concerned about losing the pic. My home computer is a Pent 4 with 2.4 GHz and 512 RAM. The RAM is the problem perhaps. 512 isn't much nowdays, I assume. The hard drive is 40 GB which is using 34 GB leaving 6 or less GB free space. Could this be a lot of the problem? I am going to take it to a neighborhood shop for a cleanup real soon. If I could just keep the pic on the page (view), I'd be happy. Thanks so much for your help David. George By file format, I didn't mean what the graphic was of. I meant was it a .jpg or a .tiff or were you maybe trying to use some other format such as .gif or .bmp or .wmf or, since you were using photoshop, had you saved it in a native photoshop format. I'm not sure why your expressions would move around when you moved the page around. They should stay where you placed them, but remember that they're either anchored to notes or to measures, so if the measures move, the expressions will move. You might do better using the smart shape tool to place them where you want them. As for your ram, you're right that 512 isn't a lot these days, but it should be enough for what you're doing. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Crash
You're right Aaron. The expression tool is what my newest adventure was which is now disappearing after I close the page and then return. Thought I might experiment with the smart shape tool as David thought I might want to try. Wow! George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Crash George, I know this doesn't answer your question about the crash, but why are you creating cresc. and dim. in Photoshop? If you mean these as text 'cresc' and 'dim', then you should be using the Finale Expression tool (text expressions). If you're trying to create hairpins, then look at the Smartshape Tool. Unless you're doing something very odd with these basic musical symbols, I don't think there's any reason to go outside Finale. Aaron. ___ 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] Crash
At the time, I was real new to Finale and made the cresc etc. in photoshop to import them since that was the only way I could do it at the time. I tried doing them now only because I had saved them but, since I figured out how to do them using 'expressions' which I liked better, I decided to try that route. Everything is done on winXP. George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Crash At 02:15 PM 1/10/2007, Phil Daley wrote: >I consider myself somewhat a knowledgeable person on image formats, but >I >have never heard of either cresc or dim. > >Are these Mac formats? Are you joking? You've never heard of crescendo or diminuendo? (On the other hand, it's not clear to me why George is creating things like this in Photoshop, or whether he's talking about hairpins or text expressions.) Aaron. ___ 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] Crash
Haven't checked but, am real sure that they are .tiff files. Everything is done in winXP. George - Original Message - From: "Phil Daley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Crash At 1/10/2007 12:08 PM, George Ports wrote: >The graphic file format was a cresc. that I made in Photoshop. Pretty >sure >the file is not corrupt. I experimented with creating a cresc. and a dim. >in >the Expression tool area with real good results. Wouldn't it be best to >use >Finale to create anything I can anyway? I consider myself somewhat a knowledgeable person on image formats, but I have never heard of either cresc or dim. Are these Mac formats? Phil Daley < AutoDesk > http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley ___ 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] Crash
The graphic file format was a cresc. that I made in Photoshop. Pretty sure the file is not corrupt. I experimented with creating a cresc. and a dim. in the Expression tool area with real good results. Wouldn't it be best to use Finale to create anything I can anyway? Was able to put the cresc and dim into the page with ease. Really happy but, the expressions disappear as soon as I do anything else.like move the page around with a right click (winXP) or switch to the selection key (arrow?). The page prints great but doesn't show the expressions. Is there a way to bring them into sight? Thanks for explaining 'embedding'. It makes sense to me now. I really like using the expression tool (results) better than the photoshop graphic which is what I'll end up with. Just real concerned about losing the pic. My home computer is a Pent 4 with 2.4 GHz and 512 RAM. The RAM is the problem perhaps. 512 isn't much nowdays, I assume. The hard drive is 40 GB which is using 34 GB leaving 6 or less GB free space. Could this be a lot of the problem? I am going to take it to a neighborhood shop for a cleanup real soon. If I could just keep the pic on the page (view), I'd be happy. Thanks so much for your help David. George - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:38 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Crash George Ports wrote: The finale file is 88 kb. The graphic file size is 30 kb. They are pretty small, I feel. I'm importing the graphic files via tools/advanced tools/graphics. This is where it crashes. My windows 'task manager' shows that the performance is very low. The CPU Usage is running between 8 and 13 %. Don't know if that could be the problem. I do know that this computer is getting pretty full and is probably the reason for all my trouble since I tried this file at a computer at work which is in great shape with all kinds of room etc. on it. Everything worked good there but, the grapics (crescendo and dimiendo) would show up and print fine but, if I close the file and reopen it, they wouldn't show up again. Man, this is so frustrating. I'm not sure what 'embeding' means since I'm not an everyday Finale user. I usually do enough to get a job done which takes me much longer since I'm not doing it everyday. It's hard to find the time to really study Finale so I wouldn't have to ask for help so much. I sure do appreciate the help that you and the 'List' provide and am in deep gratitude. [snip] What is the file format of the graphic you're trying to import? Are you sure the graphic file isn't corrupt? Does it open fine in other programs? "embedding" is one way of having a graphic attached to a finale file, and linking is the other way. Embedding actually places all the data for the graphic within the Finale file, so that it will always show up whenever that file is opened, but it adds to the size of the Finale file. Linking merely places a short link to wherever the graphics file resides on your computer, so sending the Finale file to someone else who doesn't have the graphic file in the same location on their computer as you have it on your computer will result in problems. Could this be the problem? Your work computer has the graphic but your home computer doesn't have it? If you have embedded the graphic (there was an option to do so when you first placed the graphic in the Finale document), there should be no problem unless your computer at home has too little ram for Finale to fully function. The CPU usage may be low but if there isn't enough physical RAM you might still get the same result. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Crash
The finale file is 88 kb. The graphic file size is 30 kb. They are pretty small, I feel. I'm importing the graphic files via tools/advanced tools/graphics. This is where it crashes. My windows 'task manager' shows that the performance is very low. The CPU Usage is running between 8 and 13 %. Don't know if that could be the problem. I do know that this computer is getting pretty full and is probably the reason for all my trouble since I tried this file at a computer at work which is in great shape with all kinds of room etc. on it. Everything worked good there but, the grapics (crescendo and dimiendo) would show up and print fine but, if I close the file and reopen it, they wouldn't show up again. Man, this is so frustrating. I'm not sure what 'embeding' means since I'm not an everyday Finale user. I usually do enough to get a job done which takes me much longer since I'm not doing it everyday. It's hard to find the time to really study Finale so I wouldn't have to ask for help so much. I sure do appreciate the help that you and the 'List' provide and am in deep gratitude. Looks like I should take the computer in for a 'clean up' of some sorts but, was hoping to finish this project before I have to. Thanks for your help Noel. George - Original Message - From: "Noel Stoutenburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Crash George Ports wrote: A document crashes each time I try to import a grapic. Sad thing is: It's the last entry on the page. Would anyone have any ideas on the cause or any help on the matter. I'm running win2006. What is the size of the finale file? What is the file size of the graphic? Are you embedding the graphic, or importing it by reference? If you are embedding it, you may be exceeding the memory on your computer. You might create a new version of the graphic with a smaller resolution--say 150 dpi instead of 600, and seeing if this will import; given a fixed image size, the 150 dpi file will be 1/16 the size of the 600 dpi one. If it is essential to maintain the graphic as it is, you may have to resort to upping the memory in your machine. Or, you can revert to the older way of dealing with graphics, and import it by reference instead of embedding it. ns ns ___ 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] Crash
A document crashes each time I try to import a grapic. Sad thing is: It's the last entry on the page. Would anyone have any ideas on the cause or any help on the matter. I'm running win2006. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Font chart for Maestro
Awesome!!! Thank you so much Aaron. George - Original Message - From: "Aaron Sherber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; "Finale Forum" Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Font chart for Maestro At 06:25 PM 1/5/2007, George Ports wrote: >Is there such a thing as a Font Chart in the Finale manual? Sure. Help | User Manual | Maestro Character Map. Aaron. ___ 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] Font chart for Maestro
Is there such a thing as a Font Chart in the Finale manual? It would be like a chart that would show you what key on the keyboard would equal the 'Maestro' font such as: q = a quarter note etc. I have Win2006. Encore sent one with it's packaging years ago for their font. Didn't know if Finale has such a thing to offer since I've been updating it 'online' for the past 4 years. Can't seem to find anything like it in the Help area. I have a feeling it's right there but, I can't find it. Any help would surely be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Triplet Brackets
I had trouble with the cntl+f key but, was finally able to use the triplet button to create a new bracket on top and delete the original triplet bracket. Thanks again Christopher; for helping me out. You seem to always save me. George - Original Message - From: "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Triplet Brackets Umm, there's a quick key for that, I think it is F for "flip", though it might be in conjunction with a modifier key. It flips the tuplet to the other side without you having to drag the hooks around and re- jig the angles and the number position. Easy. Christopher On 21-Dec-06, at 1:17 PM, George Ports wrote: Am trying to put 1/4 note triplet brackets on the top of fret numbers in a tab staff. Couldn't make the ends point down after draging them to the top of the numbers. Is there a 'mass edit' way to accomplish this or in the 'document options'? Does it have to be set before I make the entries or can I change them after they are entered. Would sure appreciate any help..can't find it in the manual. My system is: Win2006. ___ 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] Triplet Brackets
Am trying to put 1/4 note triplet brackets on the top of fret numbers in a tab staff. Couldn't make the ends point down after draging them to the top of the numbers. Is there a 'mass edit' way to accomplish this or in the 'document options'? Does it have to be set before I make the entries or can I change them after they are entered. Would sure appreciate any help..can't find it in the manual. My system is: Win2006. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] The missing zero; WinFin 2004b
Hi Ken, I finally get a chance to help somebody on this great group. CombiNumerals (True Type) fonts are just your ticket. You can do a keyword to find it or I can send you a copy of them if you'd like. There is also 'white numbers in black circles' but, I'm sure you want 'black numbers in white circles'. Let me know if you want me to send them to you. George Ports - Original Message - From: "D. Keneth Fowler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:01 PM Subject: [Finale] The missing zero; WinFin 2004b To the wisdom of the list, I am doing a classical guitar part - one staff with notes, rests, bar lines, numbers, numbers in circles, etc. You can sense I know nothing about classical guitar notation practice. The composer has carefully marked the numbers and numbers in circles.I just enter what I see. Oh, yes, I do know that numbers go beside noteheads, numbers in circles go off the ends of stems. The Arial Narrow, 8 point, works perfectly for numbers in spaces between noteheads, which are tight much of the time. The problem is Arial has no number zero. Numbers in circles are not a problem. Is there another narrow sans serif font in the Windows world with a zero which is a good match for Arial Narrow that I can enter in 8 pt.? The upper or lower case letter o will not do, and I have not the ability to build what I need from scratch, even though the zero is a rather simple geometric form. I will be deeply indebted if you can provide a solution. Ken ___ 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] Fretboards without staves
Thanks so much to John Roberts, Don Hart, and Christopher Smith for helping me get fretboards on a page without staves. You guys are great! George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Fretboards
Hi Christopher, I can get to 'hide staff'' easy enough but, it hides the fretboads also. George - Original Message - From: Christopher Smith To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Fretboards On Jan 10, 2006, at 12:00 PM, George Ports wrote: Is there an easy way to put guitar fretboards on a Finale document without showing the staves?.fretboards on a blank page in other words? I really am having trouble trying to find the answer in the help section. My OS is WinXP and I'm using finale 2003. Any help would surely be appreciated.Thanks,George PortsThere is a Staff Style, but I don't know whether it is defined by default in 2003 or not, called Hide Staff. In 2006, which I am using, there is an option called Hide Staff in the Staff Attributes which accomplishes the same thing as unchecking everything and 0 line staff, with fewer keystrokes.Christopher ___Finale mailing listFinale@shsu.eduhttp://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Fretboards
Title: Re: [Finale] Fretboards
Hi John,
Thanks for your quick response
to my problem concerning fretboards.
I clicked on the Staff Tool but,
can't find the check boxes you mentioned. I also tried to click the Staff Tool/
Staff/ Edit Staff Attributes to find the checkboxes to no
avail.
Can you help
further?
Thanks,
George
- Original Message -
From:
John Roberts
To: finale@shsu.edu
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:59
AM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Fretboards
Prepare your fretboards with the chord tool,
attaching them to rests. Align fretboards on top of the staff for convenience.
In the staff tool, deselect all the checkboxes, and select the 0-line
staff option. That should do it for you.John
RobertsOn 1/10/06 12:00 PM, "George Ports" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Is there an easy way to put guitar
fretboards on a Finale document without showing the
staves?.fretboards on a blank page in other
words? I really am having trouble trying to find the
answer in the help section.My OS is WinXP and
I'm using finale 2003. Any help would surely be
appreciated.Thanks,George Ports
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[Finale] Fretboards
Is there an easy way to put guitar fretboards on a Finale document without showing the staves?.fretboards on a blank page in other words? I really am having trouble trying to find the answer in the help section. My OS is WinXP and I'm using finale 2003. Any help would surely be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Guitar Fretboard Dots
Is there a way to change the size (larger) of the dots that go on the guitar fretboard? I've read all my books and the help area in the finale program and just can't find the answer. I'm using winfin 2003a. My OS is win 98se. Any help would surely be appreciated. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Fret number font
Have figured out how to place the 'fret number' next to a guitar grid by editing it etc. When I do another chord and put the number in a different 'vertical' position, it changes all of the fret number positions to the same as the new one. Isn't there a way to have each one separate? Also, is there some way I can save all of these that I'm creating so I can continue using them in other songs? Thanks for any help. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Just a test
Please disregard this test. Thanks, George ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Time Signature
Thanks so much for helping me David. Tried to find the answer in the manual before I asked the list but, really had trouble finding the answer. Sure feel fortunate that there are such helpful people in this group. George - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Time Signature > George Ports wrote: > > > How can I change the time signature from 1/4 to 4/4 in a pickup measure > > without moving anything (Lyrics etc.) around? The 4/4 was accidently put > > in measure 1 instead of the pickup measure. > > I hide the 4/4 measure and can show the 1/4 measure in the pickup > > measure but the pickup measure needs to say 4/4. Everything moves around > > when I try to change the 4/4 to 1/4. Sorry for rambling on. > > George Ports > > Read the manual about the Time Signature tool -- it explains it in great > detail. > > The short form -- In your pickup measure, use the time-signature tool to > set it to 1/4, then click the OPTIONS button, check the box for USE > DIFFERENT SIGNATURE FOR DISPLAY and set that one to be 4/4 and you'll > get just what you want. > > -- > David H. Bailey > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ > 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] Time Signature
How can I change the time signature from 1/4 to 4/4 in a pickup measure without moving anything (Lyrics etc.) around? The 4/4 was accidently put in measure 1 instead of the pickup measure. I hide the 4/4 measure and can show the 1/4 measure in the pickup measure but the pickup measure needs to say 4/4. Everything moves around when I try to change the 4/4 to 1/4. Sorry for rambling on. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Helping my fix my PDF problems
Thanks so much to: Christopher, Hiro, Leigh, Noel, Cecil, Larry for all your help concerning my pdf problems. I can finally fix the situation. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] PDF print problems
Hi Hiro, The finale file was created in winfinale 2003a. I then made a pdf file by using Acrobat Distiller (Adobe Acrobat 5.0). The finale printout is fine.the pdf is the one with 'frame type' lines around the graphicsometimes on across the bottom of the graphic, sometimes on the left or right side of the graphic. I tried to delete the graphic in finale and redo the graphic, then remade the pdf to see the same result. I also tried to do all of the above with winfin 2005 to no avail. George - Original Message - From: "A-NO-NE Music" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] PDF print problems > George Ports / 05.4.26 / 09:57 AM wrote: > > >When I save as to a PDF file, the printout shows lines around a > >graphic here and there. > > I am slowly catching up the traffic so forgive me if this has mentioned. > All the legacy files I created have this exactly the same problem. I > don't remember what version of FInale changed this behavior, but Shape > tools used to force you to create a bogus box in certain situations such > as when you create an empty block to hide something. > > It was fine then even with Postscript printout, but later it became a > problem as you described. Any chance these files you are having trouble > with are created originally with older Finale version? > > -- > > - Hiro > > Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA > <http://a-no-ne.com> <http://anonemusic.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] Archieves
Is there a way to find all the posts of the last couple of months? I received some help from a few of the members concerning a pdf problem I have. Lost them somehow when I hit some kind of message that said it would delete related messages. (or something like that) Am hoping to retrieve them so I can try to fix my pdf problem and at least thank the generous people who took the time to help me. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] PDF print problems
Was hoping to make a pdf directly from finale but, looks like I may have to save it as an EPS, then make a PDF from that. I have Acrobat 5 complete and thought it should work.guess not. Thanks for your help Noel. George - Original Message - From: "Noel Stoutenburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:42 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] PDF print problems > George Ports wrote: > > > Still haven't been able to fix my PDF printout problem and thought I'd > > try the list for help once more. > > > > Am using Finale 2003 (music notation program) and Win98 2nd edition. > > When I save as to a PDF file,... > > Here's how I create ~.pdf files from WinFin 2k3, on WIN 98 SE: I use a > driver for a postscript printer (I use the HP 5100, postscript version, > which I obtained as a free download, and installed as a system.), set to > print to file. I print files to this printer, and use Ghostview to open > the ~.ps files which result, and print them to ~.pdf's. > > I do not have the problems you describe which ghosting around the images. > > ns > ___ > 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] PDF print problems
Still haven't been able to fix my PDF printout problem and thought I'd try the list for help once more. Am using Finale 2003 (music notation program) and Win98 2nd edition.When I save as to a PDF file, the printout shows lines around agraphic here and there. They look like they may be part of a boxaround the graphic (top and left side, not around the graphicentirely). Is there a (show/hide)option for frames around graphics?I had to redo a graphic now and then and am wondering if the linesare from a previous graphic that wasn't placed exactly where the lastone was.These lines don't show on the moniter..just on the printout ofthe PDF file. The printout of the Finale file is fine also.Any help would surely be appreciated.Thanks,George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Print out problems
Hi group, Didn't get any response from an earlier post concerning a print out problem I've been having. Am reposting in hopes of some help. Am using Fin 2003 and Win98 2nd edition. When I save as to a PDF file, the printout shows lines around a graphic here and there. They look like they may be part of a box around the graphic (top and left side, not around the graphic entirely). I had to redo a graphic now and then and am wondering if the lines are from a previous graphic that wasn't placed exactly where the last one was. These lines don't show on the moniter..just on the printout of the PDF file. The printout of the Finale file is fine also. Any help would surely be appreciated.Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] PDF Problems
Hi group, I had the following problem a couple of years ago and can't find the answer to it in my saved "Help" archieves. Can anyone help me? Am using Fin 2003 and Win98 2nd edition. When I save as to a PDF file, the printout shows lines around a graphic here and there. They look like they may be part of a box around the graphic (top and left side, not around the graphic entirely). I had to redo a graphic now and then and am wondering if the lines are from a previous graphic that wasn't placed exactly where the last one was. These lines don't show on the moniter..just on the printout of the PDF file. The printout of the Finale file is fine also. Any help would surely be appreciated.Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Hash marks with chord diagrams
Changed to Slash Notation with no problem. Lost the Chords and Chord diagrams when I did it. Tried to edit the Staff Style and couldn't figure out just how to do it. Am using winXP and winfin 2005. Thanks for your help, George - Original Message - From: Christopher Smith To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Hash marks with chord diagrams This is a real hard way to do it. Here's an easier way.There is a staff style called Slash Notation. In the Staff tool, select the passage, hit S (for Slash). All of layer 1 is turned into slashes. If you hit R (for RHythmic) every thing turns into stemmed slashes.As you noticed, you need entries in layer 1 to attach the chords to. I use rests so they don't play back.To make items attached to Layer 1 and other layers appear as well, you have to edit the Staff Style. Make this edit in your default file, too, and save it, so that you won't ever have to do it again.1) To make Slash Notation and Rhythmic Notation staff styles show notes in other layers (essential for drum parts!)Select the Staff Tool (looks like a treble clef)Staff Menu>Define Staff StylesBeside “Available Styles” select “Slash Notation”Directly below that about two inches is a check box and “Alternate Notation.” Click on the “Select” button just below that.In the “Alternate Notation” dialogue box at the bottom, there are four options available; “Show Items Attached to Notes, Show Notes in Other Layers, Show Items Attached to Notes in Other Layers, and Add Dots to Slashes in Compound Meters.” ALL of them should be checked.Click OKBeside “Available Styles” select “Rhythmic Notation”Click on the “Select” button just below “Alternate Notation” againIn the “Alternate Notation” dialogue box at the bottom, there are four options available; “Show Items Attached to Notes, Show Notes in Other Layers, Show Items Attached to Notes in Other Layers, and Stems up in Rhythmic Notation”. Check ONLY the first three; leave the stem direction alone.Click OK, then OK in the Staff Styles dialogue box.That's it!ChristopherOn Mar 15, 2005, at 12:42 PM, George Ports wrote: Thanks for such a quick reply Dick.Everything you said was understood. I had already made a chart with regularquarter notes and am trying to change them to hash marks. Tried to selectall in staff attributes as you said. The noteheads wouldn't change. Has itanything to do with layers or ?George- Original Message - From: "Dick Hauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:56 AMSubject: Re: [Finale] Hash marks with chord diagrams On Mar 15, 2005, at 8:29 AM, George Ports wrote: Is there a way to make a chart with 1/4 note hash marks showing thechord names and the guitar fretboards?Select Staff Attributesselect "Alternate Notation" buttonclick "Select"select Slash buttonOk out.Fret board can be selected from the chord drop down.Dick H___Finale mailing listFinale@shsu.eduhttp://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale___Finale mailing listFinale@shsu.eduhttp://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___Finale mailing listFinale@shsu.eduhttp://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Hash marks with chord diagrams
Thanks for such a quick reply Dick. Everything you said was understood. I had already made a chart with regular quarter notes and am trying to change them to hash marks. Tried to select all in staff attributes as you said. The noteheads wouldn't change. Has it anything to do with layers or ? George - Original Message - From: "Dick Hauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Hash marks with chord diagrams > > On Mar 15, 2005, at 8:29 AM, George Ports wrote: > > > Is there a way to make a chart with 1/4 note hash marks showing the > > chord names and the guitar fretboards? > > > > Select Staff Attributes > > select "Alternate Notation" button > > click "Select" > > select Slash button > > Ok out. > > Fret board can be selected from the chord drop down. > > Dick H > > ___ > 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] Hash marks with chord diagrams
Is there a way to make a chart with 1/4 note hash marks showing the chord names and the guitar fretboards? Am sure having trouble.. Thanks, George Ports ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
