Re: [Finale] ¾ in finale expression tool?
Is it a free font that can be downloaded from the net? nope. RotisSansSerif 55 Or do you have any utility to for check font consistency? There might be a slightly broken font or glyph that triggers something due to the way Finale draws things. hm, i checked it in FontExplorer, and had to check "show missing characters" to have the symbols show. very strange, it works in other apps. well, it is an older version for sure of the typeface and one of these days when i can spare a few hundred bucks i'll buy the professional rotis family... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] ¾ in finale expression tool?
On Sat, December 12, 2009 9:02 am, SN jef chippewa wrote: > i can't get the lessthan/equalto symbol [¾] > (opt-u mac) to show in an expression, is anyone > able to do this? It might be in the officially unassigned area. In your message it appears as a 3/4 symbol on my PC. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] ¾ in finale expression tool?
i can't get the lessthan/equalto symbol [¾] (opt-u mac) to show in an expression, is anyone able to do this? fin2010. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool question
Yeah, thanks. Right after I posted the question, I found the box in question. I knew Finale had to have a solution for that particular problem. Cheers, Dean On Oct 18, 2008, at 9:13 PM, Carl Dershem wrote: Dean M. Estabrook wrote: When I want to assign an expression, say, a rit. to all staves, I properly get handles on them all. Now, if I want to adjust one or two of those expressions, is there any way to move them one at a time rather than when one is selected, all are selected and ergo, all are adjusted simultaneously. This happens to be a large Band Score, and, naturally, some of the expressions are in the way of, say, a Picc. part. There must be a way, but I've not found it yet. Thanks in advance, Dean In "expression assignment" (I think) there's a check box for "individual positioning." I rough out the placement, then go back, check individual positioning, then fine tune. cd ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Dean M. Estabrook http://deanestabrook.googlepages.com/home "When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. " R. Buckminster Fuller ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool question
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: When I want to assign an expression, say, a rit. to all staves, I properly get handles on them all. Now, if I want to adjust one or two of those expressions, is there any way to move them one at a time rather than when one is selected, all are selected and ergo, all are adjusted simultaneously. This happens to be a large Band Score, and, naturally, some of the expressions are in the way of, say, a Picc. part. There must be a way, but I've not found it yet. Thanks in advance, Dean In "expression assignment" (I think) there's a check box for "individual positioning." I rough out the placement, then go back, check individual positioning, then fine tune. cd ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Expression Tool question
When I want to assign an expression, say, a rit. to all staves, I properly get handles on them all. Now, if I want to adjust one or two of those expressions, is there any way to move them one at a time rather than when one is selected, all are selected and ergo, all are adjusted simultaneously. This happens to be a large Band Score, and, naturally, some of the expressions are in the way of, say, a Picc. part. There must be a way, but I've not found it yet. Thanks in advance, Dean Dean M. Estabrook http://deanestabrook.googlepages.com/home "When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. " R. Buckminster Fuller ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool Aberration
On Jun 3, 2007, at 9:09 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Jun 3, 2007, at 8:16 PM, Rich Caldwell wrote: I mentioned a similar problem on MM's forum a couple months ago, but got no response from other users - perhaps my issue is really a feature. If a staff is reduced using the resize tool and note positioning's note alignment point is defined as "horizontal click position," then the expression shows up to the left of where you click on that staff. The distance it's displaced depends on how much the staff is reduced. Is this what you are seeing, or is it something different? YES! I can confirm this exactly the way you describe it in FinMac 2007c. I thought it might be a screen artifact of some sort, kind of like those leaping articulations, corrected by a command-D redraw screen, but no, they stay put. However, hitting "clear" puts the expression in the correct place. This makes me think that the bug is adding some additional offset to the positioning, if I can clear it to default positioning immediately (or not immediately! All the expressions I entered that were displaced moved to the entered position when I selected them and hit Clear (I think this would be backspace on a PC.) Ah! Thanks for that tip. I'll try it next time I need to do a score with different sized staves. Rich ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] Expression Tool Aberration
Thanks for the Expression Tool aberration suggestions. (I was in hopes someone would tell me I had a faulty FIN-07, or to “repair permissions,” or some such sage advice. Oh well. I’ll just have to put up with this little anomaly.) No, Christopher, I did not reset measure numbering. In fact, the last 4 arrangements I composed were only 100-160-measure settings of marches for trombone sextet —quite straight-forward FIN projects. Rich, you may have something, in that I did re-size my scores in each of those arrangements. (So I guess you are suggesting I inform MM, and then just live with the jump—can do.) And, Christopher, I will try your second solution of using “clear” next time I experience this to see if that solves the Expressions Tool’s displacement quandary. Thanks, all! Gerry ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Expression Tool Aberration
Anyone else experiencing the following aberration when using the Expression Tool in Mac-07? I create an expression (such as a rehearsal number, or cresc.) and place it in my score, and it "jumps" to a location other than where I have pointed. It is sometimes misplaced as much as one staff, or one measure. I then delete it, and re-place it, and it is fine. Just an observation. Gerry Yes, I get this all the time. Great feature. It only occurs on the first entry of a score expression. The text always jumps down a couple of staves from where the initial click point was. The 2nd and consecutive times you apply it, it will always go in correctly. Hitting clear does not always clear the position back to default (certainly not if it is a score exp. as opposed to a staff exp.) I still have to find a fix, I've tried respacing, updating, un- updating, deleting notes, starting with blank file etc, etc. and it always behaves the same way. Guess we have to wait until Finale 2010 for an update fix. Jonathan ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] Expression Tool Aberration
>> Expression Tool in Mac-07? I create an expression (such as a >rehearsal >> number, or cresc.) and place it in my score, and it "jumps" to a >> location other than where I have pointed. It is sometimes >misplaced as >> much as one staff, or one measure. > >I mentioned a similar problem on MM's forum a couple months >ago, but got no response from other users - perhaps my issue >is really a feature. If a staff is reduced using the resize >tool and note positioning's note alignment point is defined as >"horizontal click position," then the expression shows up to >the left of where you click on that staff. The distance it's >displaced depends on how much the staff is reduced. It has been a known bug for several years. Ironically, it appeared at least five years ago, was fixed in one version, and then returned. The 'jump' occurs vertically, too. MM ignores it requests to fix it. Use system reduction instead staff reduction and the vertical error does not happen. I don't know if this avoids the horizontal problem. Richard Yates ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool Aberration
On Jun 3, 2007, at 8:16 PM, Rich Caldwell wrote: On Jun 3, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Gerry Kirk wrote: Anyone else experiencing the following aberration when using the Expression Tool in Mac-07? I create an expression (such as a rehearsal number, or cresc.) and place it in my score, and it "jumps" to a location other than where I have pointed. It is sometimes misplaced as much as one staff, or one measure. I mentioned a similar problem on MM's forum a couple months ago, but got no response from other users - perhaps my issue is really a feature. If a staff is reduced using the resize tool and note positioning's note alignment point is defined as "horizontal click position," then the expression shows up to the left of where you click on that staff. The distance it's displaced depends on how much the staff is reduced. Is this what you are seeing, or is it something different? YES! I can confirm this exactly the way you describe it in FinMac 2007c. I thought it might be a screen artifact of some sort, kind of like those leaping articulations, corrected by a command-D redraw screen, but no, they stay put. However, hitting "clear" puts the expression in the correct place. This makes me think that the bug is adding some additional offset to the positioning, if I can clear it to default positioning immediately (or not immediately! All the expressions I entered that were displaced moved to the entered position when I selected them and hit Clear (I think this would be backspace on a PC.) Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool Aberration
On Jun 3, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Gerry Kirk wrote: Anyone else experiencing the following aberration when using the Expression Tool in Mac-07? I create an expression (such as a rehearsal number, or cresc.) and place it in my score, and it "jumps" to a location other than where I have pointed. It is sometimes misplaced as much as one staff, or one measure. I mentioned a similar problem on MM's forum a couple months ago, but got no response from other users - perhaps my issue is really a feature. If a staff is reduced using the resize tool and note positioning's note alignment point is defined as "horizontal click position," then the expression shows up to the left of where you click on that staff. The distance it's displaced depends on how much the staff is reduced. Is this what you are seeing, or is it something different? Rich ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool Aberration
On Jun 3, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Gerry Kirk wrote: Hi Finale Gurus: Anyone else experiencing the following aberration when using the Expression Tool in Mac-07? I create an expression (such as a rehearsal number, or cresc.) and place it in my score, and it "jumps" to a location other than where I have pointed. It is sometimes misplaced as much as one staff, or one measure. I then delete it, and re-place it, and it is fine. Hmm, nope, I never have had this happen. I HAVE had a few unexpected things happen with placement between parts and score, but that was because of my lack of comprehension about how linked expressions work, not any fault of the program. That isn't what you are referring to, are you? In fact, with the exception of shape expressions not showing their handles properly, and not being able to centre-justify text, the expression tool is one of the tools that really works well and consistently for me. Actually, one thing DOES come to mind. Have you set a measure not to be included in measure numbering? This, in conjunction with offset measure regions, causes odd things to happen with measures, like two measures get a double bar instead of just the one you clicked on. I suggest that you NEVER unclick the "include in measure numbering" box until they fix it. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Expression Tool Aberration
Hi Finale Gurus: Anyone else experiencing the following aberration when using the Expression Tool in Mac-07? I create an expression (such as a rehearsal number, or cresc.) and place it in my score, and it "jumps" to a location other than where I have pointed. It is sometimes misplaced as much as one staff, or one measure. I then delete it, and re-place it, and it is fine. Just an observation. Gerry ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression tool
At 08:45 PM 12/7/2006, Will Denayer wrote: >I do have another question: if you open the expression tool and scroll >down the list, there are some expressions - tremelo, harmonics and so >on - which can only be used when HP is off. The reason for this is that these expressions are defined to send certain data to GPO. The whole point of HP, though, is to take ordinary expressions with no playback definition and "interpret" them, adding the playback definition behind the scenes. So if HP is off, you can use these defined expressions to get the desired effect. If HP is on, then a plain old expression that says arco or pizz or whatever will trigger the effect the same way. >How can I put HP off? You can turn it off for the entire piece by clicking on the speaker icon on the playback toolbar and setting Human Playback Style to None. You can turn it off for a section of a piece by creating an expression and defining it for playback to turn HP off (one of the options on the Playback tab of the Expression Designer). >Suppose I am writing for a violin KS, will the play back give me >harmonics if I write them? If you have HP on, then I think just writing with harmonic notation will give correct playback. If HP is off, then you need to attach the special harmonics expression to get the same playback. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Expression tool
Dear All, Thank you very much for helping me out. I will buy more memory if possible, we will see on Saturday. I copied the music I was talking about to a new document for 3 violins and 2 celli (instead of sections) and now it plays back normally. I do have another question: if you open the expression tool and scroll down the list, there are some expressions - tremelo, harmonics and so on - which can only be used when HP is off. How can I put HP off? Suppose I am writing for a violin KS, will the play back give me harmonics if I write them? I bought two CD's, one is Fragmente and hay que caminar by Luigi Nono; the other is a symphony by Sofia Gubaidulina. So far I'm disappointed in both - I had expected it to be much better. Respectfully, Will - All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
George Ports wrote: Is there a font to use in the Text Tool for Crescendo? There are a few hairpins in the JazzFont that might serve, in varying lengths. I don't like them, as I find them too bold even for me (they look like they were drawn with a Sharpie pen) but you might find them better than exporting a Smartshape hairpin as a graphic, then importing it back in. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
They are updated, and there are a number of useful things in this package. The chord fonts are the best I've found, and the "soft" slashes, one, two and four measure repeats, and the rhythmic notation that are part of the chord font are also most appealing to me. I am now using them exclusively. The hairpins and smart shapes are also very good. There are also things I find not so useful in the kind of things I do. A lot of Bill's things are designed for saving time at recording sessions and look a little excessive in more normal situations. You can buy the chord fonts alone, and I recommend them highly. Chuck On Sep 9, 2004, at 12:58 PM, Ryan Beard wrote: Bill Duncan has a hairpins font that I use quite frequently. His Finale Productivity package include other nifty fonts that I get lots of use out of. Although I don't know if they've been updated for OS X, I've been using them on 10.2.8 withought any issues. Check his website for more info. http://www.gwmp.com/ Ryan ___ Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com/backtoschool ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
George Ports wrote: Is there a font to use in the Text Tool for Crescendo? Well, actually, it happens that there is a text tool [font[ for crescendo and for other smart shapes; the bad news is that it is not neither a True type, or a postscript font. However, as useful as I would find it, and despite the fact that I've requested it as an added feature for a couple of releases now, I don't think it's possible to attach a smart shape to a non staff item. I think the best way I can think of to achieve what you're looking to do is to copy the text into a new document, create a staff in that document, make the crescendo or decrescendo mark you want in the copy, draw a selection box around the item, export the selection as a graphic, and place the exported graphic into your original document. Then, just perhaps, I might persuade you to send a feature request to the development team to add a feature to smart shapes that they coud be attached to non-musical items. ns ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Expression Tool
Bill Duncan has a hairpins font that I use quite frequently. His Finale Productivity package include other nifty fonts that I get lots of use out of. Although I don't know if they've been updated for OS X, I've been using them on 10.2.8 withought any issues. Check his website for more info. http://www.gwmp.com/ Ryan ___ Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com/backtoschool ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
Yesthat is correct concerning attaching the hairpin shape to a page in Finale 2003a that doesn't have any music or note to attach it to. George - Original Message - From: "Mark D Lew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Expression Tool > > On Sep 9, 2004, at 10:51 AM, JD wrote: > > > With the Text Tool you can use any font of your choosing. So I'm not > > sure I > > understand your question. > > I assume he's trying to draw the hairpin shape. You know, the one that > looks sort of like "<" or ">". > > So the question is how to access the shape expression without having > any music to attach it to. > > mdl > > ___ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
Couldn't find a font for a crescendo or decrescendo in the Maestro fonts and wondered if there are any common fonts that might have what I need. George - Original Message - From: "JD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Expression Tool > on 9/9/04 7:44 AM, George Ports at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Is there a font to use in the Text Tool for Crescendo? How can I get an > > Expression into the Text Box? > > With the Text Tool you can use any font of your choosing. So I'm not sure I > understand your question. > > *** > > J.D. Thomas > ThomaStudios > West Linn OR > > http://www.thomastudios.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** > > How come abbreviated is such a long word? > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
On Sep 9, 2004, at 10:51 AM, JD wrote: With the Text Tool you can use any font of your choosing. So I'm not sure I understand your question. I assume he's trying to draw the hairpin shape. You know, the one that looks sort of like "<" or ">". So the question is how to access the shape expression without having any music to attach it to. mdl ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
on 9/9/04 7:44 AM, George Ports at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is there a font to use in the Text Tool for Crescendo? How can I get an > Expression into the Text Box? With the Text Tool you can use any font of your choosing. So I'm not sure I understand your question. *** J.D. Thomas ThomaStudios West Linn OR http://www.thomastudios.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** How come abbreviated is such a long word? ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
Is there a font to use in the Text Tool for Crescendo? How can I get an Expression into the Text Box? George - Original Message - From: "JD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Expression Tool > on 9/9/04 6:05 AM, George Ports at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Is there a way to get a crescendo or (and) a decrescendo from the expression > > tool on a page that has some text but, the staffs have been removed? This > > page was created from Windows Finale 2003a. It's a page that has some text and > > I need to put in the above with it. > > How about using the Text Tool. > > *** > > J.D. Thomas > ThomaStudios > West Linn OR > > http://www.thomastudios.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** > > Taxation WITH representation isn't so hot, either! > > ___ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Expression Tool
on 9/9/04 6:05 AM, George Ports at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is there a way to get a crescendo or (and) a decrescendo from the expression > tool on a page that has some text but, the staffs have been removed? This > page was created from Windows Finale 2003a. It's a page that has some text and > I need to put in the above with it. How about using the Text Tool. *** J.D. Thomas ThomaStudios West Linn OR http://www.thomastudios.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Taxation WITH representation isn't so hot, either! ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Expression Tool
Is there a way to get a crescendo or (and) a decrescendo from the _expression_ tool on a page that has some text but, the staffs have been removed? This page was created from Windows Finale 2003a. It's a page that has some text and I need to put in the above with it. Would surely appreciate any help. George Ports ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
