Re: [Finale] Edit instrument definitions in Score Manager
Hi Jef, What type of database software? I know I can do it the old way with Staff Styles, but I like the one-step solution of the Change Instrument command, provided I can edit the file so the default is Chromatic Transposition for my most frequently-used instruments. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 18 Jul 2012, at 8:41 PM, SN jef chippewa wrote: there is a resource file named Finale.instruments hidden deep in finale (package contents) that can be opened and edited using certain types of database software. i would not suggest editing this to anyone who wasn't 100% attentive and who has made COMPLETE backups. i was not able to export the data to a spreadsheet or similar to do a mass copy-paste of the transposition type values so had to go through one by one on all instruments i might come across in my work (i.e. i left the soprano didgeridoo and 14-string octabass banjo alone). again, not something to take lightly, if you fuck it up, some really nasty things could happen, because this file drives the score manager and perhaps other things (i don't use audio but suppose it is also integrated). in the last update the ability to use staff styles for mid-score instrument changes that require different transpotitions was reincorporated. Is there a way to edit the default transposition settings in the Score Manager? Jef, did you manage to figure this out? Obviously, it's REALLY tedious to have to change every instrument from Key Signature to Chromatic transposition, but I'm used to/resigned to that. What's more tedious is having to do it AGAIN after every instrument change, especially on a piece with lots of instrument changes. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Edit instrument definitions in Score Manager
What type of database software? i used SQLite Database Browser 2.0 b1, freeware as i recall I know I can do it the old way with Staff Styles, but I like the one-step solution of the Change Instrument command, provided I can edit the file so the default is Chromatic Transposition for my most frequently-used instruments. before you do anything, i probably don't need to tell *you* this, but make a copy of the original and keep it somewhere ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Edit instrument definitions in Score Manager
there is a resource file named Finale.instruments hidden deep in finale (package contents) that can be opened and edited using certain types of database software. i would not suggest editing this to anyone who wasn't 100% attentive and who has made COMPLETE backups. i was not able to export the data to a spreadsheet or similar to do a mass copy-paste of the transposition type values so had to go through one by one on all instruments i might come across in my work (i.e. i left the soprano didgeridoo and 14-string octabass banjo alone). again, not something to take lightly, if you fuck it up, some really nasty things could happen, because this file drives the score manager and perhaps other things (i don't use audio but suppose it is also integrated). in the last update the ability to use staff styles for mid-score instrument changes that require different transpotitions was reincorporated. Is there a way to edit the default transposition settings in the Score Manager? Jef, did you manage to figure this out? Obviously, it's REALLY tedious to have to change every instrument from Key Signature to Chromatic transposition, but I'm used to/resigned to that. What's more tedious is having to do it AGAIN after every instrument change, especially on a piece with lots of instrument changes. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
