Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Mark D. Lew
At 11:18 PM 09/17/02, Robert Patterson wrote: >I actually prefer the mirrored lyrics approach, but it requires >forethought and discipline. I concur on that. >Generally, unless you are truly writing a >multiverse piece, such as a hymn, you should put all your lyrics in a >single verse. This avo

Re: [Finale] Incredible flying articulations

2002-09-17 Thread Mark D. Lew
At 9:54 PM 09/17/02, Crystal Premo wrote: >I am inputting one of the pieces from Chicago, and some of the articulations >are flying around. For example, there is a measure with two quarter rests, >each with a fermata. The first one keeps its fermata quite nicely, just >where it belongs above, b

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Mark D. Lew
At 7:25 PM 09/17/02, David W. Fenton wrote: >The fact is, it *doesn't* work. I can only get the right result by >drag copying within the file with lyrics copying turned off. > >That's a really bad alternative, but the best of it. When I want to copy a section of music but without the lyrics, I j

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Robert Patterson
I actually prefer the mirrored lyrics approach, but it requires forethought and discipline. Generally, unless you are truly writing a multiverse piece, such as a hymn, you should put all your lyrics in a single verse. This avoids the baseline headaches that others have mentioned. Personally, b

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Mark D. Lew
In various posts, David W. Fenton wrote: >This is completely unacceptable behavior -- it is basically >completely unusable in any fashion, by any of the various methods. > >What the hell am I going to do here? I'm coming into this discussion a day late, so probably you've solved everything by no

Re: [Finale] Lyrics SLIP

2002-09-17 Thread Mark D. Lew
At 11:58 AM 09/16/02, Henry Howey wrote: >Now as I bring it cross-platform, the lyrics have DRASTICALLY shifted >to the left; i.e., the first half (or more) of the first verse are >not to be seen. > >Beyond re-doing it, are there any suggestions? Well, as I just got finished saying in the respon

[Finale] Incredible flying articulations

2002-09-17 Thread Crystal Premo
I am inputting one of the pieces from Chicago, and some of the articulations are flying around. For example, there is a measure with two quarter rests, each with a fermata. The first one keeps its fermata quite nicely, just where it belongs above, but the second one lets it go flying below, o

Re: [Finale] FINALE (Mac) and software based sample playback/synthesis?

2002-09-17 Thread Matthew Hindson
> Subject: [Finale] FINALE (Mac) and software based sample playback/synthesis? > > Greetings all, > > Has anyone had any success using Finale with software based sample > playback (e.g., SampleTank, the new Native Instruments KONTAKT, etc.) > Many of these > software based samplers are VST/MAS de

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Thomas Schaller
Darcy James Argue wrote: >> But I still don't understand the logic behind mirroring lyrics BY >> DEFAULT. Yes, it's an obviously useful OPTION, but as a default >> behavior with no acceptable alternative for doing otherwise, it >> boggles the mind. > > I gotta agree with David here. I work infr

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 9/17/02 7:25 PM or thereabouts, David W. Fenton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> intoned: > But I still don't understand the logic behind mirroring lyrics BY > DEFAULT. Yes, it's an obviously useful OPTION, but as a default > behavior with no acceptable alternative for doing otherwise, it > boggles the min

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Sep 2002 at 18:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 9/17/02 4:45:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << What the hell am I going to do here? >> > > You can start by calming down. Once you know how this works (or doesn't - for > you) you can plan your approach. The fact is

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
"David W. Fenton" wrote: > What the hell am I going to do here? Open a blank email message, describe the problem, attach a copy of the file (and ask support to fix and return it) and send it to Coda as a "bug report" ns ___ Finale mailing list [EM

Re: Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Matthew Hindson
> > when you copy a portion of music containing lyrics, you do not create a > > new copy of the lyrics, you create pointers (aliases) to the original > > ones. To achieve what you want to do, specify that you want to copy the > > section of music with only specified items, and make sure _NOT_ to

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread JohnBlane
In a message dated 9/17/02 4:45:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << What the hell am I going to do here? >> You can start by calming down. Once you know how this works (or doesn't - for you) you can plan your approach. First of all - you can NOT selectively copy different elements BETWEEN d

[Finale] TAN: Dual-Optical G4 Fan Noise in OS 9

2002-09-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
Daniel and Robert, this may be of some interest: While I initially dismissed the Open Firmware solution to the "turbo fan" problem in OS 9 as a bad idea -- especially since the poster claimed that it shut off the fans entirely -- I did some digging at MacFixit.com and found the original post whic

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Sep 2002 at 17:44, David W. Fenton wrote: > Having decided that pasting from a different file is too much work, I > decided to try copying without the lyrics. > > The result, after many false starts where it didn't work at all, I > see the lyrics being copied *anyway*, even though it is

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Sep 2002 at 17:24, David W. Fenton wrote: > On 17 Sep 2002 at 17:38, Raimund Lintzen wrote: > > > So why don't you copy your music+lyrics into a new (empty) file - > > then copy it again back to your first file. > > > > This procedure will make your lyrics be in a new verse. > > It also

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Sep 2002 at 17:38, Raimund Lintzen wrote: > So why don't you copy your music+lyrics into a new (empty) file - > then copy it again back to your first file. > > This procedure will make your lyrics be in a new verse. It also has a lot of really bad effects: 1. score expressions lose their

Re: [Finale] TAN G4s/Mac OSX and Apple's decision

2002-09-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 9/17/02 7:53 AM or thereabouts, Rocky Road <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> intoned: > Well then I must try it out. Its the one with tabs for each window right? OmniWeb 4.1 doesn't have tabbed browsing (version 5.0 will), but in contrast to IE it: - doesn't have major security loopholes - displays pages

Re: [Finale] accidentals in 2 layers

2002-09-17 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 10:58 AM +0200 9/17/02, Pierre Bailleul wrote: >Hi all, > >Do you know the way to align automaticaly and correctly accidentals on 2 >notes (like a chord) in 2 different layers ? > >Thanks > >Pierre. No way to do it automatically, as far as I know. The Special Tool is the only solution. Sor

[Finale] transferring doc options

2002-09-17 Thread Robert Patterson
Many of you have wished for the ability to set up house styles by controlling document options. The latest version of Settings Scrapbook (posted yesterday) should go a long way towards that, when use with Finale 2003. -- Robert Patterson http://RobertGPatterson.com __

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Michael Withers
Hi, I've been caught by the same thing in opera scores where there are many parts all singing words that are almost - but not completely - identical. I've settled on putting all vocal lines as separate 'verses' and copying and pasting them within the lyric editor. I then reapplying them to the

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 16 Sep 2002 at 23:32, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: > "David W. Fenton" wrote: > > > So, I copied and pasted a large chunk of music with lyrics from the > > beginning of a piece to the end, because the music returns with > > different lyrics. But now when I change the lyrics at the end, it > > chan

Re: [Finale] TAN G4s/Mac OSX and Apple's decision

2002-09-17 Thread Rocky Road
And so it came to pass that Darcy James Argue spake: >On 9/17/02 10:42 AM or thereabouts, Rocky Road <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >intoned: > >> You must use only one or two browser windows at a time. I use around >> 7 on average, each one sticking out abit from the one in front, and >> as Explorer do

[Finale] accidentals in 2 layers

2002-09-17 Thread Pierre Bailleul
Hi all, Do you know the way to align automaticaly and correctly accidentals on 2 notes (like a chord) in 2 different layers ? Thanks Pierre. ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-17 Thread Patrick Hubers
--Op 16-09-2002 22:30 -0400 schreef David W. Fenton: > So, I copied and pasted a large chunk of music with lyrics from the > beginning of a piece to the end, because the music returns with > different lyrics. But now when I change the lyrics at the end, it > changes them at the beginning too. > >