mbone writing, and many
composers write grace notes when they _expect_ a slide, so it's best to
be explicit about what you want.
Daniel Wolf
Budapest
Colin Broom wrote:
>I'm wondering if there are any trombone players/experts out here. My
>question is, how would a trombonist genera
I'm wondering if there are any trombone players/experts out here. My
question is, how would a trombonist generally interpret a grace note with a
slur onto another note about a 2nd lower (in a 20th century score)?:
a. Would they soft-tongue the second note?
b. Would they just tongue the first
Just checked, and yes, it is there. What I wouldn't give to have 2 monitors
again.
C.
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Subject: [Finale] Two Monitors in 2K4 PC
I have found it in t
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> Of Colin Broom
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:58 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Finale] Odd Time Signature problem (FinWin2k4)
>
>
> I've just started re-formatting one of my earlier pieces
> (originally created
> in
The time sig metatools as stated have been around for a while, though it
doesn't say much about them in the manuals - surprising since it's such a
useful feature, and I bet loads of folk don't know about them. For anyone
who doesn't know, metatools can be programmed and used in all of the
followin
I've just started re-formatting one of my earlier pieces (originally created
in Finale 2000 but most recently edited in 2003 till now). In it I've found
2 bars of 5+3/8, which in retrospect would be infinitely more sensible in
4/4. I went to change the time sig accordingly, but when I come back o
I've spoken to a number of musicians recently, including a noted orchestral
conductor, and several composers who all seem to feel that the dynamic
'mezzo piano' is basically a meaningless dynamic, and they think it should
never be used. I've even heard one go as far as to say that the same is
tru
The only way I can think to do this is to force the time signature to show,
and its cautionary using the measure tool, then create a staff style that
hides the time signature on those staves that you don't want the
cautionaries, then create a auto-positioning expression of the time
signature( using
nce D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 22 January 2004 11:31
>To: Colin Broom
>Cc: Finale List
>Subject: Re: [Finale] Tubas and 8vb
>I am a tuba player and I have rarely seen an 8ve marking in my
>part...although it might be helpful. More often, I see what looks like a
>divisi t
If one has a very low register part for tuba, using the lowest notes, does
anyone know whether tubists generally prefer to read leger lines or an 8ve
symbol? I'm guessing an 8ve symbol is better, but I know some
instrumentalists prefer to read leger lines, si I thought I'd see if anyone
here knew.
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>Thanks! It works fine. Now I'd like to find a nice continuo organ
soundfont.
>Dennis
Have a look at Je
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>when in Speedy Edit, scroll view, with say frame 36 active, when i hit
>'Home', the display briefly flashes to m. 1, then resets to m. 36 on the LH
>side of the screen. 'Home' behaves normally when no frame i
figure!)
Thanks Noel for the Forum Suggestion,
Colin.
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Colin Broom
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 6:46 PM
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Subject: [Finale] Executable shape Bug? (FinWin2004)
Okay, I've finally de
Okay, I've finally decided to try to get my head round executable shapes for
doing rallentando/accel type things, but it doesn't seem to be working right
in Finale 2004. Anytime I change the the values of the time or level scales
then go back to the score, when I go back into the expression playba
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Of Taris L Flashpaw
Subject: [Finale] MIDI: Sound substitute...
>Hi all...
>I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good General MIDI substitute for
>crotales?
There's probably nothing that's going to sound wholly convincing, but if it
was me, and GM sound
own Shift + 3 (or shift plus whatever key you want). The tuplet dialog box
comes up. Set it to 3 16ths in the time of 2, and any other settings you
need. Then when you hold down 3 and click on the first of any group, it
will turn it into 16th triplets, EVEN if you have an 8th followed
Okay, I'm sure this has come up before, but I'm just wondering what folks'
feelings are on the usage of cautionary accidentals in non-tonal music.
I know that one approach is to display the accidental again if the note is
repeated following other pitches in the same bar, e.g.
| F# D# Fn B D# |
b
I'm getting two identical copies of every email from the list at the moment.
I checked my subscription options just in case it was something to do with
that, but it's not. Is anyone else having this problem, and what do I do to
alleviate it?
Cheers,
C
On 22 Sep 2003 at 16:19, Randolph Peters wrote:
> These new desktop monitors are out of my league, but I thought some on
> this list might like to drool over them. You might not ever need to
> turn a page again!
Actually, thinking about this a bit more, I'm just wondering about
the size of extra
On 22 Sep 2003 at 16:19, Randolph Peters wrote:
> These new desktop monitors are out of my league, but I thought some on
> this list might like to drool over them. You might not ever need to
> turn a page again!
>
>
> http://www.go-l.com/monitors/cinerama/specs/index.htm
>
> -Randolph Peters
V
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Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] TAN: avoiding SPAM and viruses
> On 20.09.2003 11:14 Uhr, David McKay wrote
>
> > At the moment I am receiving a deluge
I'm think about transfering my Maestro default file from 2K3 over to 2K4.
Can anyone tell me if there's any vital functionality or great setting in
Finale 2004 that I will miss by doing this? I tried to use Forza to
transfer the settings, but it doesn't seem to want to work with 2K4.
Cheers,
Col
I notice that in Finale 2004, the placement of group brackets (such as the
ones that go right across all the winds, and then all the brass, etc.) has
been altered so that the brackets sit actually on top of the left line,
rather than slightly (about 1 space) to the left of it. Is this indicative
o
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To: "Colin Broom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Problems Exporting TIFFs with Fin2K4
> If Aaron can't reproduce the problem w
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Problems Exporting TIFFs with Fin2K4
> Just tried a couple of TIFs from 2K4, and they looked fine to me, both in
> my image viewer and imp
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> TIFF files frequently look bad in Word on screen but usually print OK. Did
> you try printing them? Also, did you try to open them as tiff files using
an
> imaging program such as Photoshop, Quicktime, or any photo viewing
software
> in your computer?
> Best,
> Doug
Doing my weekly bunch of class notes, and I'm having some issues exporting
TIFF files out of Finale 2K4 (which finally arrived on Friday, having been
ordered from UK suppliers on 18th August) into MS Word. Most of the TIFFs
coming out have very visible flaws on them, in the form of occasional thic
Pre-ordered Finale 2004 some weeks ago from a UK distributor, only to find
now out that they're not shipping it till 5th September. Really annoying.
Wish I'd gone with my first instincts and just ordered direct from Coda.
Colin Broom.
x27;s still annoying.
Colin Broom.
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Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 5:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Finale] Finale 2004 Review
> Unless
> all the key figures die at the same time, there should be no situation
that
> will make Finale 2004 unusable f
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From: "Nick Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 6:58 PM
Subject: [Finale] Ted Ross reprint
> I'm talking to the publisher of "The Art
> of Music Engraving and Processing" by
> Ted Ross about a reprint and I wanted to
> as
...metatools could be programmed in the tuplet tool. Just discovered it.
That could save a lot of time. Amazing that you can use a program for so
long and not know something like that. And now Fin2K4 is due and there's a
whole lot of new features to be discovered. I look forward to it.
C.
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From: Chuck Israels
>Now, here's a question for programing literate folk: Is it a practical
idea to ask for the integration of horizontal scrolling without a >cursor
click in the scrolling line...maybe using the arrow keys or integrated
scroll wheels
> > From: Brad Beyenhof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > As far as I know, Finale never "guesses" at stem direction in layers.
> > Layers 1 & 3 are always "stem up" when more than one layer is present,
and
> > layers 2 & 4 are always "stem down" under the same circumstances. If
only
> > one layer is pres
I've recently noticed 2 rather odd changes in behaviour between Finale 2003
and 2002 that I was wondering if anyone could think of any good reason for
these changes:
1. In the measure tool, if in Finale 2002 I wanted to change the style of
barline, I could while in the measure attributes dialog b
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Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 1:20 PM
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> Is there a way to get Finale (Mac) 2k3a to default to scroll view instead
> of page view?
Options Menu>Program Op
Can anyone tell me if I am correct in assuming that as with any other
instrument, chord symbols (e.g. C7, Dm, etc.) in a part for a stradella
system accordion appear above the staff ? I wouldn't normally even question
this were it not for the fact that the individual who's music I am notating
has
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> I was listening to a quiz on BBC Radio recently
> and one of the questions revolved around a composer
> using "silence" in a work and be
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> Hi all,
> as I know that here are many composers around
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> I am intending to get a new computer next year. I have read horror stories
> of problems with Windows XP and Music programs. Does it work OK with
Finale?
> David McKay
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [Finale] 5/4
> I am going to spend a small amount of time teaching my actors about 5/4
> time, but I despair that there simply cannot be a folk song o
uicker way. Is there a plug-in that does this?
Cheers,
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> A tool to hide all accidentals in one pass. Yes? No?
>
> (I'm converting an existing electronic accompaniment from a complex stream
> to a 'reduced visual' and removing all clutter.)
"Plug-ins>Canonic Utilities>Hide
Fwd: Harpsichord built of LEGOs!Saw this a couple of weeks ago. Looks
great. A listen to the audio clip suddenly makes it clear why they don't
generally make harpsichords out of lego.
C.
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tsoever. As someone else
suggested, I thought it could have been to simply avoid collision with
another staff below, but it's not even that low a note in treble clef.
Interesting.
Colin.
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shed some light on these issues for someone who was
obviously asleep at the time, I'd be grateful.
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you would show a bass clef for this instrument).
Aha! That did it. Thanks. As to your thoughts regarding using bass clef
for bass clarinet, I thought the same thing, but I'm just following the
score - it's not my music.
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Ok, this is a new one on me. I'm putting in a bass clarinet part at the
moment (in transposed pitch), and I can't seem to insert a bass clef in one
particular bar. It just seems to refuse to display, no matter what settings
I choose, even if I have"Always show Clef", or place the clef before or
a
to look
great:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/J_Gebauer/
At some point over the next year or so, I do plan
to work on my own tutorials to get them up on the web, but that won't be for a
while.
Colin.
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Subject: Re: [Finale] ?instruments 1 & 2
>Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean, but could you not achieve this by
renaming the staves to "1" and "2", then >grouping the stav
On an orchestral score, how can I get the two or three numbers to the right
of the instrument name (for example if there are 2 clarinets) so that the 1
is directly above the 2 (and 3 if necessary)?
E.g.-
clarinet 1
2
but with "clarinet" centred obviously.
Anyone know? I can't for
Another good site is www.hammersound.net which as
well as having a lot of good soundfonts, has a lot of useful information and
a FAQ section about soundfonts.
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few other options, but so it does it as a default
rather than running a plug-in, as . For example "always show cautionaries,
even on tied notes"; "show cautionary natural after octave displacement"
(e.g. G#4 followed by Gnat5), "do not show on repeated notes", etc
Colin
, attached to the new note or
measure in a similar fashion.
Colin.
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a shortcut would be great,
however, moving one page forward or back is already possible, by holding
down Ctrl/Command and pressing either Pageup or Pagedown.
Colin.
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ft to not let my compositional decisions be overly
influenced by the technology. It says nothing about my skill at all - it's
just another way of working.
Regards,
Colin.
ld now be
able to enter the bass drum and have it both display and playback correctly.
For snare drum setup, do the same, but replace the word "bass" with "snare"
and the note C with E.
Hope this is of help to you. Let me know if for some reason this still
doesn&#
t and prove very handy, IMO.
Colin.
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so as
to avoid constantly going up to the menu.
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OK, I'm sure there must be a way of doing this, but I can't find it (I've
looked in the OLD). How do I get hidden notes in another layer to playback?
Cheers,
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er tool and
"clone Lyrics" options and never quite figured out what was going on.
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d result in massive file sizes. (Which brings
up an interesting point, what are the file sizes of Igor like? Someone
mentioned to me they were rather large).
Still, it's a nice idea, in theory.
Colin.
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after
repeated notes). This is far preferable to a plug-in.
CUT - Cut Function remembers last option, or has an option to stop asking
the same question over and over again (i.e."do not ask this question again")
Colin.
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stem.
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efine my own expressions to give me exactly
> the sounds I want.
Well, I think you can with Sibelius as well.
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all of what was mentioned regarding playback can be
achieved in Finale, and no it's not automatic, but most of it can be set up
in such a way that it only has to be set up once. This is what libraries
minutes and 3 swear words?
TGTools. Go. Done in less than half a minute.
Or use the MIDI tool, scale either velocities or volume, depending on the
desired effect. Not that hard, and achieved equally quickly.
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(To reply, omit the Cb7#9 chord from the e-mail a
ity or micnotator, etc.)
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egative number depending on whether you want to
increase or decrease the volume. this will affect the staff as a whole.
B. (if you're a Windows users) Use the "easy MIDI" option in Jari's Forza
plug-in.
Do bear in mind that this will affect all staves set to that particular MIDI
c
n't find this.
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o an easy repeats plugin for the standard
situations.
Aha! Thanks for that.
Colin.
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the upgrade even if just for the new document
options layout, staff styles and the enhanced tuplet options.
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lenty
workarounds, but it does surprise me that entering text into first endings
isn't even an option.
Colin.
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than pissed off.
Yes, I am very pissed off, and I know several others that will be too.
Windows users apparently make up about 40% or more of Emagic's revenue.
That's a lot of people.
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g towards the latter, but was wondering what
everyone else thought.
Cheers,
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same package. I think MP was introduced around 1987.
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have to manually delete them (sometimes 4-500 at a time)
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ictograms in it.
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a different page, Forza does this pretty well. (I haven't
tried Philip's Text Editor, as its only available for the Mac :-( ).
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> Is there a way to copy a textblock from one page to another?
>
> Johannes
Jari's Forza! text block manager plug-in will do this, even between
different files.
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died in a car accident September of last year.
At the time, his widow contacted this list to inform everyone.
Regards,
Colin.
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/www.graphire.com/
There's a fairly comprehensive list of most of the notation packages
available with links here:
http://ace.acadiau.ca/score/others.htm
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anywhere on any staff, and the rest of the music will remain unaffected. If
you need it to do something slightly different, then you can create another
staff style.
For the items that cannot be hidden via staff styles, there are several
other methods of hiding individual items.
Colin.
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Tackling spam is a real pain. I got so much of it I started taking some
extreme measures with my filters.
Initially, I highlighted key phrases that would appear in message bodies,
such as "with 'REMOVE' in the subject", To be removed from further
mailings", "click on the link below", "THIS IS NO
in duration before
it can complete the larger quarter note triplet. If you input the smaller
group as eighth notes, you'll find this solves your problem. To notate them
as 16th notes is incorrect; it doesn't add up.
Colin.
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Wow, that one I didn't know about. Much easier than the bizarre workarounds
I was doing.
Thanks,
Colin.
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ovement? Do you leave it, or find some
way of hiding it?
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I wonder if somone who's still here would be able to drop me a quick e-mail
when the Finale list is back up functioning normally, as I would like to
re-subscribe.
Thanks,
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