Re: [Finale] Toner cartridges

2003-05-31 Thread One of the McKays
I have been getting my inkjet cartridges for my Canon BJC 6500 refilled by Cartridge World for about half the price of a new cartridge. I can't detect any difference in the output. David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke __

Re: [Finale] Re: TAN: Sound recording

2003-03-21 Thread One of the McKays
Matthew, thanks for your advice. Yesterday my second microphone arrived and today I made a recording of 2 flutes and piano playing my son Justin's Walrus and the Carpenter from his Lewis Carroll Suite. See http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke/pops.html I am recording using Cool Edit 2000. Only u

Re: [Finale] TAN: Sound recording

2003-03-17 Thread One of the McKays
Yesterday I purchased a pair of Audio Technica condensor mikes and an Alto 6 channel sound mixer and did some recording with my computer, using Cool Edit 2000 [demo]. I burned a CD of 3 piano pieces and I was impressed with the results. I was also impressed with the range of the mike [one is yet t

[Finale] TAN: Vale Malcolm Williamson

2003-03-03 Thread One of the McKays
I was saddened to read in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning that Malcolm Williamson, Master of the Queen's Musick, has died, aged 71, after a long illness. Thirty years ago, he conducted Newcastle Conservatorium choir and orchestra in his composition The Red Sea. It was the first time I heard

Re: [Finale] TAN: Sound recording

2003-02-28 Thread One of the McKays
Thanks for all the advice, folks. I am disappointed you can't transfer the stuff via USB cable to your computer, like I do with my digital camera. I guess the files would be a lot bigger. Doesn't sound like one of these is what I'm looking for. Maybe I should get a laptop. David McKay [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [Finale] TAN: Sound recording

2003-02-28 Thread One of the McKays
Thanks for your reply, David. Don't understand the necessity for buying a very expensive mike. My computer is a Pentium II 300 mhz . The specs page for the Sony Walkman minidisk says they require a 400 mhz computer. I am wondering if they mean that less will be slow, or if my low speed computer wo

[Finale] TAN: Sound recording

2003-02-28 Thread One of the McKays
I would like to record accompaniments for students and performances of students and am looking for advice, please. One thought is a digital video camera. I was knocked out by the sound quality from a Sony camera recording 2 flutes and piano with its own microphone a couple of years back. I am als

Re: [Finale] Your article about connecting a clavinova to a PC

2003-01-20 Thread One of the McKays
When this problem was discussed before, Jari made this interesting comment: I think you instead should ask questions about the specific MIDI interface that you're using for connecting the keyboard. Also, check if the people having troubles with a specific MIDI interface under XP have tried using

[Finale] Transcribing MIDI files

2003-01-05 Thread One of the McKays
I am trying to tidy up Finale's efforts at transcribing a MIDI file. At least you can now actually do something. [I found it pretty useless before about Finwin 2000.] I am trying to tidy up a pretty good MIDI performance of Good Vibrations. In the first few bars the organ part ends up about an oct

[Finale] simple sound recording

2002-12-01 Thread One of the McKays
Can anyone suggest a website which will give advice on recording sound using a PC, please? A google search only returns commercial sites with information that doesn't help me. I tried recording by plugging a mike into the back of my computer and using sofrtware in my Yamaha sound card, but nothing

Re: [Finale] Finale and Windows XP

2002-11-25 Thread One of the McKays
Thanks for your reassuring message, Rick! David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke > I have used several different keyboards including the JV-30. I am running a > 1.8gig P4 with Windows XP Home (Pro at the school where I teach) and WinFin > 2003. Never had a problem w

Re: [Finale] Finale and Windows XP

2002-11-24 Thread One of the McKays
Thanks very much for the replies on this topic. Can I ask a more specific question? Some people have said they can't use their MIDI keyboards with Windows XP. Are these very old keyboards, or unusual ones? Has anyone used a Roland JV 30 successfully with Windows XP installed? I'd hate to buy a new

[Finale] Finale and Windows XP

2002-11-16 Thread One of the McKays
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] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL P

[Finale] Sending files

2002-10-27 Thread One of the McKays
How can I send files made in Finwin 2003 to a Finwin 2002 user? I rememebr the question, but not the answer! Can I save my file in a way that makes it easy to send? Thanks David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke /listinfo/finale _

Re: [Finale] TAN...Homepages

2002-10-26 Thread One of the McKays
> I use > > http://www.thehungersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites > > It doesn't load fast and there is no news, but it does give free food > > to > > starving people. Each time you load it and click the button you supply > > hungry people with "1.1 cups of staple food." You can only do it onc

[Finale] Re: One Buck Forty or Die

2002-10-14 Thread One of the McKays
Young people I know who download stuff from the net also buy plenty of CDs. Some of them seem to buy as many CDs as they ever did, and some of them seem to buy more than before. [I know a few oldies who also use these napster thingies, but not many] David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.o

Re: [Finale] RE: Finale digest, Vol 1 #298 - 16 msgs

2002-10-10 Thread One of the McKays
> She was asking about version 3.7. > For which a 3 book manual was supplied. David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Jazz Font in 2003

2002-10-10 Thread One of the McKays
I can't find the Jazz Font in 2003. Having removed Finale 2002 using Add/Remove in the Control Panel, my Jazz Fonts have disappeared. I loved that font, especially the text fonts! David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke ___

[Finale] Smart Score Lite

2002-10-09 Thread One of the McKays
Is anyone using it in Fin 2003? I have just tried, following the recommendations in the video tips. I am interested to see how many notes it fails to recognise from a piece of simple, printed music. It did recognise the 2 voices on each stave, though. Has anyone upgraded to the power version? Is

[Finale] Printing problem in 2003

2002-10-06 Thread One of the McKays
I have just inputted an arrangement of an old hymn, using the hymnal template from the church templates folder. I had some trouble aligning lyrics from verse to verse [the hymn had 4 verses, which I placed between the staves]. But when I printed out the music, it only filled up 2/3 of the page.

[Finale] Uninstalling old version

2002-10-06 Thread One of the McKays
I have jsut installed Finale 2003. How should I uninstall Finale 2002? Should I do it via the Control Panel Add/Remove programs, or should I simply delete the folder? I am concerned I may uninstall the new fonts if I uninstall the old version of the program. David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://m

Re: [Finale] BACH as a single note

2002-09-29 Thread One of the McKays
Thanks everybody for the information and the great images. I have posted Michael's with correct attribution on my web site. Hope that is OK, Michael. Can anyone point me to a source which tells us about Bach himself creating this image? I found it in my 1980 copy of Grove, but did not find any i

[Finale] BACH as a single note

2002-09-28 Thread One of the McKays
I found this illustration of the BACH motif as a single note. I am wondering if this could be done using Finale. See my home page for the image. [A great relief from the picture of me I had there for more than a year!] Had my first piano lesson 43 years ago today. [29th September, 1959] David M

Re: [Finale] TAN: real live users

2002-09-25 Thread One of the McKays
Leti! Someone understands me! Hallelujah! David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke > Is the operative part of your statement that you haven't met anyone IN > PERSON who uses Finale at home? > > Well, I've never met in person anyone at all who uses Finale, at home,

Re: [Finale] TAN: real live users

2002-09-23 Thread One of the McKays
I expressed myself poorly in my email, and have been misunderstood. What I meant was this: Other than on the net, I have never met a person who uses Finale, though I admit I have met one or two people who use it in high schools. I have met one or two people who use Sibelius, but I also think that

[Finale] TAN: real live users

2002-09-23 Thread One of the McKays
I have been using Finale since 1995, but have never met a person who uses the program *at home.* I have met a few people who use it in schools, though. "Met" many users online, though. David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~musicke

Re: [Finale] The talent on this list: Hindson in Andante

2002-09-18 Thread One of the McKays
At the school where I teach piano today, two students were performing Hindson pieces for their final year exams [HSC to us Aussies, or New South Welshgeezers]. I think there was a saxophone piece and a piece being played on cello. The cellist was a real character. He was so excited, he didn't shu

[Finale] Music in the news

2002-05-12 Thread One of the McKays
It was great to see list member, Matthew Hindson, discussing his music in a national news broadcast tonight on Australia's national public broadcaster. Some good news *is* news, it appears. Matthew, I reckon you are looking more mature, if I can say that! David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mem

Re: [Finale] Finale list out of control

2002-04-17 Thread One of the McKays
I have had to ask not to receive mail for a while, because my isp is complaining about the extra 10 or 15 megs of stuff in my mailbox each day. I feel sorry for Henry in this frustrating situation, and hope that this problem will be sorted out quickly. David McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members