Re: [Finale] Playback Volume Problem

2003-09-20 Thread Peter Taylor
Horace Brock wrote > I'm having a problem with playback volume. > > I'm doing a transcription of the Schubert 8th Symphony, we're talking > first movement. Although I have marked the opening pianissimo, the > first measure is louder, then the volume drops in the SECOND measure. > Then when the obb

Re: [Finale] having it both ways when transposing

2003-09-16 Thread Peter Taylor
Daniel Dorff wrote > I'm working on a piece for tenor sax & piano and have been inputting with concert pitch displayed. Parts of the piece are with standard key signatures, and parts are in free non-tonality. Now I want to switch over to showing the tenor sax in the correct transposition and sti

Re: [Finale] Nukey-ler mus-kulls

2003-09-13 Thread Peter Taylor
Lawrence Yates writes: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>So tell me then why it is okay to mispronounce Greenwich as gren-itch? >because Gren-itch is the correct pronunciation, it's not a mis-pronunciation. >Green-itch is a mispronunciation. (I'm speaking of courser of Greenwich in England - if >the

Re: [Finale] OT: Need help with "traveling" song

2003-09-10 Thread Peter Taylor
Leti wrote: > I need some suggestions of songs about "travelin'". For example, there is "On > the Road Again" or "King of the Road." Can you think of any others? > I'd really appreciate the help. How about the theme song of The Littlest Hobo? "There's a voice, That keeps on calling me. Down th

Re: [Finale] DC al Fine

2003-09-09 Thread Peter Taylor
Lawrence Yates wrote: > If I erase the DC before extracting there is no problem, I get 35 bars rest as a multimeasure rest. How do I get the 35 bars as a multimeasure rest without having to delete the DC then re-insert it in the parts. I haven't tested this, but the problem may be either because

Re: [Finale] Barline question

2003-09-06 Thread Peter Taylor
James Brody wrote > I would like to be able to put dividing bar lines (section indicators) in the middle of measures of a score for a large ensemble. I don't know if it's easy or difficult, but I can't seem to find the direct reference for doing this in any of the documentation, although I'm sure

Re: [Finale] Dot question

2003-09-06 Thread Peter Taylor
Richard Huggins wrote: > On a double-stemmed, unison dotted note, where two layers have been involved > in creating the unison, Finale will put only one dot if the note's on a > space but two (one above, one below) it it's on a line. To remove the lower dot: Options > Document Settings > Augment

Re: [Finale] Re: OTLuftwaffe

2003-08-30 Thread Peter Taylor
"helgesen" wrote > The piece they played was a newly written(?) march from a film (I think) > about Churchill. I don't think it was called "Churchill March"- but it could > have been. It could have been Goodwin- or Walton or somesuch. > Very much in the style of "Battle of Britain March"- but star

Re: [Finale] Re: [OT] Luftwaffe March

2003-08-28 Thread Peter Taylor
J. Simon van der Walt wrote > > From: "Peter Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > The name of this march is Aces High and you're right, it WAS written by Ron > > Goodwin, but only for the film - it has nothing to do with the real Luftwaff

Re: [Finale] Luftwaffe March

2003-08-26 Thread Peter Taylor
The name of this march is Aces High and you're right, it WAS written by Ron Goodwin, but only for the film - it has nothing to do with the real Luftwaffe. Peter - Original Message - From: "helgesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Finale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 1:40

Re: [Finale] Sign- (as in DS)

2003-08-25 Thread Peter Taylor
Sorry - I meant to add: Click on Help > User Manual and look down the list for Maestro Character Map. Peter ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Sign- (as in DS)

2003-08-25 Thread Peter Taylor
I always use expressions too. The DS sign is Shift-5 (or %) and Coda is Alt + 0222 Peter - Original Message - From: "helgesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Finale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:03 PM Subject: [Finale] Sign- (as in DS) > Again- I'm having a seniors m

Re: [Finale] PrintMusic to CD

2003-08-14 Thread Peter Taylor
Noel wrote: > Tom Daish wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone have any advice on how to convert music from PrintMusic to a format > > that can be made into a CD-R to be played on a regular CD player. > > Later this week, when MakeMusic! announces the availability of Finale 2004, > upgrade. Acco

Re: [Finale] Repeat endings

2003-07-02 Thread Peter Taylor
Brad Beyenhof wrote: > For multiple-system endings, you can use a "begin ending" bracket on > the first system and a "finish ending" bracket on the second system; if > you need even more you might either use a smart shape or an ending > bracket with the hanging end dragged up to be level with the l

Re: [Finale] Text Block Bug?

2003-06-29 Thread Peter Taylor
David wrote: > That brings up another thing: for a long time now (since WinFin97) > Finale has been a very poor Windows "citizen" in terms of cleaning up > after itself. That is, it never seems to delete its temp files, so I > periodically have to clean out my TEMP folder. > > Can anyone else conf

Re: [Finale] OT: Songs for intervals

2003-06-27 Thread Peter Taylor
RockyRoad wrote: > You're the second person who has said M7 for Maria. Getting me > worried. I'd swear it was a tritone. No need to worry David. I agree with you - the opening notes ARE a Tritone. Can you fill me in as to how you apply this song association business? I never heard of it or used

[Finale] Default Whole Rests

2002-10-18 Thread Peter Taylor
I apologise if this has come up before. I can't find any reference in my archived messages or in the OLD. How do I insert DEFAULT whole note rests? I'm working on a 3/8 divisi passage and need whole rests in layer 2. I can put in REAL whole rests but then I get the "too many notes" message and

Re: [Finale] Positioning first/second endings

2002-10-05 Thread Peter Taylor
Aaron Sherber wrote: > After several years with Finale, I'm just now working on the first project > of mine to use first and second endings. > > I notice that it's difficult to find a consistent height for the bracket -- > it's either too high or too low, depending on how far above the staff the

Re: [Finale] How or where do you purchase Finale?

2002-06-20 Thread Peter Taylor
Jari wrote: > Windows 95 is over 6 years old now, and you absolutely should get a > more stable OS, IMO. WinXP is the "best" Windows version now, > regarding stability and it doesn't require that huge computer resources > (compared to Win2000). Jari - I have heard from numerous sources that XP i

Re: [Finale] Time Signature problem

2002-05-31 Thread Peter Taylor
D. Keneth Fowler wrote: > I am doing a string quintet in which I initially entered 4/4 time. After > entering all the music, I notice that the autograph I am working from is > marked *C* (just not paying close attention). OK, so I make the change. Now > a measure that originally had an eighth - q

Re: [Finale] playback mess

2002-05-03 Thread Peter Taylor
>From Andrew Stiller > >> I just did some heavy editing of a file prepared by someone else, and > >> now I find that the note durations play back as if the machine was > >> drunk. ... > >Try Options/Playback Options and uncheck the 4 boxes at top left > Already did that. No help. Now what?

Re: [Finale] playback mess

2002-05-02 Thread Peter Taylor
Andrew Stiller wrote: > I just did some heavy editing of a file prepared by someone else, and > now I find that the note durations play back as if the machine was > drunk. The guy who made the original file is a MIDI fiend, and he may > have done some sophisticated adjustment of the durations

Re: [Finale] Changing Layers

2002-04-28 Thread Peter Taylor
Jari wrote: > Peter Taylor writes: > > > I don't use layers frequently, and then usually only for an odd measure or two, > > so this has never been a real problem for me till now. I have to enter a piece > > with up to three layers in every measure and I am

[Finale] Changing Layers

2002-04-28 Thread Peter Taylor
I don't use layers frequently, and then usually only for an odd measure or two, so this has never been a real problem for me till now. I have to enter a piece with up to three layers in every measure and I am finding the keyboard shortcut for changing layers in Speedy, Shift-' (apostrophe), is no

Re: [Finale] Smart Shapes & a MIDI problem

2002-04-26 Thread Peter Taylor
Andrew Homzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm using FinMac 2001d and have two problems: > > 1 - I can't attach the SmartShape trill-line to a note. Upon opening the > menu, "attach to measures" is checked and the "attach to notes" & "attach to > noteheads" is grey. Wouldn't one normally want to