Re: [Finale] eps options for FinMac 2k4+

2004-04-16 Thread Randolph Peters
get plenty of allies for taking the time to clearly lay out your concerns. Also, I agree that the onus is on MakeMusic to solve this quickly. The work arounds don't work on any level. As I said in a previous email: "Ultimately the solution lies with MakeMusic to corr

Re: [Finale] eps options for FinMac 2k4+

2004-04-16 Thread Randolph Peters
ointed out, and the output in the end is not acceptable. Ultimately the solution lies with MakeMusic to correct things. -Randolph Peters P.S. Just curious, but why doesn't TIF work? First of all I am not convinced that those EPS files work properly. PS files produced this way certainly don&#x

[Finale] eps options for FinMac 2k4+

2004-04-15 Thread Randolph Peters
won't keep recommending GC for this kind of work. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] The phone book's here! The phone book's here!

2004-04-15 Thread Randolph Peters
Actually, the Mac OS X 2k4b updater is on the MakeMusic site. If you want the OS 9 version you have to get the CD. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Word Extensions_____what gives?

2004-03-24 Thread Randolph Peters
calls them melisma lines and extension lines. As I wipe the egg off my face, I should state for the record that I am NOT an engraver, I just play one on the internet sometimes... And the plug-ins DO give inconsistent results. Thanks for helping. And cancel that order for a new

[Finale] Word Extensions_____what gives?

2004-03-24 Thread Randolph Peters
d notes where I don't want them. What does the list think? Shouldn't this at least be an option? -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Quickeys vs. iKey (Mac)

2004-03-18 Thread Randolph Peters
e the macro was invoked. I don't think iKey can do this yet. Both programs will get the job done, but for those of you who who have written off Quickeys, perhaps they should give it another look. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [E

Re: [Finale] TAN: Sibelius 3 Speed

2004-02-27 Thread Randolph Peters
IS faster than Finale in terms of screen redraws. 4) I was very impressed that I could control the view percentage and also what page I was looking at while the score was playing. As Darcy has pointed out, Finale simply has to match or beat Sibelius on items 3 and 4 to stay competitive. -Rando

Re: [Finale] TAN: binding oversize pages

2004-02-15 Thread Randolph Peters
he librarians saying that they preferred coil binding to comb binding for large scores, but they also can be bulky when stacked. Although I agree with many of the orchestral librarians concerns, I am only offering this up to this list for your information. -Randolph Peters _

Re: [Finale] TAN: Mac OS 9.2.2 question

2004-02-05 Thread Randolph Peters
other free control panel called "Switcher PowerUp" can also add this function to OS 8.5 and up as well as a few other doo-dads for switching apps. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] TAN: Running QuickKeys in Classic

2004-02-03 Thread Randolph Peters
right now, but I hope to have this sorted out by the end of the day. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Quickeys import from OS 9 to 10 a NOGO

2004-01-26 Thread Randolph Peters
27;ll stop trying now and reprogram the darn things from scratch. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] FinMac 2k4 eps work-around

2004-01-26 Thread Randolph Peters
will add this functionality in the next upgrade, but there is no reason to avoid Finale 2004 for this temporary lack. -Randolph Peters Now, does anyone have a good way to transfer a few hundred Quickeys shortcuts from system 9 to 10? ___ Finale mailing

Re: [Finale] Finale for Mac OSX delivered

2004-01-23 Thread Randolph Peters
://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php?str=resource&plt%5B%5D=macosx&mode=basic&action=search -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Finale for Mac OSX delivered

2004-01-22 Thread Randolph Peters
upgrade to Performer 4.12. It fixes the sticky fader problem. http://www.motu.com/downloads/dp/dp_4.12update.hqx -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] can we ps from print driver in FinMac 2004?

2004-01-18 Thread Randolph Peters
er driver. Can any of you Mac OS X gurus confirm this? -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] who wins the prize?

2004-01-17 Thread Randolph Peters
At 9:52 AM -0800 1/17/04, Brad Beyenhof wrote: On Saturday, January 17, 2004 9:42 AM, Randolph Peters wrote: BTW, I noticed on my Finale account that MakeMusic is only charging half price for the upgrade because of the delay. Nice gesture, I think. What?!? How did you pull that? Mine is

[Finale] who wins the prize?

2004-01-17 Thread Randolph Peters
Just curious. Any Mac user get their 2004 edition yet? BTW, I noticed on my Finale account that MakeMusic is only charging half price for the upgrade because of the delay. Nice gesture, I think. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [Finale] Scroll View Guides?

2004-01-17 Thread Randolph Peters
particularly useful. Have I missed something? No. The lack of use in scroll view is why I ignored the feature. TGTools then came up with a way to align dynamics and hairpins and so I soon forgot the guides function was there. What are people doing with this? -Randolph Peters

Re: [Finale] Nonpop?

2004-01-11 Thread Randolph Peters
but-secretly-hoping-for-a-radical-paradigm-shift-in-public-tastes" music? -Randolph Peters I always get punch-drunk as my deadlines approach. Finale content: [Deadlines that are not yet being aided by FinMac 2004.] ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PR

Re: [Finale] Nonpop?

2004-01-11 Thread Randolph Peters
a musical DNA of who they are. They want "good music" and it doesn't matter about the style. Nonpop new music has a place, albeit a small one, for this kind of listener. This still doesn't solve the problem of naming the kind of music we write. Usually others do that for you for

[Finale] Nonpop?

2004-01-11 Thread Randolph Peters
"Nonpop" goes a certain distance, but it ultimately fails as nomenclature because it only says what it is not rather than what it is. As a non-insect I believe we can do better! -Randolph Peters P.S. Is "new music" so bad? Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote (in a different su

Re: [Finale] Explode!

2003-12-31 Thread Randolph Peters
should be part of the program, but I'm glad that plugin developers have been responsive enough to deal with it. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Explode!

2003-12-30 Thread Randolph Peters
the job better. If Finale starts incorporating features from third party plugin developers, great! They were still well worth the cost. -Randolph Peters At 10:06 PM -0500 12/30/03, David H. Bailey wrote: Which removed a huge financial burden and crush of user-complaints. Ain't it gr

Re: [Finale] Explode!

2003-12-30 Thread Randolph Peters
thin hours. Finale opened the door to this kind of service and improved set of features when they opened up the plugin development to others. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] ResEdit (Mac)

2003-10-29 Thread Randolph Peters
rst had it? ResEdit won't stop you from duplicating key commands so you have to be careful to avoid confusion. The OS X version of Finale will work differently so these comments are only for Mac OS 8 and 9. Good luck. It's worth the effort. -Randolph Peters _

[Finale] Re: The Joys of Custom Lines

2003-09-29 Thread Randolph Peters
glissandos. This works on both the Tab Slide and Glissando tools. (Modify-->Shift-->Glissandos) -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] The Joys of Custom Lines

2003-09-27 Thread Randolph Peters
ing up on each line. It used to be hard to transfer custom lines from document to document, but Robert Patterson's Mass Copy and Settings Scrapbook plugins have solved those problems. Legibility is still a concern in extracted parts, but I just see that as one more thi

Re: [Finale] Rotate this! Mega-monitors

2003-09-22 Thread Randolph Peters
Brad Beyenhof wrote: On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 02:19 PM, 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

[Finale] Rotate this! Mega-monitors

2003-09-22 Thread Randolph Peters
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 ___ Finale mailing

Re: [Finale] Dead OS9 was: Finale 2004 for Mac...good news and badnews

2003-08-19 Thread Randolph Peters
w, OS 9 is still the system that most professional Mac-based studios need to use. (There is a similar lag in the graphics world.) It's not dead yet! -Randolph Peters P.S. Regarding an earlier post about needing to upgrade to system 9 on machines that won't let you do it, I think there a

[Finale] Human Playback (was: Finale 2004 Review)

2003-08-14 Thread Randolph Peters
ing that makes Finale so good. As John Cleese says in Clockwise, "It's not the despair, I can stand the despair. It's the hope!" - Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Re: Human Playback (was: Finale 2004 Review)

2003-08-14 Thread Randolph Peters
Jari Williamsson wrote: [a lot of good stuff and clarifications] Thanks for clearing up my questions about HP. This feature DOES look like it has potential! -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman

RE: [Finale] OT - Beat vs. pulse (previously: 3/8 time sig).

2003-06-12 Thread Randolph Peters
ses but he does call the larger units "beats." The subdivisions are named the actual note length (eighth note or whatever). See chapter 10 on Meter and Time Signatures for example. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Bracket tool Q.

2003-03-27 Thread Randolph Peters
productivity would suffer a bit if you only had one tool for hairpin dynamics. (e.g., scrolling to the end point when you are already at the starting point of a hairpin would be a pain.) -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[Finale] confusing error message (Mac)

2003-03-16 Thread Randolph Peters
ale folder. Are the classic transposition prefs stored inside the Finale 2003 preference file? Do I have to redo all of my Finale preferences from scratch? I'm on a Mac, system 9.2.2 using Finale 2003a Thanks for your attention to thi

Re: [Finale] Finale 2.6.3 question

2003-01-26 Thread Randolph Peters
X offset or Y Offset and so on. Does this help or should I keep digging? -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] TAN: Mac OS X can wait

2003-01-23 Thread Randolph Peters
relief to have windows open and close quickly. System 9 may be dead but it will still be running my "mission critical" apps for at least another year. -Randolph Peters Darcy James Argue wrote: On Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 05:44 PM, Randolph Peters wrote: My weekend experi

[Finale] TAN: Mac OS X can wait

2003-01-23 Thread Randolph Peters
ature improvements in Finale rather than an OS X version. Will we be forced to switch to OS X to be able to use future versions of Finale? Or will there be 2 versions? -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/ma

Re: [Finale] OT: Superball on Gong substitute

2003-01-15 Thread Randolph Peters
Robert Patterson wrote: Another website offering superball mallets. (I found both by doing a Google search.) http://synthrick.tripod.com/mallets/ -- Robert Patterson Thanks for the link. I wonder why I didn't think of using the internet? I use it for everything else! -Randolph P

RE: [Finale] OT: Superball on Gong substitute

2003-01-15 Thread Randolph Peters
the 60s. The superhero balls might not have the same properties. I still wonder if there are generally available substitutes out there. Thanks for your help. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] OT: Superball on Gong substitute

2003-01-15 Thread Randolph Peters
erballs aren't made anymore as far as I know, are there substitutes out there that do as good a job or nearly as good? -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] TAN: deadline extension for Mac OS X apps

2002-12-14 Thread Randolph Peters
some Macs capable of booting up into Mac OS 9, and will continue to sell a Power Mac G4 geared toward professionals such as graphic designers until June. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] 2003a fixes (from Readme file)

2002-12-10 Thread Randolph Peters
Fixes in Finale 2003a Chord Tool * It is now possible to change the fretboard font after a chord and fretboard have been entered. * Fretboards now playback in the fretboard editor after entering and exiting the Fretboard Instrument Definition dialog box. Clef Tool * Mid-measure clefs no longer

[Finale] 2003a updater is out

2002-12-10 Thread Randolph Peters
Dear Finale list members, The 2k3a updaters for Mac and Windows are on the Coda web site: http://www.codamusic.com/coda/downloads.asp -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] TAN Midi software for Mac

2002-11-18 Thread Randolph Peters
Finale group. -Randolph Peters David Froom wrote: Tapping the collective wisdom of the group: Do any of you have experience with the software package called "Reason"? This is a virtual synthesizer/sample-player/sample-editor/processor. Also, could someone comment on the virtues o

Re: [Finale] TAN Tonality

2002-11-15 Thread Randolph Peters
). I accept David Lawrence's definition, but thanks Darcy for showing us how unrevealing the term really is! -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Tan: Tonality (Was4/4 to 2/2)

2002-11-15 Thread Randolph Peters
ans either: 1) no pitch or 2) no strongly discernable pitch center. I'm curious how you slice things up. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Re: Paul McCartney

2002-11-11 Thread Randolph Peters
ts? Randy "Even with Sibelius" is a curious turn of phrase. Does this imply that the guru of Finale concedes certain advantages to the competition, especially when it comes to servicing the more notationally-challenged user? ;-) -Randolph Peters __

[Finale] Re: Adjusting "hairpins"

2002-10-01 Thread Randolph Peters
ng through the boxes on a slur or smart shape and adjusting with arrow keys is precise, easy, fast, and ergonomically nicer to your back and arm than adjusting with the mouse. (Its those fidgety little adjustments dragging with a mouse for hours on end that just kill my upper back muscles.) -Ra

Re: [Finale] Lyrics Freakout

2002-09-23 Thread Randolph Peters
yllables. This method has taken me through 3 operas and a few vocal pieces. I don't generally need verses to be on top of each other. Damage limitation is the what it is all about! -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Finale] Printing weirdness revisited

2002-09-20 Thread Randolph Peters
;Have you tried reformatting your hard drive?" -Randolph Peters Tim Thompson wrote: >Yes, same problem with MacFin 2003 and HP LJ 5000n. I was shocked by it, >and then remembered having seen a post about it. It seems that both Finale >and HP drivers are trying to help so much

[Finale] Printing weirdness revisited

2002-09-19 Thread Randolph Peters
nation with HP printing software). The problem of extra "untitled" print jobs which also contain multiple copies, arises when you ask for more than 1 copy printed. (Collating, duplexing, or printing page ranges doesn't seem to affect the problem.) Is anyone else getting extra c

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

2002-09-18 Thread Randolph Peters
nipeg? Cheers, Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] RE: orchestral MIDI

2002-07-15 Thread Randolph Peters
t as short mp3 demos. I think a lot of people would find the examples very helpful as well as appealing. Best, Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] computer rays [finale: waaaaay OT]

2002-07-15 Thread Randolph Peters
gghhh i think it is getting me too..... sincerely, randolph peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Music Fonts

2002-07-14 Thread Randolph Peters
ee which fonts have ready to go .FAN files for use with engraver slurs. Jari Williamsson's site is the place to download these: http://home5.swipnet.se/~w-52653/Finale/ Best wishes, Randolph Peters Johannes Gebauer wrote: >I am wondering if there are any music fonts out there that I hav

[Finale] RE: orchestral MIDI

2002-07-14 Thread Randolph Peters
features and not know it. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] RE: orchestral MIDI

2002-07-12 Thread Randolph Peters
data in some way? Best wishes, Randolph Peters Andrew Stiller wrote: >Following the advice given by several folks on the list, I tried >changing the volume of one orchestral staff by assigning it a fixed >value rather than applying a percentage. Still no go. The loudness >is unaffect

[Finale] Re: Apple buys Emagic

2002-07-03 Thread Randolph Peters
... ..."iLogic"! -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Coda web site now taking FinMac 2k3 orders

2002-07-03 Thread Randolph Peters
For those Finale Mac users who need their free T-shirts, I noticed that Coda is now taking orders (but not shipping) FinMac 2k3: http://www.codamusic.com/finale/ Cheers, Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] problems shutting down the computer

2002-06-29 Thread Randolph Peters
This behavior by the computer might be caused by settings in the Energy Saver Control Panel. Check your settings under the schedule tab or the advanced settings tab. -Randolph Peters At 8:56 PM -0700 6/28/02, Chuck Israels wrote: > >Every time my wife dutifully shuts down her G4 cube it

Re: [Finale] TAN: Public support for the arts

2002-06-24 Thread Randolph Peters
ment and so on.) The western economy is a mixed one. Debate what the right mixture should be if you want, but lets not pretend that support of the arts is an either/or proposition. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale