Re: [Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-16 Thread Harold Steinhardt
Bravo, Linda! Well said and I agree with every word. Harold On Friday, July 12, 2002 11:38 AM, Linda Worsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >This whole subject of parts extraction has interested me greatly, and >I can't resist throwing my 2 cents in. > >My view is that: > >* Scores should be as c

Re: [Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-16 Thread Harold Steinhardt
Bravo, Linda! Well said and I agree with every word. Harold On Friday, July 12, 2002 11:38 AM, Linda Worsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >This whole subject of parts extraction has interested me greatly, and >I can't resist throwing my 2 cents in. > >My view is that: > >* Scores should be as c

RE: [Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Lee Actor
... > I'm only discussing an option that I think would improve handling > significantly, making it more logical and in keeping with how the music > progresses in a performance situation. > > Such an option would define a new Finale level to be added to groups, > staves, layers, and voices that rep

[Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 9:38 AM -0700 7/12/02, Linda Worsley wrote: > >Sure, it would be great if the machines could read our minds or >automatically, somehow, understand that the "flutes 1 and 2" part >should be made into two individual pages, with the correct >instrument label, all the "a2"s and "solo"s etc. inta

RE: [Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 12:13 PM 7/12/02 -0700, Lee Actor wrote: >The way I handle this is to make a group out of all staves (divisi, soli, >etc.) pertaining to a single part, while instrument changes and the like are >handled by staff styles. I think you may already have the tools to >accomplish what you want. Yes,

RE: [Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Lee Actor
> >Dennis, it sounds like we have very similar goals for what we want out of > >Finale. For me, the "part" feature is absolutely solved by the TGTools > >"Smart Explosion" and "Smart Distribution" features. > > Perhaps it's improved. I just tried it -- the module of v1.88 does work in > F2K3. But

RE: [Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 10:47 AM 7/12/02 -0700, Lee Actor wrote: >Dennis, it sounds like we have very similar goals for what we want out of >Finale. For me, the "part" feature is absolutely solved by the TGTools >"Smart Explosion" and "Smart Distribution" features. Perhaps it's improved. I just tried it -- the modul

RE: [Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Lee Actor
> >Sure, it would be great if the machines could read our minds or > >automatically, somehow, understand that the "flutes 1 and 2" part > >should be made into two individual pages, with the correct instrument > >label, all the "a2"s and "solo"s etc. intact, perfect cues, and so > >on. > > Yes it w

Re: [Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 09:38 AM 7/12/02 -0700, Linda Worsley wrote: >Sure, it would be great if the machines could read our minds or >automatically, somehow, understand that the "flutes 1 and 2" part >should be made into two individual pages, with the correct instrument >label, all the "a2"s and "solo"s etc. intac

[Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Linda Worsley
This whole subject of parts extraction has interested me greatly, and I can't resist throwing my 2 cents in. My view is that: * Scores should be as compact as possible, so that they don't have to be printed in ant-sized type for the conductor to try to read. In other words, I pair winds on

[Finale] RE: Orchestral efficiency

2002-07-12 Thread Christopher Zello
I know that I'm not alone in this. . . >From a clarinet player's perspective, in a fast moving, difficult piece with a lot of detail (rhythmic, dynamic, etc.), it is darned near impossible to read the second part when BOTH the first and second clarinet parts are on one staff. A third apart in the