[Finale] TAN: New PowerMac G5

2004-06-10 Thread Javier Ruiz
For those with healthy wallets: www.apple.com Rumors failed. There was only a speed boost and the faster superdrive (a model that you can buy in any pc store for 90$ in case you need it). ¡Ay, Steve! Saludos, Javier. ___ Finale mailing list

[Finale] OT laptop for Spain

2004-06-10 Thread Shelley Huston
What laptop would you recommend for living in Madrid for a year? Doesn't need to be fast, just serviceable with CD-RW and help available locally. Any and all suggestions for getting along there electronically much appreciated. Thanks. (And suggestions of a good choir with contact info that

Re: [Finale] TGTools in MacFin2k4b?

2004-06-10 Thread Harold Owen
Brad Beyenhof writes: I'm having a very difficult time using TGTools in MacFin2k4b. Every time I try to drag a plugin window do a different location on the screen, Finale immediately quits. Also, often I will select a plugin from the TGTools menu (or one of my QuicKeys-defined macros) and

Re: [Finale] Re: OSX Finale 2004b bugs?

2004-06-10 Thread Harold Owen
Dear Matthew, Brad, and Darcy, On 09 Jun 2004, at 07:17 PM, Matthew Hindson Fastmail Account wrote: Yes. Turn off the message bar -- that helps a *lot*. I've been having problems with the message bar turning itself on and off all the time. To turn it off it's necessary to do the menu item twice,

Re: [Finale] TGTools in MacFin2k4b?

2004-06-10 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at 09:31 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: On 09 Jun 2004, at 06:51 PM, Brad Beyenhof wrote: I'm having a very difficult time using TGTools in MacFin2k4b. Every time I try to drag a plugin window do a different location on the screen, Finale immediately quits. This, I

[Finale] swing font

2004-06-10 Thread Bob Florence
Hi all; Does anyone use the Swing font which a cousin to the Jazz font. I am using a new Mac G5 with MacFin 2004b. The jazz font works, the Swing font doesn't. Thanks; Bob F. ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Finale] Independent Ending Brackets?

2004-06-10 Thread Brad Beyenhof
Listsibs: I'm working on a score (MacFin2k4b) in which I would like the ending brackets to be at a different height on each of the two staves over which they appear. The top staff displays measure numbers on every measure, so it needs to have the brackets moved up to accommodate; however,

[Finale] TAN: Musical Symbols in Word

2004-06-10 Thread Ken Parsons
Is there a way to produce musical symbols (flat, especially) in Word, or to import them from Finale? A colleague of mine is working on her doctoral dissertation, and needs to do just that. Thanks! Ken Parsons School of Music Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN 37315

Re: [Finale] TAN: New PowerMac G5

2004-06-10 Thread Allen Fisher
Musta not had the heat and power under control for the 3.0 chip. But this dual 2.5ghz one's *liquid* cooled. vbg For those who love their wireless Ethernet and their iTunes (and you don't need a healthy wallet), Have you seen this little number? http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/ *drool*

RE: [Finale] TAN: Musical Symbols in Word

2004-06-10 Thread ddorff
Yes, it's easy to use Maestro or any other music font like any other typeface. One just has to find the right keystroke for each musical symbol. In Windows, there's character map to help. There are also some other music fonts geared to this that are more compatible with text typefaces as far as

Re: [Finale] TAN: Musical Symbols in Word

2004-06-10 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 12:52 PM -0400 6/10/04, Ken Parsons wrote: Is there a way to produce musical symbols (flat, especially) in Word, or to import them from Finale? A colleague of mine is working on her doctoral dissertation, and needs to do just that. Thanks! The Bach font is generally available, and has a

[Finale] annoying message bar reappearance

2004-06-10 Thread Chuck Israels
Harold Owen wrote (in response to Darcy, Matthew, et al): I'm on FinMac2k4b. Once I have turned off Show Message Bar in a file and Show All Messages in Program Options/View and Save Preferences, it doesn't show up in any other files I open. Isn't this the correct expectation? This has been an

Re: [Finale] Independent Ending Brackets?

2004-06-10 Thread dhbailey
Brad Beyenhof wrote: Listsibs: I'm working on a score (MacFin2k4b) in which I would like the ending brackets to be at a different height on each of the two staves over which they appear. The top staff displays measure numbers on every measure, so it needs to have the brackets moved up to

[Finale] TAN: Musical Symbols in Word

2004-06-10 Thread Jamin Hoffman
I've had pretty good luck with the MetTimes font, which is included with the Metronome font, purchasable from DVM Publications (I think someone from DVM is on this list - right?). It's not EXACTLY the same as regular Times, but it's close, and very useful if you just use it for the musical

Re: [Finale] swing font

2004-06-10 Thread Bob Florence
Yeah, the author needs to update it for OS X. Good luck contacting him. I sent him SEVERAL emails, and got NO REPLIES. I ended up using a font utility called FONT LAB to convert the font to work with OS X. Hi Eric: What is FONT LAB? BF Finale mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [Finale] Independent Ending Brackets?

2004-06-10 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 11:03 AM, dhbailey wrote: Brad Beyenhof wrote: Listsibs: I'm working on a score (MacFin2k4b) in which I would like the ending brackets to be at a different height on each of the two staves over which they appear. The top staff displays measure numbers on every

Re: [Finale] Independent Ending Brackets?

2004-06-10 Thread dhbailey
Brad Beyenhof wrote: On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 11:03 AM, dhbailey wrote: Brad Beyenhof wrote: Listsibs: I'm working on a score (MacFin2k4b) in which I would like the ending brackets to be at a different height on each of the two staves over which they appear. The top staff displays

[Finale] How do I stop playback re-articulation for tied notes?

2004-06-10 Thread country
Hello all: I’m a fairly new user of WinFin 2004a and so far have either missed the answer in the archives or the manual. My tied notes are always re-articulated and it’s driving me crazy. When I have, for example, a whole note tied to a half note in 4 4 time, instead of hearing one note for 6

Re: [Finale] Independent Ending Brackets?

2004-06-10 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 11:53 AM, dhbailey wrote: Brad Beyenhof wrote: On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 11:03 AM, dhbailey wrote: I've seen lots of two-part music, though, where the bottom staff doesn't have the brackets at all. Have you thought about turning them off for that staff?

Re: [Finale] How do I stop playback re-articulation for tied notes?

2004-06-10 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 01:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My tied notes are always re-articulated [snip] I’m using the slur tool to tie the two notes together. Is there another tool I should be using instead, or another way of entering the first note of the group? Debra, Yes, there is

Re: [Finale] How do I stop playback re-articulation for tied notes?

2004-06-10 Thread Raymond Horton
Don't use the slur tool for ties! Use it for slurs! In Simple Entry, use the Tie thingie near the bottom (shows two notes tied together). Even better: in Speedy Entry (Speedy is always better), use the equal sign to tie forward, Ctrl= to tie backwards. Ray Horton - Original Message -

Re: [Finale] Independent Ending Brackets?

2004-06-10 Thread Michael Cook
Stop! you don't need to mess around with shapes. If you double click one of the handles of the ending bracket, you'll get the Backward Repeat Bar Assignment dialog. There's a check box for Individual Positioning which will allow you to put the ending brackets at different heights. Best

Re: [Finale] Independent Ending Brackets?

2004-06-10 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 01:55 PM, Michael Cook wrote: Stop! you don't need to mess around with shapes. If you double click one of the handles of the ending bracket, you'll get the Backward Repeat Bar Assignment dialog. There's a check box for Individual Positioning which will allow you

Re: [Finale] That darned file-overwrite bug FinMac 2003

2004-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
Received this from Brian at MacSupport. Only *two* people have reported the file-overwrite bug? I know for a fact that even within us Finale listers, it's not just me and Chris Smith who have been burned by this. People, please, when you run into a problem as serious as this, for the love

Re: [Finale] That darned file-overwrite bug FinMac 2003

2004-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Brian, We seem to have conflated a couple of problems here, and I think it's my fault for not being clear enough (and for not changing Chris Smith's original header, which I leave here only for the sake of continuity). I understand that the file-overwrite bug is relatively rare and

Re: [Finale] TGTools in MacFin2k4b?

2004-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 10 Jun 2004, at 12:05 PM, Brad Beyenhof wrote: On Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at 09:31 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: On 09 Jun 2004, at 06:51 PM, Brad Beyenhof wrote: I'm having a very difficult time using TGTools in MacFin2k4b. Every time I try to drag a plugin window do a different location on

Re: [Finale] swing font

2004-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
Rich Sigler doesn't answer support emails, period. He never has, and presumably never will. He obviously doesn't give a damn about his customers once they've already bought the font. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn NY On 10 Jun 2004, at 02:17 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Yeah, the

[Finale] Re: How do I stop playback re-articulation for tied notes?

2004-06-10 Thread country
Thanks so much everyone for the speedy replies. It's so-o simple. I wish I'd asked months ago! Thanks again. Best regards, Debra [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Finale] Re: How do I stop playback re-articulation for tied notes?

2004-06-10 Thread David W. Fenton
On 10 Jun 2004 at 19:52, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks so much everyone for the speedy replies. It's so-o simple. I wish I'd asked months ago! Yes, and quite basic. I would suggest that now you've been using Finale for a while that you might benefit from going through the tutorials

Re: [Finale] swing font

2004-06-10 Thread Bob Florence
Rich Sigler doesn't answer support emails, period. He never has, and presumably never will. He obviously doesn't give a damn about his customers once they've already bought the font. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn NY \Rich actually answered me a yearBF ago. I guess it was a false