RE: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Keith Helgesen
Basically I agree with the comments so far- someone pretending to know their subject- in OZ we'd say a bullshit artist! The thought does occur to me- it "sort of" makes sense if the sus 5 is a 'typo' for sus9. Thus Fmin,sus9,no7 = F Ab C G- but where it goes to or comes from is a mystery! As

Re: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Richard Walsh
You are a good person, and I can tell that you want to help. However, in my experience, some clients are just too dumb and stubborn, and it would be a crime to let them keep their money. In fact it is your Obligation to charge Way Extra for such ridiculous, nonsensical chord symbols. I remembe

Re: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Crystal Premo
OK take the money and run honey... we have all done so many times... RW << I am sincerely trying to avoid just taking her money, although I am not above such things. She's a singer, like me, and it's possible that her experience with paper is minimal. I will communicate with her more and make

Re: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Richard Walsh
OK take the money and run honey... we have all done so many times... RW On Wednesday, September 8, 2004, at 08:34 PM, Crystal Premo wrote: ...Fminsus5no7... Equally mysterious... and guaranteed to mystify any who read it... which last time I looked was contrary to the purpose of writing music in

Re: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Chuck Israels
Dear Crystal, I think this client will be more trouble than she's worth. Chuck On Sep 8, 2004, at 8:34 PM, Crystal Premo wrote: ...Fminsus5no7... Equally mysterious... and guaranteed to mystify any who read it... which last time I looked was contrary to the purpose of writing music in the firs

Re: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Crystal Premo
...Fminsus5no7... Equally mysterious... and guaranteed to mystify any who read it... which last time I looked was contrary to the purpose of writing music in the first place. I am a rhythm section player who would be expected to read such nonsense, I know of what I speak. This person is a boob,

Re: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Richard Walsh
Equally mysterious... and guaranteed to mystify any who read it... which last time I looked was contrary to the purpose of writing music in the first place. I am a rhythm section player who would be expected to read such nonsense, I know of what I speak. This person is a boob, and would be reg

RE: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Williams, Jim
That's 100% absurd, Crystal. I'd just ask her what notes she means. Just for the sake of curiosity--what is the function of the chord? ii of Eb? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Crystal Premo Sent: Wed 08-Sep-04 22:00 To: [EMAIL PR

Re: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Crystal Premo
Your "client" is an idiot. Get better educated clients... Fmin7 (no7) that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.<< Sorry. It says Fminsus5no7. Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listi

Re: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Richard Walsh
Your "client" is an idiot. Get better educated clients... Fmin7 (no7) that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. RW On Wednesday, September 8, 2004, at 07:00 PM, Williams, Jim wrote: Did she really write "sus5" or "sus4"??? To me, sus5 is meaningless--to what would it resolve??. If anyone's kn

RE: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Williams, Jim
Oh, yeah... Why indicate a min7 chord with "no 7th"??? I can see something like C Maj9 (no E), which is really a G chord (GBD) with a C in the bass. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Crystal Premo Sent: Wed 08-Sep-04 20:47 To: [E

RE: [Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Williams, Jim
Did she really write "sus5" or "sus4"??? To me, sus5 is meaningless--to what would it resolve??. If anyone's knowledge is greater than mine on this, please inform me. Crystal, I would ask your client exactly what notes she means with that chord name, and go from there. Aren't clients wonderful? ;-)

[Finale] Jazz chord

2004-09-08 Thread Crystal Premo
My client has written (by hand) "Fmin7sus5 no7" on a single line like that. She insists that "min" be expressed that way, and not with a minus sign, and this is not going to fit over her measure. I gotta think that there is another way to express this. She wants 8 measures per system with som

Re: [Finale] State Songs (was Anthems) (still OT)

2004-09-08 Thread Crystal Premo
The Virginia Legislature voted in 1997 to designate "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia"<< Good Lord! Doesn't this song make references to "old darkies" and other such inappropriate things? Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PRO

[Finale] Re: Fin2005 Hang Bug

2004-09-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
Thanks, Allen! - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 08 Sep 2004, at 09:42 AM, Allen Fisher wrote: Got It. Support--I'm putting this into BaRT now, so do not worry about it. ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman

Re: [Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread dhbailey
Ken Moore wrote: In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Noel Stoutenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: It would be helpful to know what version of Finale you are both using, and what version of the MAC OS you are using. If you have the same version of Finale, that is, if you both have 2k3, (as one examp

Re: [Finale] State Songs (was Anthems) (still OT)

2004-09-08 Thread Lynn Gold
There's a site called http://www.50states.com/songs that has MIDI files and lyrics for official and unofficial state songs (it doesn't have links for two of the West Virginia songs but does list the titles). When the MIDI files get confusing when paired with lyrics, there are also links you can

[Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread Ken Moore
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Noel Stoutenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >It would be helpful to know what version of Finale you are both using, >and what version of the MAC OS you are using. If you have the same >version of Finale, that is, if you both have 2k3, (as one example) you >ca

[Finale] OT State songs

2004-09-08 Thread Ken Moore
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >John Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There are states that I have no idea whether they >have state songs, or what they are if they do. I don't know whether >"Rocky Top" is Tennesee's official state song, but it's sure one that >gets played a lot and fires

[Finale] Anthems (OT)

2004-09-08 Thread Ken Moore
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dhbailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >But think of all the countries which have made use of the melody of God >Save The Queen. It is easy to sing, is easy to remember, majestic in >nature. > And (as I am frequently reminded when I watch an International award cer

Re: [Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:31:13 -0700, Mark D Lew wrote: > Unless the piece is really enormous, I wouldn't worry about compressing > it just for saving transmission time. I often compress email attachments, and not just for time concerns. The .zip (or .sit) format transfers through email much more nic

Re: [Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread Mark D Lew
On Sep 8, 2004, at 5:04 AM, dhbailey wrote: To be sure the file arrives just fine, he should zip it up and send the .zip file, especially if he is on AOL. If neither of you are on AOL, you can try sending the .mus file without zipping it up, but it might be a bit large. I've got a dialup connec

Re: [Finale] State Songs (was Anthems) (still OT)

2004-09-08 Thread Mark D Lew
Indiana's song is "On the banks of the Wabash", not "Back Home Again in Indiana". ("California, Here I Come" is also not the state song of California.) The Virginia Legislature voted in 1997 to designate "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" the "state song emeritus". As far as I know, they still

[Finale] Mittwoch

2004-09-08 Thread Martin Banner
Hi Mario! How was your trip to Switzerland? I hope you had a good time and were able to relax. I am back to work teaching high school as of yesterday. Since the last time we chatted, I'm not sure if I had shared with you that I have signed with a new publishing company in the US to publish some

Re: [Finale] Anthems (OT)

2004-09-08 Thread Andrew Stiller
"My Old Kentucky Home," "Back Home Again in Indiana," and yes, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" ... have the feeling of having been adopted by popular acclaim, even if a state legislature did vote on them. I wonder how many Kentuckians are aware that "My Old Kentucky Home" is a summary of _Un

Re: [Finale] Stem direction

2004-09-08 Thread Andrew Stiller
Owain: a pet peeve of mine is string players' belief that they can overrule a composer's explicit indications at will. Quite how somebody interprets "sul G" as "sul G until you don't like it very much, or until you get above 4th position, and then do whatever you want" is beyond me. Not just

[Finale] OT: Pitch control in midi

2004-09-08 Thread Mag. Mario Aschauer
Dear fellow listers, Apologizing if this has been discussed before I'd like to ask whether one can adjust the pitch of a midi file from a=440Hz to say a=430Hz? Is this possible in Finale? Thanks and regards from sunny Vienna, Mario. * Mag. phi

[Finale] MIDI & Sound card problem

2004-09-08 Thread Giz Bowe
I've just tried using WinFin2005 & my transcribing software, only to get an error from Transcribe! that the sound card is already in use. It seems I had the same conflict in WinFin2004, only I've forgotten how I fixed it. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Giz __

Re: [Finale] Anthems (OT)

2004-09-08 Thread SCOTT GREEN
There have been many movements afoot to make "You Are My Sunshine" the Louisiana state song. Ugh. Sure, the writer (and former governor) Jimmie Davis had a gold record off it, but... On the other hand, I just can't recall WHAT the official song is. Must be really memorable... Scott Green Ba

Re: [Finale] Stem direction

2004-09-08 Thread Owain Sutton
This work contains many other instances of double-stops that need to be played by each player for the above mentioned reason of resonance. This observation is spot-on. It is a simple fact that the timbre of double stops is completely different to single stops on multiple instruments. Exampl

RE: [Finale] Microsoft SP2 update and Win Finale 2005

2004-09-08 Thread Marvin Rosenthal
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Re: [Finale] Anthems (OT)

2004-09-08 Thread John Howell
At 7:47 AM -0400 9/8/04, Crystal Premo wrote: Sorry, but "versions" don't count. "Performers" don't count. "Recordings" don't count. An anthem that represents the people has to COME from the people, and has to be singable by The People.<< I don't disagree with you, but aren't anthems always ch

Re: [Finale] Stem direction

2004-09-08 Thread dumusic
I add my voice to this discussion. Dividing double stops is usually not done to improve intonation. It is an axiom that the string player never really plays in tune until mastering double-stops. When the player sounds both pitches they not only hear the correct temperament, they feel it. When

Re: [Finale] Re: Fin2005 Hang Bug

2004-09-08 Thread Allen Fisher
Sorry about these, listers. I fergot to take the address off. That'll learn me to take a vacation... On 9/8/04 8:50 AM, "Allen Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Again, I got it... > > > On 8/31/04 7:40 PM, "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Finale 2005 hangs if Autosav

[Finale] Re: Fin2005 Hang Bug

2004-09-08 Thread Allen Fisher
Again, I got it... On 8/31/04 7:40 PM, "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Finale 2005 hangs if Autosave kicks in when the Expression Selection > dialog box is open. ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailm

[Finale] Re: Fin2005 Hang Bug

2004-09-08 Thread Allen Fisher
Got It. Support--I'm putting this into BaRT now, so do not worry about it. On 8/31/04 7:53 PM, "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 31 Aug 2004, at 08:40 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> Finale 2005 hangs if Autosave kicks in when the Expression Selection >> dialog box is ope

Re: [Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread Christopher Smith
One more thing: If you are sending Finale files to a PC user, it helps to have the suffix on the file. Mac users don't need the suffix, and even though the PC user can just edit the file name to add the suffix, many don't know to do that. You can save a lot of hassle by just including the suffi

Re: [Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: Listers, A friend of mine wants to send me an arrangement that he has created with Finale using an Intel based computer. I am on a Mac. It would be helpful to know what version of Finale you are both using, and what version of the MAC OS you are using. If you have th

Re: [Finale] Stem direction

2004-09-08 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 7, 2004, at 11:41 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: To reopen an old can of worms, orchestral string sections divide nearly everything, even passages marked as double stops, to get maximum sound and best intonation. So, generally, don't sweat the notation to differentiate. The players don't. A

Re: [Finale] Anthems (OT)

2004-09-08 Thread dhbailey
Crystal Premo wrote: Sorry, but "versions" don't count. "Performers" don't count. "Recordings" don't count. An anthem that represents the people has to COME from the people, and has to be singable by The People.<< I don't disagree with you, but aren't anthems always chosen by some political c

Re: [Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread dhbailey
Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: Listers, A friend of mine wants to send me an arrangement that he has created with Finale using an Intel based computer. I am on a Mac. What is the best way for him to send me his file? I will be using his work to create an organ staff in an existing arrangement that I cr

[Finale] new 2005 copying behaviour

2004-09-08 Thread David Hage
> If someone can explain the advantages of transportable staff lists > (which this new behaviour is designed to allow), perhaps I'll feel > better about the difficulties of using this, to me, overly fussy > method. I think it will slow down personal working habits that I had > developed into a pre

Re: [Finale] Anthems (OT)

2004-09-08 Thread Crystal Premo
Sorry, but "versions" don't count. "Performers" don't count. "Recordings" don't count. An anthem that represents the people has to COME from the people, and has to be singable by The People.<< I don't disagree with you, but aren't anthems always chosen by some political committee, like state m

[Finale] receiving a file from PC to Mac

2004-09-08 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
Listers, A friend of mine wants to send me an arrangement that he has created with Finale using an Intel based computer. I am on a Mac. What is the best way for him to send me his file? I will be using his work to create an organ staff in an existing arrangement that I created on my Mac. Will N

RE: [Finale] Microsoft SP2 update and Win Finale 2005

2004-09-08 Thread Steven Gruver
I've had no problems at all! Steve Gruver -Original Message- From: drjazz00 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 12:38 AM To: Finale List Subject: [Finale] Microsoft SP2 update and Win Finale 2005 Has anyone installed SP2 after Winfin 2005 has been installed... I

Re: [Finale] new 2005 copying behavior

2004-09-08 Thread Lon Price
On Sep 7, 2004, at 1:40 PM, Peter Taylor wrote: Lon - I have no idea if this might be relevant, but several versions ago I found that converting my old template file to use in a newer version of Finale caused several weird and unexpected problems, notably one very peculiar bug concerning Percus