Re: [Finale] Wouldn't it be nice....clik--drag measure width?

2005-02-28 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Karen wrote, responding to a question from Owen: I have both left and right repeat marks created as shape expression that I use for some of the aleatoric music that I work on. Gives me a little more flexibility in moving things around. prompting Owen to respond: That sounds interesting..I'm

Re: [Finale] Playback of Dotted 8th/16th as Standard Swing

2005-02-28 Thread Christopher Smith
In a message dated 02/28/2005 12:42:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Part of the problem is the notation you are dealing with; writing swing rhythms as dotted-eighth/sixteenth is a very old notation, and you almost never see it any more in modern works. Unless the

Mail problem, was Re: [Finale] Playback of Dotted 8th/16th as Standard Swing

2005-02-28 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 28, 2005, at 8:41 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: In a message dated 02/28/2005 12:42:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Part of the problem is the notation you are dealing with; writing swing rhythms as dotted-eighth/sixteenth is a very old notation, and you almost

[Finale] OT-Non-responsive MIDI keys

2005-02-28 Thread Henry Howey
A couple of keys on my EDIROL PCR-31 keyboard are not making a circuit. Is there a spray or other means to (I assume) de-oxidize the contacts for a better response? -- Henry Howey, D.M.A. Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364

Re: [Finale] Layers vs. Voices

2005-02-28 Thread Allen Fisher
Simple entry got an overhaul in 2k4. I've cut my note entry time by about 40% because you don't have to pick up the mouse and you can enter a bunch of other things besides notes (clef, key, time, artics, expressions...) On 2/27/05 1:47 PM, David W. Fenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: Yes. And

Re: [Finale] Re: OSX Lyrics Slowdown!!!

2005-02-28 Thread Allen Fisher
This probably won't work if you have Tuplets or Repeats in the document. On 2/27/05 7:31 PM, Richard Yates [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: Personally, I much prefer to use 2005, but the @#$%*! composer I'm working for hasn't upgraded yet and needs the project in 2004 format. This would definitely

Re: [Finale] OT-Non-responsive MIDI keys

2005-02-28 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 28, 2005, at 10:11 AM, Henry Howey wrote: A couple of keys on my EDIROL PCR-31 keyboard are not making a circuit. Is there a spray or other means to (I assume) de-oxidize the contacts for a better response? -- I don't know what kind of key contacts are on the Edirol, but there are two

[Finale] Re: new and improved text tool

2005-02-28 Thread shirling neueweise
From: d. collins My biggest fear is that MakeMusic might consider implementing them, at the expense of fixing long-broken features. my hope is that this fear is a non-issue, because MM is already dealing with issues such as EPS in PC and fixing the tuplet tool (again, but properly). of course

Re: [Finale] Layers vs. Voices

2005-02-28 Thread David W. Fenton
On 28 Feb 2005 at 9:45, Allen Fisher wrote: Simple entry got an overhaul in 2k4. I've cut my note entry time by about 40% because you don't have to pick up the mouse and you can enter a bunch of other things besides notes (clef, key, time, artics, expressions...) Well, I enter notes (Speedy

[Finale] Another Finale shortcut (OS X)

2005-02-28 Thread Matthew Hindson Fastmail Account
Firstly, thanks to Hiro for the Control-Shift-F2 keyboard shortcut - I never knew that one before! Looks like Apple are sort of getting some of the Windows-Alt-key functionality, though it's not quite there yet. (For those that missed it, you press Control-Shift-F2 and the menus activate

Re: [Finale] Layers vs. Voices

2005-02-28 Thread Kurt Gnos
At 06:18 27.02.2005, you wrote: With regard to simple entry, does anyone else other than me prefer to use voices instead of layers to indicate secondary/contrapuntal musical elements? I must confess I have not used voices for maybe fifteen years or so;-) I found it so un-intuitiv(?) - I prefer

Re: [Finale] Layers vs. Voices

2005-02-28 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 28, 2005, at 3:59 PM, Kurt Gnos wrote: But I guess there are many things in Finale that can be done differently - from entering notes (not just with different tools, also in different ways) until formatting and printout. There are also people who like lyrics mass edit, which I cannot

[Finale] Re: Mail problem

2005-02-28 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 28 Feb 2005, at 8:50 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: Anybody else out there with Mail can confirm? This only applies to your most recent message, not the first one. This has been a problem for me with a number of people using AOL mail. I can only reply to their messages if they haven't quoted

Re: [Finale] Re: Mail problem

2005-02-28 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 28, 2005, at 5:49 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: On 28 Feb 2005, at 8:50 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: Anybody else out there with Mail can confirm? This only applies to your most recent message, not the first one. This has been a problem for me with a number of people using AOL mail. I

Re: [Finale] Another Finale shortcut (OS X)

2005-02-28 Thread Chuck Israels
On Feb 28, 2005, at 12:30 PM, Matthew Hindson Fastmail Account wrote: In case it's of use to anyone, I came across another Finale feature that I didn't know existed. If you hold down shift while activating Copy or Cut (maybe Paste as well?), a filter dialog comes up whereby you can select which

Re: Mail problem, was Re: [Finale] Playback of Dotted 8th/16th as Standard Swing

2005-02-28 Thread Scott Jones
I've had that very same problem! I can close the mail program and reopen without rebooting the system and all the reply windows I clicked pop open after load up of mail. I thought I was the only one seeing that problem! On Feb 28, 2005, at 8:50 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Feb 28, 2005, at