RE: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Dennis W. Manasco
At 1:46 PM +1000 7/17/05, keith helgesen wrote: I think I agree with you! After all, (to sail VERY close to the wind), the assertion is around that the acronym for "File Under Carnal Knowledge" used to be placed on Police files- thus creating the slang term for- well, you know! I suspect tha

RE: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Phil Daley
At 11:56 PM 7/16/2005, Ken  Durling wrote:   >As long as we're talking about slang superlatives, I'd like to hear some >theories about where "fly" came from or how it came to mean what it >does.   I was surprised to read that it was in usage in the 30's - in >Duke's "Music is my Mistress" with

Re: [Finale] GPO vs K2600R

2005-07-17 Thread Simon Troup
> This is the K2600R version: > > and GPO version: > Hiro have you optimised these files for the sounds of each unit or are they straight out of the midi file. I mean, did you make attempts to

Re: [Finale] GPO vs K2600R

2005-07-17 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Simon Troup / 2005/07/17 / 08:09 AM wrote: >How careful have you been in preparing the files for each unit? Ur, not at all except a few global CC7 leveling per instrument. Good point. I could only lower/upper entire CC automation per track, so you are right that you shouldn't listening into the

Re: [Finale] GPO vs K2600R

2005-07-17 Thread dhbailey
Simon Troup wrote: This is the K2600R version: and GPO version: Hiro have you optimised these files for the sounds of each unit or are they straight out of the midi file. I mean, did you m

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Crystal Premo
Aren't we talking about two different words here, even though they may have similar usages? That's how it seems to me. Nothing about the derivation of words is ever pure. Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Raymond Horton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: finale@shsu.e

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Crystal Premo
As long as you still like my name, I don't care about Fat and Phat. Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Raymond Horton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T. Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:03:49 -0400 Crystal, even though I still th

RE: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Crystal Premo
That word you refer to is a very old one, originally quite acceptable, and recorded in an English dictionary as early as 1598. Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "keith helgesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: Subject: RE: [Finale] Blowing O.T. Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:46 PM, keith helgesen wrote: I think I agree with you! After all, (to sail VERY close to the wind), the assertion is around that the acronym for "File Under Carnal Knowledge" used to be placed on Police files- thus creating the slang term for- well, you know! Beggin

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:56 PM, Ken Durling wrote: As long as we're talking about slang superlatives, I'd like to hear some theories about where "fly" came from or how it came to mean what it does. I was surprised to read that it was in usage in the 30's - in Duke's "Music is my Mistress" wit

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread John Howell
At 10:26 AM -0400 7/17/05, Andrew Stiller wrote: Beggin' your pardon, but that word is not slang. Here's how my dictionary defines slang: 1) A kind of language esp. occurring in casual or playful speech, usu. made up of short-lived coinages and figures of speech *deliberately used in place

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
In a message dated 17/07/2005 17:02:09 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Anglo-Saxon, n'est-çe pas?" No, it isn't Anglo Saxon :-) All the best, Lawrence "þaes ofereode - þisses swa maeg" http://lawrenceyates.co.uk Dulcian Wind Quintet: http://dulcianwind.co.uk __

Re: [Finale] GPO vs K2600R

2005-07-17 Thread Tyler Turner
--- A-NO-NE Music <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Simon Troup / 2005/07/17 / 08:09 AM wrote: > > >How careful have you been in preparing the files > for each unit? > > Ur, not at all except a few global CC7 leveling per > instrument. Good > point. I could only lower/upper entire CC > automation

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Chuck Israels
Using slang often has drawbacks. You can identify yourself as in a momentarily "in" group, only to find your expression hopelessly out of date in a short time. None of this is news to most of you, but it strikes me as most unfortunate that the otherwise beautiful, lyrically and musically

Re: [Finale] GPO vs K2600R

2005-07-17 Thread Chuck Israels
Do you have this file as a Finale file or just a .midfile? If you have a .mus Finale file that containsslurs, dynamics, etc., I'd be happy to run it throughFinale 2006 for you.TylerYou guys are doing things that are likely to be helpful to many of us, and I want to register my appreciation for the

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread John Howell
At 9:42 AM -0700 7/17/05, Chuck Israels wrote: Using slang often has drawbacks. You can identify yourself as in a momentarily "in" group, only to find your expression hopelessly out of date in a short time. None of this is news to most of you, but it strikes me as most unfortunate that the ot

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Crystal Premo
True, but in this case the song is so well established that I don't even think of the title as being archaic. It says what it says, and everybody knows what it means. (Or maybe not; maybe we should try it on Crystal's teenagers!) I just sang part of the song for my thirteen-year-old and aske

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Crystal Premo
From Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson, 1987: f*ck. Originally a quite acceptable word, f*ck was recorded in an English dictionary as early as John Florio's A World of Words (1598). The word doesn't drive from the police blotter entry "[booked] for unlawful carnal

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Joel Sears
I don't get it, what's the hang up with that song title? The other day, I was in a conversation with a group at work. I said "wouldn't be neat if we could... A twenty something coworker asked " did you say neat? To which I answered "totally." JS On Jul 17, 2005, at 11:42 AM, Chuck Israels

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Crystal Premo
I still use these expressions: dig it, groovy, cat. People seem to understand me. Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Joel Sears <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T. Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:24:36 -0500 I don't get it, wh

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Chuck Israels
OK, I admit to a personal viewpoint about this. "Hang you up the most" sounds dated and awkward to my ears, and I wouldn't have used it when it was current slang (in my college years, or something like that). Now, using current internet jargon, I say, "YMMV." :-) Chuck On Jul 17, 2005, a

Re: [Finale] GPO vs K2600R

2005-07-17 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Tyler Turner / 2005/07/17 / 12:40 PM wrote: >Did you by any chance adjust the modwheel settings for >each part? Appreciate if you could elaborate. One of the things got me so puzzled was that "modwheel". I am a flute player, and am not familiar with "modwheel". I am much more comfortable who te

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread dhbailey
Andrew Stiller wrote: On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:46 PM, keith helgesen wrote: I think I agree with you! After all, (to sail VERY close to the wind), the assertion is around that the acronym for "File Under Carnal Knowledge" used to be placed on Police files- thus creating the slang term for- we

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Ken Durling
At 09:01 AM 7/17/2005, you wrote: At 10:26 AM -0400 7/17/05, Andrew Stiller wrote: Beggin' your pardon, but that word is not slang. Here's how my dictionary defines slang: 1) A kind of language esp. occurring in casual or playful speech, usu. made up of short-lived coinages and figures of spe

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Crystal Premo
I must admit that I have always avoided this tune because the phrase sounds corny to me. I also find that the lyric "Which tapes and dreams belong to you and which are mine" in "Where Do You Start" grates on me because of the reference to tapes. I'm not sure it's because of the timeliness of

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 17 Jul 2005, at 3:28 PM, Ken Durling wrote: Surely you remember Isaac Hayes and "Super Fly?" No, not Isaac Hayes. Curtis Mayfield! BIG difference. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://l

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Crystal Premo
I vote that we bring the word "swyve" or "suive" if you prefer, back into common usage. This conversation is getting on my swyving nerves. Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: dhbailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T. Dat

RE: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Jul 2005 at 13:46, keith helgesen wrote: > I think I agree with you! After all, (to sail VERY close to the wind), the > assertion is around that the acronym for "File Under Carnal Knowledge" used > to be placed on Police files- thus creating the slang term for- well, you > know! > > I suspe

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread Ken Durling
Yow!! You're sure right, Curtis Mayfield was great.Mea culpa. Hayes was "Shaft." Ken At 12:54 PM 7/17/2005, you wrote: On 17 Jul 2005, at 3:28 PM, Ken Durling wrote: Surely you remember Isaac Hayes and "Super Fly?" No, not Isaac Hayes. Curtis Mayfield! BIG difference. - Darcy -

Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Jul 2005 at 13:00, John Howell wrote: > Now where you have a problem with shifting meanings rather than with > archaic slang is with the pre-WW 2 songs that use "gay" simply to > mean "happy," like "Glitter and Be Gay" and a ton of others. "Don we > now our gay apparel?" Not cool! Or t

[Finale] Accidentals - order and spacing; bug?

2005-07-17 Thread Don Hart
Please forgive and indulge if this has been covered previously. This problem has been around for a while but for most of my work I use Finale's default. In an atonal piece I'm editing it has once more raised its ugly head. Try this: -- Enter a chord in the treble clef consisting of F sharp, G s

RE: [Finale] Blowing O.T.

2005-07-17 Thread keith helgesen
Interesting- the line from the show "Kiss me Kate" = I've come to swive it  (something)ly in Padua.  - always had me puzzled! It makes sense now!   Thanks Crystal!   Cheers K   Keith Helgesen. Director of Music, Canberra City Band. Ph: (02) 62910787. Band Mob. 0439-620587 Private

[Finale] undo stopped working?

2005-07-17 Thread Chuck Israels
Hi people, undo/redo has stopped working, and I have no idea why. Program options lists 25 possible undos. Neither the edit menu nor the keyboard shortcut seems to work. This may be since downloading the Tiger update the other day. Ideas? Thanks, Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garde

Re: [Finale] GPO and string harmonics

2005-07-17 Thread David Froom
> On 16 Jul 2005, I wrote: > >> I am a longtime Finale user and a relatively new GPO user. >> >> Does any one have any ideas about a good way to get string harmonics >> sounds >> in GPO? I am writing something for flute and string orchestra and >> need a >> decent string harmonic sound. Darcy A

OFFLIST [Finale] GPO and string harmonics

2005-07-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Raymond, Does anyone know if the included GPO with Finale 06 will be better optimized for Mac performance? This is strictly confidential since Fin2k6 is still being tested, so please don't mention anything about this to anyone (especially on-list) but the answer is yes. Finale 2006 suppo

[Finale] undo working again!

2005-07-17 Thread Chuck Israels
Well, it was an anomaly. I can't explain it. Glad no one spent time trying to figure it out. Thanks, Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale ma

Re: OFFLIST [Finale] GPO and string harmonics

2005-07-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
Oh, oops. I guess that wasn't offlist after all... Sorry, MakeMusic people... - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: OFFLIST [Finale] GPO and string harmonics

2005-07-17 Thread Raymond Horton
Darcy James Argue wrote: Oh, oops. I guess that wasn't offlist after all... Sorry, MakeMusic people... - Darcy Well, the whole cat should be out of the bag soon, right? It sounds exciting. (BTW, David Froom was the one who asked the question, but thanks for the info anyway!). RBH __

Re: OFFLIST [Finale] GPO and string harmonics

2005-07-17 Thread Karen
Don't worry Darcy...I don't think this is much of a secret anymore http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/features/new/garritan.aspx -K On Jul 17, 2005, at 8:13 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Hi Raymond, Does anyone know if the included GPO with Finale 06 will be better optimized for Mac per

Re: [Finale] GPO vs K2600R

2005-07-17 Thread A-NO-NE Music
dhbailey / 2005/07/17 / 08:50 AM wrote: >I did notice the big difference in the mallet percussion part, though, Ooops. I missed a few instrument switches. Sorry about that. I also noticed the original K2600R version had piano player playing synth string pad so I removed it, and also added QSR

Re: OFFLIST [Finale] GPO and string harmonics

2005-07-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 18 Jul 2005, at 1:22 AM, Karen wrote: Don't worry Darcy...I don't think this is much of a secret anymore Well, I wouldn't have said anything even in private, offlist email before Fin2k6 was officially announced. It's still not quite kosher for me to talk specifically about 2k6 until