Re: [Finale] Default lyric font

2006-04-12 Thread dhbailey
Christopher Smith wrote: On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Is there a way to declare a default font for lyric tool? It's such a pain to reset what I've typed... Thanks so much! Options menuDocument OptionsFonts... Lyrics is the first item. Make this change to your

Re: [Finale] Doc Opts

2006-04-12 Thread Greg Scheer
Hi, I thought I'd chime in on the issue of document options, default files/settings and templates. I've been using Finale a long time, but it's time to bump it up to the next level. Does anyone have recommendations about fonts (Engraver? Maestro? Word typefaces?), settings or libraries that would

Re: [Finale] Default lyric font

2006-04-12 Thread Christopher Smith
On Apr 12, 2006, at 4:42 AM, dhbailey wrote: Christopher Smith wrote: On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Is there a way to declare a default font for lyric tool? It's such a pain to reset what I've typed... Thanks so much! Options menuDocument OptionsFonts... Lyrics

Re: [Finale] Doc Opts

2006-04-12 Thread Christopher Smith
On Apr 12, 2006, at 7:49 AM, Greg Scheer wrote: Hi, I thought I'd chime in on the issue of document options, default files/settings and templates. I've been using Finale a long time, but it's time to bump it up to the next level. Does anyone have recommendations about fonts (Engraver?

Re: [Finale] Default lyric font

2006-04-12 Thread Bernard Nussbaumer
It's better to set the Lyrics Font as you wish before entering the lyrics.If you need to change the fonts *after, you may easily change them at one go by using the Plug-in:Plug-ins / Miscellaneous / Change Fonts (WinFin 2006). You may even change independently the Verses and the Lyrics.I don't

RE: [Finale] OT: Mac OSX on Windows Machine?

2006-04-12 Thread Fisher, Allen
I won't press you on the security issue ;-) (I agree that a lot of it can be eliminated by tweaking) In regards to window-D, what I'm talking about is on mac, when you are in an open or save dialog box, pressing cmd-d changes the browsing location in that dialog box to the desktop. It's really

Re: [Finale] Coffee talk (was: OT music literacy double double) VERY OT

2006-04-12 Thread Christopher Smith
On Apr 12, 2006, at 9:30 AM, Gerald Berg wrote: How about a Montreal espresso aka espresso a longeur? Longer than a long espresso but much shorter than an Americano Use to be easily ordered here in Toronto but now nearly always confused for an Americano.-- which I hate (far too weak). I

RE: [Finale] OT: Mac OSX on Windows Machine?

2006-04-12 Thread David W. Fenton
On 12 Apr 2006 at 8:49, Fisher, Allen wrote: In regards to window-D, what I'm talking about is on mac, when you are in an open or save dialog box, pressing cmd-d changes the browsing location in that dialog box to the desktop. It's really handy when you download things from the internets to

[Finale] VERY OT: How big is big?

2006-04-12 Thread Colin Broom
I'm currently in the process of writing the program note for my brass quintet 'BIG WASP' which is getting it's first performance in May, and the same question has once again entered my head, so I thought I'd get some thoughts on it. Basically I'm just wondering what kind of size would most

Re: [Finale] Coffee talk (was: OT music literacy double double) VERY OT

2006-04-12 Thread Gerald Berg
Well I have to confess that it is not the only thing I blame them for... Jerry Gerald Berg On 12-Apr-06, at 10:00 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Apr 12, 2006, at 9:30 AM, Gerald Berg wrote: How about a Montreal espresso aka espresso a longeur? Longer than a long espresso but much

RE: [Finale] OT: Mac OSX on Windows Machine?

2006-04-12 Thread Fisher, Allen
Wow. Learn something every day. I'm kinda a funny windows user. I started out in DOS, Skipped windows 3.1 (our school didn't really get around to windows until windows 95) and then went to win95. I never got around to learning what all the F-keys were for. Thanks, David. Allen -Original

Re: [Finale] VERY OT: How big is big?

2006-04-12 Thread Gerald Berg
Well depending on where you are from -- for Canada it would have to be Toronto. U.S.? Washington D.C. -- universally? England of course. Jerry Gerald Berg On 12-Apr-06, at 10:28 AM, Colin Broom wrote: I'm currently in the process of writing the program note for my brass quintet 'BIG WASP'

Re: [Finale] VERY OT: How big is big?

2006-04-12 Thread dhbailey
Colin Broom wrote: I'm currently in the process of writing the program note for my brass quintet 'BIG WASP' which is getting it's first performance in May, and the same question has once again entered my head, so I thought I'd get some thoughts on it. Basically I'm just wondering what kind

Re: [Finale] VERY OT: How big is big?

2006-04-12 Thread Chuck Israels
Colin, How about a WASP the size of Pat Robertson? Chuck On Apr 12, 2006, at 7:28 AM, Colin Broom wrote: I'm currently in the process of writing the program note for my brass quintet 'BIG WASP' which is getting it's first performance in May, and the same question has once again entered

Re: [Finale] VERY OT: How big is big?

2006-04-12 Thread Randolph Peters
Colin Broom wrote: I'm currently in the process of writing the program note for my brass quintet 'BIG WASP' which is getting it's first performance in May, and the same question has once again entered my head, so I thought I'd get some thoughts on it. Basically I'm just wondering what kind

Re: [Finale] Doc Opts revised slur settings

2006-04-12 Thread Scot Hanna-Weir
Title: Re: [Finale] Doc Opts revised slur settings Thanks! I tried these out some and they seem pretty nice in comparison to the default values. One of the big challenges that I face here at A-R is attempting to make Finale look like MusE, (our proprietary software). One of the things I find

Re: [Finale] VERY OT: How big is big?

2006-04-12 Thread Phil Daley
Colin Broom wrote: I'm currently in the process of writing the program note for my brass quintet 'BIG WASP' which is getting it's first performance in May, and the same question has once again entered my head, so I thought I'd get some thoughts on it. Basically I'm just wondering what kind of

Re: [Finale] VERY OT: How big is big?

2006-04-12 Thread Gerald Berg
I was recording an opera in the C.R. -- the bass singer (leading role) on break for lunch takes a swig from his drink and bam! -- a wasp nails him right on the lower lip -- immediate swelling with commensurate lisp. At this point every singer opens their bag and a pharmacopeia emerges. They

Re: [Finale] Doc Opts revised slur settings

2006-04-12 Thread Christopher Smith
On Apr 12, 2006, at 12:21 PM, Scot Hanna-Weir wrote: Thanks! I tried these out some and they seem pretty nice in comparison to the default values. One of the big challenges that I face here at A-R is attempting to make Finale look like MusE, (our proprietary software). One of the things I find

Re: [Finale] Doc Opts revised slur settings

2006-04-12 Thread Darcy James Argue
When Initial Adjustment is set to Lift, Finale will attempt to resolve collisions by first moving the entire slur up, without changing the slur contour.When Initial Adjustment is set to Stretch, Finale will attempt to resolve collisions by stretching the slur contour, without moving the

Re: [Finale] Coffee talk (was: OT music literacy double double) VERY OT

2006-04-12 Thread Christopher Smith
On Apr 12, 2006, at 12:51 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: On 12 Apr 2006, at 9:30 AM, Gerald Berg wrote: One no longer finds the Montreal influence any where outside Quebec's borders. Except, you know, in the indie rock scene, where thanks to The Arcade Fire (a very good band, BTW, with

Re: [Finale] Coffee talk (was: OT music literacy double double) VERY OT

2006-04-12 Thread Darcy James Argue
How was she as an arranging student? I think she (and her husband, Win Butler) are really gifted songwriters. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://secretsociety.typepad.com Brooklyn, NY On 12 Apr 2006, at 2:06 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Apr 12, 2006, at 12:51 PM, Darcy James Argue

Re: [Finale] Coffee talk (was: OT music literacy double double) VERY OT

2006-04-12 Thread Christopher Smith
Yep, she learned it ALL from me! Nah, not really. She was very bright and motivated, and though she was a jazz voice student, it was fairly obvious that her interests lay elsewhere. I honestly had no idea that she was so talented a songwriter at the time. Part of what I hope is a hallmark

Re: [Finale] Doc Opts

2006-04-12 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Apr 12, 2006, at 7:49 AM, Greg Scheer wrote: . Does anyone have recommendations about fonts (Engraver? Maestro? Word typefaces?), settings or libraries that would help me get a better looking score faster? Maestro is definitely the concensus favorite, but all my publications use

Re: [Finale] VERY OT: How big is big?

2006-04-12 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Apr 12, 2006, at 10:28 AM, Colin Broom wrote: Which would frighten you most? A wasp the size of a trumpet? A wasp the size of a tuba? or A wasp the size of a concert hall? None of them, as they'd all be dead. The insect respiratory system just won't work for anything bigger than, say,

[Finale] OT - Mac keyboard

2006-04-12 Thread Chuck Israels
Hi all, A few days ago I spilled sugared coffee on my keyboard and rendered many keys sticky - a mess. I used this as an excuse to try a new one - a Macally iceKEY. It has short throw, scissor switch based keys - like a laptop keyboard. They don't stick at all, and I find it good for

Re: [Finale] OT - Mac keyboard

2006-04-12 Thread Mark D Lew
On Apr 12, 2006, at 3:51 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: A few days ago I spilled sugared coffee on my keyboard and rendered many keys sticky - a mess. I used this as an excuse to try a new one - a Macally iceKEY. It has short throw, scissor switch based keys - like a laptop keyboard. They don't