Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread dhbailey
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: So, as Darcy said, you can't get an mp3 file from a GPO file. I take it that this means the best quality sound we can upload to our Web Page is that of soft synth? If, so ... Im sad. No, you simply use GPO to get the sounds you want and then save as a .wav file

[Finale] setting up finale to display quarter tones

2006-11-30 Thread Jean-Christophe Michel
Hi, Daniel Wolf wrote: The easiest way to get microtonal playback within Finale is to set up a non-standard key signature in Finale, I'm interested of having Finale be aware of the quarter tone scale, so I could enter a score in concert pitch and then have transpositions correctly done

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
So, as I just asked Darcy privately, if I convert the WAV file to MP3, and upload that to my web page, will it play back with GPO quality (Full GPO or FinGPO)? Dean On Nov 29, 2006, at 7:47 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: The Full GPO player can record to WAV, and then it can be easily

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
In a message dated 30/11/2006 17:10:27 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, as I just asked Darcy privately, if I convert the WAV file to MP3, and upload that to my web page, will it play back with GPO quality It should do, yes, within the limitations of the recipients

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Yes, that seems to make sense to me too. I need to check out iTunes and see how the conversion process works, since I'm on a Mac. Thanks, Dean On Nov 30, 2006, at 9:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 30/11/2006 17:10:27 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So,

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 12:09 PM 11/30/2006, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: So, as I just asked Darcy privately, if I convert the WAV file to MP3, and upload that to my web page, will it play back with GPO quality (Full GPO or FinGPO)? When you make a WAV file, what you have is a CD-quality sound file, filled with

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Raymond Horton
Yes - full GPO quality - with only the loss that any WAV to MP3 conversion experiences. Use the GPO Studio Record function. The Finale save special does not record GPO. RBH Dean M. Estabrook wrote: So, as I just asked Darcy privately, if I convert the WAV file to MP3, and upload that

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Raymond Horton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 30/11/2006 17:10:27 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, as I just asked Darcy privately, if I convert the WAV file to MP3, and upload that to my web page, will it play back with GPO quality It should do, yes, within the

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Phil Daley
At 11/30/2006 12:24 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote: When you make a WAV file, what you have is a CD-quality sound file, filled with whatever sounds you put into it. In this case, playing a WAV file created from a Finale file with GPO should sound exactly like playing the source Finale file itself

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Yeah ... I was asking about sound quality. What you say makes perfect sense. Darcy says that the coversion can take place in iTunes, so I need to see how that is done ... then I'll give it a try. Thanks, Dean On Nov 30, 2006, at 9:24 AM, Aaron Sherber wrote: At 12:09 PM 11/30/2006,

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
On Nov 30, 2006, at 9:38 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: Yes - full GPO quality - with only the loss that any WAV to MP3 conversion experiences. Use the GPO Studio Record function. The Finale save special does not record GPO. Uh, I'm not familiar with this function. Does it exist in the

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Richard Smith
I record GPO playback in Sibelius but I am sure Finale is very similar. Then I convert the sound file to mp3. You can hear the results on my website. Listen to the recording of my Lament and Exultation at: http://www.rgsmithmusic.com/Lament.htm I use CoolEdit 2000 for the mp3 conversion but

[Finale] To upgrade or not

2006-11-30 Thread Craig Sylvern
My apologies if this has been covered recently. I am currently using Finale 2006. I usually upgrade Finale every two years or so, but some of the new features in Finale 2007, especially the linked parts, are very compelling. Is 2007 different enough to warrant spending another $100 to

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Chuck Israels
Dean, Look in iTunes Help under - Convert to MP3. It's not difficult. Chuck On Nov 30, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Yeah ... I was asking about sound quality. What you say makes perfect sense. Darcy says that the coversion can take place in iTunes, so I need to see how

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
You guys are awesome. I just converted a brass quartet WAC file to MP3, using iTunes. I then uploaded it to my web page (see below) and it played back sounding (to my ear, at least) really nice. I selected the Good Quality in the iTunes conversion process. Check it out and see what you

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 30 Nov 2006, at 12:38 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: Use the GPO Studio Record function. The Finale save special does not record GPO. Yes, it does. It has since Finale 2006a. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] To upgrade or not

2006-11-30 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Yes. The linked parts are very good. They require a little bit of learning, but it saves a ton of time than extracting parts. Craig Sylvern wrote: My apologies if this has been covered recently. I am currently using Finale 2006. I usually upgrade Finale every two years or so, but some of the

Re: [Finale] To upgrade or not

2006-11-30 Thread Chuck Israels
I am in basic agreement with Eric and I am hopefully optimistic that the maintenance update (on which MM is working) should make some things work more smoothly. Whether or no the linked parts will save you time depends on the kind of music you write, and how much editing occurs after the

Re: [Finale] Page numberings for introductions and Finale

2006-11-30 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Nov 29, 2006, at 5:16 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: I'm curious how users on the list deal with introductory remarks/pages for their editions? I create all of these as Finale text blocks on blank pages. In fact, for many years Finale was my only word processor. Would a table of

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Nov 29, 2006, at 9:51 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: There is a utility on the Mac called Wire Tap that captures anything coming out of the speakers as a sound file. Where is it? How do I access it? Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Richard Smith
Many soundblaster cards have a similar function. It's called What-U-Hear. But you'll have to record through another app. Just about anything will do, even the recorder that comes with the soundblaster. Richard Smith Andrew Stiller wrote: On Nov 29, 2006, at 9:51 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:

RE: [Finale] setting up finale to display quarter tones

2006-11-30 Thread Owain Sutton
Pass. I've never figured this out, and has been one of the things I hate about the nonstandard key signature stuff. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean-Christophe Michel Sent: 30 November 2006 16:08 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject:

Re: [Finale] MP3 files

2006-11-30 Thread Kurt Gnos
I was somewhat astonished by this discussion, as I was astonished by the energy Coda/MakeMusic invests in Finale's playback capabilities. First question: What do you need playback for? I use it for proof reading. Basta. So I haven't ever needed Finale's save to wav or save to mp3. If I want

Re: [Finale] MP3 files

2006-11-30 Thread Richard Smith
But not everyone works the same way you do, has the same tools to work with, or has the same goals and requirements from a notation program. If Finale just focuses on your set of needs, they will make their already small market even smaller. Finale has to try an produce a tool for many

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Christopher Smith
On Nov 30, 2006, at 2:32 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: On Nov 29, 2006, at 9:51 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: There is a utility on the Mac called Wire Tap that captures anything coming out of the speakers as a sound file. Where is it? How do I access it?

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Thanks ... got it ... works fine. Dean On Nov 30, 2006, at 10:24 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: Dean, Look in iTunes Help under - Convert to MP3. It's not difficult. Chuck On Nov 30, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Yeah ... I was asking about sound quality. What you say makes

Re: [Finale] Mp3 Files

2006-11-30 Thread John Roberts
You can download Wiretap Pro here: http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/wiretap/ There is a similar utility called Audio Hijack - it does the same thing, more or less, with a different interface. I've been happy with Wiretap Pro. I find it useful to record internet radio (I occasionally record

Re: [Finale] Japanese fonts - Hiragana or Katakana

2006-11-30 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Michael Good / 2006/11/28 / 01:28 PM wrote: Go to any dialog box for setting fonts in WinFin and there will be a list box in the lower left-hand corner titled Script. It's all blank, white, pitch white(!) Nothing I can select(!) No wonder I couldn't find it, coz I can't see it at all :-( -- -

[Finale] delete expressions

2006-11-30 Thread Will Denayer
OK, Thank you David and others, I will save my work on different media; the memory stick will do for now (but next year I am going to write a Piece :-)). Excuse me for asking, but can someone tell me how I can delete expressions and hairpins? Chuck, sorry for not coming back to you. It was very

Re: [Finale] delete expressions

2006-11-30 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 10:53 PM 11/30/2006, Will Denayer wrote: Excuse me for asking, but can someone tell me how I can delete expressions and hairpins? Using the Selection Tool (the arrow at the left of the toolbar), click on the item you want to delete and hit the Delete key. Or right-click on the item and

Re: [Finale] delete expressions

2006-11-30 Thread Bruce K H Kau
You also use Mass Mover, select the measures in question, and choose Clear Items ... Aaron Sherber wrote: At 10:53 PM 11/30/2006, Will Denayer wrote: Excuse me for asking, but can someone tell me how I can delete expressions and hairpins? Using the Selection Tool (the arrow at the left of