Re: [Finale] Microtones

2006-12-22 Thread Ken Moore
Kurt Gnos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am very interested in microtonal music. I have not tried this in finale, even as a user who works with Finale almost twenty years. If you are sucessfull in Finale, please tell me. I tried quarter tone music in Cubase, using two Grand vst instruments and

Forests [was[Finale] download 2007a]

2006-12-22 Thread Ken Moore
Eric Dannewitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forests...Oh, those things I've seen in books... Even in cosy Berkshire, England, Mariposa County has a high reputation. Haven't you ever felt inclined to visit Yosemite?!?! -- Ken Moore ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] Microtones

2006-12-22 Thread Daniel Wolf
It is much easier to use a non-standard key signature. While working in Finale, the output can be sent to a synthesizer external to Finale with a full-keyboard retuning, either set up on the synth directly or via a midi relay tuning program (I use InTun, freeware, in WinXP). When the Finale

Re: [Finale] Tuning and Finale A=415?

2006-12-22 Thread Christopher Smith
On Dec 21, 2006, at 9:42 PM, shirling neueweise wrote: I'm curious is there a way to change the pitch of A in the playback features for Finale, e.g. to adjust down to 410 ? assuming you are using a tuning of 440Hz, adjust all your tempos to 93% of the original (410/440) First off,

Re: [Finale] Tuning and Finale A=415?

2006-12-22 Thread Bernard Nussbaumer
I think this works only *without* Human Playback. What you can do is using the Midi Tool: - Tools / Advanced Tools / Midi - Midi Tool / Edit Continuous Data - Select Pitch Wheel - Click on the left of all the staves you want to affect (I suggest not the percussion staves) to select

Re: [Finale] Tuning and Finale A=415?

2006-12-22 Thread Bernard Nussbaumer
May I rectify? (I think it's time for holiday, I seem rather tired...) Enter -682 to lower the pitch to about A=415... Bernard 2006/12/22, Bernard Nussbaumer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I think this works only *without* Human Playback. What you can do is using the Midi Tool: - Tools / Advanced

Re: [Finale] Tuning and Finale A=415?

2006-12-22 Thread David W. Fenton
On 22 Dec 2006 at 9:47, Christopher Smith wrote: On Dec 21, 2006, at 9:42 PM, shirling neueweise wrote: I'm curious is there a way to change the pitch of A in the playback features for Finale, e.g. to adjust down to 410 ? assuming you are using a tuning of 440Hz, adjust all your

Re: [Finale] Tuning and Finale A=415?

2006-12-22 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
On 12/22/06, David W. Fenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought Kim's request for A410 was strange, as that's not a recognized historical pitch with which I'm familiar. I know that A415 is not really historical, either (just convenient in an A440-based I just picked that number at random--

[Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread Andrew Stiller
OK, I just upgraded from FinMac2K4 to 2K7a, and what I want to know is: where's the default file, and what's it called? Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread Andrew Stiller
Andrew Stiller wrote: OK, I just upgraded from FinMac2K4 to 2K7a, and what I want to know is: where's the default file, and what's it called? On Dec 22, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Applications-Finale 2007-Component Files-Maestro Default File (I think). Nope. Any other

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Andrew Stiller / 2006/12/22 / 02:05 PM wrote: Nope. Any other ideas? What/Why are you looking for? -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA http://a-no-ne.com http://anonemusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Um, yeah. That is where it is. Applications, Finale 2007 (or whatever your Finale Folder is), Component Files, Maestro Font Default. That is the Default file that Finale will uses. Unless you changed it somehow Andrew Stiller wrote: just upgraded from FinMac2K4 to 2K7a, and what I

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread Eric Dannewitz
That is the Default file that Finale will uses. Erg. That is the default file that Finale will use! The other one, Jazz Font Default, is also located in that folder. You might maybe check your Finale Preferences to see where the Component Files. Perhaps they are set to somewhere other than

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread A-NO-NE Music
dc / 2006/12/22 / 02:17 PM wrote: What/Why are you looking for? Andrew wrote: where's the default file, and what's it called? That answers your first question. No. I asked because what Finale takes default isn't what he is looking for. -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston,

RE: [Finale] downloading Finale 2007a question

2006-12-22 Thread Fisher, Allen
along with the Maestro Default file and others. No asking or anything. We fixed this part. The entire application bundle needs to be updated, when we do an update. There was often much user confusion when they'd double-click a file and the vanilla release opened instead of the maintenance

Re: [Finale] Tuning and Finale A=415?

2006-12-22 Thread Christopher Smith
On 22-Dec-06, at 12:51 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: Audacity can change pitch and tempo independently (as should be the case for any audio application that can do digital manipulation of a waveform). Yes, but there will always be artifacts, sometimes objectionable ones. My method preserves

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Dec 22, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Ah, well, there's the answer. It's not called Maestro Default File anymore (wh. is what you called it in your first reply, see below)--it's called Maestro Font Default, even though it is not a font file... Do I gather correctly that I can

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Dec 22, 2006, at 2:11 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Andrew Stiller / 2006/12/22 / 02:05 PM wrote: Nope. Any other ideas? What/Why are you looking for? Since Finale does not (tho it should) carry over default document settings when updating, it is necessary/customary for the user to

Re: Forests [was[Finale] download 2007a]

2006-12-22 Thread Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
Thanks very much, Ken - for your obviously sophisticated worldview and for your kind words about Mariposa! And may I reciprocate humbly by telling you I (about two decades ago) lived in Surrey and would on occasion tromp out to beautiful pastoral neighboring Berkshire; my wife is descended

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 03:56 PM 12/22/2006, Andrew Stiller wrote: below)--it's called Maestro Font Default, even though it is not a font file... Do I gather correctly that I can change this name provided I then select the new name in Finale 2007/Preferences/Program Options--New? Yes and no. The file named by that

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread Christopher Smith
On Dec 22, 2006, at 4:08 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote: The file named by that preference is indeed used when you do File | New. But when you use the Setup Wizard, Finale always looks specifically for a file called Maestro Font Default. Or JazzFont Default, depending on which option you select

Re: [Finale] Triplet Brackets

2006-12-22 Thread George Ports
I had trouble with the cntl+f key but, was finally able to use the triplet button to create a new bracket on top and delete the original triplet bracket. Thanks again Christopher; for helping me out. You seem to always save me. George - Original Message - From: Christopher Smith

Re: Forests [was[Finale] download 2007a]

2006-12-22 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Man, those CGI things are amazing...;-) Mariposa Symphony Orchestra wrote: Thanks very much, Ken - for your obviously sophisticated worldview and for your kind words about Mariposa! And may I reciprocate humbly by telling you I (about two decades ago) lived in Surrey and would on

Re: Forests [was[Finale] download 2007a]

2006-12-22 Thread Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
and didja see the CGI of ME waving at you from atop Half Dome, Eric!?? Best, Yosemite Sham Marsden Les Marsden Founding Music Director and Conductor, The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra Music and Mariposa? Ah, Paradise!!! http://arts-mariposa.org/symphony.html

Re: Forests [was[Finale] download 2007a]

2006-12-22 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Yeah, that was damn impressive...;-) Mariposa Symphony Orchestra wrote: and didja see the CGI of ME waving at you from atop Half Dome, Eric!?? Best, Yosemite Sham Marsden Les Marsden ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

[Finale] FAN anomaly

2006-12-22 Thread Chuck Israels
In converting one 2006c file to 2007a, all ties are shifted away from the note heads (far away). Seems that this would be a FAN problem, but it hasn't come up in other similarly converted files, and there doesn't seem anything obviously unusual about this one (simple lead sheet). Maestro

Re: [Finale] 2K7a dumb question #1

2006-12-22 Thread David W. Fenton
On 22 Dec 2006 at 16:02, Andrew Stiller wrote: Since Finale does not (tho it should) carry over default document settings when updating, it is necessary/customary for the user to alter the new default file so as to include the settings so painstakingly worked out for prior versions. Doesn't

Re: Forests [was[Finale] download 2007a] Very OT

2006-12-22 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Yeah, I know what you mean ... the fact that I have a small amount of Wallace blood pumping through my system makes me so bold on occasion as to wear the clan's plaid, as if I were that same percentage of a Scot hero, or something. Quite pathetic indeed. That and the other fact that I

[Finale] OT: Audacity's GVerb filter

2006-12-22 Thread David W. Fenton
Does anyone understand the parameters provided by the GVerb filter in Audacity? I've Googled on it and found little of use -- a few people offer settings that they think are great, but nobody seems to explain how the different parameters interact. Anyone? -- David W. Fenton

Re: [Finale] OT: Audacity's GVerb filter

2006-12-22 Thread David W. Fenton
On 22 Dec 2006 at 19:54, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: At 07:14 PM 12/22/2006 -0500, David W. Fenton wrote: Does anyone understand the parameters provided by the GVerb filter in Audacity? I've Googled on it and found little of use -- a few people offer settings that they think are great, but

Re: [Finale] OT: Audacity's GVerb filter

2006-12-22 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 08:41 PM 12/22/2006 -0500, David W. Fenton wrote: On 22 Dec 2006 at 19:54, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: Roomsize is the presence; What do you mean by presence? How does that translate into actual reverb sound? I found that I actually got better results with smaller rooms and wetter

Re: [Finale] OT: Audacity's GVerb filter

2006-12-22 Thread David W. Fenton
On 22 Dec 2006 at 20:51, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: At 08:41 PM 12/22/2006 -0500, David W. Fenton wrote: On 22 Dec 2006 at 19:54, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: Roomsize is the presence; What do you mean by presence? How does that translate into actual reverb sound? I found that I actually

RE: [Finale] OT: Audacity's GVerb filter

2006-12-22 Thread Richard Yates
Quick advice, but the reality is to experiment. You might also try some of the convolution plugins. They 'extract' the ambience from an actual recording and then create a resulting reverb you can apply to a recording. Google audio convolution; you'll find hundreds of concert halls

RE: [Finale] OT: Audacity's GVerb filter

2006-12-22 Thread Williams, Jim
Try SIR, a free convolution reverb, at http://www.knufinke.de/sir/index_en.html . If your computer can handle it, it is a good choice. There are many impulses available for it as well. Doing impulses is fun...the short story is: you fire a starter pistol or play a sweep tone in a space and

Re: [Finale] FAN anomaly

2006-12-22 Thread Bob Florence
Chuck Israels wrote: In converting one 2006c file to 2007a, all ties are shifted away from the note heads (far away). Seems that this would be a FAN problem, but it hasn't come up in other similarly converted files, and there doesn't seem anything obviously unusual about this one (simple lead

RE: [Finale] OT: Audacity's GVerb filter

2006-12-22 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 09:49 PM 12/22/2006 -0500, Williams, Jim wrote: What about chorus, though? Any suggestions on that? I'll experiment, of course, but I'm wondering if you have a principle on that? I've never liked it and don't use it. Some people use it effectively, but I just don't. My attempts come out