[Finale] TAN: Need specialty noteheads (winfin2k9)

2008-08-06 Thread kaub001
To the creative and collective wisdom of the list: I am putting together a piece that will need specialty noteheads for vocalists. They will be creating "effects" (a la the honda commercial, but not anywhere near as sophisticated or complex). Mostly, I want to notate that certain words be inhal

Re: [Finale] sibelius crossgrade question

2008-08-06 Thread Bunnydowns
In a message dated 8/6/2008 7:35:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Or can I still use my serial number to buy future Finale upgrades? You can. --David Lawrence ** Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos.

[Finale] sibelius crossgrade

2008-08-06 Thread hmauro
I have purchased the Sibelius crossgrade. I'm about to send the original Finale CD with a form that comes with Sibelius, in which Finale's serial number is asked for, in order to register Sibelius and unlock it. Does that mean I will no longer be a Finale registered user? Or can I still use my seri

[Finale] sibelius crossgrade question

2008-08-06 Thread hmauro
Hi, I have purchased the Sibelius crossgrade. I'm about to send the original Finale CD with a form that comes with Sibelius, in which Finale's serial number is asked for, in order to register Sibelius and unlock it. Does that mean I will no longer be a Finale registered user? Or can I still use my

Re: [Finale] Finalescript in 2009

2008-08-06 Thread Adam Golding
If you can point me to one, I'd be delighted. I've searched high and low to no avail. Closest I found was an old program called 'aleatory music composer' or something to that effect, which forced you to listen to the midi data before you could export it, and only exported midi, so you couldn't do

Re: [Finale] Finalescript in 2009

2008-08-06 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Probably not, but there are plenty of freeware midi things that can do that for you. On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 7:00 PM, Adam Golding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would the new finalescript features allow anything like generating random > music for sight-reading practice? I'm thinking random pitches

[Finale] Finalescript in 2009

2008-08-06 Thread Adam Golding
Would the new finalescript features allow anything like generating random music for sight-reading practice? I'm thinking random pitches/rhythms with random enharmonics, including double sharps/flats, and random clef, key, and time signatures changes. ___

Re: [Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread Allen Fisher
Definitely go to Garritan's website. If they're anything like most audio co's I've worked with, they'll have either a list of known good configurations, what they test on, or recommended systems (in addition to minimum systems) I'd also cruise Gary's forums to see if there's any issues with

Re: [Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Craig, Assuming the AMD dual-cores are comparable to the Intel Core 2 Duos, you should be fine. However, I have 2 GB RAM and wish I had 3 GB for GPO/JABB. (I never seem to have the cash to buy another stick.) Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 6 Aug 2008, at 4:3

Re: [Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread Craig Parmerlee
I have a dual core AMD 2.6 GHz with 2GB. That ought to exceed their recommendations by a wide margin. Eric Dannewitz wrote: Well, if your system is slow, then getting GPO and JABB will probably not be the wisest thing to do. Sample players really tax the system, and you need a LOT of RAM as

Re: [Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread dhbailey
Eric Dannewitz wrote: Well, if your system is slow, then getting GPO and JABB will probably not be the wisest thing to do. Sample players really tax the system, and you need a LOT of RAM as well. I'd go over to Garritan.com and check out the computer specs they recommend to run the products. A

Re: [Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Well, if your system is slow, then getting GPO and JABB will probably not be the wisest thing to do. Sample players really tax the system, and you need a LOT of RAM as well. I'd go over to Garritan.com and check out the computer specs they recommend to run the products. On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:2

Re: [Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread Craig Parmerlee
I have been thinking about buying the full GPO and JABB libraries. As I understand it, that means I would be relying on the Kontact player. Is that correct? Dos that mean my system would slow down considerably? Allen Fisher wrote: This has a lot to do with the Aria Player. It's much more e

Re: [Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread Chuck Israels
On Aug 6, 2008, at 9:25 AM, Allen Fisher wrote: This has a lot to do with the Aria Player. It's much more efficient than Kontakt Player. Hi Allen, But things I have loaded with Kontakt - full GPO sounds, also seem to load more quickly. Am I imagining this? Chuck On Aug 6, 2008, a

Re: [Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread Allen Fisher
This has a lot to do with the Aria Player. It's much more efficient than Kontakt Player. On Aug 6, 2008, at 11:13 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: And I wonder if this is only a subjective experience, but I am finding some things that seem faster. Large ensembles of GPO and JABB instruments load

[Finale] 2009 - overall experience

2008-08-06 Thread Chuck Israels
I have been following the discussion of the limitation on the number of staff lists, and though it doesn't have much effect on the kind of work I do, I can understand why this could present unnecessary (or not - depending on programming issues beyond my expertise) difficulties for others.

Re: [Finale] Re: Hidden object shading

2008-08-06 Thread Darcy James Argue
I know. This is a problem. I have been complaining about this since Fin2007. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 6 Aug 2008, at 5:15 AM, Brian Williams wrote: I finally found where you change the hidden object shading percentage (Program Options: View), but no matter how much

Re: [Finale] Translation help needed: French to english

2008-08-06 Thread Lora Crighton
--- Christopher Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Might be regional, or it might be a classical thing. > I hear "desk" in > the orchestras around here all the time, though not > exclusively. > I played in both orchestras (Toronto) & band (Montreal) when I was in high school, and it was alw

Re: [Finale] Re: Hidden object shading

2008-08-06 Thread dhbailey
Christopher Smith wrote: I just tested this. While a redraw shows items beneath (but not staff lines!) in 2008, the object is still completely opaque in 2009. This behaviour appears to have been changed, to the detriment of the program, I think. [snip] This may be a case of a bug which had

Re: [Finale] Translation help needed: French to english

2008-08-06 Thread Christopher Smith
On Aug 5, 2008, at 11:42 PM, John Howell wrote: At 11:22 PM -0400 8/5/08, John Howell wrote: 5. 'div. par pupitre' "divide by stand" Interesting that two other listers translated this as "divide by desk." I have never referred to a music stand as anything but a "stand," never as a "

Re: [Finale] Re: Hidden object shading

2008-08-06 Thread Christopher Smith
I just tested this. While a redraw shows items beneath (but not staff lines!) in 2008, the object is still completely opaque in 2009. This behaviour appears to have been changed, to the detriment of the program, I think. Christopher On Aug 6, 2008, at 8:53 AM, Don Hart wrote: I don't hav

Re: [Finale] Re: Staff Lists in 2009

2008-08-06 Thread Christopher Smith
On Aug 6, 2008, at 4:55 AM, Brian Williams wrote: It seems obvious that the "old school" way of using multiple staff lists was far easier and more elegant in situations like this. I can't imagine how *anyone* could, in good conscience, defend MakeMusic's arbitrary and Sibelius-like decisio

Re: [Finale] Re: Hidden object shading

2008-08-06 Thread Don Hart
I don't have 2009 yet, but tried this in 2006 to see if things have changed. Hidden objects are transparent for notes but are not transparent for staff, time sig., etc. I did notice that after I moved the object on screen it then blocked the view of the notes it was placed over, but that was easil

Re: [Finale] Re: Staff Lists in 2009

2008-08-06 Thread Robert Patterson
There is another serious problem with using the Show On Score Only/Parts Only options outside the context of a staff list. That is that the expression and its handle completely vanish in the view where it is not to appear. For assignments that are part of a staff list, this is not a problem.

Re: [Finale] Re: Staff Lists in 2009

2008-08-06 Thread Jari Williamsson
Brian Williams wrote: So the only other work-around is to manually edit the individual assignments for each and every single expression, as this cannot be done en masse by drag-selecting a group of expressions and selecting "Edit Assignment" from the context menu. Yes, this is a serious probl

[Finale] Re: Staff Lists in 2009

2008-08-06 Thread Brian Williams
Christopher Smith wrote: > I am addressing the ghost problem first. You can set the shading of the > ghosts so that they are very, very faint; just enough so that you can see > them to identify them. Also, drag them off the BOTTOM of the page, not the > side, so they don't show on other pages.

[Finale] Re: Hidden object shading

2008-08-06 Thread Brian Williams
I finally found where you change the hidden object shading percentage (Program Options: View), but no matter how much you lighten the shading, it still does not make hidden objects transparent - which means that they will still completely obscure everything they are on top of. Try this: create an