Re: [Finale] Cakewalk info

2009-02-10 Thread Phil Daley
At 2/9/2009 04:45 PM, dhbailey wrote: Cakewalk is a sequencer program -- it's like a digital tape recorder so you can attach the keyboard to your computer via midi cables or a USB cable if one came with the keyboard and set Cakewalk to record and it will record all the midi data. It has a

Re: [Finale] Cakewalk info

2009-02-10 Thread Marcello Noia
Yes, LE means Light Edition, a version that often is packed with keyboards, audiocards and so on. It should have lesser options than the full version Phil Daley ha scritto: At 2/9/2009 04:45 PM, dhbailey wrote: Cakewalk is a sequencer program -- it's like a digital tape recorder so you can

[Finale] TAN: Getting 150dpi grayscale scans into good black and white

2009-02-10 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Does someone know how to easily and cheaply convert 150dpi greyscale scans of music (old prints and manuscripts) into something that prints really well on a black and white laser? Johannes ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

[Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-10 Thread Barbara Touburg
Is there a way to suppress it at startup? Barbara ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Bounding box too large

2009-02-10 Thread Barbara Touburg
Christopher Smith wrote: I sincerely hope that there IS a way to find it, but I gave up on the shape designer several versions ago as being hopelessly buggy. Have you tried tech support? It would be good to document this. I've submitted this question to tech support. I'll let you know what

[Finale] Transposition problem

2009-02-10 Thread Barbara Touburg
Oboe doubling flute an octave below. Only first flute plays, second flute has a measure rest with a fermata. I copy the flute material to the oboe, transpose the material down an octave. The rest in layer 2 also gets transposed down!!! It should stay in place!!!

[Finale] Swing and Weight

2009-02-10 Thread EarlRShay
David, the topic was groove and swing. Both different from weight. You should be more clear from where *you* were taught. Swing and groove incorporate velocity, tempo, position within meter. You took it upon yourself to disagree. By the way you can drop the attitude. Earl

Re: [Finale] Keeping dotted notes...

2009-02-10 Thread dhbailey
dc wrote: I'm trying to convert a piece from 6/1 to 3/1 by dividing each measure in two. So I change the time sig and rebar the music. But all the dotted double whole notes (breves) get changed to two tied notes. How can I avoid this, or how can I change them back to dotted notes? In the

Re: [Finale] Keeping dotted notes...

2009-02-10 Thread Lawrence Yates
In Finwin 2006 I can't re-create this - the dotted breves stay as dotted breves. Is this another 2009 improvement? Cheers, Lawrence Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] Keeping dotted notes...

2009-02-10 Thread Richard Yates
I just tried this in FinWin2007 and the 6/1 bar split without any problem: see http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/6-1%20to%203-1.gif . Is your signature really 6/1 and not something odd behind the scenes like 3 over double-wholes? -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-10 Thread Allen Fisher
Nope. On Feb 10, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Barbara Touburg wrote: Is there a way to suppress it at startup? Barbara ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Allen Fisher Founder and Principal Developer Fisher

Re: [Finale] Keeping dotted notes...

2009-02-10 Thread Florence + Michael
The quantization setting you need is allow dotted rests in compound meters. If this setting is checked, the dotted breves will stay dotted breves. (Yes, I know that 3/1 isn't a compound meter, and that the problem affects notes as well as rests. Go figure. Tell MakeMusic about it: it's

Re: [Finale] Keeping dotted notes...

2009-02-10 Thread Lawrence Yates
I haven't got allow dotted rests checked but the dotted breves were still retained. Anyway, at least you found a solution. Still puzzling though. Cheers, Lawrence -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

RE: [Finale] Keeping dotted notes...

2009-02-10 Thread Richard Yates
Same here. I haven't got allow dotted rests checked but the dotted breves were still retained. Anyway, at least you found a solution. Still puzzling though. Cheers, Lawrence -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-10 Thread Barbara Touburg
Allen Fisher wrote: Nope. O. Hm. Too bad. A feature request them: an option so surpress it. That wouldn't be so difficult to implement, I think? On Feb 10, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Barbara Touburg wrote: Is there a way to suppress it at startup? Barbara

Re: [Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-10 Thread dhbailey
Barbara Touburg wrote: Allen Fisher wrote: Nope. O. Hm. Too bad. A feature request them: an option so surpress it. That wouldn't be so difficult to implement, I think? On Feb 10, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Barbara Touburg wrote: Is there a way to suppress it at startup? Barbara

Re: [Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-10 Thread Barbara Touburg
dhbailey wrote: At least that's what's happened with other programs I've used which allow the user to turn off the splash screen -- I just look at the desktop for longer before the program actually starts. I usually look at my monitor! :) (Don't like Window$ that much)

Re: [Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-10 Thread John Howell
At 12:44 AM +0100 2/11/09, Barbara Touburg wrote: dhbailey wrote: At least that's what's happened with other programs I've used which allow the user to turn off the splash screen -- I just look at the desktop for longer before the program actually starts. I usually look at my monitor!

Re: [Finale] Swing and Weight

2009-02-10 Thread David W. Fenton
On 10 Feb 2009 at 13:44, earlrs...@aol.com wrote: David, the topic was groove and swing. Not groove -- I don't believe that term has been used in this discussion until you just introduced it. I certainly haven't been discussing that term at all. And when Johannes used swing I believe he put

Re: [Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-10 Thread Allen Fisher
Is there a particular reason that you want to disable it? On Feb 10, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Barbara Touburg wrote: dhbailey wrote: At least that's what's happened with other programs I've used which allow the user to turn off the splash screen -- I just look at the desktop for longer before

Re: [Finale] Swing after 1900

2009-02-10 Thread norman
i am constantly reminded on this thread, of the Duke Ellington song it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swingswing can mean so many things in the musical genremy own learning being that swing involves anticipation of the beat...or slightly out of

Re: [Finale] Swing and Weight

2009-02-10 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Earl, you are wrong, I introduced the topic and I never even mentioned the word groove. I was talking about inegalité and how I think it should be done. You also diagreed with something I never wrote. I did not read a post by David which would justify your email. Perhaps I missed it.