Re: [Finale] Changing Maestro Default file in Fin12

2012-01-13 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Robert Patterson wrote: I am trying to replace the Maestro Default File in Finale 2012, but it appears to have an extension other than .mus (in MacOS). The problem is that the Hide Extension flag is set in get info and the os won't let me change it. What's is the extension for Maestro Default

Re: [Finale] Changing Maestro Default file in Fin12

2012-01-13 Thread Robert Patterson
I ultimately figured out that the file has no extension. The Mac OS Finder is very confusing because Hide Extension was checked but also grayed out. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:59 AM, Noel Stoutenburg mjol...@ticnet.comwrote: Robert Patterson wrote: I am trying to replace the Maestro Default

[Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} MOLA Guidelines

2012-01-13 Thread Benjamin Ayotte
Dear Colleagues, I am working on a score to being it into accord with MOLA guidelines, and I need to specify the exact size of a staff to 8.5mm Does Finale allow this? The resize tool seems only to allow a relative reduction/enlargement. Thanks, Benjamin

Re: [Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} MOLA Guidelines

2012-01-13 Thread Christopher Smith
On Fri Jan 13, at FridayJan 13 11:46 AM, Benjamin Ayotte wrote: Dear Colleagues, I am working on a score to being it into accord with MOLA guidelines, and I need to specify the exact size of a staff to 8.5mm Does Finale allow this? The resize tool seems only to allow a relative

[Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} Re: MOLA Guidelines

2012-01-13 Thread Benjamin Ayotte
Thank you, Christopher, that was extremely helpful. I agree that 8.5mm seems too big but then I'm a trumpet player and have never had a bowing arm get in the way of my view. The guidelines suggest different sizes for strings and winds. Benjamin ___ Dr.

[Finale] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} Re: {Fraud?} {Disarmed} MOLA Guidelines

2012-01-13 Thread Robert Patterson
It has been awhile since I looked at the MOLA guidelines and I have to say they are much improved since the last time I read them c. 10 years ago. Some math errors have been fixed, and they are much less prescriptive. (Even the best editions of Beethoven Symphonies did not meet the MOLA guidelines

[Finale] augmented jazz ensemble

2012-01-13 Thread trumpet57
Hello all--I'm writing a jazz suite for the NYJO of England. The instrumentation is 5 saxes, 5 trumpets, 1 french horn, 5 trombones, guitar, piano, bass, drums and percussion. It is basically standard big band template with 4 added staves. It looks a bit crowded in the usual