Re: [Finale] #5

2013-11-21 Thread David H. Bailey
On 11/20/2013 10:32 PM, John Witmer wrote: > My music theory teacher always called them "on purposes", not accidentals' > I tell my students they're call "accidentals" because that's where the most common and prolific musical accidents happen. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio

Re: [Finale] Layoffs and reorganization announced at MakeMusic

2013-11-21 Thread David H. Bailey
On 11/20/2013 11:11 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Craig Parmerlee wrote: > > > There is absolutely no question that there is a body of potential >> customers who would like to use computer notation, but the products have >> such a steep learning curve that they giv

[Finale] Multiple Bounce Roll Symbol

2013-11-21 Thread Giovanni Andreani
A question for the percussion notation experts out there: what is the best notation symbol for representing a half note to be played with a multiple bounce roll? I recall the "Z" symbol to be placed over the half value note's stem, but is this the most commonly used one? I don't want the player

Re: [Finale] Multiple Bounce Roll Symbol

2013-11-21 Thread SN jef chippewa
a "normal" (i.e. buzz) roll on snare is groups of 2 bounces (double strokes) per hand (timpani only single stroke rolls). use the standard tremolo sign (in older literature the wavy-line trill symbol was used). if you want 4 per hand you are best to indicate it in text (in addition to the tr

Re: [Finale] DS al fine

2013-11-21 Thread Christopher Smith
Piano/vocal, choir, piano parts, organ parts, all only need the DC on one staff. I suppose that's what they were thinking, but it sure is a pain. Or perhaps it is just an error in reading old file formats, like so many other things. Christopher On Wed Nov 20, at WednesdayNov 20 7:20 PM, Lawren

Re: [Finale] 2014 limitation

2013-11-21 Thread Ryan Beard
Has something to do with the coding of the dialog boxes. Tobias says he's working on an update. Don't think there's anything to do but wait until he releases the new version. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2013, at 6:58 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: > > TG Tools Align/Move keyboard shortcut is

Re: [Finale] random thoughts on 2014

2013-11-21 Thread Lawrence David Eden
Good points, John. >Larry, I agree. >The only exception is when the music is especially "busy" with lots of >notes. The parentheses >often make it difficult to read on the fly. Then you have the decision to >make as to whether the >"unnecessary" accidental hurts more than it helps. It is somet

Re: [Finale] 2014 limitation

2013-11-21 Thread Eric Dannewitz
yes, TGTools is busted on 2014 for Mac. I'm hoping there will be an update soon Sent from my iSomething -- On Nov 21, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: > TG Tools Align/Move keyboard shortcut is broken in 2014. I don't know if > this has been mentioned earlier. If so, I may have missed

[Finale] Cakewalk and Gibson

2013-11-21 Thread Nigel Hanley
On 21/11/2013, at 4:18 PM, Craig Parmerlee wrote: > Gibson talked > pretty big about the Cakewalk acquisition being their entry point into > software. If a Gibson/Finale connection were to come about, I think > that would be excellent. That is a company with dynamic leadership, > deep pocket

[Finale] 2014 limitation

2013-11-21 Thread Chuck Israels
TG Tools Align/Move keyboard shortcut is broken in 2014. I don't know if this has been mentioned earlier. If so, I may have missed it, but its absence is a significant workflow inhibitor. I will report it. Other irritated listers please join the effort. Thanks, Chuck Chuck Israels 8831 S

Re: [Finale] score merger + migrate F2000 to F2012

2013-11-21 Thread Robert Patterson
Depending on how different your settings are today from the originals, I might create an empty template using your current settings and merge into that. I recommend merging one at a time. On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 10:14 AM, SN jef chippewa < shirl...@newmusicnotation.com> wrote: > > i have 20 file

Re: [Finale] Human Playback in 2012: switching back from custom text to automatic technique detection

2013-11-21 Thread Jan Angermüller
As I didn't get an answer here, I submitted the problem to the Finale support and after some mails, they confirmed the issue, which means: "Custom text" techniques in human playback cause problems with key switches following afterwards. After the first appearance of a custom text technique no more

[Finale] score merger + migrate F2000 to F2012

2013-11-21 Thread SN jef chippewa
i have 20 files in a collection of songs (vx, pno), 7 of which the composer now wants transposed versions for. he has decided to migrate everything so that originals and new transpositions look the same (i.e. like my work today as opposed to nearly 12 years ago :-)). what is the best way to g

[Finale] accidentals

2013-11-21 Thread Katherine Hoover
Many fine orchestra players request or mark accidentals because they often work with minimal rehearsal time, especially for new pieces. (I could tell you a story... as could most of the composers on this list!) Katherine Hoover ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] 2014 limitation

2013-11-21 Thread Chuck Israels
Thanks, Ryan. If Tobias is back in the game, good things are likely to happen. Chuck On Nov 21, 2013, at 7:12 AM, Ryan Beard wrote: > Has something to do with the coding of the dialog boxes. Tobias says he's > working on an update. Don't think there's anything to do but wait until he > rele

[Finale] Re(2): Multiple Bounce Roll Symbol

2013-11-21 Thread Giovanni Andreani
Thank you Jef, things are getting clearer. I remember studying (and actually assumed) that a half note with the tremolo symbol was to be interpreted as a double open stroke roll, whereas the tremolo indicated a single stroke roll; in contrast to these two notations the Z would indicate the bounc