Re: [Finale] unoptimizing staves

2011-10-02 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 10/2/2011 2:54 AM, Ryan wrote: has now been placed on a staff that is optimized out. Is there a simple way to make that one staff reappear without re-optimizing the system and re-doing all the adjustments? TGTools Staff List Manager will do this. You can also do it directly in Finale in

Re: [Finale] Deauthorize via Customer Support

2011-08-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 8/9/2011 12:11 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: But it's obviously frustrating when you have defend yourself to customer support as legitimate user who just wants access to your own software. Agreed. If you can sufficiently identify yourself to them, their job should be just to do as you ask

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 7 has been announced, to ship on August 11th.

2011-07-28 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/28/2011 3:44 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: Since Sib is on a 2-year release schedule, they had the choice to go 64-bit with this release or wait 2 years. Please not that Sib is not exclusively 64-bit, at least not on Windows. On my 64-bit Windows 7 systej, the demo installed both a 64-bit

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 7 has been announced, to ship on August 11th.

2011-07-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/27/2011 2:36 PM, David H. Bailey wrote: 2) note entry will now have allow pitch-first/rhythm-second in addition to the older rhythm-first/pitch-second that so many Finale users have found frustrating. I echo Darcy: This is huge. (The other bits too, but for me primarily this.) I'm

Re: [Finale] Sibelius 7 has been announced, to ship on August 11th.

2011-07-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/27/2011 8:41 PM, Matthew Hindson Gma wrote: There is a place for us Speedy refugees now it seems. *Almost*. My entry method of choice in Finale is Speedy with the computer keyboard. The new Sib note entry method does allow you to use A-J as notes C-B, so no more hunting and pecking for

Re: [Finale] beaming issue

2011-07-14 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/14/2011 6:21 AM, Eric Fiedler wrote: Enter a measure of eight-notes in 4/4 with Speedy/Midi. They are beamed together in groups of _four_. :-( This is longtime and intentional behavior, but you can turn it off if you don't like it. Take a look in Document Options under Beaming, Beam four

[Finale] FinWin11: Create MM rests

2011-07-14 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, Fin07, which I no longer have installed, used to have an MM Rests | Create for Parts/Score menu item that would let you recreate all MM rests for all parts in one go. The help file for Fin11 claims this is still there: http://goo.gl/ipEBi But it's not there. Anybody know where this

Re: [Finale] [OT] anyone familiar with jewish religious song?

2011-07-14 Thread Aaron Sherber
The cantor at my synagogue had the following to say: I know it sounds like it is clear, but I cannot make out the exact blessing. It is a short-form blessing, and it sounds like: Bless You, God, Hakayt HaTodot. Specifically, I cannot figure out the Hakayt part, if that is actually the correct

Re: [Finale] Conflict between file types

2011-07-10 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/10/2011 6:23 AM, Michael Lawlor wrote: I have just moved Photoshop Elements onto the machine I have Finale on and get the message that *.ASV files are assigned to Photoshop; do I want to reasign them to Finale [Yes was my response]. On Windows, the application that an extension is

[Finale] File conversion oddities

2011-07-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, Time to tap the collective wisdom. I have a score that was created in Fin2001, most recently edited in Fin2003, now opened in Fin2011. By and large, the conversion went fine. However, there are a few places in the score where the group bracket and barlines drawn through staves

Re: [Finale] File conversion oddities

2011-07-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
and of course right after I hit Send, I figured out half of the problem. I fixed this by inserting a new measure stack to the right of the problem measure, copying the music from the problem measure to the new one, and deleting the problem measure. Still would be nice to know why this

Re: [Finale] File conversion oddities

2011-07-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
I take it back -- that didn't fix the problem. It just moved the affected measure back one. (That is, if the problem measure was 6, and I insert a new stack to the right, copy music and delete 6, the new 6 now looks fine, but 5 has inherited the problem.) So I'm back to square one. Thanks,

Re: [Finale] File conversion oddities

2011-07-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/8/2011 10:53 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: It looks to me like some of your groups for optimized staff systems didn't get transferred. TGTools will rebuild them for you if that's the case. Briliant, Robert, dead on! Works even though Fin11 doesn't have the concept of optimized staff systems

Re: [Finale] FinWin 2k11 - How to substitute all fonts in a score

2011-07-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/8/2011 1:22 PM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: Not so unbelievable. Embedding the font in a ~.pdf file means that the recipient of the ~.pdf can get the file without paying for it, since Persons with the right software and the correct skill set can strip the font out of the ~.pdf. Maybe the

Re: [Finale] FinWin 2k11 - How to substitute all fonts in a score

2011-07-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/8/2011 2:01 PM, David H. Bailey wrote: But if one prints to a PDF driver, the resulting PDF doesn't contain any fonts, does it? Yes, it does, depending on your settings. A PDF with text has to include references to a font; the only question is whether the PDF embeds the font or relies on

Re: [Finale] Reset whole note rest entry to empty measure

2011-05-22 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 5/22/2011 11:52 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: change to default whole rests plug-in Or just select the measures and Clear them. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Cowbell

2011-04-30 Thread Aaron Sherber
I've got a fever... Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Metronome markings

2011-04-28 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 4/28/2011 10:36 AM, Eric Dentremont wrote: quarter-note=x. How would one add a metronome marking for a meter that is asymmetric, such as 9/8 grouped as 3+2+2+2/8? I would probably show the tempo for the eighth note, even though it means the performer has to do a little mental math if the

[Finale] Bug in independent time sig staff style

2011-03-20 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, I'm wondering if there's a good workaround for this bug, in Fin11 and probably earlier versions: Start with a new default document. Add a second staff. Define a new staff style, copyable, and check 'Independent Time Signature'. Apply this staff style to the second staff, and then

Re: [Finale] MuseScore vs. Finale

2011-02-01 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/1/2011 11:57 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: MM is clearly committed to Simple Entry as the input method that will continue to be developed. Unfortunately for those of us who think pitch first and note value second, it turns our habits and movements upside down and impedes our work. Hear,

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Finale Mac 2011 question

2011-01-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/27/2011 2:04 PM, J D Thomas wrote: In past versions of Finale, at least up thru 2007, one could hilight a measure or partial measure and then option-shift-click to paste it into another part of the file. This no longer seems to work as expected in Finale 2011 and the horrible online

Re: [Finale] TGTools and 2011

2011-01-26 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/26/2011 4:57 PM, J D Thomas wrote: Kind of takes the value out of TGTools to some extent. I'm disappointed. That's a rather strange statement, considering that Tobias hasn't released an update for which we've had to pay in more than 9 years, during which time he has continually made

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Finale 2005 vs Finale 2010

2011-01-23 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/23/2011 8:06 PM, Ruth H. Randle wrote: 1. How do you delete empty measures? You mean like you have 10 measures in the piece and you want to completely delete one of them, leaving 9? With the selection tool, double-click a measure to select the entire measure stack. Then hit Delete. (Or

{Spam} Re: [Finale] H positioning of notes in SC / PTs

2011-01-16 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/16/2011 1:31 PM, Steve Parker wrote: This workaround is already cleverer than mine which involves duplicating the whole file after the score is finished to do the parts.. That's a usual workaround which cures a whole boxful of ills. Unless I'm doing a very small and simple piece, I

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Boxes around text

2011-01-15 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/15/2011 9:53 AM, Steve Parker wrote: What is the sensible method for putting text on a page with a box round it? Well, you can try putting text on the page with a box around it. g After you've put your text on the page, use the Text Tool to select the frame, then from the Text menu

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Expression Metatool Menu settings

2011-01-14 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/14/2011 9:17 AM, Rob Deemer wrote: I using the latest version (2011c) and need to adjust the Expression Metatool settings - these used to be in the Expressions Menu, and the manual still lists Metatools as being in the menu, but when I go there, it does not list anything for metatools. Any

Re: [Finale] replace smart shapes

2011-01-14 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/14/2011 12:33 PM, Steve Parker wrote: Is there any way to replace say all the glissandi with another shape (retrospectivally)? I think TGTools Special Modifications | Alter Smart Shapes will do what you want. I remember reading before about gliss./accidental/dot collision - was there

Re: [Finale] Relink extracted parts: possible or not possible?

2011-01-13 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/13/2011 12:28 PM, delius...@aol.com wrote: Is it possible to do an Indiana Jones-like switcheroo, where I insert the part file I've been working on and laid out beautifully into the rough-cut part file that Finale wants to use when I go to select the part in question? Keep in mind that

Re: [Finale] Left page to start

2011-01-13 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/13/2011 7:26 PM, Steve Parker wrote: I'm trying to work out how to make the first page in my score a left page? Current kludge is to insert a blank but I'm sure it's in a menu somewhere... No, inserting a blank page is the right way to go, unless you want to play with page number

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Page Number Offset

2011-01-12 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/12/2011 4:59 AM, Steve Parker wrote: Is there any way to get the displayed page numbers to be used for all text boxes that have page number inserts on them, rather than changing everywhere? Sorry, I don't understand your question. Can you give an example? Thanks, Aaron.

Re: [Finale] Total Pages Offset

2011-01-12 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/12/2011 5:01 AM, Steve Parker wrote: Is it possible to offset the Total Pages insert? I don't think so. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] beaming question

2011-01-10 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/10/2011 2:11 PM, dc wrote: In 6/8, how can I get Finale to not beam together notes that are separated by rests (two 8ths separated by a rest, for instance)? Make sure your time signature is 6 x eighth note, not 2 x dotted quarter. Or use Utilities | Rebeam to Time Signature to accomplish

{Spam} Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] beaming question

2011-01-10 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/10/2011 3:32 PM, dc wrote: I want: 8 8 8 beamed (in the same beat, of course) but not 8 _ 8 Well, you can break all the beams by hand, of course, but that's not a great solution if you're talking about a long passage. You can also do this with TGTools Bream Breaker. Aaron.

{Spam} Re: [Finale] beaming question

2011-01-10 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/10/2011 4:23 PM, dc wrote: Couldn't a plug-in check this and remove all the beams over rests? TGTools Beam Breaker ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

{Spam} Re: [Finale] page number question

2011-01-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/9/2011 8:42 AM, Steve Parker wrote: I set up right and left page numbers in my score. I don't want these in the parts, but I can't see where to specify this? The general Finale rule is that things you do in the score also happen in the parts, and things you do in a part only happen in

Re: [Finale] blank boxes

2011-01-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/9/2011 8:45 AM, Steve Parker wrote: In my previous notation program I used a lot of empty text boxes to stop things from appearing in print. I had the option of moving the graphics layer of any element (including these white boxes) up or down. Is there any equivalent in Finale? Yes, you

{Spam} Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] page number question

2011-01-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/9/2011 10:03 AM, Steve Parker wrote: Great, I unshowed (unshew?) then unlinked then reshowed (reshew...?) You actually don't need to manually unlink; unlinking happens automatically when you do something which applies in one place but not the other. When you do the show in score with

{Spam} Re: {Spam} Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] page number question

2011-01-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/9/2011 1:30 PM, Steve Parker wrote: I can't find what the override key might be? On Windows, it's Ctrl. On Mac -- Opt? Open up the help file, click on Index, then go to the Linked Parts entry and click on the Override key entry. Aaron. ___

Re: [Finale] page number question

2011-01-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/9/2011 4:21 PM, Steve Parker wrote: Have tried to do exactly what you say a hundred times now. Control click in score - hides. All OK. Control click again, then select 'Show' with Command held down. Not doing anything for me. Stays hidden everywhere. I think this is because the parts are

{Spam} Re: [Finale] title and instrument name on each page

2011-01-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/8/2011 6:02 PM, Steve Parker wrote: Can I get Finale to place the title and instrument name on each page automatically? Sure. Use the text tool to put a text box on the page and define the attributes the way you want it (attach to single page, multiple pages, etc.). Then do Text |

[Finale] {Spam} OT: Looking for recordings

2011-01-07 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, Wild shot in the dark here. Does anybody have a recording of Antheil's first violin sonata? Or the gamelan CD called Gamelan gong kebyar of 'Eka Cita'? Please reply off-list. Thanks, Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Playback in transposed scores while entering notes

2011-01-07 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/7/2011 8:45 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: If your preferred behavior were the default, many people would also not understand why, when they play a C on their MIDI keyboard when inputting into an alto sax staff, Finale instead sounds an A. And, if they have the volume turned up on their

Re: [Finale] Playback in transposed scores while entering notes

2011-01-07 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/7/2011 10:05 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I said from the outset that I agree it should be an option! Yes, I didn't mean for my post to sound like I was disagreeing with you -- I was just giving more reasons to agree. However, I personally find it impossible to use Finale without a

Re: [Finale] Further plugin ideas (for Jari)

2010-12-29 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/28/2010 10:46 PM, Giz Bowe wrote: Is it possible to have a plug-in which would give you a report of ALL your settings for a document? I usually recreate my templates when I upgrade, and it would be nice to have a chart of all my layout settings, etc, rather than flip back forth to check

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Good slur settings? F2010

2010-12-24 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/24/2010 2:49 AM, Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote: Does anyone have any good general slur settings they would like to share? If only there were a good way of exporting all of one's settings to an easily readable and shareable format. I think Jari was once working on a reporting plugin

Re: [Finale] {Spam} String harmonics

2010-12-13 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/13/2010 12:03 PM, John Howell wrote: of natural harmonics that we've been seeing for years. It therefore throws the player into an intellectual mode, where we have to stop and figure out how to produce it. And that takes time, which a symphony player will have, but a gigging player will

[Finale] {Spam} String harmonics

2010-12-12 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, In notating string harmonics, Forsyth and Gardner Read say that a notehead with an o over it indicates a natural harmonic, while a notehead with a diamond notehead a fourth above should be used for artificial harmonics. Del Mar, though, says that according to one school of thought

Re: [Finale] {Spam} String harmonics

2010-12-12 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/12/2010 9:34 PM, John Howell wrote: That is ALMOST correct, but incomplete. The harmonic of the 4th (the fretted note plus a diamond note a 4th above) produces the harmonic 2 octaves above the fretted note. But artificial harmonics include the harmonic of the 5th as well ... Yes, I

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Help! Sudden 2011 articulation glitch

2010-12-11 Thread Aaron Sherber
I agree that this is most likely a sticky key; I've had the same thing happen to me. Open up some other application, like Word, and let your fingers rap on all your keys for a few seconds; right paren is assigned by default to the 0 metatool, so if you've kept the defaults, make sure you hit

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/8/2010 11:15 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: The same video in AVI format was 250MBs, while in MPG, 60MBs, MP4, 25MBs, and so forth. This is all with the same video quality and higher audio quality in the MPG and MP4 formats. This has not been my experience. In ripping DVDs and MPEGs with

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/8/2010 11:19 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: You're mistaken, Aaron. Windows Media Player plays MP4 -- I just tried it (WinXP SP3 -- can't tell what version of WMP I have, as it has a nonstandard UI that doesn't have an ABOUT box anywhere I can find). I'm on WinXP SP3 with WMP 11 (right click

{Spam} Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/9/2010 8:14 AM, David W. Fenton wrote: And, BTW, I know this isn't a fluke of my particular system -- I have a Win7 laptop that can play them with WMP, Quite possible, but Win7 definitely has a newer version of WMP. I should have been more specific in saying that MP4s won't play in WMP

{Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/8/2010 5:09 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: Recent experience shows me that AVI is a very poor format for anything at all. How do you mean? Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

{Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/8/2010 6:22 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: I don't know what would work for you other than Handbrake. I use Handbrake all the time on Windows with no problem. Note that if you're ripping a commercial DVD, you also need something to remove the encryption, which Handbrake will not do for you.

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/8/2010 8:53 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Well, he had two questions. How to rip stuff into avi format and then upload to YouTube. I'd also agree with previous statements that avi is a dead end for video, and that mp4 format is better all around. Well, AVI is just a container format, not an

Re: [Finale] More questions

2010-12-01 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/1/2010 3:57 PM, Richard Yates wrote: Probably nothing wrong. Added measures do not inherit the system reduction (or is it the staff reduction?) of the existing ones. It's bugged me for years. Added measures take their settings from the Page Format settings, which may or may not match

Re: [Finale] No Finale 2011 folder?

2010-11-30 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 11/30/2010 10:36 PM, Michael Greensill wrote: Thanks guys, there it isyou'd think that they'd tell us this stuff. I know MM doesn't always do the best job of communicating these things, but the Readme does say: *_Folder Reorganization_* To accommodate the autonomy of each of a

[Finale] {Spam} Resizing measures in page view

2010-11-29 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, This is something really basic I've been fudging for a long time, so either I'm missing a shortcut I don't know about, or MM has left out something really useful. In page view, I often want to make one measure wider or narrower and then redistribute the remaining space among the

[Finale] Cue note instrument names in Fin2011

2010-11-25 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, In Fin2011 (and probably Fin2010 as well, but I never used it), the built-in cue notes plugin and TGTools cue notes plugin don't handle the text expression with the cued instrument's name correctly, on account of the change from note-attachment to beat-attachment of expressions.

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Linking score to parts

2010-11-23 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 11/23/2010 1:06 PM, Steve Parker wrote: I've adjusted expressions in the parts. Is there any way to relink them to the score so that the score changes rather than the parts? In general, when you move an expression in the score, it moves in both score and parts; when you move it in a part,

Re: [Finale] Speedy entry

2010-11-20 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 11/20/2010 4:15 PM, Barbara Levy wrote: I'm working on a part-copy project in 12/8 time, with a LOT of running 16th notes. A minor irritation: the entered notes pile up at the left end of the measure amd do not spread out so I can see them until I actually exit Speedy Entry. Having to

Re: [Finale] Fin 2011 score part extraction, articulation adjustments

2010-11-20 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 11/20/2010 2:53 PM, delius...@aol.com wrote: Is there a plugin or global setting I can change to fix these to stop having to tweak each and every one? Sure -- just change the articulation definition. Put a tremolo on a note, right-click and edit the articulation definition, then change

Re: [Finale] 64 bit

2010-10-11 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 10/11/2010 4:56 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I don't know who said 64-bit Windows does not support Flash. It's simply not true. Absolute balderdash. I think the issue is that there is still not an official release of a 64-bit Flash plugin, just a preview release:

Re: [Finale] Editing a track

2010-07-21 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 7/21/2010 6:12 PM, David McKay wrote: I'm wondering if someone can tell me where there is a simple cheap or free program which I can use to cut up a track into smaller bits. http://audacity.sourceforge.net Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] TGTools 2.60 and WinFin 2011--Compatible?

2010-06-21 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 6/21/2010 3:01 PM, Williams, Jim wrote: Has anyone tried to use TG Tools ver. 2.60 with WinFin 2011? Text Expression Browser, Align/Move, Join Rests of Multiple Layers, Fit Measures all seem to work fine. Those are the only ones I've used so far. Aaron.

Re: [Finale] OT: paper

2010-06-10 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 6/10/2010 1:43 AM, Ryan wrote: I was using a 60 lb vellum offset. Thick enough to stand up on its own, but thin enough to go through the duplexer on my HP printer. It had a toothy texture according to my supplier which took pencil markings well. Sounds like you were using paper with a laid

Re: [Finale] Rendering Garritan instruments to separate WAV files

2010-06-06 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 6/6/2010 9:00 AM, Craig Parmerlee wrote: The upshot is that for Finale to be taken serious as a rendering tool, it needs to either produce independent WAV files per track or else become an order of magnitude easier to achieve a reasonable mix. Personally, I don't think Finale is intended to

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 Review

2010-06-04 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 6/4/2010 1:14 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: Thus, the fact that Jari reports that Finale has been changed to store Finale-specific settings in \Application Data\MakeMusic\ shows that either Jari is mistaken, or that MakeMusic has not fully absorbed the implications of Vista/Win7. Most likely,

[Finale] Secondary beams over rests

2010-05-29 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, I've run into this before, but I'm finding myself frustrated with Finale's beaming options over rests. Here's a page that shows what I've got: http://aaron.sherber.com/beams With Extend beams over secondary rests on, I get the top row, and with it off I get the bottom row. But

Re: [Finale] Wizard and maestro font default issue

2010-05-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 5/27/2010 10:20 AM, Art Bailey wrote: I'm having an issue with the setup wizard in Finale 2010. According to the manual, if I understand it correctly, any document options that are changed and saved to the maestro font default.ftm file will show up when a new document is created in the

Re: [Finale] Wizard and maestro font default issue

2010-05-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 5/27/2010 12:48 PM, Art Bailey wrote: Turns out you're absolutely right, and the manual is absolutely wrong. Yes, and it's still wrong. What it describes is the pre-2008 behavior. You should let support know about this error. It may never actually get fixed, but it couldn't hurt to say

Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order

2010-05-25 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 5/25/2010 12:36 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Seriously, over $100 to get a few bug fixes? There really isn't anything that is oo, I gotta have it..againsigh Not every version has to have a wow factor for me; I try to take an incremental approach. If the new features and bug fixes

Re: [Finale] vertical smart shapes?

2010-05-17 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 5/17/2010 4:07 AM, Mark D Lew wrote: I'm very happy with the smart shape. Much easier than making it in the shape designer like I did before (and like Bernard described). I think the only con to this method is that the vertical smart shape won't be taken into account in spacing, whereas an

Re: [Finale] Change is Good

2010-05-16 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 5/16/2010 10:50 PM, Randolph Peters wrote: I don't remember exactly in what version we lost it, but it was before Finale 2k8. I'm talking about the ability to get the Utilities: Change menu popup when you control-click (or right-click in Windows) on a measure. This menu was moved in

Re: [Finale] placing a natural sign in microsoft word file

2010-03-22 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 3/22/2010 2:21 PM, Martin Banner wrote: When I use maestro font and n, I get the natural sign, but it appears lower than the rest of the text. I have tried increasing the size of the font(no good, still too low), as well as using superscript (too high above the rest of the text). Any

Re: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in MS Word documents

2010-03-21 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 3/21/2010 11:54 AM, Michael Lawlor wrote: Does anyone have any suggestions on methods for typing/inserting time signatures in WORD documents, ideally so that the numbers are vertically in line? Matthew Hindson's free Rhythms font will do this:

Re: [Finale] OT: trying to upgrade browsers

2010-03-16 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 3/16/2010 1:33 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: which shows nothing to click on to trigger the actual download. Any ideas? Or try this link, which asks you to select your operating system: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ Aaron. ___

Re: [Finale] OT: trying to upgrade browsers

2010-03-16 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 3/16/2010 1:33 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: which shows nothing to click on to trigger the actual download. Any ideas? You don't see a big yellow button that says Agree and install now? I'm on Windows, but I see it in all my browsers. Aaron. ___

Re: [Finale] does finale have this symbol?

2010-02-25 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/25/2010 10:21 PM, John Howell wrote: Replying late (busy week!). While I'm not a pianist, I have never seen that symbol and would have absolutely no idea what it means. FWIW, I'm not a pianist either, but I have often seen that symbol -- not engraved, but pencilled in by a pianist in

Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests

2010-02-20 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/20/2010 6:57 AM, dc wrote: I have notes and rests that need to be moved from one staff to the other. With the Note Mover tool, I only get handles on the notes, but not on the rests. How do I move those? I don't think you can. What I usually do in this situation is go into the other staff

Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests

2010-02-20 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/20/2010 9:06 AM, dc wrote: Thanks, Aaron. No, I didn't know about that way of moving the notes. I'm using Fin2008. Yes, it's definitely in that version. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests

2010-02-20 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/20/2010 12:07 PM, dc wrote: Is there any way to get the beam angle right in cross-staff beaming? All mine are slanted the wrong way, i.e. downwards from bass staff to treble staff instead of upwards? I'm not sure exactly what you're describing, but of course you can always adjust the

Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests

2010-02-20 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/20/2010 12:25 PM, dc wrote: I know I can adjust them by hand, but was wondering if there was any easy way to get them all right in the first place. I've never really used the Patterson Beams plugin, but it's possible that it might work here. Other than that, I don't know. Aaron.

Re: [Finale] Spiral binding

2010-02-19 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/19/2010 9:43 AM, dc wrote: I know we've had threads on this subject before, but these things change, and I'd appreciate recommendations for a reasonably-priced spiral or coil binding machine (not for commercial use, only my private needs). I have been using an earlier model of this comb

Re: [Finale] Spiral binding

2010-02-19 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/19/2010 10:49 PM, John Howell wrote: I have two problems with them, and I wonder whether you've found solutions. I can't say I've found solutions, but for me personally those two things have not been problems. I don't find the noise a problem in a concert setting, though I imagine it

[Finale] OT: Opposite of 'doppio movimento'

2010-02-18 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, I'm having a brain cramp. Is there an Italian term which means the opposite of 'doppio movimento'? That is, for a passage in which the quarter note moves at the same speed as the preceding half note? Thanks, Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] OT: Opposite of 'doppio movimento'

2010-02-18 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/18/2010 2:04 PM, Howard Weiner wrote: Do you mean l'istesso tempo? L'istesso tempo worries me. If you've got a 6/8 going to 2/4, l'istesso tempo means that the beat stays the same, rather than constant eighth notes. Does it really imply the same thing when cut time is going to 2/4 --

Re: [Finale] OT: Opposite of 'doppio movimento'

2010-02-18 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/18/2010 3:22 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: Doppio valore. See, e.g., the Brahms F-minor clarinet sonata. Ah, thanks, Andrew, that sounds familiar. But I'm curious where this is in the Brahms. I have a Breitkopf edition here and don't see that marking. Aaron.

[Finale] Tenuto and ties

2010-02-16 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, I'm engraving a piece in which there are several instances of tied notes (say, two tied whole notes) with a tenuto mark on the first note. In many cases, this leaves me with the tie and tenuto mark overlapping. What is the best way to handle this in Finale? Is it better to change

Re: [Finale] TAN: Dynamics after a rest

2010-02-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
Thanks to all for your thoughts on this topic. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Finale 2010 review

2010-02-06 Thread Aaron Sherber
Jari, excellent review, as always. Your write-ups are the best way to get a sense of what each new version is really like. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] TAN: Dynamics after a rest

2010-02-06 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, Given an instrumental part that plays for 20 measures or so at mf with the occasional rest thrown in, is there a rule of thumb (or something more formal) about when the dynamic should be restated? It's in my head that if there are two or more full measures of rest, the dynamic

Re: [Finale] Open Type and F2010

2010-02-03 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/3/2010 5:55 AM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: Unlikely. Finale does not yet (as of 2010) support Open type fonts. I'm using Fin2007 on WinXP, and it appears that I can use any font installed on my system, including OpenType fonts -- but only to access the normal character set. Aaron.

Re: [Finale] Easy measure numbers

2010-02-02 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/2/2010 5:57 AM, dc wrote: Is there any way to get this plug-in to use the same defaults as the first region defined? Or is there anyway to define the default settings that will be used by this plug-in (position, etc.)? I don't think I've ever used this plugin -- I use the one in

Re: [Finale] Easy measure numbers

2010-02-02 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 2/2/2010 7:59 AM, dc wrote: Indeed, it offers more options, but I don't see Show measure numbers at start of system (though it's easy to change this in the regular dialogue box afterwards). Under Justify, try selecting 'System Left'. Aaron. ___

Re: [Finale] beaming problem

2010-01-28 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/28/2010 9:08 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: Oh yeah, I know what you are talking about. I have complained about this bitterly, and the guys at MakeMusic don't even seem to understand the problem. I know that I reported this as long ago as 12/2003. I have a reply from them on 1/5/2004 in

Re: [Finale] O.T. iPads/Kindles/Electronic books for music editions?

2010-01-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/27/2010 4:32 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: I've wondered the same thing myself. I say it won't be long before an ensemble will be playing with E books in front of them instead of paper music ... Some people are already using them. I think I remember reading an article about Harry

Re: [Finale] O.T. iPads/Kindles/Electronic books for music editions?

2010-01-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/27/2010 4:54 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Actually, you can make annotations with a PDF. Sure, if you don't mind drawing a rectangle where you want the annotation, calling up the keyboard, and then typing something. Seems like a lot more work than drawing in a pair of eyeglasses with one

Re: [Finale] O.T. iPads/Kindles/Electronic books for music editions?

2010-01-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/27/2010 5:09 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: You do know that you can DRAW in these things on a PDF right? There are a couple of FREE programs that let you do that.. Yes, I do KNOW that. g It's still more involved than making a couple of marks with a pencil. Aaron.

Re: [Finale] O.T. iPads/Kindles/Electronic books for music editions?

2010-01-27 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 1/27/2010 5:15 PM, dhbailey wrote: Actually, Connick's band used electronic music stands, not simple ebook readers. And they have a touch sensitive screen, so you *can* mark the music if you wish. Ah, that's interesting. Gets rid of at least one of my objections. Aaron.

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