[Finale] finale assignments

2008-01-16 Thread Britrpt
Hi--does anyone know of any situations where you can get sent Finale assignments--either composing, arranging, orchestration, or music preparation---and you do the assignments and e mail them back as a learning tool for the purpose of preparing you for actual money making assignments in

[Finale] cues in drum parts

2007-12-17 Thread Britrpt
Hi everyone-in jazz band score, what is the best way to write cues above the top line of the drum set part so the drummer knows what the ensemble figures are? I'm using Finale 2007 and Windows XP Pro. Thanks in advance-Brian **See AOL's top rated

[Finale] chord symbol extensions

2007-11-20 Thread Britrpt
Hi---I'll try reposting this query. I'm writing guitar parts for jazz band and am having trouble writing a chord such as D7(#5b9). When writing it the flat b always becomes a small B. I don't want to write it -9. I am using Finale 2007 and Windows XP Pro.

[Finale] chord extensions

2007-11-15 Thread Britrpt
Hello--I'm having trouble writing a chord such as D7(#5b9) into the guitar parts on a score. It is reading the flat sign in front of b9 as a capital B instead of a flat. Even going into the Chord Definition box and the Chord Suffix box I'm not seeing a way to write it. I don't want to

[Finale] softsynth

2007-06-04 Thread Britrpt
I'm trying to initialize SoftSynth in Finale 2007, but an error message keeps coming up saying Cannot initialize Softsynth playback. Another application may be using the audio device.[not true] Choosing an alternate MIDI OUT device will allow playback. Also, when writing or playing back

[Finale] drum set part for jazz ensemble

2007-06-02 Thread Britrpt
I'm trying to create a drum part for jazz ensemble where the only sounds in Layer 1 are ride cymbal, preferably on the 4th space using a X notehead, and snare drum, on the 3rd space. Layer 2 only has bass drum on the 1st space. The snare and bass use regular noteheads. I have to alter every

[Finale] playback controls

2004-10-27 Thread Britrpt
In the playback controls window, there is a button you can click on that says "More Choices". When I click on that button, the window disappears and will not come back unless I quit Finale and restart it. Any remedies for this? Thanks in advance---Brian

[Finale] getting sounds to work

2004-10-15 Thread Britrpt
What do I have to do in my midi setup to get sounds to work? I have Finale 97b on my iBook with a Fatar SL-990 midi controller keyboard. I can see the music playing when I bring up a file but there are no sounds.Brian ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [Finale] sound module

2004-10-15 Thread Britrpt
Thanks Darcy--yes ---I keep bringing it upand I'll continue to bring it up until I get a satisfactory answer!! It so happens that I know people with older versions of Finale that get good midi sounds--at least satisfactory. Just because someone tells me "point blank" that Finale wont work in

[Finale] Fatar keyboard and Finale 97b

2004-10-13 Thread Britrpt
Hi everyoneI'm having a problem using Hyperscribe for real time midi entry using my Fatar SL-990 going thru an Edirol midi interface and into the usb port on my iBook. I'm using Finale 97b and my question is, do I need to use a midi keyboard with internal sounds? (my keyboard is strictly a

Re: [Finale] Fatar keyboard and Finale 97b

2004-10-13 Thread Britrpt
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