Re: [Finale] FAVOUR SHARPS

2018-05-17 Thread Lee Actor
Edit->Enharmonic Spelling -Lee -Original Message- From: Finale [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of dr.a.s. weinstangel Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 7:58 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] FAVOUR SHARPS WIN10 Fin2012c. Where is "favor sharps" option, please?

Re: [Finale] Triplets in speedy entry

2018-05-10 Thread Lee Actor
, 2018 4:33 PM To: Lee Actor; FINALE@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Triplets in speedy entry On 5/10/2018 6:55 PM, Lee Actor wrote: > There is: While in Speedy Entry, press Caps Lock, then ctrl-3, then 4 (for > 8th note triplets). Every note entered will now be an 8th-note triplet until >

Re: [Finale] Triplets in speedy entry

2018-05-10 Thread Lee Actor
There is: While in Speedy Entry, press Caps Lock, then ctrl-3, then 4 (for 8th note triplets). Every note entered will now be an 8th-note triplet until you hit Caps Lock again. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http

Re: [Finale] printing advice

2018-04-29 Thread Lee Actor
The HP 5000 is indeed 1200 dpi. I don't consider 600 dpi good enough for publishable-quality music -- e.g., aliasing (stairstepping) is visible on angled beams and cresc./decresc. I had a lot of problems with jamming when I had a duplexer for my HP 5000 (ultimately I returned it). I bought a

Re: [Finale] printing advice

2018-04-28 Thread Lee Actor
I've had an HP5000 since 2001 and have printed much music with it. Years ago I tried the duplexer for it, but found it to be unreliable, at least with the heavyweight paper I use. I kept my eye on the large format laser printer market for a long time, and 2+ years ago finally bit the bullet

Re: [Finale] Finale Linked Parts: what's missing?

2018-04-22 Thread Lee Actor
JW Copy Part Layout to regularize the page layout. Later edits, too, have to be done twice (once in the score file, once in the part file) but in extracted parts you have to make edits in ALL files, which can be maddening. Christopher > On Apr 22, 2018, at 5:38 PM, Lee Actor <l...@leeactor.co

Re: [Finale] Finale Linked Parts: what's missing?

2018-04-22 Thread Lee Actor
that are not currently unlinkable in Finale. (At least, they weren't in Fin2011; I haven't really dived into Fin25 yet.) For example, I like to use a bigger font for tempo markings and rehearsal numbers in my score than I do in parts. Aaron. On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 2:34 PM, Lee Actor <l...@leeactor.com>

Re: [Finale] Finale Linked Parts: what's missing?

2018-04-22 Thread Lee Actor
Skjalg - for anledningen på nett med iPhone. > 22. apr. 2018 kl. 20:34 skrev Lee Actor <l...@leeactor.com>: > > I'm not a regular user of linked parts -- yes, I still make a copy of the > score and extract from there -- but I did make a reasonable effort several > years ago to i

Re: [Finale] Finale Linked Parts: what's missing?

2018-04-22 Thread Lee Actor
I'm not a regular user of linked parts -- yes, I still make a copy of the score and extract from there -- but I did make a reasonable effort several years ago to incorporate them into my normal work flow. I gave up after a month or so due to encountering too many situations that required special

Re: [Finale] Exporting parts to PDF

2018-04-02 Thread Lee Actor
all of them. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Aaron Sherber Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2018 5:30 PM

Re: [Finale] Problems entering a divided triplet in Simple

2018-01-08 Thread Lee Actor
Enter the first note as an 8th triplet, add a dot, and enter the rest of the notes as usual. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Taylor Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2018 12:40 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale]

Re: [Finale] Change start measure of an instrument change

2017-12-22 Thread Lee Actor
Possibly related to the bug that doesn't allow Change Instrument for a single measure? -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Patterson Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 9:27 AM To: finale Subject: [Finale] Change start

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 Printing parts from a PDF file

2017-12-19 Thread Lee Actor
without additional software. In the Print dialog in Finale, click the Setup button and choose the "Microsoft Print to PDF" printer. Aaron. On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:33 PM, Lee Actor <l...@leeactor.com> wrote: > I've said it on several previous occasions, but it's worth repeatin

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 Printing parts from a PDF file

2017-12-19 Thread Lee Actor
know that does it apply to the score Eg if I send a pdf Score to a colleague that uses the Bayliss will there be mistakes as I suspect this has happened to me Sent from my iPhone > On 19 Dec 2017, at 17:33, Lee Actor <l...@leeactor.com> wrote: > > I've said it on several pre

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 Printing parts from a PDF file

2017-12-19 Thread Lee Actor
I've said it on several previous occasions, but it's worth repeating: do not, under any circumstances, use the built-in Finale pdf export. It has serious bugs (printing unwanted characters in unexpected locations) and produces enormous file sizes (up to 10x other pdf solutions). It's from a 3rd

Re: [Finale] Copy pasting then eliminating notes from a voicing

2017-10-25 Thread Lee Actor
TGTools->Modify->Special Modifications Enter "Nth note in chord (from top)" and check either "Erase" or "Keep only (erase others)". A real time saver. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http

Re: [Finale] muting audio instrument

2017-09-29 Thread Lee Actor
back check box! Finale Mac 2014, BTW. Harold On Sep 29, 2017, at 18:28, Lee Actor <l...@leeactor.com> wrote: > You could go into the Edit Frame for each measure with notes you want > to mute (in Windows, ctrl-click the measure in Speedy Entry mode) and > uncheck "Playback&q

Re: [Finale] muting audio instrument

2017-09-29 Thread Lee Actor
You could go into the Edit Frame for each measure with notes you want to mute (in Windows, ctrl-click the measure in Speedy Entry mode) and uncheck "Playback" for each note entry. -Lee _______ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philhar

Re: [Finale] PDF export and placed graphics

2017-09-12 Thread Lee Actor
/info.php. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Johannes Gebauer Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 10:59

Re: [Finale] Merging Documents Revisited

2017-01-11 Thread Lee Actor
Is the link on the download page for v5.05? It still says 5.04. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Patterson Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 5:36 PM To: finale Subject: [Finale] Merging Documents Revisited A few

Re: [Finale] Access to Tempo Tool in FinMac 25

2016-11-06 Thread Lee Actor
this be a Win thing? There is no guarantee JW Tempo will continue to produce useful results in future Finale releases. But my guess is Makemusic will probably not expend any effort to intentionally disable it either. Right now it works just fine. On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 4:58 AM, Lee Actor <l

Re: [Finale] Access to Tempo Tool in FinMac 25

2016-11-05 Thread Lee Actor
I'm also distressed about the elimination of the Tempo Tool in the new version, though I'm still on Fin2012c. A few months ago I posed a question that didn't get an answer, so I'll try again: does v25 include Edit Tempo in the MIDI menu? If so, you can pretty much do anything that the Tempo Tool

[Finale] Tempo tool in Fin 25

2016-08-18 Thread Lee Actor
Tool has finally gotten a long-needed overhaul; as far as I can tell, the same bugs have been there for the last 20 years. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

Re: [Finale] Upgrading from Fin2011

2016-07-02 Thread Lee Actor
Curious how much faster you would say 2012 is, and to what size of file you're referring. I'm on 2012c, and whenever I start considering biting the bullet and upgrading, it seems I inevitably come across a comment on Fin2014 that makes me think it's not worth it. -Lee -Original Message-

Re: [Finale] Printing two letter size PDFs to ledger size paper- possible?

2016-06-06 Thread Lee Actor
any of them requires no fussing or extra work. You also see a preview of what will be printed before the printer starts chewing up paper. Very easy to use, and well worth the few bucks it costs. ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http

Re: [Finale] Score Printing Question

2016-03-25 Thread Lee Actor
are unavoidable (composers, please combine wind parts to the traditional 2 per staff unless voice crossings make it infeasible; I know it makes it harder to extract parts, but conductors will thank you -- or at least not curse you). -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant

Re: [Finale] Preferred method for entering notes/etc into finale2012

2016-02-17 Thread Lee Actor
there are multiple notes entered on the same beat it is done in a single step. To each his own, but I'm very fast using my method and like it a lot. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message

Re: [Finale] Stray things on PDF that I can't find

2016-02-15 Thread Lee Actor
and wouldn't think of using anything else. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Bathory-Kitsz Sent

Re: [Finale] Stray things on PDF that I can't find

2016-02-12 Thread Lee Actor
BTW, the screen display of the Bullzip print-to-pdf I mentioned earlier produces very attractive and consistent screen displays, even at high resolutions. I'm thinking of staff lines here, which can look terrible on screen in some pdfs. -Lee -Original Message- From:

Re: [Finale] Stray things on PDF that I can't find

2016-02-12 Thread Lee Actor
and wouldn't think of using anything else. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Bathory-Kitsz Sent

Re: [Finale] Scrolling stopped!

2016-01-06 Thread Lee Actor
It happens to me occasionally too. Rebooting the PC should set things right. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Raymond Horton Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 12:53 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Scrolling

Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 149, Issue 7

2015-12-14 Thread Lee Actor
ale-ow...@shsu.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Finale digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Number repeated measures (Lee Actor) > > ___ > Finale

[Finale] Number repeated measures

2015-12-12 Thread Lee Actor
Has anyone noticed that the "Number Repeated Measures" plugin is seriously broken? At least the version that comes with WinFin2012c is. It does do the repeated measure numbering as expected, but has the behind-the-scenes side effect of moving certain pre-existing expressions into other

Re: [Finale] PDF EXPORT missing fonts

2015-10-21 Thread Lee Actor
t, full-featured, produces very small file sizes, and is solid as a rock. Even better, it's free for individual use. One other thing: the Finale pdf export, in addition to being buggy, produces files 5-6x bigger than any other pdf tool I've used. _______ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Ass

Re: [Finale] PDF EXPORT missing fonts

2015-10-20 Thread Lee Actor
t, full-featured, produces very small file sizes, and is solid as a rock. Even better, it's free for individual use. One other thing: the Finale pdf export, in addition to being buggy, produces files 5-6x bigger than any other pdf tool I've used. _______ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Ass

[Finale] Problem solved?

2015-09-25 Thread Lee Actor
Bounced again... ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from

Re: [Finale] 12x18 booklet printing workflow

2015-08-29 Thread Lee Actor
What's the issue with long-throw staplers? I've been using one (PaperPro) for years; reliable, consistent alignment and effortless stapling. Don't you have to prefold the paper for a saddle stapler? Stapling first then folding works great for me, but I'm open to adopting a superior method.

Re: [Finale] 12x18 booklet printing workflow

2015-08-27 Thread Lee Actor
I don't have a non-manual booklet printing solution for Mac, but on Windows I highly recommend FIneprint, which I've been using for more than a decade. I never have to worry about blank pages, page order, or scaling. I'm still using the venerable HP Laserjet 5000; though it's been pretty

Re: [Finale] OT: Recent chamber music for French Horn

2015-07-22 Thread Lee Actor
Not sure if it fits the bill, but how about a short piece for 8 horns? ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf

Re: [Finale] Titles

2015-05-26 Thread Lee Actor
Is there a way to position more precisely than just eyeballing it? -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of dc Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 2:48 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Titles Le 26/05/2015 11:33, Lee Actor

Re: [Finale] Titles

2015-05-26 Thread Lee Actor
Attaching titles to a specific measure as expressions will get you on the right page and approximate position, but as far as I know there is no way to specify the position of an expression as centered on the page (which is what I want for titles). I'm still making titles page-attached text blocks

Re: [Finale] emailing pdf

2015-05-08 Thread Lee Actor
. -Lee ___ Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Lawrence Yates Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 2:53 PM To: finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] implode music

2014-11-25 Thread Lee Actor
in earlier versions, which correctly made the unison accidentals coincident. I think I remember reading that this has been corrected in Fin2014. If you mean a double accidental on non-unison notes, I don't have a clue. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto

Re: [Finale] implode music

2014-11-25 Thread Lee Actor
If the 2 parts on a staff are identical for some length, you might find it less cumbersome to use an a 2 expression. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of A.S.Weinstangel Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:22 AM To:

Re: [Finale] Bizarre playback bug

2014-10-17 Thread Lee Actor
Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Taylor Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 4:44 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Bizarre playback bug On 17.10.2014 10:41, Lee Actor wrote: the notes for one of the clarinet staves play but now do

[Finale] Bizarre playback bug

2014-10-16 Thread Lee Actor
change. The eternal clarinet notes then return under some playback conditions I haven't completely determined yet. Has anyone seen something similar to this? Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

Re: [Finale] Bizarre playback bug

2014-10-16 Thread Lee Actor
shut down Finale and then restarted it to see if the same problems persist? I know it sounds crazy but sometimes that helps weird problems such as this. David H. Bailey On 10/16/2014 7:41 PM, Lee Actor wrote: Finale 2012c on Win7, GPO4 On a 25-stave band score, the default for one

Re: [Finale] OT: Office Chair

2014-10-15 Thread Lee Actor
Herman Miller Aeron. Pricey but definitely worth it; the best office chair I've owned by a mile. Lots of options available, but the only one I'd get is the padded leather arms instead of vinyl. Discounts are widely available online. -Lee -Original Message- From:

Re: [Finale] OT: Office Chair

2014-10-15 Thread Lee Actor
@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Office Chair On 15 October 2014 22:40, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: Herman Miller Aeron 900 quid for a chair! I'd expect a hover chair for that kind of money... -- Simon Troup | BA Hons (Mus) http://www.digitalmusicart.com Partners: Simon Troup

Re: [Finale] OT: Office Chair

2014-10-15 Thread Lee Actor
Nevermind. I found a size chart. On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Robert Patterson rob...@robertgpatterson.com wrote: It comes in sizes A, B, and C. Any idea of the difference? On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: Herman Miller Aeron. Pricey

Re: [Finale] OT: Office Chair

2014-10-15 Thread Lee Actor
:01, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: Don't know if prices are higher in the UK; you can get the basic model in the US for $500, though the one I'd get is ~$600. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Simon

[Finale] Muted trumpet playback

2014-09-29 Thread Lee Actor
using non-KS patches so the trumpets never mute, but I'd like to get it to work. I'm using a custom Human Playback style with almost everything turned off, except slurs, trills/ornaments/tremolos, haripins/dynamics, and glissandi/bends; 0% on all slider controls. What am I missing? -Lee Lee Actor

Re: [Finale] Muted trumpet playback

2014-09-29 Thread Lee Actor
...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of dershem Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 4:17 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Muted trumpet playback On 9/29/2014 4:10 PM, Lee Actor wrote: Finale 2012c, GPO 4. When I use any KS patch for trumpets, they play muted when encountering con sord

Re: [Finale] Muted trumpet playback

2014-09-29 Thread Lee Actor
] Muted trumpet playback Have you tried open? That seems to work pretty consistently for me. Chuck On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:31 PM, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: None of the expressions is defined to directly change patches; presumably Human Playback does that through key-switching (KS

Re: [Finale] Breath Mark Playback

2014-07-09 Thread Lee Actor
and the note before the pause last any length you want. Of course, you need to manually add another tempo change following the pause to restore the previous tempo. This method is easier than it sounds. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http

Re: [Finale] Layoffs and reorganization announced at MakeMusic

2013-11-20 Thread Lee Actor
Finale 2012 and 2014 -- it produces stray triplet 3 characters along the bottom of certain pages -- plus the pdf's it produces are 4-5 times larger at the same quality level than other pdf software I've used. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http

Re: [Finale] And there it is, folks: Finale 2014 is here -

2013-11-04 Thread Lee Actor
I got the MM email 3 hours ago; no sign of 2014 on the website yet. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Mariposa

[Finale] Accidental positioning bug

2013-03-20 Thread Lee Actor
properly in the part. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] EXPORT AS MP3

2013-03-15 Thread Lee Actor
From the Fin2012 Help: Compressed (MP3) audio files are not supported while recording with VST as the playback device. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu

[Finale] Hairpin bug?

2013-01-30 Thread Lee Actor
been the case for the last several versions of Finale. Has anyone reported this as a bug? -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

[Finale] Possible bug

2013-01-21 Thread Lee Actor
. In fact, edits to the end points of multimeasure rests in all linked parts are reset to the default value. My default value for the end point is -20, which I change to -45 for clef changes, so it's very obvious when it gets reset. Bug? -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant

Re: [Finale] Possible bug

2013-01-21 Thread Lee Actor
.) On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: Is this a bug, or is it just me: editing a linked part, I change the end point of a multimeasure rest to accommodate a clef change in the following measure. When I go back to the score (no editing), then back to the part

[Finale] Cues on percussion staves

2013-01-16 Thread Lee Actor
by using Utilities-Change Instrument and selecting a pitched instrument, but that seems very klunky. Is there a better way? -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] Cues on percussion staves

2013-01-16 Thread Lee Actor
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:28 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Cues on percussion staves You can change to a 5-line staff with a staff style. In some situations that might be good enough. Otherwise change instrument. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Lee Actor lee.ac

[Finale] Linked parts

2013-01-06 Thread Lee Actor
really like to hear from more experienced linked parts fans as to what advantages I'm overlooking. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http

Re: [Finale] Linked parts

2013-01-06 Thread Lee Actor
Thanks for your comments. I'm sure many of the issues I've seen have to do with auto-spacing being on. Still, the concept that I can make an admittedly stupid error in one place, and not catch it for some time because the effect is another place entirely, makes me queasy. I have no doubt that

Re: [Finale] Rehearsal marks

2012-12-29 Thread Lee Actor
Yes, I noticed this new behavior of items attached to hidden staves in a score list appearing in the next lower staff. That usually works well for my case of one rehearsal mark on the top staff and another on a staff further down the page. However, when all the staves above the 2nd rehearsal

[Finale] Rehearsal marks

2012-12-28 Thread Lee Actor
). -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Rehearsal marks

2012-12-28 Thread Lee Actor
it in the parts? You can simply have the auto-sequencing skip that mark. On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 4:52 AM, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: In Finale 2012, has anyone found a straightforward way to change the staff list assignment for a single instance of an auto-sequenced rehearsal mark? I don't

Re: [Finale] Rehearsal marks

2012-12-28 Thread Lee Actor
-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Patterson Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 11:03 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Rehearsal marks Depending how many exceptions there are, you could hide the occurrences on the staves you don't want. On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Lee Actor

[Finale] Moving staves in a system

2012-12-27 Thread Lee Actor
Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Moving staves in a system

2012-12-27 Thread Lee Actor
: Thursday, December 27, 2012 6:21 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Moving staves in a system On a Mac, Option-click the staff's handle. Not sure what the procedure is on Windows. On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: In Finale 2012, is there a way

[Finale] Clefs in linked parts

2012-12-25 Thread Lee Actor
(for readability). Not that common, but when you need it, you need it. And what about a passage using 8va in the score, but written at pitch in the part? This sometimes happens in high flute and violin parts. Is this possible? -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo

Re: [Finale] External displays

2012-12-11 Thread Lee Actor
Dell has a superb 27 (Ultrasharp series) that does 2560x1440 for under $700. I bought one when they were $1000 and don't regret it a bit. Highly recommended. (Note: not every video card will support this resolution.) -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Large-format duplex laser printer rec?

2012-12-04 Thread Lee Actor
List Subject: Re: [Finale] Large-format duplex laser printer rec? I have an HP5200 with a duplexer and haven't had any problems. It duplexes 80lb text weight 9.5 x 12.5 and 60 lb text weight 11 x 17 just fine. -Brian On 12/4/12 10:00 AM, Lee Actor wrote: Anyone using the HP5200 duplexer? I've

Re: [Finale] Large-format duplex laser printer rec?

2012-12-03 Thread Lee Actor
Anyone using the HP5200 duplexer? I've been using an HP5000 for more than a decade w/o a duplexer (had one for a while, but it was quite unreliable on heavyweight paper and not worth the hassle); I would consider going to the 5200 if the duplexer really worked. -Lee -Original Message-

Re: [Finale] transposing / linked parts / that acci bug

2012-11-27 Thread Lee Actor
I compose directly into Finale (transposed score, chromatic, no key signatures), and often input notes in their transposed (i.e., as written) form. I admit, it can be disconcerting to hear the wrong pitch when entering notes. But when I do enter notes in concert pitch, I don't switch the score

Re: [Finale] copy PT layout to another document

2012-10-30 Thread Lee Actor
Interesting; I use many of the TGTools in Fin2k12, but shift accidentals not only doesn't work for me, it crashes Finale. I'm on Win7. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of SN jef chippewa Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 7:43

Re: [Finale] Speedy 9 key - respell enharmonically

2012-10-12 Thread Lee Actor
I use Speedy 9 about 10,000 times a day (Fin2012), and haven't seen a problem. Can it be a Mac thing? I'm on Win7. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Patterson Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 3:31 PM To:

Re: [Finale] 2012B: Controlling automatic range detection

2012-07-12 Thread Lee Actor
Try View-Out-of-Range Notes, which has a drop-down menu containing Off/Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Craig Parmerlee Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:43 PM To: Finale News List Subject:

Re: [Finale] ScoreManager in 2012b

2012-07-12 Thread Lee Actor
to happen is not what I would consider a robust software installation design, esp. considering that Makemusic now owns Garritan. Hope this helps someone else. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Actor Sent: Wednesday, July

[Finale] ScoreManager in 2012b

2012-07-11 Thread Lee Actor
care of all that in ScoreManager for libraries with sound maps (like GPO4 and GIFF). What am I missing? -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] TGTools and F2012

2012-07-08 Thread Lee Actor
Maybe the Fit Music facility built into Finale will work for you. You can find it under the Utilities menu, or Mass Mover for older version of Finale. -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Levin Sent: Sunday, July 08,

Re: [Finale] TGTools and F2012

2012-07-05 Thread Lee Actor
There is a Fit Measures TGTool, as well as a function of the same name (and similar capabilities) built into Finale. Are you both referring to the same thing? -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Neal Sent: Thursday,

Re: [Finale] TGTools and F2012

2012-07-04 Thread Lee Actor
completely, which means a lot more work generating parts -- at least until linked parts can gracefully handle multi-part staves, cues, and different music spacing for scores and parts. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com

Re: [Finale] TGTools and F2012

2012-07-04 Thread Lee Actor
I'm using the latest TGT, which on Win is 2.61, and the shift accidentals plugin doesn't work at all for me. My comment on default spacing of accidentals being too wide was meant to refer to the Finale default for notes a fifth or sixth apart, which is what I need the TGT plugin for. It helps

[Finale] Document styles vs. templates

2012-06-27 Thread Lee Actor
the staff and group changes are there. It seems to me that going the template route will save a lot more time, even if I have to add or remove some instruments and redo the scaling. Am I missing something with document styles? -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo

[Finale] Document styles vs. templates

2012-06-27 Thread Lee Actor
the staff and group changes are there. It seems to me that going the template route will save a lot more time, even if I have to add or remove some instruments and redo the scaling. Am I missing something with document styles? -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo

Re: [Finale] Navigating layers in Speedy Entry

2012-05-03 Thread Lee Actor
In Windows, the shortcut keys for switching layers are Alt-Shift-n, where n is a number from 1 to 4. Not sure about Mac. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Navigating layers in Speedy Entry

2012-05-03 Thread Lee Actor
: [Finale] Navigating layers in Speedy Entry In speedy you can use shift-arrow up/down for changing layers. Mike Den 03/05/2012 kl. 09.37 skrev Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net: In Windows, the shortcut keys for switching layers are Alt-Shift-n, where n is a number from 1 to 4. Not sure about

Re: [Finale] Navigating layers in Speedy Entry

2012-05-03 Thread Lee Actor
Brilliant! I can't believe I never noticed this shortcut before. Much better than the alternative! -Lee -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Frank Prain Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:28 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re:

[Finale] Fin2012a comments and questions

2012-04-10 Thread Lee Actor
spending the time to offer advice and/or info. -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Fin2012a comments and questions

2012-04-10 Thread Lee Actor
I do have the most recent TGTools, v2.61, unless there's been an update in the past 2 years I don't know about. I find that using Smart Explosion, even a short selection onto pre-existing staves, is very prone to crashing. So do you handle parts from multi-part staves essentially manually? Could

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 Review

2011-10-10 Thread Lee Actor
2011/Plug-ins and move it to the same location in the Finale 2012 Application Support folder. I think you also need to remove the text copy from you copy, but I'm not sure. Anyway, be reassured, it works. Chuck On Oct 9, 2011, at 5:02 PM, Lee Actor wrote: Thanks for this, Jari. Does

Re: [Finale] Finale 2012 Review

2011-10-09 Thread Lee Actor
Tobias is no longer supporting his software? -Lee Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com Hello! My Finale 2012 Review (with some tips) is now available on the Finale Tips site: www.finaletips.nu Let me know if you spot any

RE: [Finale] OT: Violin pizz range

2011-05-14 Thread Lee Actor
pizz? (That b is a natural harmonic of the e string.) On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: I'll also add that violinists (of which I am one) generally dislike playing pizz high up on the E string. Not only doesn't it sound good (zero resonance, and hard

RE: [Finale] OT: Violin pizz range

2011-05-13 Thread Lee Actor
Ravel's Tzigane has 2 high A pizzes in the 1st violin part around rehearsal 5. They're both doubled an octave lower; I doubt you could even hear the pitch otherwise. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com I'm curious to know

RE: [Finale] OT: Violin pizz range

2011-05-13 Thread Lee Actor
love to find others. R On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Lee Actor lee.ac...@comcast.net wrote: Ravel's Tzigane has 2 high A pizzes in the 1st violin part around rehearsal 5. They're both doubled an octave lower; I doubt you could even hear the pitch otherwise. Lee Actor Composer

RE: [Finale]Check range

2011-05-13 Thread Lee Actor
Are there specific instruments you're worried about? -Lee From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu]On Behalf Of timothy.price Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 4:22 PM When we use check range when writing for a competent community orchestra, is there any problem with

RE: [Finale] Violin fingerings

2011-02-25 Thread Lee Actor
likely to help than to be an annoyance. And guaranteed to be ignored even more than bowings. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com Hi all, Do you know the exact placement of single note fingerings: always placed above the notes

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