Re: [Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-05 Thread Steve Parker
Make a score first that looks correct and sounds wrong. Then duplicate file and change independent sigs to look wrong but sound right. Steve P. On 5 Jan 2012, at 00:54, Dr. Benjamin Ayotte, Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings wrote: Dear Collective Wisdom: I am working on a show in which

Re: [Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-05 Thread Steve Parker
Ignore even more that my posts arrived out of order. Steve P. On 5 Jan 2012, at 10:44, Steve Parker wrote: Make a score first that looks correct and sounds wrong. Then duplicate file and change independent sigs to look wrong but sound right. Steve P. On 5 Jan 2012, at 00:54, Dr.

Re: [Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-05 Thread Dr. Benjamin Ayotte, Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings
Dear Steve and Don, Thank you for the tips--that was the ticket! It is certainly preferable to have a score that looks right and sounds wrong, if that choice needs to be made. I should have prefaced this by saying that I am compiling a score from a set of transposed parts. That may or may not

Re: [Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-05 Thread Christopher Smith
Unfortunately, that great solution is gone in 2012. While playback of instrument changes is much easier now, the actual act of entering of them into the score takes three times the mouse clicks and you can't see the results. Christopher On Thu Jan 5, at ThursdayJan 5 11:50 AM, Dr. Benjamin

[Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-04 Thread Dr. Benjamin Ayotte, Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings
Dear Collective Wisdom: I am working on a show in which five reed players perform on multiple instruments as is, of course, very common. I have defined my expressions (e.g., To Alto, To Clarinet) as the appropriate MIDI patch, but need also to specify transposition, e.g., from E-flat alto to

Re: [Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-04 Thread Williams, Jim
The answer to your question depends upon the version of Finale you have. Please tell us and we can then provide proper advice to you. ;-) Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Jan 4, 2012, at 8:04 PM, Dr. Benjamin Ayotte, Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings ayottemu...@aol.com

Re: [Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions

2012-01-04 Thread Dr. Benjamin Ayotte, Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings
Of course; how silly of me! Finale 2010, Windows. Thanks! -Original Message- From: Williams, Jim jwilli...@franklincollege.edu To: finale@shsu.edu finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wed, Jan 4, 2012 8:07 pm Subject: Re: [Finale] Expressions with associated patches *and* transpositions The answer