Finale Forum

miker wrote:The other way is to use the mouse.

Click on the boxes 1-4 in the bottom left corner of the screen. Which is faster depends on what you're doing at the time. If your hand is already on the mouse then click in the corner, but I prefer Alt-Shift-n if my hand is on the keyboard.

Hello Mike, looks like Insert isn't available in PM, I didn't know that. I just tried it with my demo version and you're right again. It doesn't matter about MIDI device, I hardly ever connect mine. Don't forget - if your keyboard has the Insert key on the zero key in the numpad, you have to turn of...

Mel, don't forget there is also an INSERT function in Speedy entry (maybe in Simple entry too, Mike will now). Hit the INSERT key on the keyboard and the Speedy cursor changes shape. Position it on any existing note in a measure and any notes you then enter are placed in front of it without overwrit...

Mel, there's a simpler way if you can use Speedy entry - you don't have to delete or insert any measures and Finale will "slide" the music for you. With the Speedy tool selected, first check in Speedy menu and make sure the "Check for extra notes" option is checked. Then click on the measure you wan...

Better still, find Page Format (Score) in the Document menu and set the page size, zoom percentages and margins etc you want for the whole score. There are a lot of settings to play with. Now go to Page Layout tool > Page Layout menu and choose Redefine Pages and choose All pages. Now all pages will...

Does this happen with any file or just one in particular? If it's just this file, have you checked whether any expressions are programmed to send patch change commands? With my MIDI card, channel 10 changes from percussion to any other instrument, usually piano, if it receives an MSB code. It's also...

I'm afraid I can't give a demo a reasonable try until I get more memory for my PC - hopefully tomorrow. I see that Alegro's and PrintMusic's playback can use only the SmartMusic SoundFont. I don't know if that is good or bad, but I fear the worst. I guess the demo should tell me. BTW, I've posted t...

When I first bought Finale in 1991 there simply wasn't a choice. No other program on the market could handle the number of staves I need in most of my work. There was no Sibelius and no cut-down versions of Finale. However, if I was starting out now I think a cut-down version would probably cover mo...

The way to remove hidden MIDI data is with the MIDI tool, highlight the offending measures and press the Backspace key. You'll need to highlight the complete measure "stack" if you have two or more staves. Sometimes it's difficult to find the right measures to clear. You can try turning off playback...

Peter Thomsen wrote:Tip: By default Finale is set to use "Inches" as Measurement Units. For layout work like this it's easier to use something smaller, e. g. "Points".

I completely agree Peter. I have used EVPUs since the very beginning.

Hello Polly. What I usually try to do as first choice in this situation is to push the last measure up to the system above. Highlight the measure with the selection tool and press the up arrow key. Make sure you have Automatic Update Layout turned off in Edit > Program Options > Edit and choose Only...

Hello Ken. You can't burn a CD directly from Finale, you need to use a CD burning program such as Nero on Windows or Toast on a Mac. You probably got a free "lite" or OEM version of a burning program on the installer disc for your burner. You need to export your music from Finale in WAV format (File...

:D timing is everything!! ahahah Anyways I actually already tried to do as you said, but then I'm not able to turn the stems upward (wich is better). The Stem Direction Tool doesn't affect anything... :( And plus I can't get rid of the connection line between the staves.... sooobb!! To turn the ste...

Thanks peterqd! But if I choose "02 Rhythmic notation" I will not be able to put the slashes above the score. Because my problem is to keep the score free, in order to use it for another guitar or the voice melody... Sorry, Read the edit I made to the first post. You got in first before I changed i...

You could try changing the Use Stem Connections setting in Document Options > Stems, I'm not sure if that will work. But the correct and easiest way to change the noteheads to slashes is with the Staff Tool, highlight the measures where you want the slash noteheads, then go to Staff menu > Apply Sta...

Hello! That's quite a notational challenge! But nothing is impossible if you go the extra mile. I'm not clear whether you want the notation to look right or the playback to sound right, or both maybe? My first inclination would be to treat it as a Cadenza. There are one or two ways to accomplish tho...

Peter, I'm not sure what the problem is. NP, SW, and PM are all (supposed to be) fully functional for 30 days. I certainly used the PM2010 demo for 3 weeks before I purchased, saving and printing. I think there might be something strange going on in this new machine! I had a problem authorising Fin...

Hi, you actually have to create two notes, one superimposed on the other. You should enter the first note in Layer 1, and then change to layer 2 (using the little boxes 1, 2, 3, 4 at bottom left of the screen) and enter the second note. Layers 1 & 2 are set to have up and down stems by default when ...

Printing and saving is definitely supposed to be disabled in demos. I can't create new documents with the Windows version, so that's where your bug is I would think. I could be wrong here, but I seem to recall that the PrintMusic demo is fully functional (= can save and print) for 30 days. Well, th...

johnkemnetz wrote:I can create new documents in my demo.

Printing and saving is definitely supposed to be disabled in demos. I can't create new documents with the Windows version, so that's where your bug is I would think.

Great! I'm glad that worked for you, and thanks for letting me know.

You can display the elapsed time at the beginning of each measure by using a Measure Number style. Measure Tool > Measure menu > Edit Measure Number Regions... Click on the drop down arrow on the Style box and choose Time...

Dan, one of the most common reasons for this is you might have MIDI Thru switched off. I don't see which version you're using but look in MIDI/Audio and if you don't see MIDI Thru in the menu, look in Device Setup. MIDI Thru should be set to Smart or Direct. You might find some suggestions to try in...

Also check the MIDI/Audio > Device Setup > MIDI Thru... is set to Smart. Finale needs MIDI Thru to be on so that commands for notes played on the keyboard are transmitted onwards to the synth.

Is there a way that I can tie the first, second and third notes in a bar (3/4, all different pitches), plus the 1st note in the next bar, to a chord on the 2nd beat of the 2nd bar? Just idle curiosity, but do the ties mean all the tied notes are sustained through to the chord in the second bar? If ...