Clarinet in Bb: inferior range

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jose oscar
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Post by jose oscar » Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:48 am

When I write the inferior C# I can see that note with yellow colour and the playback has no sound on this note. I mean the C# one 8ve under the central C

Finale interprets that C# as not playable, as the inferior limit for it is D.

Could I let Finale play that note?


Appreciate your help


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Post by motet » Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:02 am

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Post by Michel R E » Thu Mar 02, 2017 2:19 am

Garritan Instruments for Finale only includes a clarinet in Bb, meaning that if you require an A clarinet you're out of luck for that low note.
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Post by motet » Thu Mar 02, 2017 2:21 am

I misunderstood, so removed my advice above.

The thread title says Bb Clarinet, whose lowest note is concert D.

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Post by zuill » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:49 am

If one really needs the note, the responsible Garritan file can be edited to add that note. Or, change to another clarinet sample that has that note.

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Post by motet » Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:10 am

(But write it for A clarinet, not Bb clarinet!)

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Post by RMK » Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:48 pm

I noticed the OP is from Spain, where full Boehm system clarinets (with low E-flat) are a bit more common than in the US.

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Post by motet » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:15 pm

Ah, didn't know that! One could say they have superior range! :-)

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Post by oldmkvi » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:46 pm

Finale 25 has those low notes, including low C for Bass Cl.

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Post by jose oscar » Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:36 pm

Thank you all,

Finally I decided to use Bass Clarinet and it's ok

Otherwise, no Clarinet playbacks low C.
Strange to me, because when I go to
Score manager/ Instrument list
and I write Clarinet in A, no note is in yellow, and all of them should be playable.

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Post by Michel R E » Thu Mar 02, 2017 7:22 pm

jose oscar wrote:Thank you all,

Finally I decided to use Bass Clarinet and it's ok

Otherwise, no Clarinet playbacks low C.
Strange to me, because when I go to
Score manager/ Instrument list
and I write Clarinet in A, no note is in yellow, and all of them should be playable.
as I said above, there is no sample of an A clarinet. it's an option in the instruments, but there is none in the actual library.
what Finale can notate and what Finale can play back is two different things.
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Post by oldmkvi » Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:47 pm

"Otherwise, no Clarinet playbacks low C."

I don't know what that means.
Of course no Clarinet has Low C, only Bass Clarinet,(and Basset Clarinet.)
Finale 25 has that Low C for Bass Clar and low E for A Clar.

Earlier versions of Finale did Not have those notes available for Playback.
F25 does.

I'm so happy to have them!

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