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by Davidabb
Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:23 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: What monitors are you using for Finale?
Replies: 9
Views: 1700

Re: What monitors are you using for Finale?

Thanks all. Such great, expert advice! Much appreciated!
by Davidabb
Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: What monitors are you using for Finale?
Replies: 9
Views: 1700

What monitors are you using for Finale?

Apologies if this doesn't belong here.

What monitors are you all using for Finale? I had a cheap one at work that made the staff lines look all fuzzy. Do I really need to spend $1k on a monitor that has iMac resolution or are there better alternatives?

TIA!
by Davidabb
Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:26 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: 4/4/to 12/8 conversion
Replies: 4
Views: 1912

Re: 4/4/to 12/8 conversion

Rock on, Zuill. Will do! Thanks!!
by Davidabb
Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:14 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: 4/4/to 12/8 conversion
Replies: 4
Views: 1912

Re: 4/4/to 12/8 conversion

Hi Peter...yeah...what happened to those? They're no longer included with Finale? I don't have them on v. 26
by Davidabb
Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: 4/4/to 12/8 conversion
Replies: 4
Views: 1912

4/4/to 12/8 conversion

Hey all,

I have a Finale piece written in 4/4 with tons of triplets. I'd like to easily convert to 12/8. Is there a way to do this?

David
by Davidabb
Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:10 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Weird when trying to copy
Replies: 1
Views: 639

Weird when trying to copy

Hey all,

Weird thing is happening with this one file. When I try to copy some measures, it all turns blue. If I try and paste onto a new doc, it pastes with the blue. Any idea? Never seen this before. See attached.

Thanks,
David
by Davidabb
Tue Nov 19, 2019 4:40 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Constantly Updating Screen
Replies: 7
Views: 2395

Re: Constantly Updating Screen

Thank you, N. Done. Hopefully that'll solve it.

Yes, I do Command U like breathing these days. LOL
by Davidabb
Tue Nov 19, 2019 3:16 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Constantly Updating Screen
Replies: 7
Views: 2395

Re: Constantly Updating Screen

Hey Bill...my signature should be correct: iMac 5k 2017, 3.4GHz, Intel Core i5, OS 10.14.2, Finale 26

Not 2014.
by Davidabb
Tue Nov 19, 2019 2:34 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Constantly Updating Screen
Replies: 7
Views: 2395

Constantly Updating Screen

Does this happen to anyone else? Every time I switch from Speedy to another tool, this happens and I have to update the screen in order to set it right. Ideas?

Thanks,
David
by Davidabb
Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:05 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Don't beam when tied
Replies: 9
Views: 2946

Re: Don't beam when tied

Thanks, guys. Peter...yeah, I know it's quick but I have a long passage like this and it prompted me to ask if there was a way to bypass going back. Michael...yeah, personal preference to see it as 8ths. Might possibly be from my formal training as a percussionist. LOL Thanks everyone...I'll suggest...
by Davidabb
Sat Nov 09, 2019 2:38 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Don't beam when tied
Replies: 9
Views: 2946

Don't beam when tied

Hey all, I know about the Document option to have 8ths beamed across 2 beats or not, but I wanted to know if there's a way to tell Finale this... 1) DON'T beam 4 eighth notes together when the & of 1 is tied to the 2nd beat. 2) DO beam 4 eighth notes together when there is no tie. See attached pic. ...
by Davidabb
Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:53 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Tying chords
Replies: 5
Views: 2465

Re: Tying chords

Thank you everyone. As I said, I know the rule. I'm looking to override the rule. I want to set Finale to ALWAYS tie the entire chord. Regardless of mouse or crosshairs.

It's a mistype. I meant "to" not "top."
by Davidabb
Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:25 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Tying chords
Replies: 5
Views: 2465

Tying chords

Hey all, Other than when I'm writing an organ part, there is never a time when in Speedy, I want to tie just one note of a chord to another. For 99% of my writing, I want to tie the entire chord. Now I know the rule about the mouse hovering deciding whether it's the whole chord that ties or not, but...
by Davidabb
Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:52 pm
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Smart Shapes with Mac Trackpad
Replies: 5
Views: 6215

Re: Smart Shapes with Mac Trackpad

PETER!!!!!!!

Unbelievable. YES! Thank you so much!! Works like a charm!

What a difference in workflow!

Thanks again!

David
by Davidabb
Thu Oct 31, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Smart Shapes with Mac Trackpad
Replies: 5
Views: 6215

Smart Shapes with Mac Trackpad

Hey all, I've actually always had this issue so it's not an update thing but: I use the Mac trackpad and have it set for light tapping (meaning, I just gently tap and not push hard for a "click."). Anyway, this works with everything except the Smart Shapes which require click and drag, like hairpins...
by Davidabb
Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:13 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Pasting text font
Replies: 2
Views: 1324

Pasting text font

Hi group. I am currently copying and pasting a lot of dialogue from a PDF onto a Finale score as “text.” Is there a way to set the font so that with each paste, I don’t need to individually change the font of the text each time I paste in some lines? Thanks!
by Davidabb
Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:41 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Key Commands and Default Docs
Replies: 6
Views: 2461

Re: Key Commands and Default Docs

Thank you again, Nick. Sadly, no luck.
by Davidabb
Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:01 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Key Commands and Default Docs
Replies: 6
Views: 2461

Re: Key Commands and Default Docs

Thank you, Nick. Unfortunately, I followed your video to the letter and didn't work for me. Hmmm.
by Davidabb
Fri Sep 27, 2019 6:20 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Key Commands and Default Docs
Replies: 6
Views: 2461

Key Commands and Default Docs

Hey all. Is anyone using Touch OSC (ipad) and OSCulator for controlling Finale? I am able to set it to follow Finale’s key commands (like esc for selection tool) but commands like CTRL+OPT+F, which allows me to jump to a different tool, like speedy are document-specific. So I was advised to save my ...
by Davidabb
Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:49 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale running slow
Replies: 4
Views: 2313

Finale running slow

Anyone else having this problem? My Finale is like delayed a second or two with every function I try. 1) I have plenty of storage. 2) Plenty of Memory. 3) I've restarted the computer several times. 4) No other computer application does this. I am baffled and it makes workflow awful. Please help! Tha...
by Davidabb
Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:19 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Convert Finale to Braille
Replies: 8
Views: 5379

Convert Finale to Braille

Hey all,

Does anyone have any experience converting Finale 2014 files to Braille? I just received a request for this. Best and easiest way??

Thanks, all!

David
by Davidabb
Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:53 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Layers not lining up
Replies: 19
Views: 12536

Re: Layers not lining up

THANK YOU SO MUCH, N Grossingink! I was missing that last step. You rock!

Thanks again!

David
by Davidabb
Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:32 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Layers not lining up
Replies: 19
Views: 12536

Re: Layers not lining up

Thank you all for your help. Here, I extracted a few measures. Maybe someone can play around with it and find something I'm not finding??


Thanks all SO MUCH!!!
by Davidabb
Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:53 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Layers not lining up
Replies: 19
Views: 12536

Re: Layers not lining up

Oh man, thank you. I never noticed the one on the right. LOL. Will change.
by Davidabb
Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:57 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Layers not lining up
Replies: 19
Views: 12536

Re: Layers not lining up

I'm confused as to what you're seeing. On
My screen, my signature shows 2014. Not 2011.