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I use the same method Peter suggested. Except that for the horizontal line I use the Chord Definition>Chord Suffix Selection to make a chord suffix using two M dashes, with the second one backed off slightly to avoid a gap between them. This results in three stacked chord symbols, rather than two ch...

Is the Playback window open? The behavior you describe happens with me if the Playback window is open. If it's closed, the playback starts where I click with the spacebar down. Jerry Engelbach, You are using Mac Finale - right? What you describe = the difference between {Playback Controls open} and...

Is the Playback window open?

The behavior you describe happens with me if the Playback window is open.

If it's closed, the playback starts where I click with the spacebar down.

Andrew, "a2" means that you have just one part that is to played by two instruments in unison. Similarly, a3, a4, etc. When you have two instruments and two parts on one stave, it's understood that you want the instruments to divide up the parts. No other indication is needed. Normally, the first in...

Fantastic plug-in!

¡Muchísimos gracias!

Cheers,
Jer

Yes, I'd be very interested in such a plug-in.

Okay, that's one vote ...

Peter,

You nailed it! Trashing the Preferences file worked.

Thanks so much for your help.

Cheers,
Jer

Yes, my caps lock works.

But maybe, as you suggest, Finale just doesn't recognize it.

Motet,

Thanks. You're right, of course.

But I don't know why the trick doesn't work for me with Speedy entry.

Cheers,
Jer

Peter,

Actually, no, I haven't forgot the caps lock. A rest still appears when I press a value key, either on my keyboard or number pad.

The trick only works for me with Simple Entry.

Cheers,
Jer

RimasG, Thanks for the tip. On the Mac, it doesn't seem to work with Speedy Entry, because as soon as you press a value, a rest appears on the staff. However, it works in Simple Entry. Insert a note — any note — of the correct value, press caps lock, and play the chord with two hands. The original n...

1. With the chord tool, double click anywhere in the score where there is no chord. 2. That brings up the Chord Definition box. 3. At the top, click Show Advanced. 4. At the bottom, under Suffix, click Select. 5. That brings up the Chord Definition box. 6. Find the errant chord suffix, select it, an...

Never mind. Here was the solution from Finale, which works for single grace notes but not multiple ones. Open your file. Select MIDI/Audio > Human Playback > Human Playback Preferences. Navigate to the MIDI Data tab. Next to Start/Stop Time, select HP (Ignore Data) from the dropdown menu. Click OK. ...

To save horizontal space I often use Univers Condensed.

Thank you, Peter. Here's a simple test file with one and two grace notes.

Jerry Engelbach, What playback style are you using? In the pane {Interpret:}, does the playback style have the option {Ornaments & Tremolos} selected, or de-selected? I'm using Baroque. And I selected Custom to check that Baroque Ornaments & Grace Notes was selected. It makes no difference whether ...

Peter Thomsen,

Thank you. But for some reason that doesn't work for me. Even with Baroque Ornaments and Grace Notes selected, the grace notes still play before the beat.

I've been a Finale user since version 1, with its incoherent manual and slow response time. I can't see switching to something else. But, just in case, I've been trying to follow a Sibelius tutorial, which I find not at all friendly. I suppose I should take a look at MuseScore and Dorico as well. Ju...

I don't think you can move a clef.

But you can certainly move the rest.

musicus, Double click with the clef tool in the measure where you want the clef to start. That brings up the Change Clef dialogue box. Select the clef you want. Under Show Clef, select Always. That allows you to enter a percentage for the size of the clef. At the bottom left, select Place Clef after...

Will this help the passage you mentioned? Lord, Please Use My Life.jpeg Yes and no, I'd like to keep the melody the same, just something maybe in the tenor or alto under the Eb7 and maybe something more interesting in the alto under the Bbm that would compliment the ascending tenor line. You asked ...

Will this help the passage you mentioned?

Soli, I have found inconsistent playback of rolled chords in different scores. Two thoughts. 1. It may have something to do with which staff the roll originates on. Did you apply it on the top staff and drag it down or vice versa? 2. A roll that starts on the first measure of a piece has no leading ...

manricksmusic,

Go to NP's website, scroll down to the bottom, and file a Technical Support message.

Arnie Wallender is very good about attending to unforeseen problems personally.

Cheers,
Jer

What kind of files can one share on this thread?