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by hthaw
Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:21 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: chromatic transpose shortcut
Replies: 5
Views: 4337

Re: chromatic transpose shortcut

Yes, thank you - I do understand how to do it with the menu. I am just wondering if there is a keyboard shortcut, or if it would be possible to program one.
by hthaw
Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:34 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: chromatic transpose shortcut
Replies: 5
Views: 4337

Re: chromatic transpose shortcut

When the notes are selected, I am able to transpose them up and down with the arrow keys - but they stay within the key signature. I'm hoping to transpose chromatically. I should also say the number keys seem to only do the transposition when the notes are not selected - I can't seem to transpose a ...
by hthaw
Sun Sep 10, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: chromatic transpose shortcut
Replies: 5
Views: 4337

chromatic transpose shortcut

is there a shortcut for chromatically transposing? i know the up and down arrows on the keyboard will let you move a note or chord diatonically..
by hthaw
Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:43 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Copying a phrase in one key signature and pasting into a new key signature.
Replies: 8
Views: 1621

Re: Copying a phrase in one key signature and pasting into a new key signature.

I suppose one could make a measure key signature-less, post the new information, and then reapply the old key signature with no transposition.
by hthaw
Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:42 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Copying a phrase in one key signature and pasting into a new key signature.
Replies: 8
Views: 1621

Re: Copying a phrase in one key signature and pasting into a new key signature.

Well, the issue is that I don't want to transpose the entire measure back.. sometimes I just want to use specific chords that were in a different key signature. It could definitely be done manually, but it would be tedious..
by hthaw
Wed Mar 16, 2022 11:41 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Selecting the Lowest Note in a Chord
Replies: 2
Views: 1044

Selecting the Lowest Note in a Chord

One frustration I repeatedly run into is when I've draw some lower notes and they start to enter the space of the staff below. I'm no longer able to click them directly because Finale believes I am trying to insert information on a different staff. I'm curious if there are any shortcuts for highligh...
by hthaw
Wed Mar 16, 2022 11:15 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Copying a phrase in one key signature and pasting into a new key signature.
Replies: 8
Views: 1621

Copying a phrase in one key signature and pasting into a new key signature.

I'd like to copy a phrase in one key signature into a measure that is written in a different key signature. I would like to preserve the original notes, though. How might one do that in Finale?
Thank you
by hthaw
Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:03 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Splitting a Chord Across Multiple Staves
Replies: 1
Views: 950

Splitting a Chord Across Multiple Staves

Hi -
I have some dense chords in a piano part. I would like to take the notes and distribute, one at a time, in the several staves beneath the piano staff. Is there a way of doing this in Finale?
by hthaw
Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:31 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Multiple parts, multiple channels.
Replies: 1
Views: 1035

Multiple parts, multiple channels.

Hi there - I've mainly only used Finale to do very basic scores - maybe 8 instruments maximum. I'm looking to expand for much larger ensembles, but I'm not exactly sure what path to take. I have a few basic questions: Starting with a piano score (fairly dense harmonies), I'd like to break it up into...
by hthaw
Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:29 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: tapping a tempo via MIDI In
Replies: 6
Views: 2154

Re: tapping a tempo via MIDI In

Hi Zuill -
I'm able to see what data has been applied - but I'm not able to edit it graphically. It looks like the tools are greyed-out.
by hthaw
Wed Sep 02, 2020 10:49 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: tapping a tempo via MIDI In
Replies: 6
Views: 2154

Re: tapping a tempo via MIDI In

The MIDI Tool functions seem to be greyed out, when accessed via the Studio View/Tap Tempo "Edit.." menu.
by hthaw
Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:57 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: tapping a tempo via MIDI In
Replies: 6
Views: 2154

Re: tapping a tempo via MIDI In

Hi - Thanks for the advice last week about Tempo Tap/Studio View - I have been experimenting with it for the past week, but it is definitely a little challenging. I notice a can tap out a tempo on the space bar, using the HyperScribe/Tempo Tap functionality in Finale - but if I want to edit the perc...
by hthaw
Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:50 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: tapping a tempo via MIDI In
Replies: 6
Views: 2154

tapping a tempo via MIDI In

hi - i'd like to input a MIDI signal into finale to dictate the overall playback of a score.. i've seen some descriptions of how it might be possible to have Finale take a "set" tempo, but nothing about whether there could be some kind of continuous input that altered the playback speed - is such a ...
by hthaw
Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:56 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Pitch Bend/Glissando/Etc.
Replies: 8
Views: 3044

Pitch Bend/Glissando/Etc.

Hi all - I'm currently using the smart shapes for the Tab Slide and Glissando tools. What I'm noticing is that the tools seem to calculate the playback of the bend according to a variety of factors. If the notes are short, it plays a sequence of notes, instead of a "pitch bend" - and if the notes ar...
by hthaw
Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:54 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: accelerando (one more time)
Replies: 2
Views: 1615

Re: accelerando (one more time)

perfect, thanks.
by hthaw
Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:32 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: accelerando (one more time)
Replies: 2
Views: 1615

accelerando (one more time)

Hi Everyone - I'm trying to create a gradual accelerando in Finale - but running into some challenges. As of now, I'm consulting this description for the "how to": https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Finale2012Mac/Content/Finale/Accelerando2.htm Although, I am using Finale 25, not Finale 2012. If I ...
by hthaw
Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:30 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Repeats and Endings.
Replies: 4
Views: 2499

Repeats and Endings.

Hi all - I am writing a short bit of music in Finale 25, for Mac. For the first measure, I add a Forward repeat. The second measure has an Ending (repeating on "1, 2" - the first and second times)...The third measure has an Ending ("3"). I'd like to repeat this pattern multiple times, though. Is the...
by hthaw
Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:04 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: rhythm respellings
Replies: 5
Views: 2960

Re: rhythm respellings

thank you!
by hthaw
Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:34 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: rhythm respellings
Replies: 5
Views: 2960

Re: rhythm respellings

thanks for the advice..
sorry to be dense, but how do i "define the time signature as 3 dotted quarter notes."?
by hthaw
Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:24 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: rhythm respellings
Replies: 5
Views: 2960

rhythm respellings

Hi - When writing music, I generally don't pay much attention to the beaming/rhythmic division. For instance, I have a bar of 9/8 that is an 1/8th note and 2 half-notes. I was told it would make more sense to write it as 3+3+3. Is there a feature in Finale that respells these rhythms according to wh...
by hthaw
Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:14 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Multiple VSTs
Replies: 0
Views: 2362

Multiple VSTs

Hi everyone -

I am trying to use a VST devices for several different instruments in Finale.

I go into Score Manager and select it, and I give different channel assignments - but it seems to be accessing the same program. The plugin changes it universally.

Is there any way around this?
by hthaw
Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:47 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Polyrhythms, Barlines, Multiple Meters, etc.
Replies: 4
Views: 3595

Polyrhythms, Barlines, Multiple Meters, etc.

Hi All - I'm trying to wrap my head around what seems to be a major flaw in Finale, specifically the inability to write contrasting, independent rhythms. If I have one staff playing a bar of 4/4 and another staff playing a bar of 5/4 - it plays "5 in the time of 4" - the two measures take up the sam...
by hthaw
Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: EastWest Play and Finale 25 (Beginner Question)
Replies: 9
Views: 7987

Re: EastWest Play and Finale 25 (Beginner Question)

Ah, well, I'm using EastWest libraries.. There are several instruments with Keyswitch-based sample sets..different keys access different samples.. I've been working with those..Is that what you mean?
by hthaw
Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:48 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: EastWest Play and Finale 25 (Beginner Question)
Replies: 9
Views: 7987

Re: EastWest Play and Finale 25 (Beginner Question)

"KS 1" and "KS 2" were established in Expression Selection/Expression Designer under "Create Technique Text..." I simply added the text for the expressions, without using the Playback modifiers. In the HP Preferences, the technique is set to "Custom Text", with the filter set to "For text expression...