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by elbsound
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Missing Measure Numbers
Replies: 9
Views: 593

Re: Missing Measure Numbers

The measure number font was set to "Finale Maestro" which doesn't have any symbols at all in the number slots because it uses the SMuFL encoding format. So Finale only shows the default Arial font - at least on Windows, don't know about macOS. Make sure to use a text font or a musical symbol font (l...
by elbsound
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: SMuFL Font ommissions - Jazz font
Replies: 5
Views: 233

Re: SMuFL Font ommissions - Jazz font

Which fall/lift symbol is missing from the original Jazz font? I think they are all available, but Finale has split the symbols into several different SMuFL sections. Some are in "Standard", some in "Alternates & Extras" and some in "Brass Techniques". If you search for the symbol name, Finale will ...
by elbsound
Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Problem to write arpeggio symbols
Replies: 14
Views: 3623

Re: Problem to write arpeggio symbols

My Perfect Layout plug-in handles this arpeggio spacing automatically.
Before/After the plug-in:
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by elbsound
Mon Dec 04, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Large time signature (not Engraver Time)
Replies: 7
Views: 3273

Re: Large time signature (not Engraver Time)

Opus Big Time is included in Sibelius. Maybe installing a Sibeliues demo installs the font?

The only source that I know for the Finale Productivity package is here:
http://www.npcimaging.com/books/BillDuncan.htm
by elbsound
Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:08 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Large time signature (not Engraver Time)
Replies: 7
Views: 3273

Re: Large time signature (not Engraver Time)

All very similar.
bigtime2.jpg
by elbsound
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Large time signature (not Engraver Time)
Replies: 7
Views: 3273

Re: Large time signature (not Engraver Time)

There are more "Big Time" fonts:
FPBigTime (from the Finale Productivity Ppack)
Opus Big Time Std (from Sibelius)

But I don't have Sonoma, so I can't test them.
by elbsound
Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:12 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Leland font on Finale
Replies: 8
Views: 1137

Re: Leland font on Finale

BTW, there are many other fonts that are based on the SCORE look and that work in Finale. And as they are not SMuFL they also work in Finale versions before 27. ScrltFIN: https://elbsound.studio/music-font-comparison.php?font=ScrltFIN Partita: https://elbsound.studio/music-font-comparison.php?font=P...
by elbsound
Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:32 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: first second endings collisions in parts
Replies: 15
Views: 10042

Re: first second endings collisions in parts

Yes, Perfect Layout v3 has been available since March. Since then all new clients get v3 by default. All v2 users can use the "beta" for free. Although it's still called "beta", the plug-in development is the same as in the five years before: The plug-in gets bi-weekly updates with fine-tuning, more...
by elbsound
Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:13 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Piano gliss
Replies: 4
Views: 1209

Re: Piano gliss

I once developed a plug-in for that, especially for harp glissando playback AND notation. But it works on the piano too. The plug-in optionally adds l.v. articulations to the last note and fixes the horizontal position of the glissando smartshape to not collide with accidentals. Here is a video of t...
by elbsound
Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:15 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: first second endings collisions in parts
Replies: 15
Views: 10042

Re: first second endings collisions in parts

The latest version of Perfect Layout v3.0169 now supports automatic horizontal and vertical layout of first and second ending collisions, both in score and parts. Here is an example with its default settings: https://elbsound.studio/assets/img/ES/align%20repeat%20brackets%20vertically%20and%20horizo...
by elbsound
Sat Jul 29, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Problem to write arpeggio symbols
Replies: 14
Views: 3623

Re: Problem to write arpeggio symbols

The articulation is easier to add if you use a "single wiggle" symbol instead of Finale's double wiggle: the single wiggle matches the note height while the double wiggle is often too large. As described here: https://elbsound.studio/elbsound-music-font-package-for-finale.php#arpeggio and https://ww...
by elbsound
Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dynamic Placement
Replies: 37
Views: 2928

Re: Dynamic Placement

Thank you, ebiggs1, for suggesting the Perfect Layout approach here. This is Jan, the developer of Perfect Layout. To make it a bit easier to see the differences, here is a PDF comparison of the score before and after using the latest version of Perfect Layout (v3.0121). Just browse backwards/forwar...
by elbsound
Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:59 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: MuseScore 4
Replies: 37
Views: 4228

Re: MuseScore 4

I spend most of my time adjusting vertical spacing between systems and making good page turns, and have fairly few collisions to deal with, so I think Perfect Layout is not for me. Jan from Perfect Layout here. Perfect Layout already adjusts the vertical spacing and makes good page turns. Try the c...
by elbsound
Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:20 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Music spacing: fixing spacing conflicts between layers
Replies: 5
Views: 827

Re: Music spacing: fixing spacing conflicts between layers

The Perfect Layout plug-in can already solve this layer conflict and many others.
Here is a video of your example and some more spacing issues processed with the default settings of Perfect Layout:
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by elbsound
Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Hide text of the cue notes in the score
Replies: 2
Views: 442

Re: Hide text of the cue notes in the score

You could also assign the text expressions to parts only. Just right-click the expression, select "Edit Expression Assignment" and then "Show On: Part(s) Only". attachtopartsonly.jpg Another solution is my Perfect Layout plug-in. It automatically hides the cue notes, clefs, smartshapes and cue texts...
by elbsound
Mon Jul 18, 2022 3:48 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: best method for exporting as .pdf's?
Replies: 39
Views: 4906

Re: best method for exporting as .pdf's?

The PDF problems don't happen with every file.
Yes, but the hairpin/PDF problem could occur with any file.
It depends on the length of the hairpin and the hairpin settings (opening width, line thickness).
Only if the "dangerous" hairpin lengths occur in that file, this issue will come up.
by elbsound
Mon Jul 18, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: best method for exporting as .pdf's?
Replies: 39
Views: 4906

Re: best method for exporting as .pdf's?

BTW, if you use my Perfect Layout plug-in, you won't run into this old Finale "Hairpin/PDF" issue. The plug-in automatically detects those hairpins where Finale has printing problems and adjusts them, so that they print correctly. See FAQ: https://elbsound.studio/perfect-layout/faq.php#go-to-hairpins1
by elbsound
Fri May 20, 2022 12:11 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Editing chord symbols
Replies: 7
Views: 1399

Re: Editing chord symbols

Anders Hedelin wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 12:54 pm
You mention two packages. Do I need both to do this, and how do they interact?
No, you just need one of the packages. The script is included in both packages.
by elbsound
Tue May 17, 2022 2:19 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Editing chord symbols
Replies: 7
Views: 1399

Re: Editing chord symbols

You could use the "Change gap between chord symbol and all suffixes on all chords" plug-in: https://elbsound.studio/jw-lua-scripts.php#changechordgap which is included in the Elbsound Music Font Package and in the Elbsound Text Font Package. You need to do three minor changes to the cord: Currently ...
by elbsound
Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:37 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Adding brackets to lyrics
Replies: 6
Views: 1122

Re: Adding brackets to lyrics

As the brackets in text fonts are usually designed for the height of a single text line, they may look too bold if you use them at a higher font size required for multiple lyrics lines (7-10 is from text fonts, 1-6 from music fonts). https://elbsound.studio/assets/img/ES/large%20piano%20brackets.jpg...
by elbsound
Fri Apr 22, 2022 7:45 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: The font used for chords in NewRealBook 3
Replies: 2
Views: 983

Re: The font used for chords in NewRealBook 3

If you are on Finale 25.5, you should better use the "Pori" font family. This is Petaluma converted for Sibelius. These fonts are nearly compatible with Maestro, while Petaluma is SMuFl and only works in Finale 27. https://www.notationcentral.com/product/pori-fonts-for-sibelius/ AFAIK the text font ...
by elbsound
Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: youtube
Replies: 24
Views: 6979

Re: youtube

One thing I don't like is PL removes any ques from the score. In this case the director who is going to play this chart asked for cues to be included in the score. Now perhaps there is a setting in PL that will not remove them but I don't know. You just have to deactivate it in the Layer/Cues tab: ...
by elbsound
Tue Feb 22, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Lyrics font gone crazy
Replies: 18
Views: 2604

Re: Lyrics font gone crazy

But shouldn't the solution be the same - even if it's a Chinese font?
Go to the Font Utilities tool, select the (Chinese) font name that you see in the lyrics window and replace it with another font.

Jan
by elbsound
Tue Feb 22, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Lyrics font gone crazy
Replies: 18
Views: 2604

Re: Lyrics font gone crazy

Bill,

hm, here it also works on macOS. It's even easier as you don't have to copy&paste the font name, but can select the missing font directly in the Utilities tool. Here is the macOS screencam video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3pAWCu7n-M

Jan
Elbsound.studio
by elbsound
Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:57 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Lyrics font gone crazy
Replies: 18
Views: 2604

Re: Lyrics font gone crazy

The font name in the 5K Blessing file is definitely corrupt: it lists as "JansonText Janson Text 55 Roman" in Finale. This is probably not the correct font name. But if you open the font dialog in the lyrics window, copy&paste that font name into the Document->Data Check->Font Utilities and replace ...