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- Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:56 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: slur crossing fingering numbers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 724
Re: slur crossing fingering numbers
The key to controlling these behaviors is in the lower part of the Articulation Designer. Select the articulation and then the Edit Articulation Definition. If you deselect Always place outside staff and, possibly, Avoid staff lines, the articulation will no longer jump around and can be moved anywh...
- Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:10 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Printing 11 x 17 score
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2016
Re: Printing 11 x 17 score
I contacted MM in July just after Finale 27 came out (no problem with shifting margins in v. 26). I was about to contact them to check the status but I see here the problem is still not fixed. It is a hard-to-believe problem and, even harder-to-believe, a not-fixed problem.
- Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:10 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Did we lose ability to import Tiff files in v27?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3015
Re: Did we lose ability to import Tiff files in v27?
According to the v 27 user's manual, TIFF is still supported. I was also able to export a TIFF from v 26 and import it into v 27: Graphics > Place Graphic.
http://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Fina ... light=tiff
http://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Fina ... light=tiff
- Thu Jun 17, 2021 4:42 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Demo available to download now
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3326
Re: Demo available to download now
I found a set of 3 videos that gives an overview of version 27 that were helpful to me. The information includes an extended discussion about SMuFL ( S tandard MU sic F ont L ayout). The information includes compatibility with previous versions and options for converting, or not converting, files in...
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:41 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Can you save different triplet configurations?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2178
Re: Can you save different triplet configurations?
If you use FinaleScript, you can approximate the rapid selection by using keyboard shortcuts or just clicking on the script. An external macro program could do much the same.
I've included a ZIP file of the the FinaleScript Tuplet scripts I've been using in case anyone wants to check them out.
I've included a ZIP file of the the FinaleScript Tuplet scripts I've been using in case anyone wants to check them out.
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:07 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Copy cover page from one document to another?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1014
Re: Copy cover page from one document to another?
Patterson Plug-Ins has an option in the Settings Scrapbook > Title Page Copy. Just an a blank page at the beginning of the second document before copying to it. This plug-in is only available as part of the full set. It is not a part of Patterson Plug-Ins lite. The Patterson Plug-Ins can be reviewed...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:01 am
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: How to print system numbers?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4712
Re: How to print system numbers?
Another way is to use sequential rehearsal numbers (make a duplicate if sequential numbers are already in use in that score -- or make a second Rehearsl Marks Category, which is what I did). Then adjust the positioning to be on the left of the leftmost measure. Using a meta tool, they can be added v...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:19 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Single automatic accents positioning advice needed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2817
Re: Single automatic accents positioning advice needed
Another element in trying to customize the placement of a single articulation in Finale 26 is that, even after making it "never stack" you cannot place it just anywhere. You cannot overlap the articulation with a slur. That means that there is a minimum distance between the accent and the slur that ...
- Fri May 22, 2020 12:02 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Notating augmented unisons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1829
Re: Notating augmented unisons
Gould (Behind Bars, p. 91) recommends the same solution as N. Grossingink.
Altered Unisons: "Place each accidental beside each part so that it is clear which accidental belongs to which part.
Altered Unisons: "Place each accidental beside each part so that it is clear which accidental belongs to which part.
- Mon May 11, 2020 11:30 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Anacrusis and the last bar
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5284
Re: Anacrusis and the last bar
Gould has a brief mention on page 484 under the "Bar numbers" heading. In the first paragraph, last sentence: "The first bar of a piece (or movement) is not labelled." Gould consistently using "bar" where most U.S. musicians would use "measure" -- as in "Bar Number" vs. "Measure Number." So far, I'v...
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:58 am
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: Can tuplet rests be copy & pasted?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3723
Re: Can tuplet rests be copy & pasted?
Related tuplet issue:
I recently experienced a problem copying a triplet with a dotted note in it. When copied, the rhythm was changed. Finale support said it it has been a known glitch for some time.
I recently experienced a problem copying a triplet with a dotted note in it. When copied, the rhythm was changed. Finale support said it it has been a known glitch for some time.
- Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:47 am
- Forum: Finale Forum Feedback
- Topic: Mark all posts read
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13702
Re: Mark all posts read
EDIT: The "Mark Forums Read" now appears on the main page and "Mark Topics Read" now appears at the top right of a board. So, however it happened, the option is back and the problem is solved. Thanks, Original post follows **************** Could you help me identify it better. I don't seem to find a...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:53 am
- Forum: Finale Forum Feedback
- Topic: Mark all posts read
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13702
Mark all posts read
There used to be buttons that could mark all posts (of a board or of the whole forum) as read. They don't seem to be there any more. Am I overlooking them or can they come back? I used that function all the time so that messages I had not opened and did not plan to read (on that board) would show as...
- Sat Aug 24, 2019 11:33 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Ghost note spacing?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5152
Re: Ghost note spacing?
Not sure if this is what happened in your example, but if a person has just one (or a few staves) selected and (accidentally) activates Music Spacing (e.g., Ctrl+4) the spacing is controlled only by the selected music rather than taking account of all the music in the system.
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:22 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Overlapping Noteheads
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2925
Re: Overlapping Noteheads
Another way to help speed things up is to do one unit and copy to the other measures. Then change notes as needed. If the notes are already entered, after making the changes to the first occurrence, you can copy the changes to similar passages using Edit Filter, use none, then check only Special Alt...
- Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:31 am
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: How to write this example....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2259
Re: How to write this example....
You can also check Document Options > Music Spacing > Avoid Collision of > Unisons > None
The value can be changed at different stages of preparing the music and only affects notes entered or music spacing formatting made while the particular value is in effect.
The value can be changed at different stages of preparing the music and only affects notes entered or music spacing formatting made while the particular value is in effect.
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:39 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: How to write a ghost note ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4439
Re: How to write a ghost note ?
Using a staff style (changes note head to x) also works well in some situations.
- Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:47 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: a bit of a stretch
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2988
Re: a bit of a stretch
This site discusses how to get consistent relationships between hairpins and expressions, among other points.
https://editionoctoechos.wordpress.com/
https://editionoctoechos.wordpress.com/
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:32 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: brackets
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4293
Re: brackets
You can also select the Custom Line Tool and find one of the lines that has a hook at only one end. Edit it to uncheck the Horizontal requirement. The horizontal check box is at the top next to the Line Style in the Smart Line Designer window that opens when you edit one of the lines. When inserting...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:20 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Stuck Smart Shapes in Finale 25
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3133
Re: Stuck Smart Shapes in Finale 25
I also get that problem from time to time. Usually the metatools work normally. In addition to the solutions already mentioned, using Windows, I've found that closing Finale and then deleting the files inside the Temp folder often, but not always, solves the problem. The temp folder is hidden by def...
- Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:54 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Adding a glissando that breaks through quaver beams
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3000
Re: Adding a glissando that breaks through quaver beams
I don't know if there are other ways, but I was able to give the appearance of a broken beam by entering the same notes in 2 layers and then use the Beam Extension Tool to pull back the beams.
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:13 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Adjusting piano pedal marks with grace notes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3520
Re: Adjusting piano pedal marks with grace notes
If you have enough of these grace note offsets in the piece, it can be worth while making a duplicate of the Ped smart shape. Then edit it by changing the Position of the Left Start to an appropriate negative number (you'll have to experiment). Then use that copy just for these entries.
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:08 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Looking for an authoritative resource to settle a dispute
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13127
Re: Looking for an authoritative resource to settle a disput
I agree, courtesy accidentals after a barline are not the focus of the topic: It is meant to be a clear exception to the original premise. Logically, if the original premise were correct, an A-flat in the time signature with a flat before a particular A would mean that the pitch to sound is an a-dou...
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:32 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Looking for an authoritative resource to settle a dispute
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13127
Re: Looking for an authoritative resource to settle a disput
Amazing. One hopes Behind Bars by Elaine Gould would be authoritative. On page 81, she discusses when accidentals after a barline are needed. The text with the example is The barline cancels an altered pitch. However, it is essential either to restate or cancel the accidental when the repeated pitch...
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 12:01 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Creating Polyrhythms
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2876
Re: Creating Polyrhythms
There is a recent thread you may want to check out that includes several approaches creating polyrhythms in Finale
http://www.finaleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15757
http://www.finaleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15757