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by detlef
Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:08 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Mouse cursor disappear over page
Replies: 1
Views: 18327

Mouse cursor disappear over page

Hello After a long pause I started using Finale again on a different computer with Windows 8 Home. When I open my old Finale files everything seems fine, except the cursor arrow, when is moved over the page, turn into a square with a cross inside, this prevent me to select the various objects (texts...
by detlef
Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:34 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet
Replies: 9
Views: 2929

Re: Some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet

miker wrote:
Sat Aug 08, 2020 2:09 pm
Here is a link to a tutorial I wrote. It should help!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/weehrytsb4x0w ... y.pdf?dl=0
Thank you I finally got it.
Not the most intuitive way but it works.
by detlef
Sat Aug 08, 2020 7:24 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet
Replies: 9
Views: 2929

Re: Some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet

Thanks for the answers.
To enter a triplet usually I click on the tuplet tool on simple entry on left, then I choose the note I nee, but this do not allow to enter a rest.
by detlef
Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:24 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet
Replies: 9
Views: 2929

Re: Some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet

Thank you but I don't get it. Do you mean the edit ending option? Can you explain step by step how to do it?
by detlef
Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:56 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet
Replies: 9
Views: 2929

Some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet

Hello, I have some issues with Finale that I've not figuered it out yet. 1. How do I make Finale play both first and second endings again when a piece restart after Da Capo or Dal Segno? 2. How do I start a triplet with a rest? 3. How to make Sixtuplest? 4. Is it possible to copy a single layer into...
by detlef
Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:11 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Help with capo chords please
Replies: 4
Views: 2825

Re: Help with capo chords please

Yes thanks but shouldn't the chords display the alteration?
by detlef
Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:04 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Help with capo chords please
Replies: 4
Views: 2825

Help with capo chords please

Hello I have a score with guitar chords and fretboards that I want to transpose half step up.(C to C#). Since there are some uncommon chords I'd like to use a capo on first fret, keeping the same fingering for all chords, rising just the chord symbol of a semitone. For example I want to rise a C to ...
by detlef
Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:23 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: copying between layers
Replies: 6
Views: 4317

Re: copying between layers

OK Thank you, sorry for such silly question but Finale manual wasn't of help for me.
by detlef
Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:37 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: copying between layers
Replies: 6
Views: 4317

copying between layers

Hi, how do I copy the content of one layer into another layer?
The option "Hide layers when inactive" doesn't seems to make difference.
Thanks
by detlef
Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Is it correct to notate like this?
Replies: 23
Views: 8622

Re: Is it correct to notate like this?

Peter Thomsen wrote:I agree.
By avoiding the tie you can follow the (quite pleasant) principle of {1 sounding tone <=> 1 written note}
thanks good rule to keep in mind.
This is what's going on in the top staff
by detlef
Sat Sep 29, 2018 9:01 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Is it correct to notate like this?
Replies: 23
Views: 8622

Re: Is it correct to notate like this?

Hey thanks for the replies. Yes, it is intended as piano score.
So this is a better option then?
by detlef
Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:15 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Is it correct to notate like this?
Replies: 23
Views: 8622

Is it correct to notate like this?

Hello
Is this clear and acceptable or is there a better way to notate this?
Thanks in advance
by detlef
Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:39 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Questions about time signature and Chords transposition
Replies: 2
Views: 2140

Questions about time signature and Chords transposition

Hello, I have two questions: How to insert notes of different value from time signature into the first and last measure, like in this example? I'm asking because I want to copy in Finale some easy piano pieces I'm learning. I'm not even sure why this is done in the first place (I have no formal musi...
by detlef
Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:12 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: midi files exported from Finale play at very low volume
Replies: 2
Views: 2231

Re: midi files exported from Finale play at very low volume

Problem was solved by changing device in the Score manager from Garritan Instrument to SmartMusic.
by detlef
Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:28 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: midi files exported from Finale play at very low volume
Replies: 2
Views: 2231

Re: midi files exported from Finale play at very low volume

Anyone can help? I'll try to explain the issue better. When a midi file produced in Finale is imported into Cubase 5 it appears as an Aria player instance. Then I move this midi file into a newly created track which feed Kontakt 5 with whatever library, in this case LASS (LA Scoring Strings) This is...
by detlef
Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:22 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: midi files exported from Finale play at very low volume
Replies: 2
Views: 2231

midi files exported from Finale play at very low volume

Hello I produce music with Cubase 5 and various Kontakt libraries. I just discovered how nice is to export midi files directly from Finale and load them into Cubase to take advantage of the Human Playback features. However I have a problem: when a Finale midi file is imported it plays at extremely l...
by detlef
Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:37 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Create double slash symbol
Replies: 6
Views: 11191

Re: Create double slash symbol

ok thanks for the insight
by detlef
Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:08 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Create double slash symbol
Replies: 6
Views: 11191

Re: Create double slash symbol

using expressions seems the way to go, anyway I'm not sure I have understand where to enter the slot number.
Meanwhile I copied the slash from Peter document.
by detlef
Wed Oct 04, 2017 7:43 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Create double slash symbol
Replies: 6
Views: 11191

Create double slash symbol

Hello
Is there a way to apply a double slash symbol to the staff indicating repeated groups of semiquavers, like the one in the pic?
I can't locate it under Staff Styles or anywhere else.
Thanks in advance
by detlef
Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:03 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Suggestions to keep pages at minimum?
Replies: 6
Views: 3907

Re: Suggestions to keep pages at minimum?

I suppose that you already are aware of the settings that affect grace note spacing. what I know is that grace notes do not affect the bar metric. It's not a problem of space, I don't get how a reader is going to understand where exactly grace notes must be played Immagine.jpg the second time I wan...
by detlef
Sun Sep 10, 2017 12:58 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Suggestions to keep pages at minimum?
Replies: 6
Views: 3907

Re: Suggestions to keep pages at minimum?

Grace notes overlaps with other snare notes. Anyway they can't be positioned in the right way.
Are there other solutions coming to mind?
by detlef
Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:36 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Suggestions to keep pages at minimum?
Replies: 6
Views: 3907

Suggestions to keep pages at minimum?

Let's say I have four bars that must be repeated two times (8 bars). The four bars must be played identically except for the last quarter of the eight bar that a have snare roll in it . I wish to simply enclose the four bars into repeat brackets to keep it short. Also I wish to avoid a second ending...
by detlef
Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:56 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Two bar repeats and colors questions
Replies: 5
Views: 3742

Re: Two bar repeats and colors questions

ok thanks for the replies
by detlef
Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:29 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Two bar repeats and colors questions
Replies: 5
Views: 3742

Two bar repeats and colors questions

Hello, I'm here with another set of stupid questions. The Two bar repeat symbol means the previous two bars are repetead, not the previous bar is repeated two times, right? When a part made of different layers is exported to pdf, one of the layer is light blue. How to avoid this (without unchecking ...