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- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:02 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Slash Cords - Colliding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 395
Re: Slash Cords - Colliding
Is there any way to fix the slash chord that I'm using? This is the style that I prefer. I use the following keyboard sequence to achieve this when placing chords: D7_C These should not be two superimposed chords - just an inverted chord. But, I suppose that's the notation I wrote? Two chords over e...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:30 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Slash Cords - Colliding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 395
Slash Cords - Colliding
I increased the font size of all chords - then discovered that the slash chord needs adjustment. I don't know if this is fixable or not. See measure 9 of the attached document. These are the settings I used to increase the font size of the chords. Document Options >> Fonts >> Symbol >> Damascus 15 p...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:26 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: One Staff - Different Parts (for C & Bb instruments)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 250
One Staff - Different Parts (for C & Bb instruments)
Is it possible to create a score with one staff and a part for Bb instrument? It sort of seems like you need a different staff for the different parts. What I have done is create a Finale document for a C instrument - then save a copy and transpose for Bb. If there were a way to do the same with Sco...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:44 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Re: Floating Rhythm Marks
Good to know - it would be more convenient to wrap that into the staff style.Peter Thomsen wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:22 amFWIW:
Moving the barlines vertically down can also be done in a custom staff style.
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:59 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Re: Floating Rhythm Marks
I think this is how you do it.
Window > Score Manager > Instrument List > Highlight Rhythm (top) Staff > Staff > Other > Type "-1" into Top Barline text field.
Window > Score Manager > Instrument List > Highlight Rhythm (top) Staff > Staff > Other > Type "-1" into Top Barline text field.
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:13 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Re: Floating Rhythm Marks
How is this accomplished? How do you move "all the barlines vertically down into the staff below?"Peter Thomsen wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:19 am"3) The tall left barlines (= your original question) were the easy problem.
In the rhythm staff I moved all the barlines vertically down into the staff below."
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:47 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Re: Floating Rhythm Marks
"3) The tall left barlines (= your original question) were the easy problem.
In the rhythm staff I moved all the barlines vertically down into the staff below."
How is this accomplished? How do you move "all the barlines vertically down into the staff below?"
In the rhythm staff I moved all the barlines vertically down into the staff below."
How is this accomplished? How do you move "all the barlines vertically down into the staff below?"
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Re: Floating Rhythm Marks
Many thanks. I was in the middle of editing when I uploaded that Finale file. That is why things in that version of the document are wonky. The document was far from done at that point. I was just wondering if it was possible to adjust the tall barline/bracket on the left - that's all. I'll try to d...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:35 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Left Double Barline at Beginning of System.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 896
Re: Left Double Barline at Beginning of System.
Thank you @motet
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:23 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Re: Floating Rhythm Marks
@Peter Thomsen - Many thanks for your help! I've got another question. I've decided to place my question in this thread because I created another document with rhythm cues on a separate staff - with a staff style to make the cue staff itself invisible. However, there's still one problem. The left br...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:11 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Left Double Barline at Beginning of System.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 896
Left Double Barline at Beginning of System.
I've recently used the following so that only the clef and key signature appear at the first system. Document Options > Clefs > Display Clef Only on First Staff System Document Options > Key Signatures > Display Key Signature Only on First Staff System I've also enabled left barlines using: Document...
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:20 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Re: Floating Rhythm Marks
Thank you for the detailed steps. Eventually, I could see that you had changed the note heads. I did not know you could also change the note size. I inadvertently picked something complicated to add floating rhythmic notation to. I copied a technique (number 3) in this YouTube video (link below) . T...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:38 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Re: Floating Rhythm Marks
Looks amazing. I've spent a few hours looking at the document you've created. How did you go about creating this?
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Layer 2 Invisible - after applying staff style
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1670
Re: Layer 2 Invisible - after applying staff style
I was able to fix this issue by defining a new staff style. 1) First, I clicked on the 1st measure of my attached Finale document (see my 1st post in this thread) - where the notes are on layer 2. 2) Right-click and select Define Staff Styles . . . 3) Click the “New” button and type in a name for th...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:47 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Layer 2 Invisible - after applying staff style
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1670
Layer 2 Invisible - after applying staff style
So, I had this idea of adding rhythmic notation on layer 2 (with the hopes of converting that to a floating notation above the staff) . However, my plan got derailed when layer 2 suddenly became invisible the moment I applied the rhythmic notation staff style. Document > Show Active Layer Only is NO...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:21 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Floating Rhythm Marks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2941
Floating Rhythm Marks
I'm not expecting this notation to be possible in Finale - or, if possible easy to implement. However, it doesn't hurt to ask this question. Occasionally, a lead sheet will add handy rhythm marks near the chord symbols - that, sort of, float above the staff. See the attached annotated screen capture...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:56 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Nested Repeat Not Working
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4985
Re: Nested Repeat Not Working
Alrighty - I finally found how @Peter Thomsen got this to work. Using the Repeat Tool you double click the square of the 1st bracket (in the Miles Davis Finale Example attached above that'd be measure 9). From there you add the following 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19. And then add the number 1 i...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Nested Repeat Not Working
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4985
Re: Nested Repeat Not Working
I've got a similar issue - but, I can't see how the fix is applied. I've downloaded both fixed versions - but, I'm unable to duplicate whatever was done to cause the 1st and 2nd ending to always play - no matter what. @Peter Thomsen and @zuill - what did you change in the Finale document to make thi...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tie Ending - Coda (Another Scenario?)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2817
Tie Ending - Coda (Another Scenario?)
I'm trying to add a tie ending on measure 17 of the attached Finale document. I had expected to be able to do this since there is a backward repeat bar on measure 16. Yet, it isn't working for some reason. I prefer the tie ending to work for playback or MIDI export. On the 2nd pass playback jumps fr...
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tie Ending - Coda
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1683
Re: Tie Ending - Coda
The linked parts seem kind of cool - when you needed it.
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 2:02 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tie Ending - Coda
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1683
Re: Tie Ending - Coda
That worked - many thanks.
I aslo made a second YouTube video - showing how this is done.
https://youtu.be/GV9JnTlN3CU
I aslo made a second YouTube video - showing how this is done.
https://youtu.be/GV9JnTlN3CU
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tie Ending - Coda
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1683
Re: Tie Ending - Coda
You need to do two steps: 1) In the Repeat Tool, in the Backward Repeat Bar Assignment, Measure 34, create a new staff list that does not display the Back Ending where you do not need it. 2) Use a custom staff style to, not display the Repeat Bar. I'm just not having any luck getting the above to w...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tie Ending - Coda
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1683
Re: Tie Ending - Coda
Okay, thanks for the fixed document. That looks better. But, how did you add the tie without using a back ending? The Cb note still plays twice - but, maybe I could silence the note with the ending tie in measure 35. Or, try adding the back ending on measure 34. However, the document seems to have b...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:12 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tie Ending - Coda
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1683
Tie Ending - Coda
Referring to the attached Finale file: I would like to add an end tie to the Cb on measure 35. The problem is that I'm unable to do this (using Speedy Entry - Option - zero key - click measure of interest) . I've read on this forum that I need a back ending. I tried this by placing the back ending a...
- Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:42 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Speedy Entry with MIDI Keyboard - What if I can't play the chord with my left hand?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2231
Speedy Entry with MIDI Keyboard - What if I can't play the chord with my left hand?
I've been using the Speedy Entry tool with an external MIDI keyboard. Mostly I've been entering single notes - maybe a few double stops here and there. My left hand plays the keyboard and my right hand presses the keys on my laptop (often the numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 - a few letters such as T, P an...