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by Karen Smithson
Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:19 am
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Finale Failing to Load
Replies: 3
Views: 6962

Re: Finale Failing to Load

Just wanted to let you know that the article "Finale hangs when launched" referenced in the link you sent, did the trick! I followed the instructions and Finale launches perfectly now. Many, many thanks!!!

Karen
by Karen Smithson
Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:28 am
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Finale Failing to Load
Replies: 3
Views: 6962

Re: Finale Failing to Load

Thank you! I will try this first thing tomorrow morning.
by Karen Smithson
Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:31 am
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Finale Failing to Load
Replies: 3
Views: 6962

Finale Failing to Load

Finale is failing to load. It looks like it's trying, but the little blue circle just keeps whirring round and round, and I just have to exit and go do something else. I've done all my computer diagnostics and everything is working fine. Any suggestions for my way forward? I use vs. 25 with Windows ...
by Karen Smithson
Wed Sep 14, 2022 6:51 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Beginning Second Movement With a Pickup
Replies: 4
Views: 556

Re: Beginning Second Movement With a Pickup

Thank you so much. It worked! This is exactly what I did before but I was initially put off by the fact that the notes that were in the bar disappeared and were replaced by a dotted quarter rest with an enormous space after it. I figured I'd done something wrong. This time, after following your inst...
by Karen Smithson
Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:06 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Beginning Second Movement With a Pickup
Replies: 4
Views: 556

Beginning Second Movement With a Pickup

I have a piece of music for flute and string orchestra in two movements. The first movement is in 4/4 time; the second is in 6/8 beginning with an eighth note pickup. I have tried to create a pickup bar at the beginning of the second movement and have followed the instructions in the manual exactly,...
by Karen Smithson
Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:50 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Moving a Voice into a Separate System After Completion of Score
Replies: 6
Views: 1766

Re: Moving a Voice into a Separate System After Completion of Score

I am SO sorry! I didn't even speak proper musical speak, let alone Finale Speak! As I look back at my work I see that, in fact, the Baritone Solo IS correctly separated from the SATB choral lines but Finale is not placing the rehearsal letters or the tempo markings above the baritone solo line. I mu...
by Karen Smithson
Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:16 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Moving a Voice into a Separate System After Completion of Score
Replies: 6
Views: 1766

Moving a Voice into a Separate System After Completion of Score

Hi, I have just completed a score for a work that, from top to bottom, includes SATB Chorus, Baritone Soloist, and String Quintet. I set up the score with Chorus and Baritone Soloist all in one system but I've decided now that I would like to separate the solo line from the rest of the voices in ord...
by Karen Smithson
Thu Jun 10, 2021 2:54 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Part Appears in Score but not in Editable List
Replies: 5
Views: 1341

Re: Part Appears in Score but not in Editable List

Thanks for the ideas. I'm afraid attaching the file probably won't help because there is now a new Harp Part which I created while trying to figure this out and it overwrote the original one. So I can no longer show you that it disappeared. I suspect that I must have accidentally deleted it. I will ...
by Karen Smithson
Sat Jun 05, 2021 5:49 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Part Appears in Score but not in Editable List
Replies: 5
Views: 1341

Re: Part Appears in Score but not in Editable List

I already did and managed to write over the old one which apparently was still there although not in the list. (Yes, I'm talking about the Document > Edit Part list.) This means I have to start from scratch setting it up again the way I want. I stupidly used the same filename. Fortunately, I already...
by Karen Smithson
Sat Jun 05, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Part Appears in Score but not in Editable List
Replies: 5
Views: 1341

Part Appears in Score but not in Editable List

I am trying to retrieve my harp part which appears in my score but no longer appears in the list of editable parts. I had already made a beautiful part but it requires a small edit. Now I can't retrieve it. Any ideas what could cause this?
by Karen Smithson
Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:59 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Unwanted hyphens showing in cues with lyrics
Replies: 3
Views: 1123

Re: Unwanted hyphens showing in cues with lyrics

Thank you both for your suggestions. I'll give this a try!

Karen
by Karen Smithson
Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:39 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Unwanted hyphens showing in cues with lyrics
Replies: 3
Views: 1123

Unwanted hyphens showing in cues with lyrics

I am needing to include some short cues with lyrics that end in mid-word. The cues are appearing correctly except that a long series of hyphens continues for several bars until the next cue begins. I can't find any way to delete these unwanted hyphens. Any idea what I could do here? Thanks! (vs. 25)
by Karen Smithson
Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:12 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Cue Notes Not Appearing
Replies: 2
Views: 873

Re: Cue Notes Not Appearing

Yes! Somehow "show active layer only" was selected. Never saw that before in my life! My lap-top's poltergeist must have been at work. :) I'll remember about this if it happens again. Many, many thanks!

Karen
by Karen Smithson
Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Cue Notes Not Appearing
Replies: 2
Views: 873

Cue Notes Not Appearing

I'm trying to enter some simple cues and the only thing showing up is the cue name and a decrescendo. When I try to retrace my steps and start over, Finale prompts me to choose a different Layer for the cue destination because there's already something in Layer 4. That tells me the program has recog...
by Karen Smithson
Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:08 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: creating a custom dynamic marking
Replies: 4
Views: 1481

Re: creating a custom dynamic marking

Thanks ever so much for all your answers. Greatly appreciated!
Karen
by Karen Smithson
Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:31 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: creating a custom dynamic marking
Replies: 4
Views: 1481

creating a custom dynamic marking

I would like to create a rinforzando (rfz) marking. This should look like sfz but with an "r" instead of an "s." Finale is interpreting my "r" as the stem & flag of an eighth note. How do I get an "r"?

Thanks for your help!

Karen S.
by Karen Smithson
Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:26 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: String Harmonics don't play back correctly
Replies: 4
Views: 2015

Re: String Harmonics don't play back correctly

Hi again. Everything is working great! Thanks for your help. I made sure all the harmonic passages were done with the plug-in and then played back only the part that contained the harmonics so I could hear it clearly. Everything's great! Thanks again!
by Karen Smithson
Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:58 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: String Harmonics don't play back correctly
Replies: 4
Views: 2015

Re: String Harmonics don't play back correctly

Thank you for your responses. Sorry to be so slow replying! I'd like to re-examine my file. I know that I began by simply changing the type of notehead but then discovered the plugin. At the moment my playback is not working AT ALL so I can't check what I've done but I will do so once the playback s...
by Karen Smithson
Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:16 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: String Harmonics don't play back correctly
Replies: 4
Views: 2015

String Harmonics don't play back correctly

Does anyone know how to get string harmonics to playback correctly? Finale seems to be recognizing the harmonic as the printed pitch. Any ideas?
by Karen Smithson
Sun May 17, 2020 8:33 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Time Signature Will Not Change
Replies: 9
Views: 2960

Re: Time Signature Will Not Change

That was it, Zuill. Many, many thanks! I never would have figured it out!
by Karen Smithson
Sun May 17, 2020 5:36 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Time Signature Will Not Change
Replies: 9
Views: 2960

Re: Time Signature Will Not Change

Thank you both for your replies. Zuill, where do I find that option setting for choosing one time signature but displaying another? That could be the problem.
by Karen Smithson
Fri May 15, 2020 4:02 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Time Signature Will Not Change
Replies: 9
Views: 2960

Time Signature Will Not Change

I have a simple time signature change from 2/2 to 3/2. The number of beats in the bar is changing correctly but the time signature is still displaying as 2/2 in the 3/2 measures. What can I do to get the display to show correctly? Thank you!
by Karen Smithson
Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:02 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Removing staff name from only one staff
Replies: 5
Views: 4470

Re: Removing staff name from only one staff

I've got it! I decided I didn't need the group anyway, so I deleted the group and worked with the "Staff Name" instead, with your instructions. Worked perfectly! Thank you so much for your help! My choral score looks MUCH better now!

K.
by Karen Smithson
Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:15 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Removing staff name from only one staff
Replies: 5
Views: 4470

Re: Removing staff name from only one staff

I created a new staff style, and turned off the button for including the Staff Name in the parts. I applied the style to the first bar of the line in my score where the unwanted name was appearing. It's still there. I think my problem may be that it is a "Group Name" that I want to turn off rather t...