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by oceanave
Fri Oct 21, 2022 7:41 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Condensing rest bars
Replies: 3
Views: 864

Re: Condensing rest bars

Thank you, that worked like a charm. BUT - it did create some blank space on the next page (where the piece ends). Which brings up another question - how do you get rid of blank space at the bottom of the page? I've fooled around with margins/staff heights/etc and usually it's a matter of trial and ...
by oceanave
Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Condensing rest bars
Replies: 3
Views: 864

Condensing rest bars

Is there a way to condense multiple rest bars (like for instance 4 bars where the instrument does not play) and not show those empty bars but instead show one bar with a '4' above it?
by oceanave
Sun May 08, 2022 11:05 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Triplet/multiplet between two clefs
Replies: 2
Views: 485

Triplet/multiplet between two clefs

Is there a way to have a multiplet span over two clefs (i.e., chord with top notes written on treble clef and lower on bass clef) or to have a multiplet start in one clef and end on another (i.e., triplet with first two notes on treble and last note on bass?)
by oceanave
Sun May 08, 2022 10:19 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: How to add more than one note to staff
Replies: 1
Views: 376

How to add more than one note to staff

I'm trying to add additional notes to the staff but it won't let me. Example - I have 4/4 bar and have a whole note. I need to add more notes on top of the whole note (polyphony) but it's not letting me do it. Is there a way to use Simple Entry to correct this issue?
by oceanave
Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Adding a piano part to a score
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

Re: Adding a piano part to a score

Great thank you!
by oceanave
Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:06 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Adding a piano part to a score
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

Re: Adding a piano part to a score

Great thank you. And is there a way to reduce the size of the staff of the single treble clef (of the solo part, not the piano part)? Some softwares, surprisingly, don't have this ability.
by oceanave
Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:04 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Adding a piano part to a score
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

Adding a piano part to a score

I created a violin part (treble clef, single stave) and am now wanting to add a piano part to make it a score. Is there a way to do this?
by oceanave
Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:07 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Trying to fit on 3 pages
Replies: 5
Views: 1040

Re: Trying to fit on 3 pages

Great thanks, this worked.
by oceanave
Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:42 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Trying to fit on 3 pages
Replies: 5
Views: 1040

Re: Trying to fit on 3 pages

Yeah how do you move the staves closer together? … I've gone to great lengths reducing sizes of the measures … I've literally reduced the sizes of the measures to the point where they are now borderline illegible as it is … If I understand you correctly - the sizes of the measures - you have used th...
by oceanave
Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:40 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Trying to fit on 3 pages
Replies: 5
Views: 1040

Trying to fit on 3 pages

I'm using v. 26.1 I'm trying to fit a score on 3 pages - it can't be more than 3 (I'm producing copies of it and all four pages including title page have to fit on an 11x17 sheet. Is there any way to reduce the size of everything so it fits? I've gone to great lengths reducing sizes of the measures ...
by oceanave
Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:20 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Piano cues
Replies: 5
Views: 1111

Re: Piano cues

Where do you find these plug-ins? Whenever I look under Plug-ins on the menu bar, all that comes up is a bunch of blank menus.
by oceanave
Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:44 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Piano cues
Replies: 5
Views: 1111

Piano cues

Is there a way to put in piano cue notes into an instrumental part? I just need to make the piano notes smaller than regular-sized notes.
by oceanave
Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:06 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Cadenza Writing
Replies: 5
Views: 996

Re: Cadenza Writing

Great thanks, I will try that!
by oceanave
Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:45 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Cadenza Writing
Replies: 5
Views: 996

Re: Cadenza Writing

Does anyone know of a simpler way to do it? I don't have JW Meter and dont' know how to lock systems.
by oceanave
Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:28 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Cadenza Writing
Replies: 5
Views: 996

Cadenza Writing

I have forever had trouble writing cadenzas on Finale. For the life of me, I can not get the time signature to turn off. I'm about ready to pay someone to do this cadenza for me. I'm using version 26. If anyone can give me a step-by-step how-to about this, that would be great!!
by oceanave
Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:02 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Extra beats
Replies: 17
Views: 3082

Re: Extra beats

Conceal barlines does work (so thanks for that tip!) The problem is with the time signatures and Finale auto-populating the extra beats with rests. You can't just write a cadenza in one bar on Finale. You have to put in a time signature of something like 75/4 for the equivalent of 75 quarter notes. ...
by oceanave
Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:29 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Extra beats
Replies: 17
Views: 3082

Re: Extra beats

Thanks - but where do I find "Automatic Update Layout" so I can turn it on?
by oceanave
Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:07 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Extra beats
Replies: 17
Views: 3082

Re: Extra beats

You lost me entirely after your second sentence. I don't know what "systems" are. At least, not in Finale.
by oceanave
Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:18 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Extra beats
Replies: 17
Views: 3082

Extra beats

No, not extra heartbeats (aka PVCs!) For some reason, I am having trouble with Finale adding extra beats and placing them outside the measure! I tried adjusting the time signature to get rid of them, but it's not working. Ordinarily this is not a problem for me but I'm writing a cadenza and for each...
by oceanave
Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:22 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Sixteenth note runs
Replies: 8
Views: 2990

Re: Sixteenth note runs

Believe whatever you want to. I asked the question the same way and all they gave me was an answer that was incorrect. I'm glad I goto the correct one. Amazing that nobody from tech support could answer this question for me. I find that statement VERY hard to believe, especially when one considers t...
by oceanave
Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:08 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Sixteenth note runs
Replies: 8
Views: 2990

Re: Sixteenth note runs

That worked! Thanks!

* It is violin/piano score. I'm trying to write the violin part.


Amazing that nobody from tech support could answer this question for me.
by oceanave
Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:25 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Sixteenth note runs
Replies: 8
Views: 2990

Sixteenth note runs

I'm trying to do 12 continuous sixteenth notes without them being broken up into three groups of four notes. They need to all be connected. I am trying to write a cadenza and having absolutely no luck with this at all. Finale Customer Support doesn't even know how to do it. Apparently the only way t...