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- Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Export Manuscript Texture Setting to PDF????
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2198
Re: Export Manuscript Texture Setting to PDF????
Thank you, Dave. I have only just started using forScore, and appreciate learning its ins and outs.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Export Manuscript Texture Setting to PDF????
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2198
Re: Export Manuscript Texture Setting to PDF????
As an aside, does forScore allow adjustment of background brightness or color? Maybe texture?
Anyway this is great information. Thank!
Anyway this is great information. Thank!
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Make measures taller without formatting issues?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 335
Re: Make measures taller without formatting issues?
Re putting an older composition into a newly formatted template, I have had good luck with a mass copy and paste. Most of the new formatting is honored, with only a few tweaks required. I've never tried what you describe, but that is how I would go at it.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Finale Forum Feedback
- Topic: Moderator Responses
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1133
Re: Moderator Responses
When I have a question nowadays, I use browser search as specifically as I can, and usually come up with something to get me by the obstruction. But nothing compares to the personal touch, and I truly value mod input. I know it is a thankless chore sometimes. So here are my thanks!
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:33 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Page Format Wizard : a new script for RGP Lua
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1126
Re: Page Format Wizard : a new script for RGP Lua
This is fantastic! I will try it out today.
Can we provide a little lagniappe somewhere? I am so grateful for the focused effort on something we need so badly!
Can we provide a little lagniappe somewhere? I am so grateful for the focused effort on something we need so badly!
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:43 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: mp3 to xml?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1879
Re: mp3 to xml?
Thanks, Zoots. Transcribe! looks very interesting!
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:42 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: mp3 to xml?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1879
Re: mp3 to xml?
Thanks, motet, I was thinking some sort of daisy chain like this. Along with my ear of course, such as it is...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:45 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: mp3 to xml?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1879
mp3 to xml?
I need to do my best to transcribe some sound files to something readable in Finale like xml. It looks like Finale MIGHT have some native tools to do that, but I wanted to ask for direction before I get too far into the weeds with something that doesn't work well. I am not looking for a free app, ju...
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:03 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Dorico?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14884
Re: Dorico?
Ditto with no conflicts, but I have not pushed Dorico too hard, only dabbled.
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:36 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Help with Script
- Replies: 3
- Views: 709
Re: Help with Script
I haven't used Finale Script for anything yet, but I have used a number of scripting languages like Python and JavaScript in the course of work (in the olden days). Based on that, I wonder if you could cobble together some system commands to export Finale files to v2012 or to XML, then open it or se...
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:18 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Contra Bass or Double Bass?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 10436
Re: Contra Bass or Double Bass?
Arnold Arnstein took the opposite approach and wanted each of the instrument labels to be as dissimilar from each other as possible as a visual aid to the conductor. So he used Vln 1, Vln 2, Viola, Cello, Bass. Note that each of them except the bass has 5 "characters": nice and even. He didn't see ...
- Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Contra Bass or Double Bass?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 10436
Re: Contra Bass or Double Bass?
I write for string quintet, and in this context I like to use Contrabass, abbreviated as Cb. This is consistent with Violoncello, abbreviated as Vc, Viola as Va, and Violin I and Violin II, abbreviated as Vn I and Vn II. All 2 letter abbreviations with consistent rules. There. Now you know my privat...
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:25 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: v27 Please See Attached Photo (I can't describe this mess)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10489
Re: v27 Please See Attached Photo (I can't describe this mess)
I had the same result as bakkumd on Windows, so not necessarily a Windows issue.
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: v27 Please See Attached Photo (I can't describe this mess)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10489
Re: v27 Please See Attached Photo (I can't describe this mess)
Can you open a Finale NotePad doc in Finale 27? Or export as xml and import into Finale? Bypass the wizard; just Document>Set Default Music Font to the music font you choose. That's what I would try anyway.
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 4:06 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: v27 Please See Attached Photo (I can't describe this mess)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10489
Re: v27 Please See Attached Photo (I can't describe this mess)
Can you export NotePad files into music xml? It might work to transfer info that way, vs cut and paste. I don't know the capabilities of NotePad.
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:16 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Score manager issues
- Replies: 3
- Views: 929
Re: Score manager issues
I am finding that this is the solution more often than not in these situations of sudden, unexpected unresponsiveness. It tends to be my first step in trouble-shooting these things. When it works, I'm happy!
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:21 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Musescore the answer?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8308
Re: Musescore the answer?
I see there is a discount for Finale owners, which helps with the big ticket.John Ruggero wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:56 am
That's my plan too. And I am going to buy Dorico and get up to speed with it.
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:49 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Musescore the answer?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8308
Re: Musescore the answer?
Try a Finale XML export to Dorico import XML. I did this on a recent not-terribly-complicated duet I just completed, and it is acceptable, really. I could move forward with it if that were all I had. Might be a good idea to systematically create music XML files along with the final MUSXs, PDFs and ...
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:12 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Musescore the answer?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8308
Re: Musescore the answer?
I have installed the free version of Dorico, just to see how I like the UI, and I definitely do. No, I am not jumping ship, because I have taken to heart a lot of the discussion on this forum re various contenders. I appreciate having the huge slate of options for formatting and content that Finale ...
- Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Musescore the answer?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8308
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Musescore the answer?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8308
Re: Musescore the answer?
These are very valuable musings, if I may say. I was thinking of Musescore as my go-to if Finale goes away, but now I think I will have a look at Dorico. I appreciate these evaluations.
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:12 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: last breath
- Replies: 76
- Views: 574740
Re: last breath
For my part, I like Finale okay, because I am used to it, and Google searches help me over the rough patches. I just wish MM would be more motivated to support its users. Many of us have worked with huge, complex applications that required complete rewriting to new architecture over months and years...
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: last breath
- Replies: 76
- Views: 574740
Re: last breath
I'm happy enough with 27.3, but agree regarding the paucity of meat in the upgrades. It is not what I would expect from an application that is serious about progressing. But like I say, it's okay. I do find that when I stumble upon some peculiarity with an action that "should" work, or has worked in...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:49 pm
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: Show notes - and H or O shortcut doesn't work
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6319
Re: Show notes - and H or O shortcut doesn't work
I'm glad you found the answer to this problem! You must be a very patient person, and thanks for sharing the results of your research. I have to say that this sounds like the Stuff of Nightmares : to be plopped down in a new job and immediately required to come up to speed with Finale, of all things...
- Tue Apr 04, 2023 2:45 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: new computer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1463