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- Wed Oct 18, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: notation of strumming patterns
- Replies: 2
- Views: 816
Re: notation of strumming patterns
Hopefully forum member 'Djard' will see this and respond. He is well versed on contemporary playing techniques for guitar. You might want to send him a private message pointing him to this discussion. He's a real gentleman so I'm sure wouldn't mind.
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:21 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Lyrics entry Jumps 2 pages between syllables
- Replies: 4
- Views: 831
Re: Lyrics entry Jumps 2 pages between syllables
The same old same old:
•Restart the computer
•Reset the Preferences:
https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... inale-etc-
•Restart the computer
•Reset the Preferences:
https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... inale-etc-
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:01 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: How to save new articulation symbol for new document?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 967
Re: How to save new articulation symbol for new document?
Copy and paste a measure containing the special articulation into the file you're working on. The special articulation will now be found in that file's articulation selection. Delete what you pasted in.
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Changing chord definition universally?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 681
Re: Changing chord definition universally?
In the Chord Suffix designer window, find the mi7(b5) suffix. Click on it and click the delete button below. You'll be asked if you want to substitute another suffix - find the desired suffix and click OK.
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:30 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: [solved!] First TAB measure is misbehaving
- Replies: 2
- Views: 748
Re: First TAB measure is misbehaving
It sounds like the first measure is defined as a pickup measure. Delete the pickup using the document menu. Any difference?
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Double sharp/flat Trills
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1685
Re: Double sharp/flat Trills
Still another option is to see if using the easy to read more common enharmonics is possible. Yeah, I know what the music books say, but even a few experienced musicians will get glitched sightreading this.
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:01 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: finding out how far back I go
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1469
Re: finding out how far back I go
Log in to your account on the Make Music website to get your order history.
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:51 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Smart shape hook cap
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2247
Re: Smart shape hook cap
N Grossingink: Have you tried a vertical line in shape designer for the custom arrowhead? I always get a blank space between the vertical line and the horizontal line of the custom line. Yes, but I get the blank space too. I used my angled "arrowhead" on a solid line. After some futzing around I go...
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:11 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Smart shape hook cap
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2247
Re: Smart shape hook cap
Here's my hook with the 8va starting text. It's a Custom Smart Shape that might not play back but that can be arranged thru other means.
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Smart shape hook cap
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2247
Re: Smart shape hook cap
You could make a custom smart shape line with a custom arrowhead in the shape of a hook. See attached.
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 6:04 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Change flag on a note-by-note basis
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1058
Re: Change flag on a note-by-note basis
Enter the flag as an articulation or expression. The music fonts have all of the flags as single symbols.
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:15 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: MUSX "Invalid File Type" in Finale 2012
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4414
Re: MUSX "Invalid File Type" in Finale 2012
If you bought your computer from a local dealer you might want to have them check it over to see if it is operating correctly.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:22 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Extra barlines before repeats
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1935
Re: Extra barlines before repeats
I've never seen that before, that I can remember. The Time Signatures take some of the visual focus away from the repeat bar.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:32 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Extra barlines before repeats
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1935
Re: Extra barlines before repeats
The single barline before a time change is customary. To me, its presence in this case is harmless.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:00 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Resizing page in linked part moves the copyright
- Replies: 3
- Views: 761
Re: Resizing page in linked part moves the copyright
On the score, right click on the copyright text handle and under "Frame Attributes" make sure the following settings are made:
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:03 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: first second endings collisions in parts
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10227
Re: first second endings collisions in parts
There are a lot of us that would like to try Perfect Layout but the lack of a full featured short term demo version is holding us back. I know that you offer to process a file sent via email and return the result, but one really needs to have the software to test multiple times, at their leisure. Is...
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:41 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Would you do anything?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3094
Re: Would you do anything?
Peter's example looks great and undoubtably would have been the way an excellent plate engraver would have handled it. By the way, Dorico is able to "tuck" (move closer) accidentals in various ways, eliminating some of these problems.
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Shift individual clef(s) horizontally
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2016
Re: Shift individual clef(s) horizontally
The adjustment is file specific. If you want it program wide for new files, modify the "Maestro Default File". Older files are what they are.
The shape designer accepts fractional evpus but somehow I don't trust that. You should be OK with whole evpus.
The shape designer accepts fractional evpus but somehow I don't trust that. You should be OK with whole evpus.
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Shift individual clef(s) horizontally
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2016
Re: Shift individual clef(s) horizontally
It looks like the "TAB" clef is a shape. Go to the Clef Designer, click on the TAB clef, and click the "Shape" button. Click "Edit" and adjust the Horizontal field at upper right. Does that work?
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 12:18 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Shift individual clef(s) horizontally
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2016
Re: Shift individual clef(s) horizontally
The only solution I can think of is to hide the clef with a Staff Style and insert a clef as text with the Expression Tool. If you could elaborate a bit on your reasons for wanting this, maybe there's a better way someone could suggest.
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:40 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Mark Up a Score?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2900
Re: Mark Up a Score?
Yep… that may be the best way. And—by doing it as an expression—it stays attached to the measure. I would use a Measure-attached text box. In Preferences > Display Colors, set the color of these to bright red or whatever you like. Go to the Text Tool menu and switch to "Measure Attached" and set th...
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:08 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: imploding music changes note values
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2353
Re: imploding music changes note values
I use JW Staff Polyphony often, for the same purpose. Works like a charm.
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:04 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Single line is stuck on a page
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2512
Re: Single line is stuck on a page
Take a look at the attached file. This is similar to how Percussion parts for performance or published music are laid out. Your sample is way too spread out for the amount of material present. Maybe "Perfect Layout" can be tweaked to give a more professional result. I use Perfect Layout also, but it...
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tuplet bracket hooks in opposite directions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2029
Re: Tuplet bracket hooks in opposite directions
Right click on the tuplet handle and pick Tuplet Definition. In the right hook and left hook settings, one should be a positive number and the other negative.
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Crashing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1794
Re: Crashing
Have you been saving the file as you work? If so, there must be a backup somewhere. Finale makes backups by default. Do a system search for the name of the file.