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by dankreider
Wed Jul 04, 2018 1:55 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Mixing fonts in a custom character map?
Replies: 4
Views: 2594

Re: Mixing fonts in a custom character map?

Facepalm, thanks.

For some reason, I thought it was harder.
by dankreider
Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:27 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Mixing fonts in a custom character map?
Replies: 4
Views: 2594

Mixing fonts in a custom character map?

I've been looking into different kinds of music and text fonts, and I've gotten a lot of helpful insights from engravers about different stylistic choices. I hear a lot of people say they use one font for noteheads, another for stems, another for clefs, etc. Personally, I'd like to change out the "p...
by dankreider
Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:02 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Can you create a video file from a scrolling playback?
Replies: 3
Views: 4181

Re: Can you create a video file from a scrolling playback?

I'd recommend something like Movavi Screen Capture. I use it all the time and it's excellent. You can select the window (1280x720 or whatever), click record, and play your file in scroll view. Then you can do a little simple editing (basic fade in and fade out maybe) and, voila!
by dankreider
Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:57 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls
Replies: 24
Views: 13234

Re: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls

@mghaub: again, not trying to proselytize here, but the first step is to watch the excellent tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIOwP19omIVDSUq2rTGgHKw/playlists?shelf_id=7&view=50&sort=dd If you just jump in, I agree it's frustrating and baffling. But I watched the tutorials first—actually...
by dankreider
Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:33 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Custom chord suffixes no longer working?
Replies: 5
Views: 2815

Re: Custom chord suffixes no longer working?

Oh geez.

Zuill, do you accept credit? Or do you prefer ca$h?

That is to say, I'm an idiot, and thank you.
by dankreider
Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:30 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Custom chord suffixes no longer working?
Replies: 5
Views: 2815

Re: Custom chord suffixes no longer working?

Interesting!! I don't. :?

Now I'm confused.
by dankreider
Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:25 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Custom chord suffixes no longer working?
Replies: 5
Views: 2815

Custom chord suffixes no longer working?

Seems lame, but I had to create a whole bunch of "custom" chord suffixes because using an italiziced font for the chord symbols made the suffixes too squished. I made a custom chord suffix library, exported it, and have been importing it every time I need it. It's been working fine—for example, A133...
by dankreider
Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:17 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: New upgrade to Finale.
Replies: 97
Views: 39849

Re: New upgrade to Finale.

The [Dorico] workflow is terrible... Wake me up when it’s ready. I don't think the workflow is going to drastically change in the future, as the philosophy behind it formed the basis for the entire interface. It may be that you just don't care for it, which is fine. I agree some features are not ye...
by dankreider
Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:38 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls
Replies: 24
Views: 13234

Re: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls

I'll also add that I've logged about 5 or six hours over the past week watching and re-watching the tutorials, pencil in hand. I just started to jump in to actually scoring yesterday. I'm happy to say that, after 20 years in Finale, this is a surprisingly easy switch. Dorico is making sense to me mo...
by dankreider
Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:31 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls
Replies: 24
Views: 13234

Re: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls

if you have a developed personal workflow and knowledge of Finale, there is at this point no reason to switch to Dorico. Maybe some day, in the future ... (and/or if you start using a notation program for the first time and have the patience to wait for their updates to implement what often are eve...
by dankreider
Sat Jun 23, 2018 3:26 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls
Replies: 24
Views: 13234

Re: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls

@miker: I'm 36! :lol:

Your point is well-taken. To be honest, I'm getting tired of all the micro-tweaks in Finale. Usable orchestral scores for my players require sometimes an hour of manual adjustments. I'm tempted.
by dankreider
Sat Jun 23, 2018 3:10 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls
Replies: 24
Views: 13234

Dorico, Finale, and crystal balls

I've used Finale daily since 1999. I know it well for what I do - standard sorts of stuff, and sometimes some engraving nuances. Like most of you, I have hotkeys, custom libraries, and lots of templates that I've amassed over the past (almost) 20 years. I don't have any major complaints. Finale work...
by dankreider
Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:09 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Understanding page resize and staff height
Replies: 3
Views: 2715

Understanding page resize and staff height

I've been trying to better understand staff size, rastral numbers, and Finale settings. I've been really helped by Robert Puff's post ( http://www.rpmseattle.com/of_note/understanding-controlling-staff-height-size-in-finale/ ) and Peter Thomsen's comment ( https://www.finaleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f...
by dankreider
Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:55 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Adding a custom chord suffix to a slash chord
Replies: 5
Views: 3366

Re: Adding a custom chord suffix to a slash chord

To be clearer: I want a chord like A/C# or D/F#. The problem is that when I use an oblique font transformation, the sharp sign is too close to the letter. So I'm trying to find a way (any way) to modify the space between the letter and the sharp. I created a custom shape for regular chords, but I ca...
by dankreider
Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:47 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Adding a custom chord suffix to a slash chord
Replies: 5
Views: 3366

Re: Adding a custom chord suffix to a slash chord

Sorry, I meant a custom alteration. I'm using a slanted font for chords, and the sharp and flat symbols are too close to the chord letter name (I'm using Engraver Font Extras oblique). I worked around this by creating a custom sharp and flat that are spaced better. I guess I could just add a text bo...
by dankreider
Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Saving a custom chord suffix definition
Replies: 4
Views: 2559

Re: Saving a custom chord suffix definition

Once I've imported those custom suffixes (which worked, thanks), is there a way to link them to a shortcut key? For example, typing D1 could give me a D chord symbol with the custom suffix automatically. As it is now, I have to right click the chord and add the suffix from the library. Still faster ...
by dankreider
Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:59 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Adding a custom chord suffix to a slash chord
Replies: 5
Views: 3366

Adding a custom chord suffix to a slash chord

I know how to add a custom chord suffix to a good ol' root chord. But when I try to add a new suffix to a slash chord, it disappears! For example, I have A/C, and I want to create a custom suffix for the C. But it won't let me. Normally a box pops up that says "Hey, I don't recognize this suffix. Do...
by dankreider
Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:20 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Saving a custom chord suffix definition
Replies: 4
Views: 2559

Saving a custom chord suffix definition

I had previously posted about creating a custom chord suffix. I figured that out. My question now is: is there a way to save a previously-created custom chord suffix? I made a bunch of tweaks, and I'd like to apply that suffix retroactively to a bunch of Finale files (I don't mind re-typing the chor...
by dankreider
Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:54 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: em dash missing?
Replies: 15
Views: 5822

Re: em dash missing?

@motet: I've been on Windows 10 for a couple years now. The em dash worked fine on Windows 10 before.
by dankreider
Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:33 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: 4K resolution issues
Replies: 5
Views: 2931

Re: 4K resolution issues

I'm sorry to hear that. Yes, that's precisely the reason I purchased a laptop with UHD. Hopefully MM is working on this. I can't imagine it's long until high-res monitors are standard fare. Even now they're hardly a new thing. I thought v25 claimed to have rectified issues relating to UHD? Does anyo...
by dankreider
Sun Apr 08, 2018 3:07 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: 4K resolution issues
Replies: 5
Views: 2931

4K resolution issues

I just upgraded to a 4K laptop and opened a Finale file... and just about fell out of my chair. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. But I'm noticing a couple problems: - redrawing takes way longer than it used it. Even when I click to select (and highlight) a staff system, or click and drag to move a staff up or dow...
by dankreider
Sun Apr 08, 2018 2:08 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: em dash missing?
Replies: 15
Views: 5822

Re: em dash missing?

@miker, I'm using Minion Pro. Never had a problem with it before. But NO font choice is allowing me to use alt+0151, even our old friend Times New Roman. It's like the key combo is gone. Color me baffled. @motet, I'm going to check out WinCompose. Always looking for ways to streamline my workflow. T...
by dankreider
Sat Apr 07, 2018 4:58 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: em dash missing?
Replies: 15
Views: 5822

Re: em dash missing?

Thanks for the replies, all. motet: I have tried rebooting, to no avail. miker: an en dash isn't sufficient, unfortunately. I'd apologize here for being a typesetting nerd, but... haha ...and alt+0214 does indeed yield the capital O-umlaut. Still open to ideas. I'm flummoxed, and rather inconvenienc...
by dankreider
Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:07 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: em dash missing?
Replies: 15
Views: 5822

Re: em dash missing?

PS - ALT+0151 doesn't work in MS Word either. It returns a strange box with a question mark inside it. And that's for Calibri, not a strange font. Other ALT combinations work just fine. I had to force Word to automatically create an em dash, then copy and paste it into Finale lyrics. I can see the e...