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Using a graphic is indeed the right way. I prefer to create a new expression which contains a shape which contains the graphic in question. This way, I can easily connect the graphic to any notation item, not only to a page, as is the default for simple graphics.

It's fairly easy to put some stickers on your MIDI keyboard, key C saying "do", key D saying "re" and so on. Then transpose your MIDI keyboard, e.g. for a G major piece +7 semitones. Thus, you can press a C key and enter a note G which is a Do in G-major. Works with Speedy and Simple, and playback s...

Not with Smart Shapes, but with a JWLua script which creates a shape expression. The script can be found in the French Finale Forum http://finale-logiciel-aide-gravure-musicale.eu/index.php (you'll have to register to download it). It's called "Formes d'onde et boucles / Shapes : wavy lines and loop...

Are you sure you are in the right layer?

myanowitz wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:40 am

And, I'm trying both speedy entry icon as well as the easy entry icon to the right of it.

Are you sure you clicked on a measure to set the Speedy Entry input box into that measure? Selecting only the icon is not enough - just a shot in the dark.

Is this still the best option for handling the downstem on Fa? @peterqd, is the font still something you might be willing to share? Why not create the noteheads as articulations? For each articulation, there's an upstem and a downstem version. Hide all normal noteheads with the special tools and us...

The downside of this is that it's document related, but that's something for MM to improve. (Meaning that you'll have to do this anew in every new document. You can do this once to your default document, then all documents derived from this will inherit these settings. Indeed, Finale would benefit ...

This discussion on different methods how to produce a PDF might be of interest: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18916

The existing methods like mentioned above make Finale very easy to use via hotkeys. I would like to add programmable mouse buttons (like those to be found on gaming mice), Bome's MIDI Translator https://www.bome.com/products/mtclassic with which you can trigger anything inside Finale via MIDI comman...

In Poland time signatures are either ‘simple’ or ‘combined’. They are all based on 2 beats or 3 beats, so, for example 4/4 is a combined 2/4 + 2/4; 6/8 is a combined 3/8 + 3/8. This is not necessarily a typical polish terminology, but merely describes the historic origin of time signatures, which d...

If you write a score for a conductor, I suggest sticking to the orchestral order. If you write a score for chamber music purpose, thus mainly for reference, choose any order which makes sense.

I would try another drive, another folder, another saving location. Sounds like it is more of a file problem than a Finale problem. Just a thought.

Hello all, I'm posting this for future reference, sort of work-in-progress to refer to. The following script collects information on letter and number rehearsal marks and displays them in the JWLua output window. A possible goal in the future would be to convert rehearsal marks to bookmarks, as requ...

motet wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:14 pm

In the Shape Designer (for either expressions or articulations), you can incorporate external graphics.

Indeed, this works well. It's the most versatile way of placing graphics. Insert a picture into a shape and control its placement and behaviour like any other expression.

> Create a text box. > Type in the counting numbers, each followed by one (or two?) line-feeds (ENTER is line-feed). [...] If the layout changes only slightly after you numbered the staff systems by hand, you'll have to do it over again. I would suggest the following JWLua script. Select the whole ...

That's a typical behaviour if Finale is set to external synchronization and thus waits to receive sync messages. Check this window: https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Fin ... E_SYNC.htm .

"Receive sync" must be set to "internal sync"

I would strongly recommend to use the linked part feature. See this explanation: https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/FinaleWin/Content/Finale/Tut7Formatting3.htm , especially the paragraph "Creating custom parts". In your score, create a new linked part which consists of all choir voices and the bas...

does anyone know if any of these versions has a higher success chance of retaining formatting, etc... when imported into another music program? MusicXML exists in different versions which are discussed and developed by the w3c Music Notation Community Group . The smaller the MusicXML version number...

Okay, I edited https://www.finaleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=17727&p=67379#p67379 where the formerly attached ZIP file did not show up any more. I attached it once again. Now it shows up two times. The former attachement reappears: ATTACHMENTS CC64 to Pedal Expressions.zip (2.31 KiB) Not downloade...

Thanks for the work. For what's it worth, here's my list of still missing attachments in the style of "[posting URL] : [missing attachment URL]" https://www.finaleforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=17727&p=67379#p67379 : https://www.finaleforum.com/download/file.php?id=6326 https://www.finaleforum.com/viewto...

I know it as a non-transposing instrument. The Vienna Symphonic Library page on the Cimbasso is quite helpful and correct: https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Brass/Cimbasso

zuill wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:10 pm

For the record, in recent communications with MakeMusic over my decision not to use their official forum, I documented a long list of features of this forum that I prefer over theirs.

From your mouth to MakeMusic's ears!

Create a shape expression which contains the graphic. This way, you have full control over its appearance and its placement in the score or in different parts. You might create individual shape expressions for every part, which show only in the part, but not in the score. In the shape designer dialo...

Here's what people generally suggest to try regarding MIDI problems: recreate FINMIDI.INI. FINMIDI.INI only contains information for sending and receiving MIDI events, but it contains no settings for importing or transcribing MIDI files. Probably, the problem are the settings in the MIDI file impor...

There are two methods: either check for a range or run through a table which contains all possible values: print("Method #1: check whether the duration is within a range") local SmallestEntryEDU = 1024 local HighestEntryEDU = 2048 for noteentry in eachentrysaved(finenv.Region()) do if ( noteentry.Du...