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I have to say that NotePerformer3 sounds pretty amazing right "out of the box." I'm used to doing full-blown mockups in a DAW with high-end sample libraries for my orchestral mockups. Although NotePerformer isn't quite on that level, for just a little bit of effort, it creates a really nice mockup. ...

Yes, I'm using the MIDI tool and looking specifically for controller #7, but I don't see any. I know some instruments use Expression (#11) for dynamic control, so I checked that as well, but no luck.

I have a xylophone part that causes the fader on the Aria player to drop right before the part begins. Unfortunately, it makes the part too soft. I've tried searching for Controller 7 or 11 messages in the part, but don't see any. Is there a way to override the controller messages to the Aria mixer?

I have to echo Zuill's suggestion of creating it as a shape expression and then assigning it as a metatool. I've done that in my default and template files and it works like a charm. I just created a tapered slur that begins at the 0, 0 position in the shape designer window and extends a little bit ...

As an alternative to doing this sort of thing in Finale, you might also consider purchasing the MetTimes font and doing this in a regular text editor like MS Word. You're limited to using Times as your text font, but for documents where you need to mix a lot of text with examples of notation, this c...

Chord spelling conventions tend to vary by musical style and tradition. I often find I need to create a custom suffix for a specific usage. In the case of the half-diminished chord, it's my understanding that in the pop/jazz idioms, the m7(b5) is MUCH more common than the half-dim slashed-circle. I ...

Ah, I did not realize that dragging to a new location worked differently than changing the frame attributes. Thank you!

Thanks. I was thinking it might be something like that. I was hoping however, that there might be some sort of "independent" function that I just wasn't seeing. Oh well...

It's the page numbers I want to move, not the measure numbers. Even if I unlink them in all parts, if I move the page number location in one part, it moves them in all parts.

Is there a way to position the page numbers in a different location on parts linked to the same score? Say I have two 3-page parts from the same score. I want one of the parts laid out side-by-side (3-up) and the other laid out like a booklet. On the side-by-side part, I'd like the page numbers to a...

Yeah, don't think I want to be around when the trumpets see the key of G# Major!

Hmmm, when I create the original key of F# Major and do a transposition of either 2, -10 (G# Major) or 3, -10 (Ab Major), I get a key signature of Ab Major in both cases--and that's with simplify key unselected in both cases.

For this situation, you might want to consider the feature in the NoteMover Tool designed for this. It is called Search and Replace. The option I used was Down an Augmented 2nd for the transposition. The Enharmonic option yields the same result as in your other approaches. With this Tool, you can a...

Peter's suggestion of 3, -10 was to change it from F# to the simplified key of Ab instead of G#. Unfortunately, the behavior of the 9 key for enharmonic shifting remains the same as before.

Hi Peter, to answer your specific questions... 1. I'm using a MIDI keyboard for pitch input 2. I tried Respell Notes but it didn't have any affect on those pitches 3. Yes, I'm using the Bb transposition with simplify selected. When I get home, I'll try as you suggested and report. Thank you for the ...

Wow, I did not know about that option. I will give it a try later when I'm back at my home computer. Thanks for the tip!

Just did a little experimenting: 1. If I create a piece in Ab major and (using speedy entry) enter B-natural and E-natural, they show as Cb and Fb respectively. Using the 9 key in speedy easily flips them to B- and E-natural. 2. If I create a piece in F# major, but with a Bb trumpet part, the transp...

Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions! I had tried the JW Pitch Change plugin, but it wouldn't work on those two pitches for some reason. Peter's suggestion of the - key followed by the N key was the process I had used before, but had forgotten. As I mentioned previously, I did find a way to fix it ...

Where is Retranscribe? I'm not seeing it. What does seem to work is transposing the notes by a diminished 2nd.

I have "Use Spelling Tables" selected. I tried changing it to "Use Default Spelling" but that didn't make any difference. I seem to recall from a post awhile back that there was a trick you had to do to make this work, but I couldn't find it searching the forum.

I have a piece where a section of it is in concert F# major. Bb Trumpets have been simplified to Ab major instead of G# major. There are a bunch of chromatic alterations in this section and I need to have B-natural and E-natural in some spots. Unfortunately, they show up as Cb and Fb respectively. W...

I also created a Harp Pedal category in the Expression designer that has diagrams for all the basic keys and included it in my default file. From there, it's easy to modify one for a custom diagram.

You can create pedal diagrams with the Engraver Text NCS font. O (shift-o) produces a middle position mark (natural) o produces a raised position mark (flat) p produces a lowered position mark (sharp) P (shift-p) produces the vertical line between the left and right pedals Thus, the diagram below is...

… I also looked in the Gardner Read's Music Notation and, interestingly, he shows the half-note tremolos touching the beams, but the quarter-note ones not touching. I didn't find an explanation of the difference, though. The key is the open notehead (= half note notehead). As you know, half notes a...

I get the impression the author has moved on and only does the minimum to ensure (most) things keep working when there's a new version of Finale, so don't expect new features. I think you can still download the full version and try it as a demo. Yeah, that's what I was sensing as well. Thanks for t...