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by Djard
Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:06 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Can we silence a single note in playback?
Replies: 13
Views: 9121

Re: Can we silence a single note in playback?

I spoke to soon. Peter's method does not work for me. I selected the following: Duration: 512 Note ID: Displacement -1. Then I unchecked Playback in both panels. And I cannot use the JW Change plug-in because Finale does not allow selection of the first note in a measure (first beat of third measure...
by Djard
Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:59 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Can we silence a single note in playback?
Replies: 13
Views: 9121

Re: Can we silence a single note in playback?

Thank you both. My work would be sorely diluted without this forum.
by Djard
Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:47 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Can we silence a single note in playback?
Replies: 13
Views: 9121

Can we silence a single note in playback?

In the third measure of the attached file, I have written a golpe (flamenco guitar percussive tap) on the first beat and assigned a wood block sound to the note in layer 4. Because I want the stem of the next note to connect with the golpe, I superimposed a guitar note over it, which I wish to silen...
by Djard
Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:32 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Anybody know of a VST drum kit plugin for Finale?
Replies: 11
Views: 6094

Re: Anybody know of a VST drum kit plugin for Finale?

Thank you kindly. I look forward to trying them out. Hopefully one of them will let me incorporate dynamics in Finale.
by Djard
Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:57 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Can we anlarge the toolbars?
Replies: 7
Views: 3693

Re: Can we anlarge the toolbars?

Do you use a 4K screen, and Finale appears OK? If so, I will upgrade.
by Djard
Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:56 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Can we anlarge the toolbars?
Replies: 7
Views: 3693

Re: Can we anlarge the toolbars?

I selected the "Cool Black" style and "Large" size, but the icons remain unclear, and the text in Score Manager is microscopic (see attachment). Since all my other programs adapt well to my new PC, I suspect Finale 2012's algorithms were myopic. The improvement after increasing the "Text, apps & oth...
by Djard
Fri Aug 24, 2018 7:37 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Can we anlarge the toolbars?
Replies: 7
Views: 3693

Can we anlarge the toolbars?

I bought a new laptop with a 4K screen and like the extra room on screen. Items in the Win 10 GUI are small but readable as are those in apps like MS-Word and other programs. So I do not want to adjust the display. But the icons in Finale are tough to distinguish. I looked in Program Options for a s...
by Djard
Sat Aug 18, 2018 1:43 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: What page setup for a full orchestra?
Replies: 5
Views: 2968

Re: What page setup for a full orchestra?

Ah yes, page size! I forgot all about that option. Thanks. Legal size will work for my current score.

Thank you
by Djard
Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:18 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: What page setup for a full orchestra?
Replies: 5
Views: 2968

What page setup for a full orchestra?

I can squeeze 9 staff systems on page one and 10 on the following pages, by resizing the staves to a tolerable 75%. What do you do when writing for an entire orchestra, where you need more instruments per page?
by Djard
Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:41 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Whate are the settings for diminuendo?
Replies: 4
Views: 2398

Re: Whate are the settings for diminuendo?

Your workaround is interesting. But for a gradual fade, I would need to create many custom dynamic symbols. Once my current score is finished, I will save each instrument as a wave file then use my DAW to add the gradual fade. Wait! I got the dim. to work. I set the last four bars to repeat three ti...
by Djard
Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:33 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Whate are the settings for diminuendo?
Replies: 4
Views: 2398

Re: Whate are the settings for diminuendo?

Thanks for responding, Peter. I have written a "repeat until fade" of four measures that are set to play three times, and they work nicely. I added a diminuendo expression at the end of the four measures, hoping the music would gradually fade out. I tried adding hairpins that work but then the volum...
by Djard
Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:51 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Whate are the settings for diminuendo?
Replies: 4
Views: 2398

Whate are the settings for diminuendo?

I created "dim." as an expression then edited it in Expression Designer, Playback tab, selecting Key Velocity. But I have no idea what Effect to choose (Set to value or Execute a shape). Is there a way to make the expression work like a hairpin?
by Djard
Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:22 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Self Publishing Advice for Amateur Composer
Replies: 17
Views: 8919

Re: Self Publishing Advice for Amateur Composer

I have always depended on my publisher to promote my work and would not dare do any marketing without his approval. My first publisher fired me for being too eager; since then, I tread with humility and caution. But maybe I am being overly cautious. If you can get a celebrated performer to add your ...
by Djard
Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:11 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Human playback inconsistent pt.2
Replies: 15
Views: 6368

Re: Human playback inconsistent pt.2

The Steinway soundfont is only available for ARIA player. SoftSynth does not support the Steinway, which is my favorite because of the growl in the lower register. But Garritan's Piano 1, Piano Bright and Piano 3 in SoftSynth are OK. But a keyboard is not my primary instrument, so my opinion isn't w...
by Djard
Thu Jul 19, 2018 5:47 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Human playback inconsistent pt.2
Replies: 15
Views: 6368

Re: Human playback inconsistent pt.2

In HP Custom settings, copy settings from standard then modify the settings as you wish. If Standard fails, try another genre, until you find one that works. But make sure "Hairpins and Dynamics" box is checked in the panel. I cannot open your document with v2012, but I did select ARIA's Steinway pi...
by Djard
Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:29 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Human playback inconsistent pt.2
Replies: 15
Views: 6368

Re: Human playback inconsistent pt.2

Oops! Sorry. I didn't realize I was complaining. According to the definition at the link posted, Audacity is a DAW, albeit a relatively simple one: but it still offers a lot of features to master a polyphonic recording and render a professional sound. I think Finale does a fairly good job of shaping...
by Djard
Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:45 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Human playback inconsistent pt.2
Replies: 15
Views: 6368

Re: Human playback inconsistent pt.2

Are you saying the following steps fail? 1. Make sure at least one HP genre is selected (I prefer to select Custom then import Latin, which I modify; since, for example in 4/4 time, the first beat should have the strongest accent and the third beat the second strongest accent, implied in common time...
by Djard
Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:19 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Any workaround for the Add Measures bug?
Replies: 3
Views: 2117

Re: Any workaround for the Add Measures bug?

Changing the HP to another genre solved the. Thanks. Since I had added measures more than on one occasion, I needed to select yet another HP genre. So each time I add measures, Finale inflicts the slowed tempo. Maybe if I set HP to "None" before adding measures, Finale will not corrupt the HP setting.
by Djard
Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:55 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Any workaround for the Add Measures bug?
Replies: 3
Views: 2117

Re: Any workaround for the Add Measures bug?

I forgot to mention that adding a hidden tempo mark to restore the original speed also fails. In the attached file, the problem start in the middle of the second measure.
by Djard
Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:13 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Any workaround for the Add Measures bug?
Replies: 3
Views: 2117

Any workaround for the Add Measures bug?

As in previous versions, my 2012 copy also has what I am regard is a pesky bug, where if you add measures at the end of a score, the tempo drags. When starting a new work, I set more measures than I think I may need (for the above reason); but if I add a few extra measures later, Finale automaticall...
by Djard
Mon Jul 16, 2018 4:25 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: How do I make a Garritan Steinway sound real?
Replies: 9
Views: 5261

Re: How do I make a Garritan Steinway sound real?

Nothing beats a better soundfont, but the next best option is a masterful EQ in a good DAW. Even the free but excellent Audacity allows you to shape the sound of an instrument in great detail, including a myriad of reverb effects and other potential enhancements, like the envelope tool for refining ...
by Djard
Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:37 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Human playback inconsistent pt.2
Replies: 15
Views: 6368

Re: Human playback inconsistent pt.2

The default document: File -> New -> Default Document. I once had "Hairpins and Dynamics" selected in Human Playback, but playback did not render a crescendo because I placed the hairpin too low and assigned it inadvertently to the next staff system. I resolved the issue by deleting the hairpin then...
by Djard
Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:54 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Anybody have success in playback of a yodel?
Replies: 2
Views: 1706

Re: Anybody have success in playback of a yodel?

That may be an idea worth exploring. All natural intervals with the human voice involve some micro-chromatic glissandos, except the yodel or break in the voice of a vocalist gifted with the ability to incorporate such ornaments. Jennifer Warnes comes to mind. I was hoping to add the effect to the oo...
by Djard
Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:37 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Anybody have success in playback of a yodel?
Replies: 2
Views: 1706

Anybody have success in playback of a yodel?

I notice that the stock Garritan instruments include a yodel. I selected the Choir "Aahs" as the sound in Score Manager, but nothing I write sounds even remotely like a yodel. Anything else I can try to simulate a yodel?
by Djard
Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:31 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Human playback inconsistent pt.2
Replies: 15
Views: 6368

Re: Human playback inconsistent pt.2

I had similar problems because I had edited the library file. Test the features you describe in a default document to rule out a corrupted library file.