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by David Ward
Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:19 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Hiding empty staves
Replies: 17
Views: 3306

Re: Hiding empty staves

If I'm understanding you correctly, go to the Staff Tool, select the Group handle for the keyboard part, then in the Staff menu select Groups > Edit and in Group Attributes instead of ‘Only Hide if All Staves Empty’ select ‘Hide Normally’.

Does that do what you want?
by David Ward
Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:42 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Page Numbering
Replies: 4
Views: 1043

Re: Page Numbering

motet wrote:
Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:29 pm
… … … Or you can insert a blank page at the beginning and not print that.… … …
That's exactly what I did here, blank page (not printing to PDF) and page off-set adding 36 to the current number, so the non-printing blank page becomes 37.
by David Ward
Sat Dec 11, 2021 6:00 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Want to compose, not learn software ...
Replies: 24
Views: 19223

Re: Want to compose, not learn software ...

If you want anyone to take your music seriously, you need to present it in a professional fashion. Is a composition 'professional' when it looks neat? Then all of the great masters of yesteryear must be the worst composers to ever walk the face of this planet. The fact that the score is set in a pr...
by David Ward
Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:31 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Apologies
Replies: 1
Views: 583

Apologies

I think there was a recent discussion in which I was given an answer to a question, which I now apologise for not acknowledging. We've had days of no power here in Aberdeenshire (Scotland) so I'm probably not going to catch up with everything. My power is now back on and I was fine enough without it...
by David Ward
Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:48 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Rich black instead of pure black when printing to PDF?
Replies: 11
Views: 2158

Re: Rich black instead of pure black when printing to PDF?

I just followed Wess's sequence using my home inkjet printer dialogue, but ‘other profiles’ seemed to offer me everything except black and white. I get the same with CUPS-PDF (virtual printer) selected as the printer, and even when selecting a couple of currently inaccessible printers (this is with ...
by David Ward
Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:51 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Plug-ins installation in 27.1
Replies: 4
Views: 1155

Re: Plug-ins installation in 27.1

Does this matter or not?

I don't yet have F 27, but I suppose I'll get it before too long.
by David Ward
Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:09 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale blog: 27.1
Replies: 90
Views: 26526

Re: Finale blog: 27.1

John Ruggero wrote:
Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:28 pm
… … …Hmm, why does the example show up so small in the post?
If you click on it it shows in a larger size (here anyway).
by David Ward
Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:25 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: notation: cues in divided staves
Replies: 4
Views: 1214

Re: notation: cues in divided staves

My opinion (no more) is that it would be OK, and probably best, to have the cue on both staves.
by David Ward
Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:39 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: O/T orchestral parts question
Replies: 17
Views: 3894

Re: O/T orchestral parts question

A brilliant and versatile violinist with whom I've worked on a number of occasions, but who prefers not to rely on memory, has a long piece of cardboard(?) to which the pages of the D minor chaconne are pasted so it can sit safely across three music stands.
by David Ward
Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:35 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale AND Dorico (maybe MuseScore, Notion Sibelius, etc. also)
Replies: 83
Views: 31550

Re: Finale AND Dorico (maybe MuseScore, Notion Sibelius, etc. also)

Full scores of Prokofiev seemed to be published in C while those of Shostakovich are transposing: from the same publisher. Why, I wonder? As suggested above, conductors seem likely to prefer transposing scores. When my Beyond the Far Haaf for two singers and full orchestra was first performed in a c...
by David Ward
Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:59 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale AND Dorico (maybe MuseScore, Notion Sibelius, etc. also)
Replies: 83
Views: 31550

Re: Finale AND Dorico (maybe MuseScore, Notion Sibelius, etc. also)

Most of the contemporary composers I've worked with prefer a score in C. I know that 12-tone composers in the mid-20th century did this, but I'm surprised that's still the case. Is there are reason other than not having to read transpositions? Or is that a musical skill that's falling by the waysid...
by David Ward
Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:52 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Remove Courtesy Accidentals
Replies: 6
Views: 1330

Re: Remove Courtesy Accidentals

If you have the full, paid for TGTools try TGTools > Music > Accidentals > Check accidentals. It should do what you want and leave only the strictly necessary accidentals in place (it should also reveal any obligatory accidentals which may inadvertently have been hidden).
by David Ward
Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: O/T orchestral parts question
Replies: 17
Views: 3894

Re: O/T orchestral parts question

I would agree that even if the solo part is not fully memorized you *ought* to be able to get away with turns that are inferior to those that you'd expect in an orchestral part. Nowadays with PDFs and photocopies a soloist should be able to find their own way round ‘impossible’ turns, even without r...
by David Ward
Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale AND Dorico (maybe MuseScore, Notion Sibelius, etc. also)
Replies: 83
Views: 31550

Re: Finale AND Dorico (maybe MuseScore, Notion Sibelius, etc. also)

… … … If MakeMusic doesn't do anything major with upgrades and real features, speaking for myself, I will definitely be tempted to switch over to Dorico. I MAY not do it tomorrow, but I can now foresee it happening at some point. If I weren't so inconveniently old (80) I'd second this, but I really...
by David Ward
Tue Oct 26, 2021 9:12 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: not specifically Finale, contrabass question
Replies: 14
Views: 2332

Re: not specifically Finale, contrabass question

That's extremely useful to know, Andreo, thank you for posting it here. I hope I'm not about to be too OT, but I've long been interested in all aspects of harmonics, especially natural ones with their ‘true’ rather than equal temperament pitches. Harmonics, even natural ones, on heavier strings seem...
by David Ward
Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:09 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Wandering text block
Replies: 8
Views: 1540

Re: Wandering text block

I've been writing a number of songs with piano recently, each with the same (smallish) vocal range and with similarities in the layout of the title and preliminary pages (done in Apple Pages). They range from less than 90 seconds to around 15 minutes in length. I'm afraid I've just been clearing eve...
by David Ward
Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:48 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Tremolo Plugin Giving Weird Graphics
Replies: 8
Views: 1521

Re: Tremolo Plugin Giving Weird Graphics

miker wrote:
Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:19 am
No, the new ones are Finale Maestro, Finale Broadway, etc. If it’s just the name Maestro, it’s the old one.
Is it the same with the Engraver font? I haven't bought F 27 yet, but I suppose some day I'll need to.
by David Ward
Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:52 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dynamics shapes not found
Replies: 6
Views: 1326

Re: Dynamics shapes not found

On a Mac there is a short cut: hold the CMD key and "<" or ">" and double click where you want the hairpin to start. I think it may depend on how you have things set up. If I'm in the Smart Shape Tool, I just need to hold down < or > without the CMD key. If I hold CMD and < irrespective of whatever...
by David Ward
Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:47 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dynamics shapes not found
Replies: 6
Views: 1326

Re: Dynamics shapes not found

Nanoq wrote:
Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:40 pm
… …Only they won't play back. Human playback is on… …
Check your settings in Human Playback Preferences under Dynamics/Volume.
by David Ward
Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:42 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Dynamics shapes not found
Replies: 6
Views: 1326

Re: Dynamics shapes not found

Are you looking in the right place ie Smart Shapes?
by David Ward
Fri Oct 08, 2021 8:57 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Independent playback dynamics piano Grand Staff
Replies: 1
Views: 1104

Independent playback dynamics piano Grand Staff

What is the simplest way to have independent playback dynamics on the two halves of a piano grand staff - but only sometimes? I seem to remember that if in the Score Manager each stave is given its own channel, that makes their dynamics independent. However, if much of the time one doesn't require t...
by David Ward
Fri Oct 01, 2021 10:09 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: spacing
Replies: 8
Views: 1509

Re: spacing

On the smaller Mac keyboard, if you hold down both 'fn' and 'shift' while pressing the right arrow it should behave as the 'end' key. (In Finale and some other applications, but not in all.)
by David Ward
Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:15 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: sfz
Replies: 5
Views: 1154

Re: sfz

Although one does sometimes see both at the same time, it's not necessary and is probably technically incorrect. Apart from anything else, on some instruments (maybe not on the piano though) these accents may be articulated differently. eg Scroll down https://www.finaleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=...
by David Ward
Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:09 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Too many notes
Replies: 28
Views: 5230

Re: Too many notes

John: that sounds terrifying (the Brahms Quintet - and with all those notes to play [well it is Brahms]). I've been facing myself with a potential four page spread in my Kipling song cycle, which I would find anathema. I think it is best if the singer's and the pianist's scores are identical in layo...
by David Ward
Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:26 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Too many notes
Replies: 28
Views: 5230

Re: Too many notes

Hector, please try to incorporate good page turns. Not every page has to be filled, some can be empty, you can even have fold-out pages. Anything but a page-turner. While this is the best advice when practical, I think that at least some pianists seem happy to print a four page spread themselves fr...