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by Djard
Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:46 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Chord symbols on repeats
Replies: 6
Views: 2925

Re: Chord symbols on repeats

You may already know that both the handle of the diagram and the handle of the chord name must be highlighted before dragging the two by the upper handle, so that both the name and diagram move together. If opting to create additional chords in another measure and drag them back, they will snap to t...
by Djard
Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Can we have two time signatures in an ensemble?
Replies: 2
Views: 2470

Re: Can we have two time signatures in an ensemble?

Thank you for lending a hand. Your steps worked nicely.
by Djard
Wed Nov 15, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Can we have two time signatures in an ensemble?
Replies: 2
Views: 2470

Can we have two time signatures in an ensemble?

I have a score with all the instruments in 3/4 but want one instrument in 6/8 (Drum Set). When I changed the time in the D.S. track to 6/8, the time in all the other also changed to 6/8. Is it possible to independently assign a time signature to one staff system, without altering the others?
by Djard
Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:50 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Playback duration of a note too short
Replies: 9
Views: 4747

Re: Playback duration of a note too short

The steps you kindly shared did not work for me. But thanks for offering to help. I also tried changing the bank. My love-hate relationship with Finale continues, a wonderful program but sooooo unstable.
by Djard
Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?
Replies: 15
Views: 5371

Re: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?

Thanks. I will certainly follow your suggestion.
by Djard
Sun Oct 22, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?
Replies: 15
Views: 5371

Re: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?

I am unable to upload the file as it exceeds the 145KB limit. All the glissandos were created as SmartShapes. I added the instrument again, copied and pasted the notation into the new staff. This solved the issue. I then deleted the problematic instrument. Since then I have closed the document and c...
by Djard
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:30 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?
Replies: 15
Views: 5371

Re: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?

There is three glissandos in the bass track but much later in the score. I would be most interested to learn what causes Finale to detune an instrument, always down a little greater than one semitone. I recall changing the melody in the bass part, auditing each edit. After about a dozen modification...
by Djard
Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?
Replies: 15
Views: 5371

Re: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?

I added a hidden expression that did raise the pitch up a minor 2nd. But the instrument is still about a quarter tone below the other instruments in the ensemble. So the defective pitch must have been slightly larger than a semitone. But thanks for lending a hand. Looks like I will have to use anoth...
by Djard
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?
Replies: 15
Views: 5371

Re: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?

The Repitch tool does not change the pitch of a note without altering the note. So I tried the JW Change Pitch tool, which also transposes the notes. In audio engineering, all DAWs and audio editors distinguish between the two. If the Speedy Frame Editor includes pitch modification, it is well hidde...
by Djard
Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:19 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?
Replies: 15
Views: 5371

Any way to transpose pitch up a minor second?

I am persuaded that Finale supports only so many edits, after which it becomes unstable. After several rewrites of a part, the bass line in my ensemble began to play back one semitone below concert pitch. I have suffered this bug before and resolved it by changing the instrument. But on this occasio...
by Djard
Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:21 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Playback duration of a note too short
Replies: 9
Views: 4747

Re: Playback duration of a note too short

Inserting a new page and re-writing the notation also fails: the document seems to be indelibly corrupted. I think a solution might be to create a fresh document, copy all the notation--except that in the erratic one--and paste it into the new document. In the future, I will create a backup copy of ...
by Djard
Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:11 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Playback duration of a note too short
Replies: 9
Views: 4747

Re: Playback duration of a note too short

I did try deleting the other voices, but the problem persisted. Writing the identical parts in another measure did not create the problem. The issue appears to be a corrupted measure. If cutting out the faulty measure then copying and inserting a healthy one in its place lets me write and play an A4...
by Djard
Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Playback duration of a note too short
Replies: 9
Views: 4747

Re: Playback duration of a note too short

Thanks for taking a look. Below is what appears in Score Manager on my system. Fortunately I resolved the matter by clicking on Undo, until at the point before the problem surfaced. The issue I had appeared at the point where I flipped the note ties. I opted to change the melody as a workaround but ...
by Djard
Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:49 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Playback duration of a note too short
Replies: 9
Views: 4747

Re: Playback duration of a note too short

Attached is the staff with the A4 note in the first measure that erroneously plays back as a quarter note instead of a whole note as written. If the A4 note is moved up or down to a different pitch, the duration of the note plays back correctly. Note that a different instrument is assigned to layer ...
by Djard
Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:17 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Playback duration of a note too short
Replies: 9
Views: 4747

Playback duration of a note too short

I have a whole note in a measure that erroneously plays back as a quarter note. I checked the "Edit Frame" attributes, and the duration is 4096. I cleared the MIDI data in the measure, without success. I also wrote the note in a healthy measure that played correctly then copied and pasted the measur...
by Djard
Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:59 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Viola solo playback not in tune
Replies: 6
Views: 19355

Re: Viola solo playback not in tune

I often experience the problem you describe but only in edited tracks (Finale loathes editing). Choosing another HP style has never fixed such an issue for me. Clearing the MIDI Data from start to end sometimes resolves the problem as does assigning the instrument to a new bank. What always works is...
by Djard
Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Unable to remove vibrato effect
Replies: 9
Views: 4648

Re: Unable to remove vibrato effect

I closed Finale and shut down my computer before rebooting it. When you say "power off," do you mean to shut down my laptop and remove the battery?
by Djard
Wed Sep 20, 2023 3:32 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Unable to remove vibrato effect
Replies: 9
Views: 4648

Re: Unable to remove vibrato effect

I closed Finale and rebooted my computer, but the vibrato effect remains. I believe it is a bug as the problem can be replicated. Assigning another instrument with channel pressure to a note for a vibrato effect is irreversible as it permanently affects the bank. By selecting the next available bank...
by Djard
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:27 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Unable to remove vibrato effect
Replies: 9
Views: 4648

Re: Unable to remove vibrato effect

I discovered that a bank on my system gets indelibly corrupted by adding an expression with channel pressure, for I can replicate the issue. Since I record my scores live and use the playback solely for auditing and for reference to timing correction (with Melodyne or Ableton), I can live with the l...
by Djard
Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Unable to remove vibrato effect
Replies: 9
Views: 4648

Re: Unable to remove vibrato effect

Attached is page 1 of the score. The vibrato effect was added to a note on page 5 but imposed itself on the entire document. Removing the effect as well as deleting the indication in the Expression tool failed to remove the vibrato. Assigning the instrument to the next available bank in Score Manage...
by Djard
Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:06 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Default chord fonts
Replies: 25
Views: 18731

Re: Default chord fonts

I think I can enlarge your chord suffix. If you upload a section of a document with an example of what you want, I will be happy to try and change its font size.
by Djard
Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Unable to remove vibrato effect
Replies: 9
Views: 4648

Unable to remove vibrato effect

In the middle of a score, I added an expression with channel pressure set to 127 for a vibrato effect, after which I created another expression (suano ord.) with channel pressure set to zero to terminate the effect. Since the latter fails to end the effect, I deleted the two expressions; but the vib...
by Djard
Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:57 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Assigning the correct sound for a bodhran
Replies: 3
Views: 7026

Re: Assigning the correct sound for a bodhran

For playback, I export my tracks to Audacity, wherein I have more control of the sound (compression, formant change, graphic EQ, synth effects, pitch control etc.), after which I mix down the project. In Audacity, I sometimes replace a Finale instrument with a superior one, like replacing the standa...
by Djard
Wed Aug 16, 2023 2:33 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Mixer Loads Very slowly in Finale 27
Replies: 4
Views: 6828

Re: Mixer Loads Very slowly in Finale 27

Have you tried monitoring CPU usage in Task Manager while opening the mixer to see if something is hogging your computer's resources?

If unable to find a solution at this forum, you might try the ZenDesk at MakeMusic's support page.
by Djard
Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:07 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Is playback of a 1/4 tone available in SmartMusic?
Replies: 0
Views: 16726

Is playback of a 1/4 tone available in SmartMusic?

Using the Pitchwheel option in a created expression for playback of a 1/4 tone works for me, but only if a Garritan instrument is selected. Is there a way to obtain playback of 1/4 tone using a SmartMusic instrument, like "Steel Guitar"?