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- Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Switch horizontal alignment of chord notes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 560
Re: Switch horizontal alignment of chord notes
Like Bill, they went in correctly for me. I don't have Auto Music Spacing turned on. On entry, the notes on beat one overlapped, but after applying music spacing (CMD-4) they jumped to this:
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Philip Rothman interview with Jason Wick, MakeMusic director of product development
- Replies: 4
- Views: 384
Re: Philip Rothman interview with Jason Wick, MakeMusic director of product development
I was not impressed. He spoke glowingly about all the features geared to the education market. But very little about Finale. He was proud of the fact that he’s been with Finale for ten years. Ten years! I’ve been a user for twice that long, and I’m still a beginner compared to many. He mentioned tha...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: What am I missing about this program?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1123
Re: What am I missing about this program?
Me too. Especially with the JW and RGP Lua scripts, once I got over my fear of using them!
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:44 pm
- Forum: Finale Songwriter
- Topic: Undertie 2 syllables
- Replies: 8
- Views: 417
Re: Undertie 2 syllables
Elision, not liaison! It’s a new character in F27. I don’t think it was in jo’s F25. It can be entered as a font character. Type an upper case I (that's an I like in Input ) where you want it, between the letters in the lyric. Then, select the I, and go to the text menu. (Yes, the Text menu will sho...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Staff size reduction/enlargement
- Replies: 6
- Views: 701
Re: Staff size reduction/enlargement
GailF,
Can you post the score? If the solution above didn’t work, we need to look under the hood.
Can you post the score? If the solution above didn’t work, we need to look under the hood.
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:02 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 280
Re: COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC!!
Thanks, N!
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 280
COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC!!
My 2017 iMac is stuck at Ventura, and I would like to go to Sonoma. I have seen a couple of posts installing it on an external SSD, which I have, a 1TB Samsung T-7. Apple suggests buying a mini, and using that as the drive, which is certainly an option, but I'd rather keep the $700 in my pocket. I'm...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tuplet problem
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7715
Re: Tuplet problem
I hate to say it, but this time, it’s user error. Or at least, misunderstanding. If it's a misunderstanding or user error, then do please help me to understand or avoid the error! I thought I mentioned it originally, but looks like I didn't... Simple Entry is the goal. It's easier to show, than to ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tuplet problem
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7715
Re: Tuplet problem
I just sent you a Private Message. Get back to me. We'll do a Zoom, and all shall be made clear.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: What am I missing about this program?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1123
Re: What am I missing about this program?
Does Dorico use any plugins? Or are they trying to make the program so good, that plugins from “outsiders” won’t be needed?
Perfection is the enemy of good enough.
Perfection is the enemy of good enough.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tuplet problem
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7715
Re: Tuplet problem
Peter, I'd call it a draw on input! But whatever the user chooses is fine with me.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:45 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tuplet problem
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7715
Re: Tuplet problem
As we all likely know, the Set Default button in the Tuplet Definition dialog does not pick up the values to the left and right of "In The Space Of" -- sure wish it did, don't quite understand why it doesn't ;) I hate to say it, but this time, it’s user error. Or at least, misunderstanding. Set you...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:02 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: masking
- Replies: 10
- Views: 447
Re: masking
Is that the end of a dotted line? Why not pull the handle to the other side of the sharp? If I misunderstand, maybe a larger screenshot would help.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: masking
- Replies: 10
- Views: 447
Re: masking
There is a Lua script, Expression Add Opaque Background. This will "add an opaque background to a single-staff expression in the currently selected region." If this doesn't quite do it, perhaps one of the experts here (not me, by a long shot!) can make it do better. https://www.finalelua.com/scripts
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:14 pm
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: What am I missing about this program?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1123
Re: What am I missing about this program?
If Finale still offered the entry level NotePad, and low-cost PrintMusic, they might not have so much trouble attracting new users. I followed that route, and I'm sure many others did, as well. Make no mistake, the full version is needed to take advantage of plug-ins, which enrich the app way beyond...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Slash Cords - Colliding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 371
Re: Slash Cords - Colliding
Thank you, sir!
Edit: the older version of RGP Lua (0.67) Is installed, and the new version of Chord Kerner 2.1 works just fine! Happy camper.
Edit: the older version of RGP Lua (0.67) Is installed, and the new version of Chord Kerner 2.1 works just fine! Happy camper.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Slash Cords - Colliding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 371
Re: Slash Cords - Colliding
That’s great, Michel. Thanks! Any suggestions where I can get the earlier version?
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:46 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Slash Cords - Colliding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 371
Re: Slash Cords - Colliding
Since you're on a Mac, look at the RGP Lua script, Chord Kerner. https://michaelmcclennan.com/chord-kerner-v1-0/ There are some problems. It crashes when you try to add or delete a character. I have corresponded with Mike McClennan, who is aware of it. He promises a fix, as soon as he is done with a...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: What is Finale's "Slash Chord" library?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 449
Re: What is Finale's "Slash Chord" library?
Oh, it gets better. My response to that: Sorry, (name redacted). Not an acceptable answer. Could you maybe ask around, and see if anyone knows more? MM: I did ask around, and I consulted the user manual, which gives conflicting information. As best as we can tell, they provide the simple suffixes th...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Frustrated with changing lyrics size, font, etc. HELP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4518
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:05 pm
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: What am I missing about this program?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1123
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Frustrated with changing lyrics size, font, etc. HELP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4518
Re: Frustrated with changing lyrics size, font, etc. HELP
It gives you these options for individual lyrics selected in the score, or groups of lyrics (or an entire verse) in the lyrics window.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Frustrated with changing lyrics size, font, etc. HELP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4518
Re: Frustrated with changing lyrics size, font, etc. HELP
I believe it says so in Document Options > Fonts > Lyrics
I make “after the fact” lyric changes this way:
Select All in the Lyrics window
Go to the Text menu (which is there, even though you're in the lyrics tool) and choose Character Settings…
Make your changes in the next window, OK
I make “after the fact” lyric changes this way:
Select All in the Lyrics window
Go to the Text menu (which is there, even though you're in the lyrics tool) and choose Character Settings…
Make your changes in the next window, OK
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Orange chords?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 433
Re: Orange chords?
And besides that, guys only know the colors they had in their crayons as a kid. Not being from an especially rich family, I only had the Crayola 8 color box. So those are the only colors I know!
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Orange chords?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 433
Re: Orange chords?
Thanks, guys. Oldmkvi, the position is meaningless. I was just playing with the chord entry.