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- Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:04 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Make measures taller without formatting issues?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 304
Re: Make measures taller without formatting issues?
I suppose that all systems are locked - right? When you make the staves bigger, the notes, too, will get resized, and the music spacing will get tighter. To avoid a too tight spacing it may be necessary to decrease the number of measures in each system - so that you get more systems/pages. Something...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:53 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Placement of grace note slashes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 224
Re: Placement of grace note slashes
1) Your attached graphic is confusing. I thought that grace notes should take upstems, regardless of their vertical position. But your graphic show one upstem grace note, and one downstem grace note. I do not understand why one is upstem and the other is downstem; they seem to have the same vertical...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:24 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Score format changing in mid-score
- Replies: 1
- Views: 144
Re: Score format changing in mid-score
Indeed there is a fix. Take a good look at the default format for new pages/systems: Document menu > Page Format > Score… Make sure that the {Page Format for Score} settings are as needed. Editing/correcting the settings will not affect already existing pages/systems. This is by design, and what use...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:42 pm
- Forum: Finale Songwriter
- Topic: Undertie 2 syllables
- Replies: 8
- Views: 567
Re: tie 2 syllables
I am not sure I understand. You can tie two notes, but in this case there is only one note. To attach the two syllables ‘na’ and ‘y’ to the same note, separate them by a non-breaking space character - instead of separating them by the normal, breaking, space character. Windows text fonts have a “non...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Notation question - 'a2' divisi in brass for flex-orchestra?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 772
Re: Notation question - 'a2' divisi in brass for flex-orchestra?
… I imagine I would need to use 'tutti' once the brass parts all come together on the same note, after 'divisi'? … Most musicians do not speak italian; they will understand ‘Tutti’ - even if it is not entirely correct. To notate correctly: 1) Use ‘Tutti’ to cancel ‘Solo’. ‘Tutti’ means ‘All’. 2) Us...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Vertical overlapping articulations and tie/slurs.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 259
Re: Vertical overlapping articulations and tie/slurs.
Collisions between ties and articulations may require manual adjustments. A different story is collisions between slurs and articulations. You are using v26 - right? In v26 you can edit the articulations one by one, and tell them to avoid slurs: In the Articulation Designer there is a pop up menu fo...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:44 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Notation question - 'a2' divisi in brass for flex-orchestra?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 772
Re: Notation question - 'a2' divisi in brass for flex-orchestra?
Indeed the italian term ‘divìsi’ is an option - and not only for strings.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:33 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: simple but baffled
- Replies: 17
- Views: 859
Re: simple but baffled
Peter S. is right.
In the english version, at the bottom of the Frame Attributes, select
Use Right Page Positioning
* See the attached Finale document
In the english version, at the bottom of the Frame Attributes, select
Use Right Page Positioning
* See the attached Finale document
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: simple but baffled
- Replies: 17
- Views: 859
Re: simple but baffled
… I doubleclick text box, text insert page number - and “1” appears - but only on pg. 1 … When you have created the text block, exit the text block (= click outside the text block), to return to the page. Now the text block is there, and there is a handle on the text block. Drag-select the text blo...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:05 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tuplet problem
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7800
Re: Tuplet problem
… the notes are already on-screen and in-score … If I understand you correctly, you have already into the Finale document entered the notes as normal values - right? And now you need to change the notes to triplet notes so that they do not “overfill” the duration space - right? In this case, switch...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Tuplet problem
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7800
Re: Tuplet problem
onehunkytenor, If you are willing to try the Speedy Entry Tool instead of the Simple Entry Tool, then try this sequence: CTRL-1 (opens the Tuplet Definition which defaults to 3 Eighths in the space of 2 Eighths) *) Return - or Enter (OK!) 5 (enters the Quarter) 4 (enters the Eighth) I could be w...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Delete pick-up
- Replies: 4
- Views: 317
Re: Delete pick-up
If I understand you correctly, you are talking about the very first measure (= the pickup) - right? You have a measure of 1 Quarter - right? And you need to change the measure to an ordinary 2/4 measure - right? This works for me: Time Signature Tool. Double-click the first measure (= the pickup). S...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:11 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Fills with 8th rests in 12/8
- Replies: 1
- Views: 171
Re: Fills with 8th rests in 12/8
The music in 12/8 time groups the eighths as {3 + 3 + 3 + 3} - right? In Other Words: 4 beats, each with the duration of a dotted quarter - right? Solution: In the Time Signature Tool, in the dialog box Time Signature, define the time signature as Number of Beats: 4 Beat Duration: Dotted Quarter (no...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Inserting flat symbol into Score Manager/"Score Name" Insert with Raleway font
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1429
Re: Inserting flat symbol into Score Manager/"Score Name" Insert with Raleway font
On Windows you can enter a flat or sharp in a part name (Manage Parts) by typing Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+Shift+S respectively, without explicitly changing fonts. Is there something equivalent on the Mac? Yes. Generally the Mac version uses the modifier keys Command+Shift where the Windows version use...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Expression tool: not OK & not assign to other staves
- Replies: 4
- Views: 312
Re: Expression tool: not OK & not assign to other staves
… Please specify the steps you’ve already taken (to solve the problems), so that we can rule out things. jose oscar, Since you did not mention any steps “you’ve already taken” , I suppose that you have not taken any steps - right? The first things to try (one or more of these steps may be the solut...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Inserting flat symbol into Score Manager/"Score Name" Insert with Raleway font
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1429
Re: Inserting flat symbol into Score Manager/"Score Name" Insert with Raleway font
… I've recently adopted Google's Raleway font (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Raleway) as my default Finale font for things like titles, composer name, and also the name of the part in a piece. Unsurprisingly, however, Raleway doesn't have a symbol for a flat sign … I was wondering, therefore, i...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Expression tool: not OK & not assign to other staves
- Replies: 4
- Views: 312
Re: Expression tool: not OK & not assign to other staves
Since you have attached a Finale document, I suppose that the problem is document specific (= does not happen in all documents; is not program specific) - right ? … Expression tool: OK doesn't appear … I suppose that you are talking about a button in a dialog box, with the text ‘OK’ on the button - ...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Cannot write enharmonic chords
- Replies: 2
- Views: 255
Re: Cannot write enharmonic chords
You are talking about chord symbols (not written out chords) - right?
To enter e. g. the chord symbol F#m, type E##m.
Then the Chord Tool will change E##m to F#m.
To enter C#m, type B##m.
Geddit ?
To enter e. g. the chord symbol F#m, type E##m.
Then the Chord Tool will change E##m to F#m.
To enter C#m, type B##m.
Geddit ?
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:11 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Drum part with blank notation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 469
Re: Drum part with blank notation
… Now, when I do this, it looks fine on the part but when I print to pdf, creating a pdf, it goes absolutely crazy. Spacing is all off on the pdf, small barlines everywhere, etc. … My first guess: Document menu > Document Options > Multimeasure Rests Is the option Update Automatically selected or d...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:40 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: One Staff - Different Parts (for C & Bb instruments)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 260
Re: One Staff - Different Parts (for C & Bb instruments)
If I understand you correctly, in the score only the C instrument should display, but you need two linked parts, one in C, and one in Bb - right? You can indeed create different linked parts (with different transposition or clef) from the same score staff. The “secret” is that staff styles can be di...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: chords overwrite measure numbers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 523
Re: chords overwrite measure numbers
jose oscar,
In your document you have measure numbers displaying both at the beginning of each system and also on every measure.
Here is another positioning of the measure numbers (= on bottom staff; above the bottom staff at the beginning of each system, and below each barline of the bottom staff):
In your document you have measure numbers displaying both at the beginning of each system and also on every measure.
Here is another positioning of the measure numbers (= on bottom staff; above the bottom staff at the beginning of each system, and below each barline of the bottom staff):
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:30 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: extract parts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 958
Re: extract parts
Right, but when I save the part, the resulting file is not the part, it is the entire score … Yes, the Finale document is both the score and all the individual parts - all in one document. This fact is a time saver. You just open one document, and there you have it all. To work on an individual par...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: extract parts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 958
Re: extract parts
OK - can you explain how to do it? The extracted parts are created from the linked parts. Which means that you can not avoid generating linked parts: Document menu > Manage Parts… Today the “standard procedure” is to use linked parts - and very seldom extracted parts. If I understand you correctly,...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: extract parts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 958
Re: extract parts
The extracted parts are created from the linked parts.
Which means that you can not avoid generating linked parts:
Document menu > Manage Parts…
Today the “standard procedure” is to use linked parts - and very seldom extracted parts.
Which means that you can not avoid generating linked parts:
Document menu > Manage Parts…
Today the “standard procedure” is to use linked parts - and very seldom extracted parts.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:15 am
- Forum: General Finale Help
- Topic: Key Signature Accidental Octave Placement
- Replies: 8
- Views: 711
Re: Key Signature Accidental Octave Placement
The first two Linear Key Formats (= 0 and 1) are “hardwired”.earcentred wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:48 pm… I noticed yet another parameter was different in your file: The Linear Key Format was set to 2 …
But the Linear Key Formats 2 and higher are fully customizable.