Finale Forum

Thanks Mike, and all.

I don't know why the updater from within the Finale app fails for me, but now that I realize that the update is the full app, I will just download from the Finale website.

Thanks.

::: Bill

Mike,

Did you get the updater from the website, or the entire app?

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Here are the steps when I try to install 27.4.

New In Finale page > Install Update
Update downloads > Ready to Install
Install and Relaunch
Autoupdate — password
Installing Update
Finale Quits and Reopens — no update

I have 27.3 and Sonoma 14.1.1.

Am I missing a step?

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Is anyone other than me having trouble installing 27.4?

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I did "Clear All Items" for that stack and it worked. If you do this you'll have to put the tempo mark back in, as well as the instructions.

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Following up on Mike's comment: using Speedy, if you uncheck Jump to Next Measure and Check for Extra Notes, it works. I didn't read Mike's tutorial so possibly he has an easier solution.

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I entered the half note and two eighths, then used the Tuplet Definition to make it 3 quarters in the space of 2 quarters. Is that what you want, or am I misunderstanding?

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Peter's solution is global, but if you want to de-consolidate rests one at a time, in Speedy type * (asterisk). Likewise, if the rests are split and you want them consolidated the asterisk does that as well.

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There is a FinaleScript which might do what you want, though I have never tried it. Perhaps this, or a variation of this, could be useful. ::: Bill //This script will convert a batch of folders to the newest Finale format. If //the active document has settings that you wish to apply to all the files...

Just in case you are not familiar with Staff Styles --

Staff Tool
Staff Menu
Define Staff Styles
Unclick Time Signatures
At Style Name click New and give it a name

Now when you go to Staff Menu > Apply Staff Style to > Score and Parts, you will see your newly created style in the list.

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You can do that with a Staff Style.

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Post the file, or part of it. It's possible you have an expression that is overriding that setting.

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Is it possible this has to do with layers? You could be entering in layer 1 and the next note is in layer 2 so it jumps to the next instance of layer 1.

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You were hoping for a standard way, but I would say that Peter's suggestion is the standard way. If you need help creating or editing a template, post your question here.

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I would start by searching "slash notation" and "guitar notation" in the manual, then if that leaves you with questions about more complicated stuff you can surely get answers here.

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Or it is possible that the quarter rest is an extra beat in the previous measure. Try clearing that measure and see what happens, or just use Speedy and click to the right and see if you find that rest, and delete it.

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And when you generate parts the parts eventually to be combined will end up in the left panel, so after they are combined you will want to delete the individual parts. You don't actually have to delete them, but there's no reason to have them there.

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Okay, you have the three panels. Click the instruments in the right panel you want combined and add to the part in the middle panel. Then you can change the name of that if you want and the new name will show up in the left panel. That's all. Now that combined part will be there under Edit Part. Gen...

Generate Parts does it all from scratch, deleting the choices you made. Once you add an instrument to a part that takes care of it. If you need fuller instructions, let me know.

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Document > Manage Parts> Edit Part Definition. If you want multiple instruments in a part select them from the far right pane and Add to Part.

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Another option is to notate the trill-to note as a small note head in parentheses.

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Score Manager is under the Window menu, or Cmd-K.

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What happens if you go to Score Manager > File Info and remove or change Score Name Insert in the bottom left corner.

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I don't know if this helps, but if you can identify what you think is your oldest file and go to Score Manager > File Info, it will tell you when it was created.

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If you can live with the error pop-ups and you don't care about playback, then I don't think you need to worry. But for me:

You need to go to your iPhone (yes -- iPhone) and Settings > General > Airplay and Handoff > turn off Continuity Camera.

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