Can we change notes from bass to treble clef?

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Post by afavreau » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:04 am

Hi,

I recorded my piano part in Hyperscribe, but I would like to change some notes from the bass to the treble clef.
Is there a way to do that? By default, all the notes were split at 60 (middle C).
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Post by miker » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:07 am

With PrintMusic, I think you will have to enter them in the proper staff, and delete them from the other. You can use either Simple or Speedy entry.
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Post by afavreau » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:12 am

:-(

Thanks
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Post by miker » Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:36 am

You know that you can change that split point, don't you?
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Post by afavreau » Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:43 am

Yes, but my hands cross each other many times.
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Post by miker » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:35 pm

If you have situations where you would want cross-staff notation, you should upgrade to Finale. PM can't do that. (If i misunderstand what you need, I apologize.) Could you post a document that show what you're looking for?
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Post by afavreau » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:49 pm

You understand correctly.

What I do now is that I record my music in my DAW, edit/
seperate both hands on two diferent tracks and export it as MIDI file for PM. That's the best way to use Finale I find.
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Post by miker » Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:51 pm

In that case, you will need the full Finale. That's the only program with the ability to do cross-staff notation. It's easy to simply drag notes to the other staff, or use the plug-in which also takes care of reversing noteheads, moving beams, etc.
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Post by afavreau » Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:06 pm

You mean we can better mass edit in Finale vs PM?

Because that's what I like when using Logic to record and edit (before going into PM). I never touch a single note. Just mass edit. I

1-record on keys,
2-quantize, quantize notes to pedal length, quantize durations,
3-split hands by midi channel,
4-fix displayed notes positions and durations,
5-send each channel to its own track and assign their MIDI channel in the track

and if I really have to, I go into Piano Roll editor (which is still simpler for me than edit single notes in Finale).
I then go in PM to add infos, chord symbols, lyrics, nuances...

Does full Finale offer similar features?
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Post by miker » Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:21 pm

I don't use Finale that way, so I can't tell you about the mass edits. But I do know that you can do almost anything! Why not download the demo, and try it out? Then, if you have specific issues, maybe we can help you.
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