Slash notation: How to get SMALL slashes
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Hi,
this is my first post on this board after MM shut down the forum. Thanks for provoiding this platform!
Now my question: Is there a simple way to change the size of the slashes in staff style "slash notation"? I could not find a setting for this.
Of course I could do it with a work-around (see picture), but this is too complicated.
Any idea? Thanks,
Joerg
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this is my first post on this board after MM shut down the forum. Thanks for provoiding this platform!
Now my question: Is there a simple way to change the size of the slashes in staff style "slash notation"? I could not find a setting for this.
Of course I could do it with a work-around (see picture), but this is too complicated.
Any idea? Thanks,
Joerg
Finale 2014.5 and 25 for Mac, have access to 2014.5 Win
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Hi Motet,
life can be easy... Thank you so much !
In case anyone else needs to do this: Document options -> Alternate Notation -> Music characters -> large slash -> select... small slash (No.243).
Under "define staff style" -> appearance -> staff -> other you can change stem reversal from -4 to -2 if you want to have the small slashes in the middle of your staff lines.
life can be easy... Thank you so much !
In case anyone else needs to do this: Document options -> Alternate Notation -> Music characters -> large slash -> select... small slash (No.243).
Under "define staff style" -> appearance -> staff -> other you can change stem reversal from -4 to -2 if you want to have the small slashes in the middle of your staff lines.
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I tried that but it only seemed to affect rhythmic notation, not slash notation.Jocko_23 wrote:Document options -> Alternate Notation -> Music characters -> large slash -> select... small slash (No.243).
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It works for me.motet wrote:I tried that but it only seemed to affect rhythmic notation, not slash notation.Jocko_23 wrote:Document options -> Alternate Notation -> Music characters -> large slash -> select... small slash (No.243).
* See the attached Finale document. However, the small slashes are perhaps a bad idea since they make the Slash Notation look more like Rhythmic Notation.
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P.S. : the "workaround" you describe can be defined a a sequence of actions (at least the last 2 steps) in the plug-in JW Change (not on v.25 Mac yet, but 2014.5) -> Sequence editor.
Notehead -> Shape -> Small slash, Stems -> Visibility -> Hide. Of course you have to start entering notes (middle B, quarter notes).
Notehead -> Shape -> Small slash, Stems -> Visibility -> Hide. Of course you have to start entering notes (middle B, quarter notes).
Michel
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I see now--you make "large slash" be a small slash. I was instead just picking Music characters -> Small Slash, but that's just a dialog for changing characters.Peter Thomsen wrote:It works for me.motet wrote:I tried that but it only seemed to affect rhythmic notation, not slash notation.Jocko_23 wrote:Document options -> Alternate Notation -> Music characters -> large slash -> select... small slash (No.243).
* See the attached Finale document. However, the small slashes are perhaps a bad idea since they make the Slash Notation look more like Rhythmic Notation.
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I prefer character 213 from the jazz font for my slash charts - smaller, cleaner, and takes up less space. I set it in document options, alternate notation. Give it a try!
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But the advantage is that the chord symbols are "popping out", because there is not so much distracting black colour on the sheet. So maybe in the end it is a matter of personal taste (and since I use this notation for Jazz, no engraving rules at all apply! )Peter Thomsen wrote: However, the small slashes are perhaps a bad idea since they make the Slash Notation look more like Rhythmic Notation.
On my Mac I do not know how to change the font in that dialogue from Broadway Copyist to Jazz, no option indicateddavelang68 wrote:I prefer character 213 from the jazz font for my slash charts - smaller, cleaner, and takes up less space. I set it in document options, alternate notation. Give it a try!
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I, too, use the Jazz font for slashes in Broadway Copyist documents.
It's easy:
Go to Document Options>Fonts
Select the Notation pop-up menu
Select Alternate Notation
Click Set Font
Choose Jazz
Note: all your document alternate notation will be in the Jazz font. But this really only applies to 1 and 2 measure repeat symbols and rhythmic notation (which I think is similar to Broadway Copyist).
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It's easy:
Go to Document Options>Fonts
Select the Notation pop-up menu
Select Alternate Notation
Click Set Font
Choose Jazz
Note: all your document alternate notation will be in the Jazz font. But this really only applies to 1 and 2 measure repeat symbols and rhythmic notation (which I think is similar to Broadway Copyist).
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Thanks - it works!encephalon wrote:I, too, use the Jazz font for slashes in Broadway Copyist documents.
It's easy:
Go to Document Options>Fonts
Select the Notation pop-up menu
Select Alternate Notation
Click Set Font
Choose Jazz
-encephalon
BUT: Why in the world does MM scatter these options all over the menues? When I select Document Options > Alternate Notation I personally would expect an option to select a different font at this place - why different shapes only? At least they could have doubled the option (Fonts AND Alterenate Notation).
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