Creating directional strummed or arpeggiated chords
Moderators: Peter Thomsen, miker
-
- Posts: 54
- Joined: Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:16 pm
- Finale Version: Finale 25
- Operating System: Windows
I found a post from 2012 about how to do this, but it is so convoluted and tweaky that it's practically useless.
In my piano compositions, I do a lot of faux guitar-strum chords. They change direction often, and sometimes the left hand goes up and the right hand goes down. Is there an easy way to notate this?
If there isn't , there should be.
The pedaling notation in Finale also seems needlessly complicated, since you have to go back into SmartShapes and do 4 steps just to get to one pedal marking. Insane.
Thanks.
In my piano compositions, I do a lot of faux guitar-strum chords. They change direction often, and sometimes the left hand goes up and the right hand goes down. Is there an easy way to notate this?
If there isn't , there should be.
The pedaling notation in Finale also seems needlessly complicated, since you have to go back into SmartShapes and do 4 steps just to get to one pedal marking. Insane.
Thanks.
Windows 10; Finale 25, Cubase 10 for Windows; Pencil and paper
- Peter Thomsen
- Posts: 6619
- Joined: Fri Jul 25, 2003 6:47 pm
- Finale Version: Finale v27.4
- Operating System: Mac
You could use a “squiggly” arrow pointing up or down.Blacklab88 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 4:15 pm… In my piano compositions, I do a lot of faux guitar-strum chords. They change direction often, and sometimes the left hand goes up and the right hand goes down. Is there an easy way to notate this? …
I would use the Smart Shape Tool, and create a custom (squiggly) line with an arrowhead.
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996
- N Grossingink
- Posts: 1788
- Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2016 2:50 pm
- Finale Version: 27.3
- Operating System: Mac
You can use Metatools (one key shortcuts) to enter the 4 different pedal shapes you want. You can program 1,2,3,4 - A,B,C,D - W,X,Y,Z - etc.
N. Grossingink
Educational Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble a specialty
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFF5OeJDeLFGHMRyXrubFqZWXBubErw4/view?usp=share_link
Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
OSX 10.15.7
Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3
Educational Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble a specialty
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFF5OeJDeLFGHMRyXrubFqZWXBubErw4/view?usp=share_link
Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
OSX 10.15.7
Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3
- zuill
- Posts: 4418
- Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:35 pm
- Finale Version: Finale 2011-v26.3.1
- Operating System: Windows
Smart Shapes don't work well for arpeggiated chords for 2 reasons. 1-they don't space as well as articulations. 2-they don't play back with HP.
Creating a stretchable arpeggio for up or down playback is easy with the articulation tool. Because an arrowhead cannot be included in such a setup, I would then just add the arrowheads as a separate articulation. Wingdings 3 has some good choices.
Zuill
Creating a stretchable arpeggio for up or down playback is easy with the articulation tool. Because an arrowhead cannot be included in such a setup, I would then just add the arrowheads as a separate articulation. Wingdings 3 has some good choices.
Zuill
Windows 10, Finale 2011-v26.3.1
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
-
- Posts: 54
- Joined: Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:16 pm
- Finale Version: Finale 25
- Operating System: Windows
Zuill,
Sounds right. Thanks.
Sounds right. Thanks.
Windows 10; Finale 25, Cubase 10 for Windows; Pencil and paper
-
- Posts: 54
- Joined: Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:16 pm
- Finale Version: Finale 25
- Operating System: Windows
And thanks, N!
It looks like I can only program 4 Custom line metatools? I easily use 8 in my piano scores.
It looks like I can only program 4 Custom line metatools? I easily use 8 in my piano scores.
Windows 10; Finale 25, Cubase 10 for Windows; Pencil and paper
- N Grossingink
- Posts: 1788
- Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2016 2:50 pm
- Finale Version: 27.3
- Operating System: Mac
You can use all letters (26) and all numbers (10).
N. Grossingink
Educational Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble a specialty
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFF5OeJDeLFGHMRyXrubFqZWXBubErw4/view?usp=share_link
Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
OSX 10.15.7
Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3
Educational Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble a specialty
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFF5OeJDeLFGHMRyXrubFqZWXBubErw4/view?usp=share_link
Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
OSX 10.15.7
Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3
-
- Posts: 54
- Joined: Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:16 pm
- Finale Version: Finale 25
- Operating System: Windows
Thanks, N. Must have done something wrong, but closed Finale and tried again. Works great.
I'm just going to post these words so other less adept users like me can find this:
Create Smart Shape Custom Line pedaling metatools.
I'm just going to post these words so other less adept users like me can find this:
Create Smart Shape Custom Line pedaling metatools.
Windows 10; Finale 25, Cubase 10 for Windows; Pencil and paper