Weird stem direction problem
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Windows 10 Finale 2014.5
Stem directions in some parts are all over the place, and I can't figure out why. See measure 1 in the clarinet.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13X9wZk ... sp=sharing
Stem directions in some parts are all over the place, and I can't figure out why. See measure 1 in the clarinet.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13X9wZk ... sp=sharing
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I have noticed that occasionally, too. I don't know why it happens. One would think Finale would correct stem direction automatically but it doesn't. Layer 2 can affect stem direction.
You are on your own to fix it. Perhaps others will come up with a, why.
You are on your own to fix it. Perhaps others will come up with a, why.
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President, The Shawnee Concert Band, Composer/Arranger, retired Music Teacher.
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So, it gets worse / more annoying:
Motet, I've now attempted to correct the problem by rewriting that opening bar in a different instrument, copying it in, adding back in the articulations, and then copying that to the appropriate other measures. This solves the problem... for a while. Then when I try to play back, the program will crash. When I recover the document, that same flipped stem thing reappears. And the program keeps crashing.
i'm assuming I'm going to have to export it as an XML and reimport it and add back in all the articulations and phrasings... unless someone has a better idea?
Motet, I've now attempted to correct the problem by rewriting that opening bar in a different instrument, copying it in, adding back in the articulations, and then copying that to the appropriate other measures. This solves the problem... for a while. Then when I try to play back, the program will crash. When I recover the document, that same flipped stem thing reappears. And the program keeps crashing.
i'm assuming I'm going to have to export it as an XML and reimport it and add back in all the articulations and phrasings... unless someone has a better idea?
Windows 10 Finale 2025 Noteperformer 3
or drag select a region to include them all (or several measures, where necessary or useful) go to > JW Change Plug-in > Stems > Mode > Direction > Up > Apply, which would do it all at once
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