Different Sized Staves

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Post by markgustavson » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:31 pm

When I generate parts from a score I am noticing that some staves larger than others. Any idea how to correct this? I already tried resize staff but that doesn't work.

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:48 pm

markgustavson wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:31 pm
… When I generate parts from a score I am noticing that some staves larger than others …
If I understand you correctly, you are talking about different systems in the same part - right?

This is definitely not supposed to happen.

Two things to try:

1) Delete the parts, and generate parts again.

If that does not help, try

2) Document menu > Edit Part > (go to the part)
Page Layout Tool.
Page Layout menu > Redefine Pages > All Pages of Current Part/Score
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Post by markgustavson » Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:18 pm

That didn't help me. I'm attaching a part.
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The Letter - Viola I.musx
(172.64 KiB) Downloaded 31 times
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Post by motet » Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:30 pm

In the Page Layout tool, select all, then use Resize Staff Systems on the Page Layout menu.

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Post by markgustavson » Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:02 pm

That's the ticket. Thank you.
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Post by ebiggs1 » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:50 pm

I'm attaching a part.
Seeing just the pat doesn't give enough info to tell why or how this happened. However the correction is easy but shouldn't be necessary.
Did any other part show this behavior?
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:51 pm

Since this is an extracted part, the document is not linked to the score, and the document in itself is (by Finale) considered a score.

Some of the systems are not formatted according to the default settings in
Document menu > Page Format > Score…

I assume that the bigger system size is what is needed (for better readability on the music stand).

My guess is that the smaller (teeny-tiny, hard to read) systems are some sort of “leftover” from the original score’s layout.

To get the bigger, readable, system size everywhere:
Page Layout Tool.
Page Layout menu > Redefine Pages > All Pages of Current Part/Score

At least this works for me.
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Post by ebiggs1 » Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:16 pm

Since this is an extracted part, the document is not linked to the score, ...
Even so extracted or linked it got its instructions from the score. Perhaps some editing was done to it after it was generated, linked or extracted. Curious to know whether any other parts saw the same treatment.
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Post by motet » Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:10 pm

Peter Thomsen wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:51 pm
Some of the systems are not formatted according to the default settings in
Document menu > Page Format > Score…
I thought that might be it, but unlike page size, etc., adding new systems or pages seems to inherit the staff size from the last system, rather than that setting.

Any number of things could have caused it, but it sounds like the problem is solved.

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Post by N Grossingink » Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:40 pm

When starting work on a new file, go to the Page Layout Tool and check the option "Update Page Format for Score". That will eliminate any size discrepancies within the score or parts.
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:48 pm

… but remember that "Update Page Format for Score" is a program specific setting, not a document specific setting.

It might be a good idea to de-select "Update Page Format for Score" as soon as you do not need it anymore in the current document = before you close the document, and open another document where you do not need "Update Page Format for Score".
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