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8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:07 am
by GarryW
I've got "Technique Text" trouble.

In the attached fragment, the "8vb" is not working, i.e., it has no effect at all on playback on my machine.

If I try to do the 8vb in a brand-new file containing the same material, then it does work OK. Unfortunately, I really need it to get it working within the large existing file. Deleting and re-inserting the marking doesn't help.

Any ideas?

I'm running Finale 2014.5, on 32-bit Windows

thanks,
Garry

PS - I just had to post the file in .MUS format rather than .MUSX -- I got a "file too big" error. The discussion appears to be the same though.

Re: 8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 5:30 pm
by motet
Deleting it and reapplying worked for me, using MIDI playback (VST didn't work on my system). But the next time I played it, everything was an octave lower and it didn't drop a further octave at the mark. Such are the mysteries of Human Playback. A "loco" set it right again.

Re: 8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 5:35 pm
by motet
Try using the "8" smart line below the staff. That will better show the extent of the 8vb. Even if it's one note.

Re: 8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:36 pm
by zuill
I think the playback issues in this file has to do with an odd VST setup. For a short 2 bar example, it seems to be a strange way of doing things. This might have contributed to the playback woes. Each layer is assigned to a different VST Bank. That is totally unnecessary.

Zuill

Re: 8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:36 pm
by miker
What am I doing wrong? I cannot get the 8vb to show, no matter what I do. Dragging below the staff has no effect. Playback, however, is correct.

Re: 8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:38 pm
by motet
It's a Smart Line setting.

Someone will be along shortly to say that 8vb is incorrect. 8va below the staff means an octave below, so yours is not wrong.

Re: 8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:40 pm
by miker
I know that it is, but sometimes, it's easier to comply than to ejjicate.

Re: 8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:41 pm
by motet
I don't agree that it's incorrect. It's a back formation, sure, but it's in widespread use.

Re: 8va/8vb intermittently effective

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:39 am
by GarryW
Back home from Christmas. I've done a work-around: I found an instance where I had an 8vb that was working, but not really needed. So I dragged that 8vb to the spot where I was having the trouble and dropped it there, and it continued to work. Then I went back and patched the spot it came from. Problem resolved... for now.

My thanks to you all for your thoughts and help.

(Note: pardon my "vb" placement style: the vb's are in a Layer that will be rarely actually seen; they're there just to control playback. As for having all those different playback Banks... they were accidentally included in the file I sent. I keep them all separate just so that I never need to actually think about banks. No harm?)