Hello
I'm working with Finale 2009 and I have created three separate MIDI files which I have opened in Finale. Each file contains different sections (File one has strings, woodwins, brass, File 2 percussion, File 3 Choir) I have copied them into one large score, but here's the problem. One of the sections got inserted at the wrong point, it starts one eight-note to early!
So I haven't yet figured out a way to move an entire staff one eight-note forward. I tried to move with the selection tool, but it just moves the selection one measure forward. I also tried to insert a rest, but it doesn´t work with the rest of the measures on that staff. So it would save me lots of time if anyone knew a fast way of fixing this problem.
Thanks
/Patrik
Copy and paste with MIDI file gone wrong
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Peter Thomsen
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An idea:
1) Change the time signature to 1/8.
2) With the Selection Tool, move the staff one measure (= 1/8) forward.
3) Change the time signature back to the original time signature.
1) Change the time signature to 1/8.
2) With the Selection Tool, move the staff one measure (= 1/8) forward.
3) Change the time signature back to the original time signature.
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996
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Patrik Tibell
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Thanks for the reply Peter.
I selected the time signature on one staff and changed it to 1/8. However, the conversion process seams to take ages (has been going on for about 30 minutes now and still going, with cpu usage on 100 %). I wonder if it's working. Is it supposed to take this long?
I selected the time signature on one staff and changed it to 1/8. However, the conversion process seams to take ages (has been going on for about 30 minutes now and still going, with cpu usage on 100 %). I wonder if it's working. Is it supposed to take this long?
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Peter Thomsen
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No, it's not supposed to take this long.
1) The culprit could be that the document contains a lot of un-necessary data.
Un-necessary data could be deleted items.
You can remove deleted items with:
Document menu > Data Check > File Maintenance...
Un-necessary data could also be duplicated expressions, caused by a copy/paste.
Duplicate expressions can be difficult to find, if they are positioned exactly on top of each other.
2) The culprit could also be a corrupted measure.
Make a copy of the document, and delete half of the measures in the copy.
Then try to change the time signature to 1/8.
If that time signature change goes well, then the corruption is in one of the deleted measures.
By repeating this procedure you can find where the culprit is located.
1) The culprit could be that the document contains a lot of un-necessary data.
Un-necessary data could be deleted items.
You can remove deleted items with:
Document menu > Data Check > File Maintenance...
Un-necessary data could also be duplicated expressions, caused by a copy/paste.
Duplicate expressions can be difficult to find, if they are positioned exactly on top of each other.
2) The culprit could also be a corrupted measure.
Make a copy of the document, and delete half of the measures in the copy.
Then try to change the time signature to 1/8.
If that time signature change goes well, then the corruption is in one of the deleted measures.
By repeating this procedure you can find where the culprit is located.
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996
