Instrument ranges

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rikp
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Post by rikp » Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:50 am

I would love it if Finale would not allow you to write above or below an instruments range, much like the sample libraries won't sound a note that is out of an instruments range.

Or at least make it an option that you can turn on-off.

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michelp
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Post by michelp » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:19 pm

The full version of Finale has a plug-in which checks the range, but after the music has been entered (You select the region and apply the plug-in).
This will work for staves created with the new staff wizard.
The plug-in is under the plug-in menu->scoring and arranging->Check range.
Michel
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michelp
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Post by michelp » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:20 pm

The full version of Finale has a plug-in which checks the range, but after the music has been entered (You select the region and apply the plug-in).
This will work for staves created with the new staff wizard.
The plug-in is under the plug-in menu->scoring and arranging->Check range.
Michel
MacOsX 12.7.4, Finale 27.4.1 & 26.3.1, Mac Mini Intel Dual Core i7 3Ghz, 16 Go Ram. Azerty kb. MOTU Midi Express XT USB, Roland Sound Canvas SC-88vl, MOTU Audio Express. 2 monitors (27"' pivot, 24'"), JW Lua, RGP Lua

Warren Barnett
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Post by Warren Barnett » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:05 pm

It is hard for Finale to decide what is or what is not in an instrument's range, when the creators of MIDI decided that you should be able to have cowbells in 128 different pitches, or bird tweets in 128 different pitches, or gunshots in 128 different pitches, etc, etc ,etc. That was such a waste of useful MIDI space, just because they didn't have the imagination to fill up the default MIDI instruments with more useful "stuff".

Warren Barnett

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Post by peterqd » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:51 pm

I agree completely with Ian. I'm only an amateur player but even I can go a long way past the range of the brass samples in GPO, both up and down. It is sooo annoying when the sound cuts out!

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