I have entered the notes in my score (voice, piano), have entered my slurs (no problem). I needed to enter some accents, no problem.
Now, I need to enter 8vb with a dashed bracket (if that's what you call it).
I first went to smart shapes, hit the 8va/vb button, clicked on then note, and 8vb showed up. I then tried to enter the bracket - but nothing would happen.
Then, I deleted the 8vb, tried to reenter, and nothing happens when I click over or near the note.
What am I doing wrong? I figured I had the hard part behind me when I completed entering the notes, slurs, text, etc.
I'm using Finale 2004 for Windows.
Advice most appreciated. I'd like to finish this.
Thanks.
Caruso
Entering smart shapes (8vb)
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- michelp
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Try this :
Smart Shape Tool
select the 8vb symbol
double click in the staff, hold the mouse down and drag to the right.
Smart Shape Tool
select the 8vb symbol
double click in the staff, hold the mouse down and drag to the right.
Michel
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That was it. Thanks for the quick reply. I actually had figured it out on what was going to be my last try after breaking down and reading the manual.michelp wrote:Try this :
Smart Shape Tool
select the 8vb symbol
double click in the staff, hold the mouse down and drag to the right.
It's been a while since I used Finale. Most of the basic stuff I remember, and I seem to remember roughly how to go about doing some of the less basic stuff (although most would call entering dashed lines, 8va/vb, etc. pretty basic.
If you could, clue me in on one more little trick. I want to show a natural sign in the score even though it is technically not necessary. The score is 'finished', so I'm changing the note from a natural without the sign to a natural that shows the sign - one of those areas where, as the music goes by, you might play the note as a flat instead of a natural because of the notation that precedes it.
The manual seems to go on at length about how to 'accidentally' raise and lower pitches with notation that adjust automatically, but I cannot find a way to insert a natural sing where it isn't technically needed.
Again, any help appreciated.
Thanks!
Caruso
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Select the note. Then, the P key will show the accidental in parentheses. Hitting the P again will remove the parends, but continue showing the accidental.
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- michelp
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If all you need is to show/hide accidentals manually :
Speedy entry
place the cursor over the note
type *
The same key works to show or hide an accidental.
Letter P adds the parenthesis, if needed, as Miker explained.
Speedy entry
place the cursor over the note
type *
The same key works to show or hide an accidental.
Letter P adds the parenthesis, if needed, as Miker explained.
Michel
MacOsX 12.7.5, 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
MacOsX 12.7.5, 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