Spacing issue

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igor68
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Post by igor68 » Thu May 28, 2020 3:47 am

Hey friends, does anyone experienced the same problems with the clustering of triplets. I am attaching the file.
I am using Windows 10 and Finale 25.
Thanks!


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motet
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Post by motet » Thu May 28, 2020 5:50 am

It's because of your spacing settings--did you intentionally change them? In Document options/Music spacing, click Spacing widths and switch from "Use these values" to "Use spacing width tables." Then respace.

igor68
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Post by igor68 » Thu May 28, 2020 7:53 pm

Motet, this was the problem. All fixed now. I did not intentionally switch the setting. It is strange, how could it happened by itself? But, I have learned a new thing.

Than you!

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zuill
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Post by zuill » Fri May 29, 2020 5:08 am

The Finale Default Document setting is "Use These Values".

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motet
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Post by motet » Fri May 29, 2020 4:48 pm

What went wrong in the original file, then?

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zuill
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Post by zuill » Fri May 29, 2020 5:33 pm

I can't say without further testing. I did try Jari's JW Note Spacing plugin and got satisfactory results with many of the options. Beat Spacing (5) is not very satisfying. Note Spacing (4) causes the crowding.

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motet
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Post by motet » Fri May 29, 2020 6:03 pm

When this was first posted, I entered the music into a default document and it was fine.

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Post by billdyson » Sun May 31, 2020 8:14 pm

Go to the speedy entry tool (looks like an italic eighth note) and then drag the notes to where you want them.

igor68
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Post by igor68 » Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:21 am

Thanks all, somehow the default spacing option was changed. I followed Motet's recommendations and the problem is fixed now.

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