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JEFFERIS PETERSON Posted
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Hi folks.  I have tried scanning in a piece of music I wrote using Finale 2012 on on old computer.  (I also tested SmartScore and while it did a better job, it missed a lot of notes too... )  Anyway, I'm using the latest version of Finale on my desktop.  I find that the scan produced a lot o 1/16 notes and filled measures with incomplete durations (lacking a 1/4 note e.g.).  The problem I'm running into in trying to edit the piece is that I almost have to erase the measure and then enter it all again by hand. Deleting a note and trying to correct it, like turning it into an 1/8th from a 1/16th, means I have to remove more than I need to to start re-entering.  Plus, if the score put in too much duration, like a 1/4 instead of an 1/8th, it forced part of the measure into the next.

I am wondering if there is a best practice and a visual tutorial for how to do that efficiently.  I tried copying and pasting but you can't always select the appropriate number of incorrect durations to either drag copy or paste.    And rebarring only works if you have corrected the existing measures, but doesn't help with the following ones...   

Just a little frustrated with the quality of the scan. I don't want to pay $400 just to scan in about 5 pieces     Really sorry they took that capability out of Finale.

 

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Edited
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How usable your scan will be depends a lot on the nature of the original. Some music (I think immediately of keyboard music using multiple layers) has particular difficulties of the type you mention since the scan may not be able to distinguish one layer from another.

 

In such cases one may as well enter the music (or large parts of it) from scratch. Scanning and OCR have their uses, but they cannot handle every situation.

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Richard Schulte Posted
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I'm a new Finale client with the latest version. I've used Sibelius for 5+ years and this editing issue (as well described above) is constantly an issue that slows the creative writing process done - Way Too Much.

I find it difficult to accept re-entering as a solution - especially if you are creating original music and need to keep up with your own ideas - across multiple Layers & Staffs. I've been looking for alternatives like Speedy Entry - but i'm really surprised that Finale is so clumsy in the RE-Writing scenario (of a layered measure) . Pointers?

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MIKE ROSEN Edited
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The SmartScore Lite that used to come packaged with Finale was, to put it succinctly, worthless. The full version of the program does an excellent job of recognizing scans of printed music, as well as allowing corrections in the scan before sending them to Finale. That will practically eliminate the kind of errors you are seeing. You do, however, have to take the time to learn the program. I speak from experience, having worked hundreds of scores this way, from single line hymnal, to 8-staff choral with accompaniment and hidden staves.

 

Richard,

What, specifically, are you referring to? Simple entry is quite capable of quickly changing pitches, tempi, switching staves, etc. It is a different process than Sibelius, though, and you have to take the time to learn the program. Tell us what the problem is, and we can try to help.

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