This conversation sounds like we are trying to work around a bug in Finale. When would you ever want to have only one staff swing? In all the charts I have ever seen, either the entire band swing...
Perfect! Thank you so much. Looking back at Paul Kreibich's original example, you are totally correct. He did use quarter notes for the first & third beat bass drum notes.
With Speedy Entry and Layers, i figured out how to do it (FIRST 2 MEASURES IN THE ATTACHED SCREEN SHOT). The problem before was that i was failing to enter the 1/8 note rests between the b.d., hi...
I started with NEW / DOCUMENT FROM TEMPLATE / BAND TEMPLATE / JAZZ BAND (HAND WRITTEN). This template already has the drum staff set up. Speedy entry is a breeze, until you start worrying...
OK, now i understand what you mean. Thanks so much. That is very cool!
Thanks, Adrian, Unfortunately, for some mysterious reason, the normal symbol (1/8 note + 1/8 note = triplet) can NOT be applied to ALL staves. The "apply to" button is blue, and the drop down box ...