Finale user since 1989, v1.0 macOS 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 12.3 Monterey; Finale 27, 26, 25, 2014, 2012, 2007, MacPro 12-Core tower, MacBook Pro 16, MacBook Pro 2021 M1
Amen brother, to your final two comments!
Hi Peter. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it and I have to disagree with your comment that the Shape Designer has a capable Text Tool. It is most "incapable". One cannot paste text there; nor...
Aha, Redefine Pages. Now there's a command that I have probably used maybe 3-4 times in all of the 28 years I've been using Finale. No wonder I overlooked it! Thanks for the directive Peter.
Surely in 12/8 it's unnecessary due to the underlying feel. In 4/4, my proposal WILL get you exactly what you're looking for, every time, no questions. I lived and worked in LA for over 21 years ...
You really don't need the dots Michel. In 4/4 they are completely unnecessary and notationally incorrect, at least IMO. You could add them ala the articulation tool, but why bother? This notatio...
Michel, That's what I thought you were looking for. In that case, you only need to notate quarter notes, without the dot, since that's what they mean. I just did a quick mockup by entering an 8th ...
Are you looking to have 4 dotted quarters in one measure of 4/4? Why? This looks like a shorthand notation for 4 quarters played as 8th note triplets; is that correct? If so, it would be incorre...
Well, I am using Maestro and the .fan files are in their place in both library folders, the main and the user.
Notes are inserted when the shift key is held down. Now it's doubtful you're doing that deliberately and not realizing it, so you might have a stuck shift key. Strange, but not impossible. Try p...
That is precisely why I commented it may or may not be a big deal. But if he's looking to automate placement of certain expressions, it is a consideration. Otherwise it's a non-issue.