Christopher Smith
Finale 27.2.0.142 for Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina)
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- Finale - Problems & Questions
- "Maintain Octave Transpositions" in 2014.5 Concert Scores: 2nd Try
My solution for this is in the Score Manager to set the first clef to be an octave clef, then have "set to clef" in the instrument definition set it to the usual clef when the score and parts are d...
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It sounds to me like you don't have the correct verse/chorus/section or number selected. Music XML will assign these things almost anywhere, which is a bit of a pain. Fortunately, you don't have to...
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YadaYada also lengthens stems on quarters, eighths, and 16ths to accommodate the tremolo marking. I generally use Bill Duncan's Articulations font for whole note tremolos, which are wider to match...
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My workflow right now is to open the file in 2014.5, run the YadaYada plugin, save, then open it again in V25 (for the consolidated rests between layers) and print.
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There are two ways. Use a new layer, or use a voice. I hate voices, though some users swear by them, so I will tell you the layer method. Enter the music for layer 1, including all the material t...
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Yeah, there are problems with repeat endings. There are worse than this, let me tell you. But here's how to solve your particular problem. In Document Options>Repeats... click Repeat Endings (dow...
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- Finale - Problems & Questions
- Display of smart shapes and articulations from previous versions way way too high
You can create Font Annotation files automatically for ALL the fonts that Finale sees in the current document. Finale menu>Preferences... press Edit. Click "Font Annotation". Click "Auto Annotate...
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Articulations are document-specific, so this only applies to the actual file you have open. Was it a file your co-worker was working on (and possibly deleted all the articulations)? Or is this a ne...
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Does the staff have "independent time signature" checked? This is a well-documented bug. The solution is to enter the smart shape in another staff and then copy it over. If the staff doesn't have...
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Amy, you can also temporarily "hide" staves in Scroll View by using Staff Sets, if looking at an empty staff while you work bothers you (or takes up too much screen space). Peter Thomsen's answer i...