Anyway, this brought back memories of doing it wrong, and it’s interesting that Finale still wasn’t intuitive enough for a new user in 2021 to use ties rather than slurs to tie notes. I don’t think I’ve even used slurs for over two decades at this point probably longer. Bottom line: I completely understand why Rudy did what he did, having done the same thing as a novice user way back when, and when I realized there was a true way to tie notes, it changed everything.
#FINALE PRINTMUSIC SPEEDY TIE HOW TO#
So I was only using Finale at that time for notation and display, and didn’t know about how to tie notes in Speedy Entry (I’ve never used Simple Entry and 30 years later I’m still fine with that) so I did exactly what Rudy here did I used slurs because even though I very well knew the difference between a tie and a slur, it was just more obvious how to make a slur and in print it served the same purpose. This is a short recap, but it serves as a reminder of how everyone can enter music (and markings) very quickly in Finale.Re: ties vs slurs-to be perfectly honest, when I started using Finale in the early 90’s (version 3.2 as I recall), I didn’t have a MIDI keyboard hooked up, playback was rudimentary at best and there was no export to AIFF etc. (period) Grace Note Slash Grace Note (accent) Freeze/Float Rest (asterisk). Even better, many of the articulation shortcuts are easily remembered: “s” for staccato and “a” for accent. Tie/Untie to Next Note Tie/Untie to Prev Note.
#FINALE PRINTMUSIC SPEEDY TIE MAC#
Learning even one or two of these shortcuts gets you moving very quickly.Īrticulations, like staccatos and accents, work the same way: simply use the asterisk key “*” (Windows) or the accent/tilde key Mac “`” (Mac) to specify an articulation. Next time, instead of hitting the Select button you could simply type a 4 and the forte would be instantly entered. woodwind specialist and doubler - Finale 2011b using Speedy Entry - no capslock, GPO 2nd ed. Note, for example, that the shortcut key for “forte” is a 4. These are the shortcut keys associated with each expression. Before you do, however, note that each expression shows a number or letter in the upper right corner. Then follow the instructions to authorize your copy of Finale via the Internet, phone, or mail. To authorize a single copy of Finale, click Authorize Now to open the Authorization Wizard (or, from the Help Menu, choose Authorize Finale). From here, just double-click on any expression to add it. Authorizing Finale 2011 The first time you launch Finale, you will be prompted to authorize. Once a note is selected, to add an expression (like a dynamic marking) type X for eXpression, then hit the Select button to see a list of expressions. To move to the next note use your computer’s right arrow key, or use the left arrow key to move in the other direction. The note turns color to indicate it is selected. 'When all is said and done, more is said than done.' Finale 2002b, 2003a, 2004b, 2005b, Win 2000 or XP. As far as hyperscribe, I can't say that PrintMusic can do layers. Select the Simple Entry tool and select the first note with a Ctrl-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac). Put the whole note in layer 1 and the quarter notes in layer 2. While other blog posts (including this one) have covered how Simple Note Entry allows for really speedy entry of expressions and articulations as well as clef, time and key signature changes, here’s a quick recap of the highlights: Now let’s see how quickly you can add some markings to this example so it looks like this: Let’s say you used this technique to enter the following: I covered the Repitch feature in a little more detail in this previous blog post.
Then use the Repitch feature in Simple Entry to quickly change those pitches to the correct pitches, using either letter keys on your computer keyboard to represent note names or by indicating specific notes with a MIDI keyboard. Use the HyperScribe tool to simply play the rhythm of your piece, all on one note. One solution is to enter JUST the rhythm first. He was so delighted with the results I knew I had to share them with you. I shared a few tips to help him speed up the process. I spoke to a beginning Finale user the other day who was frustrated that his lack of keyboard skills kept him from entering music as quickly as someone who could simply “play it in” with Finale’s HyperScribe tool.
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