Some of the jazz piano transcription work of pianists from the 1920- 1940s which we are working on, is highlighting the very large handspans some pianist...
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c_cassini
Feb 1, 2004 12:11 pm
Can anyone advise on how to go about converting an existing Finale .mus file into an SMF file please? Having carried out a transcription using Transcribe! and...
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mal_mss
Feb 1, 2004 1:10 pm
An open letter to Andy Robinson from Malcolm Steele; When by chance, I looked back at emails to and from you a few years back, I saw that I actually suggested...
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Jim C
liteguy.rm
Feb 1, 2004 1:31 pm
Are you sure he wasn't wearing finger extenders? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try...
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Jim C
liteguy.rm
Feb 1, 2004 10:41 pm
I have an accordion and it has two sets of reeds, tuned slightly different that each other. WHen a note is played both sets of reeds sound, giving the note a...
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Hugh Chandler
hughchandler
Feb 1, 2004 10:49 pm
I assume you mean conversion to a midi file. Should be as simple as "save as" and select midi file format. In Finale 2002, it is under "File" menu; "save as"...
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Clive_Steele@...
c_cassini
Feb 1, 2004 11:28 pm
Many thanks Hugh - yes, the answer was staring me in the face so I feel pretty silly! But I got through you (Transcriber User Group) a much faster response...
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takitimu
foveauxkid
Feb 2, 2004 12:49 am
Malcolm ..I fully endorse your letter...Transcribe! has been responsible for my greater understanding of music ..... it never ceases to amaze me and I to am...
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Proginoskes
a_c_fenderson
Feb 2, 2004 6:48 am
... When you hold down the left mouse button in the spectrum area (right above the keyboard), you get the harmonics of the note you're at. You can drag the...
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Andy Robinson
andy5998a
Feb 2, 2004 10:03 am
... Thank you for the kind words, and indeed the original suggestion to set the group up. ... Yes indeed, a little box showing pitch (note name and cents of...
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Jim C
liteguy.rm
Feb 2, 2004 12:45 pm
Ok, I just installed the 5.0 demo about a week ago, and I just tried what you suggest. It does do that, I had seen that last night before I asked the question...
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Jim C
liteguy.rm
Feb 2, 2004 12:53 pm
... While it is part of what I was asking, and it helps, it doesn't let me expand the part where the two fundamental notes are being played close together so I...
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Andy Robinson
andy5998a
Feb 3, 2004 6:51 pm
... You can expand the horizontal resolution of the spectrum by dragging out the ends of the piano keyboard, so less notes are shown. Does that help? Andy...
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Jim C
liteguy.rm
Feb 3, 2004 7:37 pm
I will give it a try this weekend. I usually only have access to the computer with the Transcribe demo on it on the weekends. Maybe, I can stop by tonight...
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Jim C
liteguy.rm
Feb 3, 2004 10:28 pm
... I just stopped by my friends house and tried it on the 5.0 demo. That does expand the wave form so it helps tell how many reeds are being played, but...
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djrobin458
Feb 4, 2004 5:39 pm
Hi. I need to do some serious transcription. The only notation software I've ever used has been an old Win 95 version of Encore. Now I'm looking at choosing...
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humbuckerdave
Feb 5, 2004 3:24 am
Hi, Im new to this group and I have a question, What is the best software to use for transcription for publishing purposes? I need to be able to include the...
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Jeanne Sawyer
fiddlerjeanne
Feb 5, 2004 4:15 am
I like Harmony Assistant (www.myriad-online.com) Jeanne...
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petegtr_1971
Feb 5, 2004 11:57 am
Hi David, I do a lot of serious transcribing and I use Sibelius 3. In my past experience with Finale (I used to use it when it was Finale 2000), it's a heavy...
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Edward G Cox
gecko1948au
Feb 5, 2004 1:50 pm
Hmm.. Being a perfectionist also with my music layout and look - I tend to forgive Finale it's foibles and get it to do exactly what I want. It doesn't take ...
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petegtr_1971
Feb 5, 2004 2:24 pm
Yeah, like I said, the look is exactly where I'm NOT satisfied with Sibelius; and I know there are perfectly good reasons why Finale is still just about the...
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Hugh Chandler
hughchandler
Feb 5, 2004 11:20 pm
If all you need is to produce a lead sheet, there might be any number of things that would do that. I am most experienced with Finale, which is certainly...
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rasmus.reed@...
rareed2003
Feb 6, 2004 10:36 am
I agree with the others replicating that many programs can do this job. I use Sibelius. I used Finale before that but found it cumbersome and hard to really...
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Gene Harlan
atvq
Feb 6, 2004 3:58 pm
I hear lots of talk about Finale and Sibelius, but I use NoteWorthy, an inexpensive program ($39) and find it easier to use than Finale. Home page is...
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Robert Pelletier
almapercus
Feb 6, 2004 4:53 pm
Overture is still a good choice for notation, available for both platforms. A lot more intuitive than sibelius or finale. It's like a sequel of encore. R....
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Searle Whitney
searlew
Feb 6, 2004 8:07 pm
I'm following this discussion of software for Vocal transcription closely for my own buying decision. So far Finale Guitar seems to offer almost enough ...
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c_cassini
Feb 6, 2004 8:58 pm
Hello Folks! An interesting thing about playback using Finale is that whilst dotted eighths and sixteenths ( for example, usually found in walking bass...
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Edward G Cox
gecko1948au
Feb 6, 2004 9:39 pm
Currently (& for some time) Swing/Jazz phrasing is written as straight 8ths with the instruction to 'swing', or 'swing feel'. Finale operates the same way....
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bobpinsker@...
bobpinsker
Feb 7, 2004 6:04 pm
Hi, all! Actually, I did a webpage on this topic a few years ago, complete with examples of some relatively unusual means of notating 'swing' that's between...
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petegtr_1971
Feb 9, 2004 12:04 pm
Hi Bob, nice page with an interesting subject! I'm a jazz musician and have spent a lot of time and energy on the subject; I think it surely is one of the more...
