In a previous blog post I described the most common use of Finale’s ScoreMerger feature: combining separate Finale files as movements where each file adds more measures to the whole.
Meet the Finale Team: Percussionist Justin Phillips
MakeMusic Notation Product Specialist Justin Phillips (at left)
Justin Phillips is a notation product specialist at MakeMusic.
Quick Percussion Changes in Finale 2011
Expanding upon the improved percussion notation features introduced in Finale 2010, Finale 2011 now allows for quick percussion doubling or instrument changing on the same staff.
Adding New Percussion Sounds to Old Finale Files
Last week I described how easy it has become to change percussion sounds with Finale 2010b. In addition to switching sounds, the same process can also be used to correct percussion playback problems in older Finale documents.
When I first began using Finale my focus was strictly on the printed page, not on playback.
The Power of Finale, Part 3: Changing Percussion Sounds
In the first and second parts of this percussion blog I highlighted some of the features added in Finale 2010 that greatly simplify percussion notation.