![]() As you enter new instruments to the score’s instrument list, you are given the option of adding vertical space between groups of instruments. The default spacing between staves is determined by your settings in Document Options… > Staves of the Finale Default File. ★ Braced grand staves are generally not noticeably vertically justified – as the distance between other single staves increases, grand staves can keep their vertical spacing.Ĭommon practice, whenever possible, is to vertically space the staves within each instrument choir equidistantly.įinale does this automatically when you create a new score using the Setup Wizard. The pitch content of the staves and associated text can also be a factor. ![]() ★ Determining the ideal spacing between staves is generally a balance between the number of staves, the staff size and the page size. The widest space should be above the strings: this will help to accommodate a high 1st Violin line, as well as the tempo indications and rehearsal marks that go above this section.” * * The space between orchestral sections appears, in any case to be greater than the space between the staves within the section, since barlines do not run through this space. ★ “In an orchestral score, it is helpful to add slightly to the space separating instrumental sections. If a staff not normally visible in the score is made to be visible (such as might be required by a complex string divisi requiring two staves), a small decrease in spacing between all of the staves while maintaining the top and bottom margin is preferable. ★ Perceptually, it is best for the top and bottom staff locations to remain at a consistent vertical location relative to the margins across all pages, unless extreme cases (such as a half page required to facilitate a page turn in a part) prohibit this. of each system) typically begins at a fixed point below the top page margin (keeping in mind such things as page headers and rehearsal marks and ledger lines appearing in the top staff), and the bottom staff typically extends to a fixed point just above the bottom page margin for similar clearances.Ĭommercial scores frequently have bar numbers appearing in every bar under the Contrabass, and if so, this will affect the amount of white space between the bottom staff and the page margin. Fortunately, Finale offers some great tools for this purpose.įirst, some general guidelines in common practice: With orchestral scores, one system very often represents a full page of music, and so in this case, we want to adjust the vertical positioning between the staves themselves, rather than the distance between systems to create the proper look. Is there something like the Space Systems evenly tool, but for staves within a system? Finale’s leaving a big margin on the bottom! Thanks! In the last 3 days there were 0 new threads and 0 reply posts.Q: I’m working on an orchestral score in Finale, and I’m having some trouble with the vertical staff spacing. ![]() There are a total of 403,820 posts in 58,165 threads. PrintMusic 2004 and bug-free 2006, Windows XP Pro, Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, P4 2.6 GHz + 1 GBĬurrently it is Monday, 11:48 PM (GMT -5) PM can't change style in the middle of a piece (I assume you mean things like swing/not swing). You can put in tempo expressions - if you need one that isn't in the standard list then just copy a standard one and edit it to the tempo you want. (Chief Old Geezer)Ĭan you create expressions in PrintMusic? If so, you can create expressions with a Tempo playback effect set to any tempo you desire.įinale 2003, 2005, (2006 - installed but not used) But is there anyway to have the tempo/style change at different spots in the music playback? If not, can you record it so that you can play it, pause it, change needed settings where appropriate, and then start it again, and still have it as one uninterrupted song when you export it to an audio file? I have Printmusic, and I know how to change the tempo and style-for the entire song. ![]()
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