Users will quickly learn what these buttons do, but initially, seeing these words representing Finale tools without any additional context isn’t very clear: Finale Tool Selection Keys in Lemur Finale Controller for iPadīut Finale users will instantly know what each of these tool buttons represent in Stream Deck, because each of these familiar icons is associated with a specific tool selection in the Finale application itself: Finale Tool button graphics in JetStream Finale Controller more > “JetStream Finale Controller – Introduction to Stream Deck” (the newer Stream Deck XL hardware has 32 keys).Īs an example, here are some buttons for selecting tools in Finale, showing how they might appear in a TouchOSC or Lemur layout for iOS. Each of Stream Deck’s 15 keys is a fully customizable backlit LCD. Stream Deck takes a completely different approach. ![]() ( MetaGrid has note duration icons and some other related graphics, but even this is more generic). On the other end of the spectrum, iOS apps can be more flexible with color coding and other graphical attributes for virtual buttons, but to date haven’t contained useful iconography related to music notation software. The XKEY system allowed you to print custom graphics icons and slide them under the key covers the idea is great for music notation, but while it’s practical, it’s not very flexible. One advantage of the hardware version of Stream Deck for a controller is that the tactile button design allows you to keep your eyes on the music on the main computer screen as you work. Like the XKEY system, the original Stream Deck has tactile hardware keys (there is now also an iOS version). Stream Deck expands on the best features of previous hardware and software controllers. While not designed specifically for music notation, the original Stream Deck is a perfect productivity companion for Finale. ![]() I remember first hearing in early 2018 that some copyists working at JoAnn Kane Music in LA were using a new type of gaming controller called Elgato Stream Deck to speed up their workflow in Finale and Sibelius (in the case of Finale, no doubt in conjunction with with some sort of Macro program such as Keyboard Maestro). Scoring Notes: Finale version 26.2.2 released The Scale Expression with Attached Note setting found in the Expression Assignment dialog box is supported during export. Text in the JazzText, Broadway Copyist Text, and Finale Copyist Text fonts now exports more accurately, especially for codas, segnos, and metronome marks. Staff Style changes in the middle of the first measure are now exported. Positions of text repeats at the end of multimeasure rests export more accurately. Parts with no visible clefs are now imported without clefs displaying. Metronome font information is now exported. Hyperlinks for measure-attached text blocks are now exported. ![]() Hidden time signatures at the start of a part now export as senza misura. Hidden Smart Shapes are no longer exported. (Mac only) Finale maintains the page layout when opening a file with the Automatic Update Layout option deselected from the Preferences – Edit dialog box. (Windows only) Note entry input times for large scores and scores using NotePerformer now match 26.1. ![]() Here are a few of the fixes and improvements notably in MusicXML. Select Check for Updates in your Finale menu if you have not already been notified. MakeMusic today released a maintenance update Finale 26.2.2.
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