How do I create pedal markings using that line thing instead of just using articulations?
You could just use the line tool and then write in "con pedale"
Tbh, I don't know. This is my best guess :p ^
draw it in then scan it
dangit you freaking beat me to it...
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The options:
1) articulations, doesn't work if you have different staffs on different channels
2) Ped.+* smart shape, why not use this instead of articulation really good and easy.
3) Lines, good for more advanced pedal lines, or if you really feel like writing it down. Quite tedious to work with.
4) write a text, like "con ped." and "senza ped." if let's say one part is with pedal and one other is without. Could be combined with the lines to show how to do the pedaling. In one of my arrangements I wrote "con ped." and wrote down the pedaling with lines for a couple of measures and after wrote "simile" indicating that the pedal is to be used as the examples showed. It felt too tedious to write it all out, since the pedaling was so simple.
I just don't get why finale couldn't have had a simple single tool for the linear pedal marking form. It's so common and I'm blown away by the difficulty of putting one in. God.
Y, and why wont they make it so the lines automatically align??
Thanks guys. It actually worked, and wasn't quite as hard as I thought it would be.
I would upgrade to Finale 2016 just for a dedicated pedal tool.
Quote from: Maelstrom on June 08, 2015, 01:37:12 PMI would upgrade to Finale 2016 just for a dedicated pedal tool.
Wait, they have one?
Ah. Had me hyped for a minute there.
Quote from: Shadoninja on June 02, 2015, 09:38:47 PMstuff
Written for 2012. might be different or not applicable for other versions.
Custom line tool
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36661985/customlinetool.png)
Smartshape->Smart Shape Options...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36661985/smartshapeoptions.png)
Make sure "Smart Lines" is set to "Custom Line". Hit the "Select..." button
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36661985/customlineselection.png)
pick your poison
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36661985/customlinepedalmarking.png)
when you set the lines down, they won't align or attach to each other (WHICH IS A HUGE PAIN). so you'll need to fiddle with it.
This is how it works for 2011, too, in case anyone was wondering.
Quote from: Maelstrom on June 08, 2015, 01:37:12 PMThanks guys. It actually worked, and wasn't quite as hard as I thought it would be.
I would upgrade to Finale 2016 just for a dedicated pedal tool.
Finale has a genius business model, when you think about it
They probably realize that their program is a nonintuitive piece of shit, but if they just spread the fixes that should've been made a long time ago throughout years of upgrades, they can give people a reason to keep buying them
...that is, until Sibelius makes a few minor improvements necessary for professional engraving and corners the market