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Craig Keyes
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   Posted 3/15/2006 7:35 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.

Truthfully, I wasn't aware Finale even had a "rhythm generator"... I don't see how such a thing would benefit me or any other

professional user. Finale is (thankfully) a top-shelf, uncompromising notation program. Why would I want some generic (BS)

"Rhumba/Waltz/Foxtrot" auto-accompianment added to my score when I could create something original myself?

That is precisely why I choose Finale.

 

If that's what you need, I think that's what "Band-In-A-Box" software does. 



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   Posted 3/15/2006 5:09 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
> this software set me back several hundred dollars. Why couldn't Finale have included a rhythm generator
> for straight ballads that DON'T have a jazzed up feel?
 
Pretty much for the same reason it doesn't include red-eye reduction, automatic footnote generation, or audio waveform editing capabilities: Finale is first and foremost a notation program.  Sure, it includes some features in the area of automatic accompaniment generation, just as it includes some facilities in the areas of graphics, text editing, and audio.  But it is not reasonable to expect Finale to do as well in these regards as programs designed for these purposes.  If you want red-eye reducation, get a photo editing program.  If you want automatic footnote generation, get a word processor.  If you want audio waveform editing, get an audio program.  And if you want more flexible automatic generation of accompaniment, get a program designed for that purpose, like Band-in-a-Box, which was recommended in another thread.
 
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   Posted 3/15/2006 3:55 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Please check your initial post on this subject. David Morehead gave you good advice.

http://forum.makemusic.com/default.aspx?f=5&m=144463&r=x


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   Posted 3/15/2006 3:36 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Why didn't  Finale 2006 include OTHER rhythm generators besides the Jazz Generator? After all this software set me back several hundred dollars. Why couldn't Finale have included a rhythm generator for straight ballads that DON'T have a jazzed up feel? And what about waltzes? No 3/4 time rhythm generator included with Finale at all. And how does one create Hymns without a 3/4 rhythm generator? Finale doesn't have one either. Finale NEEDS  future plug ins to INCLUDE other rhythm generated choices. But how much will that cost? Hold your breath.
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