[Trombone-l] Publishing now Garritan

[Jim Hale]

I agree - I have been waiting for YEARS to have a decent Marching/Concert
Band set since that is the type of music I want to do. I luckily picked up
the set at MMEA 2008 (along with my Finale Academic). I picked up the
Jazz/Big Band set not much longer after that. Given the price for the sets,
I'm very happy with them.

Jim Hale
My Worlds Online - http://www.myworldsonline.net

-----Original Message-----
From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu]
On Behalf Of Ray Horton
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:19 PM
To: Wayne Dyess; Trombone List
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Publishing now Garritan

The Garritan trb sounds are good, with these caveats:


In Garritan Personal Orchestra (GPO) the tenor trbs mostly have a 
gentle, pure kind of a sound.  I even used one when I needed a mid-range 
flugelhorn solo, before Garritan Jazz and Big Band came out.  The 2 bass 
trombones are odd, though.  There is one with a wide range that has a 
quite rough sound, the other has a nice sound but doesn't go above a 
middle (top space) G!!!   Before the other Garritan sets came out I was 
mixing a 3rd tenor trombone with the latter bass trombone - too much 
trouble. 


Garritan Jazz and Big Band, and Garritan Concert and Marching Band both 
have a lot more options for all the brass (the latter including 
euphoniums, baritones, etc.  There a number of good sounding samples in 
each.   You can mix and match from all the different sets in Finale. 


RBH


Wayne Dyess wrote:
> Great answer Chuck, especially in regard to the copyright issues.  I  
> should think that each publisher has different guidelines and  
> business practices.  My publisher, for instance, wants only original  
> material.  I don't do "arrangements" for him, and he takes care of  
> securing international rights for me.
>
> As one who received one of those infamous "Cease & Desist" letters  
> from a major publishing house back in the early 70s, I can attest to  
> the point Chuck makes -- you do NOT want to be on the receiving end  
> of a letter from one of their lawyers.  That's about as freaked as  
> I've ever been in my life, I do believe.  (By the way, I had a happy  
> ending and consider myself LUCKY).
>
> As to Finale...  Another pet peeve of mine is the Repeat Tool.  It  
> doesn't use engraver standards when I think they should be the  
> default.  If you enter a 1st and 2nd ending... you have to uncheck  
> the option for a closed repeat.  That thing doesn't work; I always  
> use the ending repeat option.  Also, the 1st ending sits too far to  
> the right, placing the ending right on top of the 2nd ending you  
> create.  Dumb.  It's an easy fix, but why should we have to take more  
> time doing that?  I don't see anywhere in the documentation for  
> changing those preferences, either.
>
> I rarely, if ever, use the Score/Parts setup Wizard, nor the  
> templates... which are lame at best (see below and above).  I have  
> been using FInale since the 80s, so I have long had my own saved  
> templates that I tweak from time to time.
>
> Trombone content?  I hope the Garritan trombone sounds are better  
> than the default Quicktime sounds.  Whoa.  Not purty.  Puts us in the  
> same league as the sassaphones, for goodness sakes!
>
> --Wayne Dyess
>
>
>
> On Jun 5, 2008, at 11:55 AM, Charles DePaolo wrote:
>
> Finale also lets you make an ass of yourself pretty
> easily.  Just a few hints:
>
>   a) look at your percentage reduction.  100% is generally not cool;
>   b) placement of dynamics;
>   c) slurs/phrase marks that crash with other elements;
>
> and two of my personal favorites:
>
>   d) measure 1 containing a measure number (with the exception of studio
> charts where every measure is numbered);
>   e) left hand system barlines and/or brackets for single staff systems.
>
> The list goes on...
>
> If these things don't bug you, then consider spending more time  
> learning the
> program and proper engraving techniques before submitting things for
> publication.  Trust me, it will increase your chances of being taken
> seriously.
>
> My Two Cents
> ---Chuck
>
>
> Dr. J. Wayne Dyess
> Professor of Trombone
> and Director of Jazz Studies
> P. O. Box 10044
> Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas 77710
>
>
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