 |
Welcome to the Piano World Piano Forums
Over 3 million posts about pianos, digital pianos, and all types of keyboard instruments.
Over 100,000 members from around the world.
Join the World's Largest Community of Piano Lovers
(it's free)
It's Fun to Play the Piano ... Please Pass It On!
|
|
|
|
72 members (Charles Cohen, AlkansBookcase, 36251, benkeys, 20/20 Vision, bcalvanese, booms, Bruce Sato, Carey, 10 invisible),
1,927
guests, and
262
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 85
Full Member
|
OP
Full Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 85 |
Today for Christmas, I received Finale Allegro. I've written quite a few pieces and ideas on Finale Notepad, and want to be able to transfer them to Allegro. I've read through the instruction manuel and spent a long time on the computer trying to transer the files into Allegro, but I couldn't figure out how. I would appreciate some help on how to accomplish that if it is possible. Thank you.
“I love music passionately. And because I love it I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle it.â€- Claude Debussy
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 173
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 173 |
I don't know if a direct transfer is possible, if not export each score to MIDI in notepad and import that MIDI file in Allegro. You might lose some minor piano-specific marks that don't translate well to MIDI but 99% of the score should be transferred this way. Have fun with Allegro by the way, it's a great program. 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 2,154
2000 Post Club Member
|
|
2000 Post Club Member
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 2,154 |
Hmm, I would think they'd be compatible. Both read/write the .mus format. You should be able to take your saved files and just open them up in Allegro. You may need to tweak some of the shapes (i.e. slurs, cresc/dim, articulations, etc.), but the bulk of it should be intact.
What you are is an accident of birth. What I am, I am through my own efforts. There have been a thousand princes and there will be a thousand more. There is one Beethoven.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 85
Full Member
|
|
OP
Full Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 85 |
Well, I don't know why, but somehow I am not able to open up my Notepad files into Allegro. I guess I'll just have to print them out and write them into Allegro. Thank you for the help.
“I love music passionately. And because I love it I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle it.â€- Claude Debussy
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,652
3000 Post Club Member
|
|
3000 Post Club Member
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,652 |
Originally posted by Andantina:
Well, I don't know why, but somehow I am not able to open up my Notepad files into Allegro. I guess I'll just have to print them out and write them into Allegro. Thank you for the help. This is just crazy. Have you tried calling tech support? Finale is goofy in that you can open Finale 2003 files in Finale 2004, but not the reverse. I would think they'd make it easy to open Notepad files in Allegro as a reward for investing in their product.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 13,837
Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
|
|
Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 13,837 |
Says it on their compatibility page - Allegro can't open current Notepad files. http://www.codamusic.com/finale/filecompatibility.aspx
"If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him." (John Holt) www.pianoped.comwww.youtube.com/user/UIPianoPed
|
|
|
|
Forums43
Topics223,391
Posts3,349,282
Members111,634
| |
Most Online15,252
Mar 21st, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
