I searched for all of my .musx and .mus files and made a copy of them and put them into one folder. I was able to make over 6000 .xml files by letting my machine go. There were a few really old files that it could not handle, so I had to click skip. But really it worked perfectly.
Thanks so much! This makes "the switch" much easier. Just a caveat...Steinberg says you should use musicXML version 4 to import into Dorico. I think that might be why they finally (pun unintented) offered a free upgrade to Finale V27. I have V26 and it only goes up to version 3 in the MusicXML preferences. So much fun!
@@TimCorpus I already purchased Dorico, but am curious.... I know they're not making any upgrades to Finale, but will the program still work in whatever version I have now, in case I need to create something quickly, before I figure out Dorico?
Great video! I was so scared when the news dropped about finale. I write a lot for percussion. How would you compare writing for percussion in Dorico vs Finale?
I am a percussionist too, so I get your concern. I was really used to the system that Finale had from 2012 onward. There are definitely some convoluted parts of the process within both systems, but overall, making a kit isn't too bad, it's just different. In Finale we would make every instrument have a place on a staff. You can do this with Dorico, but you can also just input several instruments to one Player and the software on its own handles the instrument changes which is incredibly helpful. I recently did a double percussion concerto in Dorico and there were a ton of special percussion things I had to create and add in. I'd say it was no more difficult than Finale.
@@TimCorpus The automatic instrument changes is so awesome! I think one of the things I liked about finale was it's interpretations of different rudiments and articulations with drums using the VDL library, but after researching some more, it seems like Dorico works pretty well with it too! I appreciate your video a lot 🤘!
Finale v27.4.1.110 Win10. I understand "translate folder to MusicXML." Now that I've converted my documents to xml I'd like to also save them as pdf. For a test, I have a folder of finale documents on the desktop. I want to batch process all documents in the folder to pdf. Can you show us how to use FinaleScripts to convert (either export or print) finale documents in a folder to pdf?
PDF is doable from a script, there are some small things that need to be done in the script though, otherwise there are a lot of buttons. I'm working on a video on that soon.
In Finale 27 go to MusicXML preferences and specify MusicXML 4.0 first. Also specify subdirectories. Mention that the new MusicXML files are Created in the same folder alongside the matching MUSX file.
I used finale to arrange music. All of my arrangements are in one main folder (arrangements) and then subfolders (listed by each song). Can I just select the main arrangement folder or do I need make a copy of all my finale files dump then in one folder (so there aren't any other file types) and then put each XML file back in it's proper home?
There's a way to do this with a script, however, it's still a little clunky. I'm planning a video on that soon too. In the meantime, there's a finale script that can do multiple files.
Not really, it's just the compressed version. This said, I'd toggle the respective box in "MusicXML settings" to uncompressed, as I did have problems with files between different languages (with different comma/puncuation rules) in the past, where I had to manually change dots into commata (or vice versa?) in the files. By now, at least Dorico does cope well with those situations, but to play it safe, better go for uncompressed.
This is a lifesaver!!! Thanks for this!
Happy to help!
I converted 375 Finale lead sheets (generally a max of 2 pages each) in one batch to musicXML and it worked flawlessly.
Great news!
I searched for all of my .musx and .mus files and made a copy of them and put them into one folder. I was able to make over 6000 .xml files by letting my machine go. There were a few really old files that it could not handle, so I had to click skip. But really it worked perfectly.
This video is super helpful! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much! This makes "the switch" much easier. Just a caveat...Steinberg says you should use musicXML version 4 to import into Dorico. I think that might be why they finally (pun unintented) offered a free upgrade to Finale V27. I have V26 and it only goes up to version 3 in the MusicXML preferences. So much fun!
yes! You are correct, that was a big issue and I agree, I think that's why they gave everyone access to v27.
I will try this batch xml this weekend. Thanks for relieving some of the stress. Glad I found your channel. I subscribed!
I arm also a Hydrasynth owner since Jan 2020. Got me through the pandemic.
What a great synth! Also glad that the video relieved some stress. We have some time before Finale is gone!
@@TimCorpus I already purchased Dorico, but am curious.... I know they're not making any upgrades to Finale, but will the program still work in whatever version I have now, in case I need to create something quickly, before I figure out Dorico?
@@heathery09 yep! You're totally safe to use Finale on a current operating system (pre-Sequoia).
Great video! I was so scared when the news dropped about finale.
I write a lot for percussion. How would you compare writing for percussion in Dorico vs Finale?
I am a percussionist too, so I get your concern. I was really used to the system that Finale had from 2012 onward. There are definitely some convoluted parts of the process within both systems, but overall, making a kit isn't too bad, it's just different.
In Finale we would make every instrument have a place on a staff. You can do this with Dorico, but you can also just input several instruments to one Player and the software on its own handles the instrument changes which is incredibly helpful. I recently did a double percussion concerto in Dorico and there were a ton of special percussion things I had to create and add in. I'd say it was no more difficult than Finale.
@@TimCorpus The automatic instrument changes is so awesome! I think one of the things I liked about finale was it's interpretations of different rudiments and articulations with drums using the VDL library, but after researching some more, it seems like Dorico works pretty well with it too! I appreciate your video a lot 🤘!
Finale v27.4.1.110 Win10. I understand "translate folder to MusicXML." Now that I've converted my documents to xml I'd like to also save them as pdf. For a test, I have a folder of finale documents on the desktop. I want to batch process all documents in the folder to pdf. Can you show us how to use FinaleScripts to convert (either export or print) finale documents in a folder to pdf?
PDF is doable from a script, there are some small things that need to be done in the script though, otherwise there are a lot of buttons. I'm working on a video on that soon.
Does selecting the menu item consider also subfolders? The FinaleScript version does, at least you can say “process subfolders”
Ya I found that in my preferences I needed to have that clicked.
If you're getting MXL files, go to Preferences under EXPORT/TRANSLATE and make sure XML button is unchecked...
In Finale 27 go to MusicXML preferences and specify MusicXML 4.0 first. Also specify subdirectories. Mention that the new MusicXML files are Created in the same folder alongside the matching MUSX file.
I used finale to arrange music. All of my arrangements are in one main folder (arrangements) and then subfolders (listed by each song). Can I just select the main arrangement folder or do I need make a copy of all my finale files dump then in one folder (so there aren't any other file types) and then put each XML file back in it's proper home?
You should be able to select the checkbox for subfolders. That should grab other files too.
Is there anyway to have all my musx files batch printed as pdf files? I find the format, look and layout of the xml files really not good enough.
There's a way to do this with a script, however, it's still a little clunky. I'm planning a video on that soon too. In the meantime, there's a finale script that can do multiple files.
The finale batch processor is creating MXL files NOT XML files. IS THIS A PROBLEM?
Not really, it's just the compressed version. This said, I'd toggle the respective box in "MusicXML settings" to uncompressed, as I did have problems with files between different languages (with different comma/puncuation rules) in the past, where I had to manually change dots into commata (or vice versa?) in the files. By now, at least Dorico does cope well with those situations, but to play it safe, better go for uncompressed.
Does doing this keep the old musx file as well as make a new file?
Yes the original musx file will remain as it was last saved.