For tuplets, IWBNI Finale supported (in addition to numbers and ratios) the formats that employ an equal sign.

For example, one might use the number 5 followed by a 1/16th note followed by an equal sign followed by a quarter note to indicate that the tuplet is 5 1/16th notes to be played in the time of a quarter note. Some prefer to omit the 1/16th note and would write 5 equals quarter note. In some cases, it might be necessary to indicate the same tuplet by the number 5 followed by a 1/16th note followed by an equal sign followed by the number 2 followed by an eighth note. For more information, see pages 132-133 of Music Notation in the Twentieth Century by Kurt Stone.

As it is now, it is possible to form such an object by creating and hiding a tuplet and using a note-attached expression to achieve the desired appearance. However, this approach has the disadvantage that the positioning of the expression is not related to the tuplet group. Instead, the positioning is relative to the note to which it is attached.

Created: February 16, 1999
Last Updated: November 25, 1999
Version: Finale 2000b