Finale Forum

My computer keyboard is on the top level of my desk, with a pull-out drawer for the midi keyboard. It works fairly well when Mr. Muldoon lets me work on music.

I decided to try Windows 11 on my new Dell Inspiron laptop I just purchased a few months ago. Well, the upgrade went smoothly, but then Finale 26 wouldn't run. Well, I should say it ran, but it was like I had just installed Finale and it was asking to authorize it again, which, of course, I could no...

I'm asking for a friend. Anyone here ever imported into Finale an XML file created in Symphony Pro iPad? Thanks!

Has anyone ever had an instance of having to press the pause button to get Finale to play instead of using the play button? I've never had it happen, but a friend on Facebook is having that problem. He's running the latest Finale on a Windows 10 machine. He's also uninstalled and reinstalled Finale....

Hi Travis! What Bill said I think is correct, but I haven't updated to the latest Play version. They used to allow you to install a 32-bit version, but I haven't done any of that just because so many times when I've updated Play, something doesn't always work right and right now I can't afford to ha...

I just saw what you posted today so I downloaded your example and did a little checking. For one thing, you're never going to get a decent string sound using soft synths. If you switch to the built-in Garritan sounds, the strings will sound much better. That said, as Zuill mentioned, adding a slur w...

Thought I'd put a plug in here in case any of you use the East/West libraries with Finale. EastWest recently updated their Play software. Unfortunately, if you do the update, the play_VST_x64.dll in your family VST folder is still going to be the older version, which makes the libraries completely u...

Well, I don't post that often, but I found your problem intriguing. So, I tried a few things that didn't work. Finally, I just tried relaying out the number of measures per system and measure 98 showed back up. So here you go!

Cheers!

Gary

I've tried to find posts referring to this issue but my search didn't show any. I've had it in more than one version of Finale though, 25 and 2014 for certain, and possibly already in 2012, I can't recall exactly. The issue is that I constantly have to click three times on subtools in Smart Shapes ...

Hey Art! I haven't been on here for a while. Well, I guess I haven't contributed anything for a bit. I found a subito P in the Dynamics section in Expression. If you can't find it I can send it to you. I tried to attach the library file here, but it won't let me. PM me and I can send you my email ad...

I have not had the chance to try out Dorico. I guess the biggest thing for me with trying out any other engraving software is one word: time. It takes "time" to learn and that's just something I don't have a lot of when it comes to learning new engraving software. I've been using Finale since the ea...

I opened your file and entered notes but I wasn't able to duplicate your spacing issues. Strange. I'm on my laptop, so when I get a chance I'll try it on my desktop and see if I get the same problem you do.

Well, it's been a while since I've posted anywhere except at Northern Sounds. But I'm here! Though I seldom posted on the original forum, I was there every day, reading up on all info shared by all the users. However, I think I'll be more active here.

Hey Ron! Glad to see you here!

Gary