Finale Forum

Mac Pro 10.9 Mavericks Finale 2014 I have an issue of playback freezing on the first note. No sound. Not in AU or Midi. When I launch finale I get the error "Audio Engine failed to load - Error 7" it says to restart. I've tried a lot of suggested solutions posted from MakeMusic. Nothing works. So, i...

I need the mini time signatures to change the timing. Can an expression alter the beats per measure? I'm looking to just make the signatures smaller with in the work. It is an irregular Hymn that I am setting and I don't care for all the regular sized TS all over the place. -joe

How do I resize the time signatures in the middle of the score independently of the time signature at the beginning of the work? Kind of like I need to put a reminder time signature in the middle. -Joe Finale 2011 on Mac

This is an ongoing issue. Does anybody know if Finale 2011 has made this problem easier to resolve?

Anybody to help with this issue, You'll save 20 Music Engravers a lot of headache and mouseclicks. We are setting a Shaped Note Hymnal, and can't possibly waste time on a flipping every fa that is wrong. Someone please help, write a script, or plug-in.

Here are the pictures showing the incorrect fa

the 1854 example on wikipedia is the correct behavior. Finale puts the stem on the pointed side of the Fa when it is to be a down stem note. The Wiki example always has the vertical side of the Fa notehead toward the primary direction of the stem. When you have voice 2 or layer 2 singing the fa in u...

I've also tried to make staff specific use of the font characters with staff styles/attributes. That helps most of the "Fa" issues. But "fa" can be anywhere on the staff and the stems can go any which way depending on voice that is to be singing that part. Is there anyway to link the shape to the st...

I'm Upgraded to Finale 2010 on my mac now. This issue is still here for Shaped notation. Would someone one please help or point me to a solution?

The export to Mp3 option is not available in Finale 2010 on my Mac. where is it?

yeah, I'm on a mac. with 2010 finale. There is no option for Mp3. How do I save an Mp3 from finale?

I am using Finale 2007r2 on Mac and the entry tool cursor is showing a Dal Segno for the "notehead" part of the cursor... How can I fix this?

The vertical side of a Fa should be with the stem side. The horizontal should always be at the top when the right side is vertical. The horizontal should always be at the bottom when the left side is vertical. When two parts share the same FA the thick (vertical) side should be at the right when the...

There are several custom fonts for shaped notation, Tamburo, Maestro, Extnoteshapes, Shaped Notes, Petrucci. etc. As for the templates I use variations of the Shaped note Hymnal. All these fonts and templates have the Fa problem. I am quite familiar with the special tool you described. I also use th...

I am using Finale 2006 Mac. I have been an engraver for 6 years now and still am stumped by the shaped notehead for the FA (or the 4th) Is there a way to make the note headflip from left to right depending on the stem direction so that the wide part of FA is always on the stem side? I use Maestro pe...