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Soli, I have found inconsistent playback of rolled chords in different scores. Two thoughts. 1. It may have something to do with which staff the roll originates on. Did you apply it on the top staff and drag it down or vice versa? 2. A roll that starts on the first measure of a piece has no leading ...

manricksmusic,

Go to NP's website, scroll down to the bottom, and file a Technical Support message.

Arnie Wallender is very good about attending to unforeseen problems personally.

Cheers,
Jer

What kind of files can one share on this thread?

Why is there a commercial on this site?

I would worry about it, as it affects the correct look of a score.

Have you contacted Finale Support directly?

To toggle mute and unmute for all the instruments, press the M above the Mute column in the Score Manager. Ditto with the S in the Solo column.

I find it easier to solo the instruments I do want to play than to mute the ones I don't want.

Cheers,
Jer

It sounds like you might have the instrument set to transpose in the Score Manager.

Make sure you chose "None."

It's optional.

∆9 (my preference)
Major9, major9
Maj9, maj9
M9

Definitely not maj7(add 9). That's unnecessarily long, and in the above examples 9 implies the 7.

Cheers,
Jer

I would like Finale to explain why it will not allow Perfect Layout to be programmed in a faster language.

Finale is handicapping its own users with this unreasonable policy.

I'm very late to this party, but I was browsing and want to correct something.

A dim7 chord is incredibly flexible, and can resolve either up or down, depending upon the context.

This is a common progression in traditional standards: Em7 Ebo7 Dm7 G7 C6.

As well as: C6 C#o7 Dm7 G7 C6.

Cheers,
Jer

Thanks, Miker.

I've been doing the latter: Saving the altered library, loading into the other documents, transferring the contents to each of the categories in the default libraries, and then deleting the empty new categories.

Cheers,
Jer

I've modified the dynamic expressions in a music document and saved them to the Expressions Library in the Maestro font. When I open that library in a new document, instead of replacing the existing default library it adds all the expression categories to the end of the list of default expressions. ...

I wonder if this sale is to dispose of old stock, and a harbinger of Finale 27.

Does Finale accumulate backup files forever?

Is there a way to automatically delete backup files after a certain time period, or does one have to go into the folder and delete them manually?

Cheers,
Jer

motet,

That dialogue box does not function properly. It has no effect on playback of the individual layers.

I've notified MakeMusic of this to no avail.

Cheers,
Jer

The problem with using the Utilities Menu for Change Instrument is that you then have to create a separate Text Expression to put in the score. I just create a Text Expression and in Playback I assign the channel that the new instrument is on. One step. Using different layers of the same staff doesn...

I know how to notate for harp in order to achieve proper playback. My problem is that playback is inconsistent. In an orchestral score some of the harp notations play back correctly and others don't. It seems to be either a context or a corrupt measure issue. In some measures the harp will not play ...

Okay, problem #1 solved. The default on glissandos for some reason is to hold the first note for its full duration and then initiate the gliss for the duration of the second note. Stupid default, but easy to fix. Go to Human Playback, either from HP Preferences in the Playback Controls pallet or fro...

I have the same problem. The glis doesn't start until the first note plays all the way through. I don't want to have to create a new expression each glis in my score.

Elessar wrote:I think mine is 3 something GHz, its an intel quadcore

It sounds like your computer is more than fast enough.

You should contact Finale support. They're pretty prompt about answering.

Chords must be attached to notes and real rests. When one tries to create or copy a chord to a Default Whole Rest, Finale does nothing. The program should assume that you know what you're doing, automatically convert the Default Whole Rest to a Real Whole Rest, and allow the chord to be entered. Whe...

Many thanks, Peter, for your suggestions. I'm fairly certain that Noteworthy cannot export to musicXML files. However, your alternative seems to me rather long winded. Is there no simple way using MIDI files. Some years back, I was able to export to and import from Personal Composer using MIDI file...

My apologies if this is in the wrong section, but I really need to know the answer to this as soon as possible. I purchased Finale 2009 several weeks ago, but ironically didn't have time to use it until ten minutes ago. It is ridiculously slow in inputting notes, beginning playback, and stopping pl...

The last notes of my Finale files always cut off abruptly at the end of playback. Is there a way to soften the endings of final notes?

Jeez, Kurt, don't you get it?

If the Finale user manual index were more complete and the manual itself covered all the issues, what need would there be for this forum? Coda built the flaws into the manual to promote a sense of community ...