Finale Forum

Twice now, with different files, Finale 25.2 has crashed immediately after I export a file to audio (File > Export > Audio File). The audio export does finish, and it sounds complete and OK, but Finale crashes immediately after the export completes. Anyone else experience this problem?

I don't use audio export, but the Finale crashes I experience are often associated with playback.

I don't use audio export, but the Finale crashes I experience are often associated with playback.

Then to create an audio file, do you play a file back and capture it in Audacity? Just curious.

No, I only use playback to check for errors.

The crashes seem to occur when playback finishes, but I've never really discerned a pattern.

I exported to audio again this afternoon, and this time I deleted the Finale temp files in my designated folder before exporting, and Finale did not crash. I wonder if that's the key, at least for my setup.

Well, so much for that. I deleted the temp files and exported again, and Finale crashed again immediately after the export completed.

Maybe submit the file to them.

Maybe submit the file to them.

Yeah, I think I'll do that. The problem, though, doesn't happen with every export to audio, and I can't identify anything that precipitates the crash.

1. I assume this is with VST (Aria Player).

2. What is the Audio Driver?

3. Have you experimented with recreating preferences (both files) after saving a backup?

Zuill

Yes, this is with VST (Aria player).

Audio driver is DirectSound.

No, I haven't experimented with recreating preferences. Do you mean deleting FINALE.INI and FINMIDI.INI files (after backing them up)?

Yes. Sometimes corruption there can cause issues. I would try the MIDI.ini file first. If that works, it will minimize issues. Do you have a MIDI keyboard hooked up to your computer?

Zuill

I would try the MIDI.ini file first. If that works, it will minimize issues.

OK, I'll try that. Thanks, Zuill.
I don't have a midi keyboard hooked up.

When I said minimize issues, I meant having to redo preferences saved in the main file, which generally takes longer to customize. I guess I wasn't too clear. Anyway, let us know what happens.

Zuill

I renamed and then removed finmidi.ini from its usual place, and I've exported several files to audio without Finale crashing. So far, so good.