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by Bill Reed
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:12 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Windows 10 Home or Pro?
Replies: 6
Views: 268

Re: Windows 10 Home or Pro?

What sort of headache? Shouldn't make a difference
by Bill Reed
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Arturia VST's not showing up on plugIn list
Replies: 6
Views: 302

Re: Arturia VST's not showing up on plugIn list

Finale is 64bit; you don't need jBridge. The problem is likely that you're trying to use a VST3 plugin. Finale doesn't support that format. It only works with VST2 plugins
by Bill Reed
Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Kontakt 7 not loading in Finale (Mac)
Replies: 4
Views: 1384

Re: Kontakt 7 not loading in Finale (Mac)

Kontakt 7 is only available in the newer plugin format (VST3), which is not yet supported by Finale (or Sibelius). It's unknown when or if Make Music will include this. I'm not a MAC person, so don't know if using an AU format will help.
by Bill Reed
Wed Aug 09, 2023 12:24 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Hollywood Choirs w/Finale
Replies: 7
Views: 3053

Re: Hollywood Choirs w/Finale

It doesn't interface at all with Finale's lyrics. Ditto for any other notation program
by Bill Reed
Sat Jun 17, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Can someone recommend a plug-in for additional sounds?
Replies: 11
Views: 8152

Re: Can someone recommend a plug-in for additional sounds?

Just turn HP off to compare. Then you'll see if that's the source of the issue
by Bill Reed
Wed May 24, 2023 1:15 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: VST 3 update
Replies: 2
Views: 630

Re: VST 3 update

I don't think many people here find this surprising :) Sibelius doesn't have VST3 support either, even with Avid behind it. One thing you can be sure is that it won't be added to v27 as an update. In the meantime there are some workarounds. -You can use an intermediate host program like Vienna Ensem...
by Bill Reed
Wed May 10, 2023 2:04 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Noteperformer 4 released
Replies: 7
Views: 7348

Re: Noteperformer 4 released

Interesting that there's almost 600 posts about NP4 on the Dorico forum, and not a peep here...
by Bill Reed
Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Mini Pcs
Replies: 3
Views: 588

Re: Mini Pcs

Intel makes a whole range on mini computers (NUCs), which can be configured with what ever CPU and RAM you need. It's t just the little box, so you use whatever screen you want. Here's a sample: https://www.newegg.com/intel-rnuc11pahi70001/p/N82E16856102275?Description=NUC&cm_re=NUC-_-56-102-275-_-P...
by Bill Reed
Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Hiding All Keyswitches - A Global Search and Hide?
Replies: 4
Views: 624

Re: Hiding All Keyswitches - A Global Search and Hide?

Instead of adding notes for keyswitches, you can create non-printing expressions that send keyswitches, controllers, etc.
by Bill Reed
Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:38 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Finding/Downloading/Importing other sound libraries
Replies: 3
Views: 1482

Re: Finding/Downloading/Importing other sound libraries

1) Yes

2) The number available sound libraries is vast, and they range in price from free to thousands of dollars. What are you looking for specifically and what is your budget?

3) What is EDM?
by Bill Reed
Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:08 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale 25 & Windows 11?
Replies: 5
Views: 1060

Re: Finale 25 & Windows 11?

No problems with Fin25 and Win11 here...
by Bill Reed
Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:04 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: VST plug-in missing
Replies: 4
Views: 855

Re: VST plug-in missing

If you open Native Access, and go to Preferences, you will see where the VST 64 dll was installed. In Finale, go to the Audi/MIDI menu, Device Setup, and choose Manage VST Plug-in Directories There you want to Add the directory path you found in Native Access Then again go to Audi/MIDI menu, Device ...
by Bill Reed
Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:12 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: VSL Prime
Replies: 2
Views: 1512

Re: VSL Prime

The HP Preference are available through the Vienna Assistant / Additionals or here:

https://www.vsl.co.at/en/MyVSL/MyDownloads - Notation Related
by Bill Reed
Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:52 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: VSL Prime
Replies: 2
Views: 1512

VSL Prime

Just an FYI that VSL has released HP Preference for their Synchron Prime orchestral library (which is on sale).
by Bill Reed
Sat Sep 03, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Question about Kontact, sample libraries
Replies: 4
Views: 8969

Re: Question about Kontact, sample libraries

Kontakt is on sale for half price right now, so if that's the direction you want to go it's a good time. I don't know anything about Nick Loretta. XSample is something to consider for chamber work, especially if you veer towards 21st musical forms. It comes with Human Playback setting for Finale. If...
by Bill Reed
Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:23 pm
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Question about Kontact, sample libraries
Replies: 4
Views: 8969

Re: Question about Kontact, sample libraries

Many sample libraries use Kontakt as a player. Kontakt is more than a player, but for this purpose "player" is enough. There's also a "player only" version of Kontakt (which is free), used by some. Other companies have created their own players. This would be EW, VSL,Orchestral Tools and Spitfire. W...
by Bill Reed
Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: MakeMusic to support select JW plug-ins
Replies: 22
Views: 2974

Re: MakeMusic to support select JW plug-ins

Then they'd actually have to do some development work, instead of just taking credit for Jari's work
by Bill Reed
Fri Jun 17, 2022 9:22 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale AND Dorico (maybe MuseScore, Notion Sibelius, etc. also)
Replies: 83
Views: 31494

Re: Finale AND Dorico (maybe MuseScore, Notion Sibelius, etc. also)

I wish he'd get the Overture update out first. We've been waiting for a LONG time
by Bill Reed
Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:38 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Flute "extended techniques" sounds?
Replies: 2
Views: 1763

Re: Flute "extended techniques" sounds?

I'm sure the Noteperformer documentation lists all the available articulations.
by Bill Reed
Tue Apr 12, 2022 4:47 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: NotePerformer
Replies: 9
Views: 2060

Re: NotePerformer

Why are you running Reassign Playback Sounds ?