Finale Forum

Thank you so much for your reply! How did you know which slot it was? I'm assuming this isn't the first time this sort of thing will come up, and I'd like to be able to figure out which slot corresponds to which notehead. Is there a document with all the noteheads to slots listed?

Hey all, I need to change a "notehead" (fret number) to an x in some guitar tablature to indicate a muted string strike. The tablature font is set to Arial which I love because it's clear and easy to read, but when I use the special tools to change the notehead, Finale only shows Arial glyphs. I was...

Finale.instruments is an SQLite database. There are Firefox plug-ins that can read and write SQLite databases. HOLY CRAP! This is awesome! I agree with your earlier post that making edits could be sketchy. I'll take a look at this and in the event I decide to try messing with anything, I'll test it...

zuill wrote:The format introduced in Finale 2012 uses a file called Finale.Instruments. As far as I know, it's not editable.
Zuill

Crap. I took a look at the file with all the various resources I have and nothing made it look obviously editable. This one might be a lost cause

Is there a way to save custom edits to an extant instrument or add a new one to the instrument list? I can go into the 'score manager' to change the full and abbreviated name of instruments (or create new ones), the default clef, the MIDI sound patch, and the transposition, but I'd like to save this...