Finale Forum

motet, this was exactly the ticket, thank you for the suggestion! (Why didn't I think of that?) The file opens with the tempo and time signature data exactly as it should, so now I know where the problem is/isn't.

I need to do some editing of a score in Cakewalk to prepare an audio sample because EastWestSounds choir libraries tend to be only partly compatible with Finale. To accomplish this, I have been exporting the relevant tracks as MIDI files and importing them into Cakewalk. BUT - no matter what I try, ...

I received a reply from MakeMusic on this issue, which I will post for others whose snare drums also refuse to roll! The bottom line: be wary of the Change Instrument utility, which MakeMusic admits is buggy. Here's the response. The workaround is to use the main staff for notation only, and set up ...

One additional piece of information:

This is the percussion map in use: When I watch the instrument being played in VST Viewer, Finale is trying to play the rolls at midi note 72, not 61 as it should!

In version 26 (Windows 10), these things aren't playing nicely together! I have changed a percussion staff to Snare Drum (using Utilities-Change Instrument). Here are a few bars of it. I've selected the proper sound to be played back and indicated the roll to the player using the expected articulati...

I am working on an orchestra score and I need to have the bass drum part on one staff, snare on another, etc. (Unlike a band score, where bass/snare often share a page, I need a discrete "Percussion 1" part that has only what that player plays) I try to use the canned instruments Finale gives me, bu...

This post here viewtopic.php?t=16879 may be a similar issue?

I applied the roll by choosing it while hovering over the staff in Simple Entry until it showed "Castanet Roll." I think I solved it on my own but I'll post anyways because I'd love to read this is I were similarly stuck... I created a percussion map (see picture) and assigned it in ScoreManager. I ...

Running Finale 26.1.0.397 on Windows 10 (64-bit), 12 GB ram. I've created a staff for castanets, and set it up to play through VST/Aria Player. I've selected Percussion Toys, and verified that the staff is sending the correct MIDI notes to VST. I can hear the castanet basic tone when I set the prope...

OK, so I solved this one on my own. I'll share my workaround in case anyone else faces this. Here's what worked: I started with the 45-minute piece, which froze my computer trying to export. I made 5 copies of the file (one for each movement) and in each of these copies deleted the measures that bel...

I usually can export audio files straight from Finale 26 without issue. I'm working on a large orchestra score now, and whenever I try to export audio, this is what happens. 1. Finale loads the instruments (if I hadn't already loaded them for playback). I use VST. 2. Finale spends a few seconds proc...

Just resetting the preferences worked for me, so thank you for that. Of course, it dumped all the preferences I did want to keep... Thanks for the help!

Hi, thanks for getting back to me so quickly! I'm running os sierra 10.12.6. My screen resolution is the maximum allowed. I've tried restarting, but alas to no avail!

Hi, I'm running Finale26 on a Mac and I have this really annoying problem. Somehow I have "lost" the Page Setup dialog box. I select Page Setup from the menu, and nothing happens. Does anyone know where I can find it, and how to get it back? This happens on my Windows machine also, but that one is w...

Thanks for replying. Anyone had similar success with an i5 working on large orchestra pieces and Garritan?

Hi, I'll be upgrading to finale 26 soon when I purchase a new PC. I've read MakeMusic and Garritan's recommendation for system requirements, but I'd like to confirm. Beyond ordering 8gb ram and a solid-state hard drive, is there anything else I should ask for? Is there an appreciable difference in p...