Finale Forum

Whatever the reason for the sounds no longer loading up and playing when I open the file (even the little window that shows that happening doesn't open), how do I get it to do that again? It's like the computer is just skipping that step when the file opens.

Thank you, Peter and Michel. I don't think I understand Linked Parts. If they are "inside the score," then they are just "the score," no? Or is it just that linking them will allow you to extract them as a group? That much makes sense. And "if you edit the score, it edits the part" makes sense if th...

Finale 26. MacBook Pro. I don't remember which OS anymore. This machine started with Sierra (I think) and has been getting overnight updates automatically when they are released (at least it is supposed to be), so I don't know what it's up to. I think extracting parts is not the cause of the problem...

Thank you! I'll try that. I was reading about Linked Parts but didn't understand it the way you described it. I thought it just meant that edits made in parts would also edit the score accordingly (which apparently doesn't happen). I think this is Finale 26, purchased in 2018, I think.

Hello, all! It seems that if I export a musx file into a pdf, and naturally I now have both the pdf and the original musx file saved as two separate documents, the Garritan sounds no longer load up when I open the musx file. Therefore, the cursor runs when I click the Play button, but there is no so...

I want to extract the 11 drum/percussion parts together from a 28-part marching band score to create a Percussion score. Is that possible? How? Thanks!!