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by gogreen
Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:38 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: ARIA engine update (un)available
Replies: 12
Views: 7875

Re: ARIA engine update (un)available

BuonTempi wrote:
Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:00 am
Yes, it all works fine on Catalina and Mojave. The installer updates the engine and the player, so there should be no problems.
Thanks. Good to know.
by gogreen
Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:15 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: ARIA engine update (un)available
Replies: 12
Views: 7875

Re: ARIA engine update (un)available

Thanks, BuonTempi. Did you install the updated engine? Does everything still work OK?

I downloaded the package, but until I upgrade to Catalina and Finale 26, I'm very leery about installing it.
by gogreen
Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:12 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Hold off on Catalina?
Replies: 17
Views: 8487

Re: Hold off on Catalina?

You could downgrade from Catalina to Mojave. I did that on my MacBook Air, but not because of Finale (it was another issue). After the downgrade, I re-installed Finale 25.5, GPO5, and COMB2. All that took forever, but Finale is working again.
by gogreen
Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:12 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: ARIA engine update (un)available
Replies: 12
Views: 7875

Re: ARIA engine update (un)available

Is there a different download for Mac?
by gogreen
Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:09 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Hold off on Catalina?
Replies: 17
Views: 8487

Re: Hold off on Catalina?

I'm aware of the hold-off-on-updating caveat. Still, can anyone confirm that Finale and Garritan sound libraries (and the Aria player) work in Catalina?
by gogreen
Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:38 am
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: ARIA engine update (un)available
Replies: 12
Views: 7875

Re: ARIA engine update (un)available

Why can't I download the update? I was allowed to install the latest player update, which is set to work in 64-bits mode, so what's the problem?
Jay, have you created a ticket with MM with these questions? I have the same problem.
by gogreen
Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:02 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Next Mac OS and Finale?
Replies: 8
Views: 2931

Re: Next Mac OS and Finale?

I'll continue to use Sierra, where my Finale setup works every day.
My thoughts exactly.
by gogreen
Sun Sep 29, 2019 2:43 am
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: Piano composers, unite!
Replies: 22
Views: 31515

Re: Piano composers, unite!

Ewe said it!
by gogreen
Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:07 pm
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: Piano composers, unite!
Replies: 22
Views: 31515

Re: Piano composers, unite!

I live surrounded by sheep but none have ever made me think of pedal markings…
Does that mean that some of the music you hear is baaaaaaaad?

Sorry. I couldn't help myself on this one.
by gogreen
Fri Sep 27, 2019 2:50 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: When one in four isn't good enough
Replies: 18
Views: 5392

Re: When one in four isn't good enough

I can confirm that on a Mac hairpins do not seems able to be drawn over system breaks in page view. Also my experience. I work most comfortably in page view, so when I see hairpins that don't draw over a system break, I enter scroll view, move the hairpins around a bit, and realign them. That works...
by gogreen
Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:13 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Can anyone explain this? Phantom Apple logo
Replies: 7
Views: 3124

Re: Can anyone explain this? Phantom Apple logo

MakeMusic has never explained why they did this nor why it’s Mac only. Neither have they acknowledged it as a bug though we’ve been complaining for 2 1/2 years. I've complained about this to MM. I have a Brother MFC-L2740DW printer. A customer rep and I went through a myriad of experiments and test...
by gogreen
Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:55 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Help with multiple movements in the same file
Replies: 2
Views: 1458

Re: Help with multiple movements in the same file

Ah, score merger. I forgot about that. I'll try that and see what happens. Thanks, motet.
by gogreen
Mon Apr 08, 2019 6:15 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Help with multiple movements in the same file
Replies: 2
Views: 1458

Help with multiple movements in the same file

I want to combine three string orchestra works into a single three-movement piece. I've seen instructions on how to do this in the old Finale forum (Motet from July 1, 2010) and, more recently, from Peter Thomsen on how to title a multi-movement work in one file. What's the best way to bring in the ...
by gogreen
Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:23 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Stay open or shut it down?
Replies: 6
Views: 2550

Re: Stay open or shut it down?

I also shut down every night and when I leave the house. FWIW. My understanding is that running a Mac every now and then in safe mode is beneficial because safe mode on a Mac clears various caches that aren't ordinarily cleared. I don't know which caches safe mode clears. But when I run my iMac in s...
by gogreen
Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:53 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Looking for in-person help
Replies: 8
Views: 3138

Re: Looking for in-person help

How many parts, or groups of parts, are in your fiddle tunes? If you could post a problem piece, I bet the experts here (of which I am not one) could find a solution. Have you tried setting up each part in its own Aria instance? You can adjust the overall volume of each part better this way. You cou...
by gogreen
Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:15 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Percussion Sustain Notation
Replies: 4
Views: 2628

Re: Percussion Sustain Notation

I do this one of two ways in my scores and parts. First, for suspended cymbal and crash cymbals, as part of the instrument names in the score and parts, I just call them "Crash Cymbals (let ring)," and "Suspended Cymbal (let ring)." These indications assume that the "let ring" applies to all places ...
by gogreen
Wed Mar 13, 2019 12:58 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: folder for TGTools file?
Replies: 4
Views: 1842

Re: folder for TGTools file?

In Mac OS X, the default location for plug-ins is here: [Volume name] > Library > Application Support > MakeMusic > Finale > Plug-ins.

You can find Finale file locations by clicking Finale (upper left) > Preferences > Folders.
by gogreen
Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:12 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: GPO5 and v25 help
Replies: 4
Views: 2526

Re: GPO5 and v25 help

2. For strings, I notice a gap between notes when they're not slurred together, that is, there's not a smooth transition between notes. I tried increasing the "release" in the Aria player, but then when I want to do shorter or staccato notes the increased release negates the shortness. How do I get...
by gogreen
Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:12 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Remove "TAB" in multimeasure rests
Replies: 6
Views: 3311

Re: Remove "TAB" in multimeasure rests

Do any other files have this switch? If not, somehow this file introduced something that swapped them. Did you load any libraries or copy anything with shapes into this file? Other files that I've checked don't have the switched shapes. I don't recall whether or not I added something to this file o...
by gogreen
Fri Mar 01, 2019 4:50 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Remove "TAB" in multimeasure rests
Replies: 6
Views: 3311

Re: Remove "TAB" in multimeasure rests

I went into Document Options > Multimeasure Rests and changed the shape. That solved the problem. Thanks, N and Zuill. The odd thing is that in my documents without this problem, the "standard" multimeasure shape was automatically selected as shape 1 and the tab shape was #2. In the problem document...
by gogreen
Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:16 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Remove "TAB" in multimeasure rests
Replies: 6
Views: 3311

Remove "TAB" in multimeasure rests

I've never seen this before. I suddenly have "TAB" text in multimeasure rests in parts. I've never used any kind of tablature notation. I've tried to break multimeasure rests and create them again, but that didn't work. I see no setting in multimeasure rest options for this, either. How do I remove ...
by gogreen
Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:03 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Dynamic ignored in repeated section on repeat
Replies: 2
Views: 1620

Re: Dynamic ignored in repeated section on repeat

Thanks, Zuill. I've unchecked some items I've checked, but the problem is still there. Maybe it's something that's not checked that needs to be checked... I'll continue testing.
by gogreen
Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:05 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Dynamic ignored in repeated section on repeat
Replies: 2
Views: 1620

Dynamic ignored in repeated section on repeat

I've created a repeated section in a concert band score with first and second endings. The repeated section begins at a piano dynamic level with the first ending at forte. On the repeat, Finale ignores the initial piano level and plays it at forte. Finale does play back the other dynamics in the rep...
by gogreen
Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:13 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Import WAV file into GPO5 and the Aria player in Mac
Replies: 6
Views: 2802

Re: Import WAV file into GPO5 and the Aria player in Mac

EUREKA ! I solved the problem. The pitch of the sound plays back higher or lower, as do other pitched notes on the staff. I had placed this sound on the middle line of a staff with a G clef. I moved the "note" to the first-line E, and it sounded normal. Later I'll get around to changing to the perc...
by gogreen
Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:51 pm
Forum: Playback Issues
Topic: Import WAV file into GPO5 and the Aria player in Mac
Replies: 6
Views: 2802

Re: Import WAV file into GPO5 and the Aria player in Mac

Thanks, Zuill. My sample rate is set at 96000. I've tried it at the other choices--no change.