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by BuonTempi
Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:00 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Contra Bass or Double Bass?
Replies: 44
Views: 9786

Re: Contra Bass or Double Bass?

Anyone mentioned "bass viol", the granddaddy of them all? Also, Violone, and bass violin, although bass violin doesn't seem correct since I don't think the contrabass is part of the violin family. I always think it's funny that "Violoncello" means "Little Violone", and of course Violone mean "Big V...
by BuonTempi
Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: version for Apple silicon?
Replies: 11
Views: 2717

Re: version for Apple silicon?

I'm more than a little dismayed to find that the OS plunked the app in the Trash for me saying "Finale.app is damaged and can't be opened." I had the same error when I migrated the contents of my old Mac onto my new one (including Finale). The OS will render an app 'damaged' if it is modified in an...
by BuonTempi
Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:46 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Error Notice
Replies: 9
Views: 2639

Re: Error Notice

So the problem is with the iPhone (!) and Continuity Camera, whatever that is. It's basically using your iPhone as a webcam for your Mac. Here's MM's support page about the problem: https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/10852042413207 Ironically, I don't have an option for CC in my Settin...
by BuonTempi
Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: New Mac OS
Replies: 5
Views: 2030

Re: New Mac OS

MM's statement is here, though it was last updated in December.

https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... n-Products
by BuonTempi
Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: from Finale to Logic Pro X
Replies: 4
Views: 2415

Re: from Finale to Logic Pro X

About the only thing I can contribute is that Logic can import MusicXML, as well as MIDI; and you may find that one provides more useful/complete data than the other.
by BuonTempi
Sun Aug 13, 2023 8:05 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: favorite font for lyrics
Replies: 5
Views: 2834

Re: favorite font for lyrics

The two main factors are: legibility at small sizes, and a relatively narrow width, to avoid the syllables affecting the note spacing. And, of course, it has to match (or complement) the font styles of your other text elements -- expressions, tempi, and "page furniture". Serif fonts are usually cons...
by BuonTempi
Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:51 am
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Where does one buy older versions of finale?
Replies: 13
Views: 7046

Re: Where does one buy older versions of finale?

My mistake, I meant that I am running on Sierra, 10.12.6 and I can't upgrade to a newer OSX because my computer is too old. System requirements state that V27 only works with 10.14 and newer. It is possible to install newer OS versions than supported, using third-party fixes. https://dortania.githu...
by BuonTempi
Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Where does one buy older versions of finale?
Replies: 13
Views: 7046

Re: Where does one buy older versions of finale?

Once a new version is released, they don't sell older versions on the site. It's always been this way, and I've never understood why. It's hard to justify selling something that you're not 'supporting', in terms of meaningful bug fixes and compatibility updates. And updating two version of Finale i...
by BuonTempi
Wed Aug 09, 2023 10:31 am
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Where does one buy older versions of finale?
Replies: 13
Views: 7046

Re: Where does one buy older versions of finale?

I have a mac that can't upgrade past osx 12.6, so it seems I cannot buy finale V27 which is osx 14 or later. You are confusing OS 10.14 (Mojave) with OS 14 (which is not released yet!!). MakeMusic's system requirements state that Finale 27.3 will run on Mojave (10.14), Catalina (10.15), Big Sur (11...
by BuonTempi
Fri Aug 04, 2023 10:41 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Stuck with unwanted Bold Italic Text Blocks
Replies: 39
Views: 7801

Re: Stuck with unwanted Bold Italic Text Blocks

Since Time New Roman is possibly the most-used font and presuming that the problem occurs for every Mac user of Finale 27, why haven't there been more complaints about it? Why doesn't MakeMusic provide better information about it and how to fix it? Why haven't they fixed it after all this time? Wha...
by BuonTempi
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Stuck with unwanted Bold Italic Text Blocks
Replies: 39
Views: 7801

Re: Stuck with unwanted Bold Italic Text Blocks

There's a lot of confused and confusing** information in that ZenDesk thread, and the link (which also includes Facebook tracking data) is dead. Everyone with this problem should let MM know that it needs fixed. Times is one of several fonts that for some reason, Apple has declared 'legacy': meaning...
by BuonTempi
Sat Jul 29, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Hollywood Choirs w/Finale
Replies: 7
Views: 3048

Re: Hollywood Choirs w/Finale

It works well enough with Dorico, so it might work with Finale.

You have to type the syllables into the VST itself (and it has its own phoneme system). Then it just sounds each syllable to whatever MIDI notes come in. So playback always has to start from the beginning.
by BuonTempi
Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:10 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Musescore the answer?
Replies: 36
Views: 7762

Re: Musescore the answer?

Since I'm dealing with big pieces, I've put a lot of time into customizing it for efficiency. With the aid of a third-party program called Bome's MIDI translator, I'm able to enter most everything note-wise without moving my hands from the MIDI keyboard. The lowest octave is for rhythm and a few ot...
by BuonTempi
Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Musescore the answer?
Replies: 36
Views: 7762

Re: Musescore the answer?

One of my big issues with Musescore was with how it fills the measure with constantly changing rests, as you enter your notes. Thank you, but I know how many beats I’m using. I don’t need the help. And I couldn’t find a way to turn it off. Even Finale will fill the bar with the correct rests automa...
by BuonTempi
Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:04 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Musescore the answer?
Replies: 36
Views: 7762

Re: Musescore the answer?

I have pain stakingly gone through most of my scores from the beginning of time and updated them to 27.3. I have made a PDF of each. I have made an XML of each one which brings me to this thread. I have always kept a PDF of every completed score in Finale. There have been a variety of issues over t...
by BuonTempi
Wed Jul 19, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: last breath
Replies: 76
Views: 573645

Re: last breath

I tend to disagree. Finale, as is, runs pretty darn well for me and what I do. I think I am pretty typical in the way most folks use it. "It can't be like that for others because it's not like that for me" is a logical fallacy, at best. People have been complaining for decades about bugs in core Fi...
by BuonTempi
Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:24 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: last breath
Replies: 76
Views: 573645

Re: last breath

On top of the general lack of support, there is the question of what and when the next release will be. There doesn't seem to be much of a pattern recently, but it's been 199 days since 27.3 was released. If they follow v26, then 3 releases is it. If MM are going for a 2-year release strategy, Final...
by BuonTempi
Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Finale no longer recognising Edirol MIDI input
Replies: 3
Views: 7372

Re: Finale no longer recognising Edirol MIDI input

Make sure that the Speedy Entry menu is configured to use the MIDI device!
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If it's working in Cubase, then it's certainly just a Finale settings issue.
by BuonTempi
Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: importing mxl files from cpdl
Replies: 6
Views: 1683

Re: importing mxl files from cpdl

Thanks. CPDL used to offer finale and Sibelius files but they now changed to mxl which is troublesome to say the least! It's up to the person who uploads their editions what formats they choose to supply. I'm not aware of any policy change. There's no reason why MusicXML files should necessarily be...
by BuonTempi
Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Trill extension (feedback requested...)
Replies: 9
Views: 1037

Re: Trill extension (feedback requested...)

The wavy line should align with the body height of the tr symbol, so I'd suggest that No. 2 is what you should aim for.
by BuonTempi
Wed Jul 12, 2023 3:08 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: last breath
Replies: 76
Views: 573645

Re: last breath

Finale 27.3 is the best Finale ever. Oh, come now. On what possible criteria do you judge that? Apart from the fact that it's simply the summation of all previous versions. It has a paltry number of bug fixes from the previous version; and as others have said, old documents still aren't handled wel...
by BuonTempi
Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: last breath
Replies: 76
Views: 573645

Re: last breath

A full list of the bug fixes is here: https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/FinaleMac/Content/Finale/Fixes_in_Finale.htm Interface changes are here: https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/FinaleMac/Content/Finale/Interface_Changes.htm and new features (and improvements) are here: https://usermanuals.fina...
by BuonTempi
Sun Jul 09, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: importing mxl files from cpdl
Replies: 6
Views: 1683

Re: importing mxl files from cpdl

CPDL documents are often full of mistakes, in both music and layout, whatever format they are in. I swear it must take people more time and effort to produce some of the awful scores there, than it would to make a half-decent one. You will often find several formats -- usually the notation app's fil...
by BuonTempi
Fri Jul 07, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: last breath
Replies: 76
Views: 573645

Re: last breath

Try zip? I imagine a similar thing to Avid/Sibelius happened when MM moved to Boulder -- a lot of the people who know the insides of the product, and how it works have since left. Mark Adler, Mark Johnson, etc, etc. Here's a review of Finale version 2. Review by Joseph Rothstein: Computer Music Jour...
by BuonTempi
Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: last breath
Replies: 76
Views: 573645

Re: last breath

When the core Sibelius team left for Steinberg, not agreeing with AVID's policy, the newly arrived Dorico stimulated Sibelius to improve The Sibelius team were sacked by Avid -- they didn't leave because of disagreement. That 'cost-cutting exercise" has back-fired massively for Avid. I found very i...