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Yes: there are no "keyboards for Finale" -- any MIDI keyboard should work. The OS will identify the hardware and make it available to every app.

I'd be very surprised if Finale did anything with GPUs directly, in any way at all. Is it only loading the app that takes a long time? Nothing else, like note input? Anecdotally, issues on Windows seem to involve having thousands of third-party VST plug-ins; or problems with configuring audio drivers.

The message varies but is usually "McAfee Virus Alert" or "Someone Is Trying to Download Files From Your Computer". The System Preferences "Gear Icon" also appears on this message flag. There are two options: either this is genuine McAfee software, which you've installed, giving you a genuine warni...

Whatever the question, the answer is always "More plug-ins!".

Opening on old document from before the Articulations change in F26, I get the alert, asking if I want to update the articulations, or not. If I say "No", I get: Screenshot 6.png So far, so good. But if I say "Yes", I get: Screenshot 11.png Every note in the chord gets a staccato. If I delete the ar...

Hats off the MM for the fast fix. That is a nice change. And I really appreciate the lyric slur improvement that came with 27.4. More of that, please, MM! 8) Finale 26.2 and 26.3 both had "hot fixes", coming out shortly after the initial release, because of stuff that the updates broke. But you're ...

ebiggs1 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:29 pm

It is really odd that folks are seeing strange issues with 27.4.

There's just no explanation for all these problems that people keep having with Finale.

I'm still seeing the "Error No 7" audio engine alerts, FWIW.

Are you using a MIDI keyboard? If not, is "Use MIDI Device for Input" DE-selected in the Speedy Entry menu? Took me years to figure that out, so I never got the hang of Speedy Entry. :lol: :roll: Despite the fact that Finale supposedly became auto-aware of MIDI devices over a decade ago, it still ke...

I tend to organize things more by projects, which often means that I mix file types, including plain text files. I'm sure this is because of my Linux/Unix background and being accustomed to defining exactly where I want to put things myself. Yes, most people probably organize work by project -- and...

My main question is this: Does Finale install user-level stuff by default in some subdirectory of $HOME/Music? No. You can see (and set) all the locations that Finale uses in Settings > Folders . Finale uses ~/Documents/Finale Files for backups, autosaves and the default save location. Logic does, ...

PDF versions are a superset of functions. In other words, if you use particular features that were introduced in that version, that's the version of the file. For example, if your file has transparency, then it has to be PDF 1.4 or later. If you use AES encryption, it will be v1.6. The data is usual...

It's very weird that Finale 26 should "seek out and destroy" fonts which, at the time it was created, are nothing to do with Finale 26. They're not new versions of Maestro, Engraver, Jazz -- they are new, different fonts with new, different names. Hopefully, it's not deleting fonts that are just "na...

mmike wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:09 am

But nowhere do I see this supposedly new button for RGB/true black, etc.

That's listed as a "Mac only" bug fix.

miker wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:48 pm

It went right in for me.

Ooh errr, Missus.

bw00ds wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:21 pm

I installed the upgrade and now there is only a bunch of squares instead of note heads, clefs--anything that is supposed to look like music.

That sounds like a font issue. Have you restarted?

https://www.finalemusic.com/blog/finale-v27-4-is-here/ Bug Fixes for Mac and Windows Devices: Copyable staff styles are now copied to parts when copy and pasting in the score. Back ending brackets and repeat text endings are now added to the score and parts properly. Music spacing is now correct whe...

However, I stand firmly by most issues that folks have with Finale is a lack of knowing how to use it or how it works. Issues like... grace notes causing the screen to go blank? The Times font offset issue? Tuplet handles don't move properly in Page View? The inability to print True Black? Problems...

No features have been disabled: you should still be able to use the software, as long as you have a computer and OS that will run it. "No longer supported" means they won't provide you with support, e.g. no technical assistance, and no free updates. Your problem with text not working is something el...

I've just seen the list of fixes, and there are certainly some very welcome items that fix some long-standing and oft complained-about issues. It's a longer list than many previous updates; though slightly underwhelming when you think they've had a year to work at it. No new features, either, that I...

It's crazy that they're still offering PrintMusic 2014 for sale, with no update and no Mac version. But that they now have put themselves in a position where they have to compete with lower prices instead of higher quality is quite sad. Plenty of people will pay more for quality, and lots of busines...

MM have replied that it is indeed due to exclusive distributor agreements "in some countries". But since the UK isn't one of those, they will allow the discount on purchases from the UK. Personally, I wouldn't mind MM raising the price of Finale if they did something about all the flaws in it. Lower...

Rest-of-World customers can buy Finale directly from MM, so it's not like local dealers have exclusive rights.

MM shouldn't need to offer significant concessions to shops, in order to give them the retailers' share of the cover price.

I've asked, and will post the reply when it comes.

Ooh, yeah that's really annoying. That having been said, I was able to apply the discount to an order; but didn't go through with it, so I don't know whether it would actually work.

MM are having a sale for Black Friday, and to celebrate 35 years of Finale. Finale costs $89 to buy outright :shock: and $65 to upgrade!!! This time, even Garritan instruments are discounted -- except the CFX pianos, annoyingly, (which are arguably the only ones that still compare well to competing ...