After reading Robert's review, especially how the new articulation paradigm can't easily transfer back and forth to v25, I think this is one update that I will need to wait-and-see before investing in. It seems that MakeMusic is not that concerned about how v25 doesn't relate well with v26, and vice versa. That is a concern, in my opinion.
Zuill
Version 26 released
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Michel R E
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- Finale Version: Finale 2012, 25, 26
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to be fair, new features have never worked when porting back to an older version.
User of Finale since version 3.0 on Windows.
Now using a mix of Finale 2012, Finale 25, and 26.1
GPO, Garritan Solo Stradivari violin, Gofriller Solo Cello.
XSamples Chamber Ensemble.
Absolute convert to NotePerformer3.
Now using a mix of Finale 2012, Finale 25, and 26.1
GPO, Garritan Solo Stradivari violin, Gofriller Solo Cello.
XSamples Chamber Ensemble.
Absolute convert to NotePerformer3.
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motet
- Posts: 8275
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- Finale Version: 2014.5,2011,2005,27
- Operating System: Windows
Read the article--this sounds different. You apparently can't just opt out of using the new feature. If you open an old 25 file in 26, check the "I don't want the new feature" box, then save it, the articulations will have been messed with when you open it in 25.
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zuill
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The more I read about v26 (from various threads here), the more it seems they didn't think this release out too well. Maybe I'm missing something.
It seems the bigger problems are with the Mac OS, but I can imagine Windows is not without issues.
Somebody please set me straight if it is actually a good release so I can decide what to do.
Zuill
It seems the bigger problems are with the Mac OS, but I can imagine Windows is not without issues.
Somebody please set me straight if it is actually a good release so I can decide what to do.
Zuill
Windows 10, Finale 2011-v26.3.1
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
I know this isn't a selling point for you but increased speed of operations on the Mac is worth it for me. In the past I made most of my manual adjustments to articulations because Finale didn't position them properly in the first place so I'm happy with that new feature. I'll still have to check everything I load into v. 26 but I would have had to anyway. There are still many things which haven't been fixed or properly implemented, though, and judging from how long and how hard MM worked on v. 26, we may have another long wait ahead of us.
Vaughan
Finale 3.2 - 26, Sibelius 4 - 7, Dorico 2.2
Tobias Giesen's plugins, full version, Robert Patterson plugins, Jari's plugins
MacOS 10.14.2
MacPro (2016) 16 GB, MacBookPro (2018) 16 GB
Amsterdam
Finale 3.2 - 26, Sibelius 4 - 7, Dorico 2.2
Tobias Giesen's plugins, full version, Robert Patterson plugins, Jari's plugins
MacOS 10.14.2
MacPro (2016) 16 GB, MacBookPro (2018) 16 GB
Amsterdam
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Dzzy88Fngrs
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- Finale Version: 2014.5 for Mac
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I have installed Finale version 26 on my Mac.
May I safely uninstall these past versions?
v. 2008, v. 2012, v. 2014, and v. 2014.5
May I safely uninstall these past versions?
v. 2008, v. 2012, v. 2014, and v. 2014.5
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motet
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Yes and no. Uninstalling them shouldn't break v26, but you may find that when opening old files with the current version, some things look a bit different. If you're willing to check everything and tweak the differences, then OK, but if you perhaps just want to make a quick fix, it might be worth it to keep the version the file was created with around. I still do that with Finale 2005.
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MikeHalloran
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- Finale Version: 27
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What Mac can open all those versions and 26? None that I know.Dzzy88Fngrs wrote:I have installed Finale version 26 on my Mac.
May I safely uninstall these past versions?
v. 2008, v. 2012, v. 2014, and v. 2014.5
Ok, mine can if I plug in external drives and boot from them — but not and also run 26.
Mike Halloran
Finale 27.4.1, SmartScore X2 Pro, GPO5 & World Instruments
MacOS Ventura 14.5 (public beta); 2023 Studio M2 Ultra, 192G RAM, 8TB; 2021 MBAir M1
NotePerformer4, Dorico 5, Overture, Notion 6, DP 11, Logic Pro
Finale 27.4.1, SmartScore X2 Pro, GPO5 & World Instruments
MacOS Ventura 14.5 (public beta); 2023 Studio M2 Ultra, 192G RAM, 8TB; 2021 MBAir M1
NotePerformer4, Dorico 5, Overture, Notion 6, DP 11, Logic Pro
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jzucker
- Posts: 135
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- Finale Version: V25 on windows 10 64
- Operating System: Windows
they have lied since the beginning of the 25 release cycle. They conned us into upgrading with no new feature-set, claiming that the move to 64 bit would facilitate quicker maintenance release cycles and bug fixes but the software is just as buggy and poorly thought out as ever. They'll be gone in a couple years
