Can I make Kontakt 5 the default device?
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In the score manager, is there a way to select a piano (in the instrument column) and have only that instrument default to Kontakt 5 (in the device column)?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
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In my sound map priority window, I only see 3 things: Garritan Professional Orchestra 5, Garritan Instruments for Finale, and SmartMusic SoftSynth. My third party instruments, including Kontakt5 do not appear.
My goal is to be able to open a new document in Finale, select a piano in the Setup wizard, and have the document automatically play back with my Kontakt5 piano.
My goal is to be able to open a new document in Finale, select a piano in the Setup wizard, and have the document automatically play back with my Kontakt5 piano.
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I looked in the manual and I guess sound maps for 3rd party sounds are not supported in Finale. Oops. I guess you're out of luck.
Zuill
Zuill
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Yes, still not supported after all these years...
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- MikeHalloran
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Using Kontakt in Finale is easy enough (unless v. 5.52 in 2014.5 and earlier on a Mac). I never tried making it the default, however. Does saving as a template not work?
Mike Halloran
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Finale 27.4.1, SmartScore X2 Pro, GPO5 & World Instruments
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Mike, I'll try saving as a template and see if that works, but since I use piano in a lot of different pieces with different combinations of instruments, I was hoping there was a way to select piano in the set-up wizard and automatically get the 3rd party piano sound I prefer.