Can you hide time signatures in Finale Print Music?

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Sarah Grove-Humphries Posted August 29, 2017 18:07

Can you hide time signatures in Finale Print Music? Can you hide time signatures in only a portion of a piece rather than the whole thing? I used to have the hide time signature option in Finale 2008.

I have a Print Music trial to decide whether to buy it or the full version of Finale. This is something I do often and will probably decide which Finale version I purchase or if I go find another notation program.

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MIKE HALLORAN Posted August 29, 2017 20:08

With Print Music, you can hide courtesy time signatures only. Otherwise, no.

If you own a copy of Finale 2008, you have an upgrade path to 25 where you have great flexibility when it comes to hiding time signatures.

Sarah Grove-Humphries Posted August 30, 2017 02:11

When I contacted MakeMusic I was told I could no longer update Finale 2008, rather that I would have to purchase the latest full Finale program. Is that what you mean by upgrade to 25?

MIKE HALLORAN Posted August 30, 2017 12:33

So they won't allow you to upgrade a 10 year old version? That's short sighted. Especially since you can use it to cross grade to another product and then use that license to crossgrade back to Finale.

Sarah Grove-Humphries Posted August 30, 2017 14:05

I'm sorry to be so clueless, but what does crossgrade mean? Being able to read notation files in any notation program regardless of which program created it?

Chad Mathis (he/him/his) Posted August 30, 2017 14:30

Hi Sarah,

I see you were in contact with us earlier this year, and it appears there may have been a miscommunication about your upgrade options. I double-checked your account, and I can see that you do have the option to upgrade from Finale 2008 to Finale v25.

I'll send you a private email ticket shortly to discuss the specifics with you!

MIKE HALLORAN Edited August 30, 2017 19:17

Crossgrade is shorthand for a competitive upgrade. A valid license from one professional notation product can be used to obtain a discount from a competing product.

Sarah Grove-Humphries Posted August 30, 2017 19:55

Thank you for your help, Mike.

MIKE HALLORAN Edited August 30, 2017 23:35

I realized I only answered half your question:

>Being able to read notation files in any notation program regardless of which program created it?<

That is MusicXML. Currently, Finale 25 has incorporated the most up to date version of this tool (v.3.1). Depending on the implementation by the developers of other applications, its effectiveness ranges from "useful but..." to extremely good. In addition, there are other apps that can import/export data via .xml such as Logic and other DAWs as well as Band-In-A-Box and music scanning tools such as SmartScore X2 Pro.

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