Reassign Playback Sounds

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Rick Cornish Posted June 28, 2019 16:59

Hi......

Whenever I open my template for creating master rhythm section charts, I don't get any sound from Finale until I select MIDI/Audio>>>Reassign Playback Sounds. I have SmartMusic Soft Synth and Grand Piano selected as the device and sound, respectively, for each staff. It's easily fixable, but an annoyance every time I start a new chart. Let me know if there's something I can do to fix this.

Thanks.

Finale 25.5
Mac OS 10.13.6
Late-2013 Mac Pro/64gB DDR3

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Edited June 28, 2019 21:35

Make sure instrument names are chosen/listed in the leftmost column of the Score Manager. That is the column Finale uses to Reassign Sounds. The second (Name) column is only cosmetic for controlling the name of the staff but not the sound.

Rick Cornish Edited June 28, 2019 21:54

Thanks for the reply. When I selected piano in the leftmost column, the piano did sound, but it did not sound after I closed the file and re-opened it.

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted June 29, 2019 15:23

Was the Piano still listed in the leftmost column when you re-opened the file?

What, if any, effect did this have on the remaining columns of the Score Manager?

Did you then run Reassign Sounds?

Rick Cornish Posted July 02, 2019 15:09

After I made the changes and re-opened the file…

1.Was the Piano still listed in the leftmost column when you re-opened the file? YES

2. What, if any, effect did this have on the remaining columns of the Score Manager? NO EFFECT AT ALL

3. Did you then run Reassign Sounds? YES

I still have to run "Reassign Sounds" every time I open the file to enable AU playback.

Yes

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted July 02, 2019 15:52

That is not typical behavior. (You've probably already figured that out.) If you have not already contacted MakeMusic Support directly using the "Submit a request" link at the top of the page, you should.

Rick Cornish Posted July 02, 2019 18:11

Thanks, will do.

Rick Cornish Posted July 03, 2019 16:31

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, MM no longer supports my version of Finale (v25.5), so I guess I'm on my own.

David Cusick Posted July 03, 2019 18:49

Hi Richard,

We definitely do support Finale v25.5 still, so feel free to use the Submit a Request option above to start a case with us if you would like to look into the issue further.

Rick Cornish Posted July 04, 2019 17:24

Thanks, David—my bad: I misinterpreted the message that pops up when you click "Submit a Request". Request now submitted.

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