Dynamics cause shut down

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ALEX CAUTHEN Posted June 28, 2021 01:32

I am running Finale 25.0.0.

When I try to add dynamics to a score, Finale shuts down. It will recover the file but I cannot add dynamics.

I uninstalled and reloaded Finale and Garritan ("Accept" to all prompts) and the problem continues.

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MIKE ROSEN Posted June 28, 2021 03:14

What platform? Version?

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted June 28, 2021 15:41

And what dynamics? Fixed dynamics (p, mp, mf, f)? Hairpins?

ALEX CAUTHEN Posted July 10, 2021 17:55

I listed the version being used ias Finale 25.0.0. It runs on windows 7.0 platform. The shutdown happens any time I use the Expressions Tool. As soon as I select a note to add the dynamic, the program stops and the Error Report appears to ask if I want to report the problem.

ALEX CAUTHEN Posted July 10, 2021 17:56

Or as J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN calls them, "fixed dynamics."

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Edited July 10, 2021 21:30

Do any other types of Expression cause a shutdown or just dynamic expression, or is the problem merely choosing a note, regardless of what you plan to do to it?

(It all sounds very strange, hard to determine what is causing the problem. Presumably you are using the 64-bit version of Windows 7.)

MIKE HALLORAN Posted July 10, 2021 21:53

25 has had a few updates since 25.0.0. The first step I would take is to run the updater. Many bug fixes and Windows issues were addressed in those 5(?) updates. Your User Account has the latest to download and install. You should also be able to update from within Finale.

ALEX CAUTHEN Posted July 12, 2021 13:35

No other function in Finale causes the shutdown, only the Expression Tool.

Yes, it is very strange and it is debilitating, who can work on Finale without using dynamics, tempo marks, rehearsal letters, etc.? All are essential to making music.

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