Operating System: Windows 7 Professional
Software: 2014.5.6359
I have been a FInale user for quite a while but I have always used MIDI instruments or SmartSynth. I'm sure this problem has been addressed many times but I have read many posts and am still stuck. My version isn't supported anymore hence this post. In 2016 I bought and downloaded "Finale Notation and Garritan." My understanding is that to use Garritan instruments I need Aria. So I downloaded it. I also followed the instructions at Setting-up-Garritan-libraries-with-Finale-and-PrintMusic to install Garritan Instant Orchestra.xml and GIOInstruments.soundmap as directed. After doing this Garritan Instant Orchestra is first in Sound Map Priority and in the Score Manager under device I see Garritan Instant Orschestra, Aria and Aria (multi) in addition to SmartSynth. When I choose an instrument with Device set to Garritan Instant Orchestra I hear nothing from my computer (I do with SmartSynth). Reassign Playback Sounds just sets device to SmartSynth. If I set the Device (in Score Manager) to Aria it says I should "edit player." When I click on that I see an Error “Slot 0: Aria cannot find “(whatever sound I asked for from Garritan)” from product:-1” This must be the issue. I have tried setting the volume and mod wheel up in the Aria mixer but no luck. No Sound. I'm confident others have solved this problem so I hope to be up soon. Thanks very much

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