Checking "Play through VST" and setting bank 1 to "soft synth" fixed the problem. .....But only after I restarted Finale. All of the other bank 1 choices produced strange sounds or silence.
I followed these instructions without success: Choose MIDI/Audio menu > VST Banks & Effects. TheVST Banks & Effects dialog box appears. Choose Bank 1-16 > Instruments for Finale (if it’s not cho...
Ah, yes, got it now: Control-click on the custom line tool icon. Then CHOOSE the line you want. Then double-click in the score at the place where you want the pedal to go. Once again, Peter...
Ah yes, that palette contains many useful lines. However, pressing "select" does not invoke the line that is highlighted. And double-clicking on the chosen line likewise fails to invoke the sel...
Thanks, Peter. There is the "double-ended bracket tool," but the vertical brackets are pretty short, and the pedal does not engage on playback.
thank you, Mike, for directing me to this important link. Altering the settings did produce correct 1/8th note triplets, which is a welcome relief. However, the settings do not work for quarter...
Thanks a million, Mike Rosen. Your instructions worked great. I did not see a way to authorize the new install, but so far, Finale is behaving in a way that indicates the authorization has take...
Thanks Ernest. Combing through the MIDI menu, somehow that menu option never caught my eye before. Just took a screenshot of the settings for future reference. What seemed to help in this in...
Thank you, Ernest. That fixed the problem.
Oh, and one other thing: Finale no longer shares audio with other programs (like Band in a Box or Windows Media Player). Either Finale sounds and other programs are silent, or Finale generates ...