Mike, thanks for your input - no pun intended. It helped a lot. I, like you, only use Finale to compose and don't use it as a performance tool to speak of. However, if I'm doing a workshop readi...
Having it communicate well in hyperscribe would help also...
Thanks for your comments Mike and J Adrian. It helps. Yes, I'm sure I've been having trouble due to the age of my keyboard - and frankly, it's not one I love. I do love Yamaha's and probably will...