Finale 26.1, 25.5, SmartScore X2 Pro, GPO 5, many other VIs ... 2017 iMac Pro 14 Core 128GB 32G RAM, OS 10.14.. 2T SSD ... Overture 5.5, Notion 6, Encore 5.0.7, Dorico 2.2, DP10, Logic Pro, BIAB Audiophile 2018… Legacy G4: OS 10.4.11 & 9.2, Finale 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008 ... Day job: Music Industry Professional (former bassist, singer & conductor). 35 years experience solving Mac problems; have worked in Windows support
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
Something's not right. The latest Dolet plugin updates 2012's MusicXML handling but is not required for basic functionality. We need to to know more. https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/communit...
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
Many apps replace or overwrite the older version when updating. Those that don't often exhibit this behavior. It's no big deal and easy to change as you saw. This has been 'Mac Owner 101' for ov...
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
I recommend starting here: https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Finale2012Win/Finale_Left.htm?movie%20window#CSHID=1|StartTopic=Content%2FFinale%2FSearch.htm|SkinName=main Note that the Movie Win...
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
>Should I choose "change all?"< If you want all Finale files to open in 26, yes. You may have to to this with both a .musx and a .mus (if you have files that old) to automatical...
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
2014.5 does not install over Mojave. When imported via Migration Assistant onto a new Mac, it runs in demo mode but will crash when you try to authorize. I've seen both of these and tried to figure...
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
>What's the advantage to using B-flats instead of the usual A-sharps we've all been trained to expect and read proficiently? I wouldn't want to have to read B-flats in the midst of other notes f...
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
Out of context and not seeing the issue, I'm going to make a guess—and that's all this is: Windows 10 has a known issue with the Finale license manager after some automatic upgrades. It could be ...
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
Hmmm... not doing that for me at all.
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
Figurato is a specialized font for figured bass that's free to download on GitHub. Read the Scoring Notes article here: https://www.scoringnotes.com/news/figurato-a-font-for-figured-bass/
MIKE HALLORAN commented,
>However, I haven't found a way to specify conditions in scripts, so maybe it would not be feasible...< Scripts are how you tell any app to perform under specific conditions. You have alrea...