MIKE HALLORAN
Finale 27.4,1, SmartScorePro 64, All of the Garritan Libraries, NotePerformer 5.0.1, 10TB other VIs ... 2023 M2 Mac Studio Ultra 192GB RAM, 8TB, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2 / Tahoe 26.1; Overture 5. Notion 6, Dorico Pro 6, MuseScore 4.5.x, Encore 5.0.7 over Mojave—2012 MBP, DP11, Logic Pro, BIAB Audiophile 2025… Conductor, Singer, Arranger, Composer (former bassist), Retired ASCAP. 40+ years experience solving Mac problems; spent years in Windows and UNIX support
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Ok... MuseScore 3 is exporting MusicXML 3.0, a version that did not exist till around Finale 2014.5. You need the Dolet 6 plug-in for Finale Windows that, if I remember correctly, could add MusicXM...
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- Has anybody else had a problem with Finale freezing up when trying to load the Steinway Piano file "Piano_m_G5_0002102C.audio?"
Those are the instructions for completely removing Finale from a Mac.
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- Has anybody else had a problem with Finale freezing up when trying to load the Steinway Piano file "Piano_m_G5_0002102C.audio?"
Download 27.2. Run the installer. There will be a second installer that appears automatically. Many dismiss or close this thinking it’s redundant along the lines of “I’ve already done that…” but it...
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- Can I separately install the new 27.3 and keep my 2014.5 completely untouched and working (Including the import Tif) ?
Don’t waste your $79 on the limited functionality of SmartScore Piano—can’t even scan in an organ score or lead sheet. Upgrading from that to anything useful later co$ts too much. https://www.musit...
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Finale won’t work when a Mac is in Safe Mode — almost nothing does. It rebuilds System paths and Caches to Default, among other things. You must reboot again when done. I often recommend Safe Mod...
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- Has anybody else had a problem with Finale freezing up when trying to load the Steinway Piano file "Piano_m_G5_0002102C.audio?"
Thanks for that. Actually, Piano_m_G5_0002102C.audio the G5 note only from that piano. It is found in Garritan Instruments for Finale, GPO 4, GPO 5, Garritan Smart Score among other places on my ...
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- Can I separately install the new 27.3 and keep my 2014.5 completely untouched and working (Including the import Tif) ?
In case any Mac users stumble onto this thread, the answer is No.
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I am not having any issue with this on either my iMac Pro or my M1, both over Monterey 12.5. My Preferences are set up as in MikeR's post.
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Thanks for clarifying. Frankly, I was expecting Finale 25 on a high resolution monitor but you are running neither. 1920 x 1080 is the old FHD spec — and I do mean old. https://www.tomshardware.c...
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We need to know what versions of Finale and Windows. Likewise, we need to know about your monitor. There are display resolution issues with Windows and high resolution monitors, especially with Fin...