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
>I notice that the downloadable demo of Smartscore Pro is fully functional if Fred wanted to give it a trial run.< Exactly. Smartscore X2 Pro will convert .pdf or .tif to MusicXML. It's $199 in t...
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I realized I only answered half your question: >Being able to read notation files in any notation program regardless of which program created it?< That is MusicXML. Currently, Finale 25 has inc...
Assuming that it is Finale and not PrintMusic, log into your MM User account. Click on Manage Authorizations to see if you already have two — you can deauthorize an old one if that's the case. Ot...
Crossgrade is shorthand for a competitive upgrade. A valid license from one professional notation product can be used to obtain a discount from a competing product.
So they won't allow you to upgrade a 10 year old version? That's short sighted. Especially since you can use it to cross grade to another product and then use that license to crossgrade back to Fin...
With Print Music, you can hide courtesy time signatures only. Otherwise, no. If you own a copy of Finale 2008, you have an upgrade path to 25 where you have great flexibility when it comes to hid...
If it was a 4K monitor, it would be advertised as such and you would know. Glad you got it fixed.
In older versions, sample rate makes a big difference. I use Dragon Dictation which required my audio to be 48kHz while Finale had a fit if the system wasn't set at 44.1kHz. Although this was fix...
If there's an upgrade available, I would. Log into Garritan to see. For Mac users, there's a note that the player and engine are supposed to match. The latest version of the Aria Engine is much l...