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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- Finale - Problems & Questions
- Finale 27 in macOS 26 Tahoe — so far... Not ready but it works (sort'a' kind'a')
David, since you are having these problems over Sequoia, too—and the rest of us aren't, try a clean install. Create a new APFS Volume in Disk Utility. Download the Sequoia installer and install o...
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I had to spend time at the Cupertino mothership working on Tahoe issues that only affect some Mac Studio owners—lucky me—but I finally got Beta 26.1 installed. I create and dissolve APFS Test Volum...
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- Finale - Problems & Questions
- My Finale 2026 is getting the "Unhandled exception caught" Alert!
Peter is correct—26 will not run over Sequoia. The $149 crossgrade path to Dorico is still open and includes a license for v.27. https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/finale-crossgrade/ You want to jum...
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- Finale - Problems & Questions
- Problem authorizing Finale Print Music 2006 to another computer. E-mail confirms authorization and following steps in Finale wizard to register results in 'thank you for registering', but I keep getting the notice in the program telling me to Register.
Windows 11 cannot run 32 bit apps like 2006 unless it's over the WoW64 Subsystem Before Finale 2012, it can be registered but cannot be authorized over the internet. Authorization is done with th...
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But even after uninstalling and reinstalling, I can't get Smart Shapes to work at all except to default to a marking I don't want. I've no idea what your problem is on that. Weren't you complai...
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- Finale - Problems & Questions
- Finale 27 in macOS 26 Tahoe — so far... Not ready but it works (sort'a' kind'a')
Be aware that macOS 26 (at least the development seed) turns FileVault on by default. Easily turned off during setup. Please try to avoid ad hominem attacks. The first line of your response was ...
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- Finale - Problems & Questions
- Finale 27 in macOS 26 Tahoe — so far... Not ready but it works (sort'a' kind'a')
I'm on beta 6 of Tahoe but strongly doubt it's a macOS 26 issue... The final release of Tahoe is somewhat better. Edit: All Smart Shapes now work as expected. Playback controls are unchanged si...
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… My OS is 11.07.10, so it seems I'm stuck? … Indeed it looks like you need a MakeMusic product newer than NotePad 2012. No promises, but you could try NotePad 2012 in OS 11.07.10 - if you manag...
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Sometimes when I enter note in one measure, it changes notes in a completely random measure elsewhere in the music. Any suggestions or anyone else have this issue? Not enough informat...
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Finale 25 refuses to open for past 9 months. Uninstalled then reinstalled. Same story. Will not be purchasing any other products from this company who has left me unable to use 25 years of teachin...