Finale 27.4.1, Mac Os 15.7 (Sequoia). Mac mini M4 Pro, 24b RAM. Azerty kb, MOTU M6 audio interface, Roland Sound Canvas SC 88vl, 2 monitors (27" Pivot, 24"). RGP Lua. Composer and arranger (jazz and more...). Website : www.michelherr.com
According to MakeMusic, Finale 25 and MacOs 13 are not compatible. Even if Finale 25 (25.5) seems to work at first sight, this may also be a source of problems. https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-...
Robert Patterson (a well-known developer of plug-ins) has just announced the release of RGP Lua, which is free and can use 99% of the existing Lua scripts. The feedback is very positive. https://ro...
Exchanging a file created in 27 (SMuFL) with 26 (non SMuFL) is apparently a problem. Take a look at Jason Loffredo's video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BJq8TYiac (around 7'00") Of course, if ...
Sibelius (recent versions) can open MusicXML files, AFAIK. The suffix is actually .xml or musicxml. He can also install the Dolet plug-in for Sibelius, which imports/exports MusicXML files, availab...
Jeffrey is right, Finale 25 and 26 can export files in the 2012 format, and this method will probably be even better than exporting in MusicXML. I usually attach a pdf version of the original file,...
New pages use the parameters defined in Page Format -> Score. Correct them there and in the Page Layout menu, apply Redefine Pages -> All pages.
... and the "Feature Requests" section is a joke. Very few visitors and no reactions to pertinent suggestions. Zzzzz.
Some libraries that come with Finale offer some superimposed elements, but not systematically. You can load the various chord suffix libraries to see what suits your needs best. Facing the same pro...
In your case, I think you should consider getting (149 $) the Dorico crossgrade offered by MakeMusic, as it will include Finale 27. From that point on, it is up to you to use Dorico (which I don't ...
You don't mention where these MusicXML files come from. If they were exported in a more recent version of Finale (27 uses version 4 by default), it would be recommended that the file be exported ...