Finale 27.4, Windows 10, Sonar, (Cubase), Dorico Pro & Dorico iPad
Red notes usually mean they are in Layer 2. What layer have you chosen in the bottom left of your Finale window?
I did basically what you did, but I did not use the TG Plug-in, and the slashes played back fine in Standard HP. I notice the last panel of the Smart Playback Plug-in by default has a box to Over...
That's not what I get. I also find that (after I type in the measure with a tied sixteenth) selecting the measure and running MIDI/Audio > Retranscribe also produces the result I illustrate above
JD, while you are correct that moving a file from F 2012 to F 25 will almost certainly dump all expressions into the Misc. category, if Richard is used to working with F 2012, he may be comfortable...
To amplify what Peter has said, what have you checked as far as dotted rests are concerned? Even though the screen asks about rests, the quantization applies to notes as well.
Lawton's advice was a year ago. Does it still work for you, Mike?
You can adjust the baseline(s) for your lyrics, if that is the problem you are facing, using the four arrowheads to the left of each staff (in "Type Into Score" mode). The first/leftmost arrowhead...
IIRC MakeMusic no longer supports Notepad on the Mac. https://www.finalemusic.com/blog/finale-smartmusic-macos-high-sierra/
Rather than using an extracted part, use linked parts via Documents > Manage Parts: Create a new part. Add (and order) the string parts and piano part you desire. Name the part. Click "Okay." Use...
Gillian, You are lucky PrintMusic works in High Sierra. You probably know it is being phased out. Best wishes for your project.