Finale 27.4, Windows 10, Sonar, (Cubase), Dorico Pro & Dorico iPad
So you have copying the Aria .dll's here? And have you asked Finale to "Rescan for VST's" in the MIDI/Audio > Device Setup menu?
This appears to be a part of the Windows OS, not a Finale file. http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing/api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0-dll-is-missing-autocad-2017/td-p/6231310
http://www.finalemusic.com/blog/compatibility-with-finale-notation-products-and-macos-sierra/
If you are using a Mac, you may not see the new icon and may have to search for it in your file system. (The General Instructions for this forum ask everyone to include what version of Finale and w...
I do not know about Finale 2010, but recent versions have a staff style to overwrite (mask) measures with the two-bar repeat you illustrate.
Don't know if MM still supports Finale 2012, but you can try the "Submit a request" link above to see if you get a response quickly. (Admittedly this is Friday, and it's Christmas/Hanukkah weekend.)
Until the traditional forum closes, I would take advantage of the resources it offers, even though also posting on the FB Finale Powerusers group would also be a good idea.
One can update either engine or Aria player from the Settings page/tab of the current Aria player. (I'll do anything to avoid having to keep track of web addresses.)
Some folks still use MIDI (or Softsynth) sounds because they prefer to do so. In some cases this is because they take less memory and load faster in spite of their less realistic sound. I don't ask...
Here is a step-by-step of the basics. Open a new document and decide whether you want to play through MIDI or Play through VST (Aria) sounds.If you want to use MIDI sounds, you can just choose the...