Fixes in Finale 2010
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1. Rhapsody RHP MIDIScan MND SmartScore FIN and SCORE Finale does support the importation of MusicXML files under the File menu Easy Measure Numbers plug in The Easy Measure Numbers plug in has been removed in favor of Finale s integrated measure number functionality MiBAC Jazz Rhythm Section Generator plug in The MiBAC Jazz Rhythm Section Generator plug in has been removed from Finale 2010 Kodaly Templates Finale s Kodaly templates have been removed from the initial release of Finale 2010 Export Lyrics plugin The former Extract Lyrics plug in has been removed in favor of the new Export Lyrics feature under the Lyrics menu Playing QuickTime Videos in Finale s Movie Window To play QuickTime videos in Finale for Windows QuickTime a free download at www apple com must be installed on your computer Movie files saved in Windows Media Player formats do not require QuickTime Sharing Finale Documents Online with Finale Reader Finale Reader provides a free reliable easy way to view and playback Finale documents downloaded from the Internet To open a Finale MUS file available at Finale Showcase or another online resource viewers now need to simply download the file to their local machine and then open it in Finale Reader This means all Finale 2010 files posted on the Internet will be available for viewing on all machines Finale Reader is available for download free of charge at www finalemusic com reader Contactin2. change to the computer such as replacing the hard drive or motherboard or installing a new operating system then you will need to re authorize the installation If you have already installed and authorized twice you will need to contact Customer Support online at www finalemusic com support with your serial number and the location ID for the specific installation in question If the software is not reminding you to authorize when you run the program then the registration authorization has been successfully completed Starting Finale 2010 DLLs Most applications including MakeMusic products require a set of files the Microsoft redistributables in order to work successfully on your system These redistributable files are normally already present on most systems and are not generally included in application setup install scripts doing so would add about 1 5 MB to the size of the package and cause a longer installation process More importantly as these files are constantly updated by Microsoft and are operating system specific including these files in an application installer could result in incorrect files being added in your system and subsequent problems In rare cases these files may be missing or out of date on your system In this case an error will be reported when you start the program Here are some examples of the errors that could be reported If the files are missing The dynamic link library MSVCP60 DLL could not be found
3. in the specified path or The dynamic link library MSVCRT DLL could not be found in the specified path If the files are out of date The OCXTS EXE file is linked to missing export MFC42 DLL 6880 If you see one of these messages visit www microsoft com for more information regarding these files and how to restore them Online User Manual For full documentation on how to use Finale 2010 see the User Manual To access the User Manual choose the Help menu then User Manual If you have an Internet connection Finale opens the User Manual using your default browser and accesses the latest online content from MakeMusic s servers If you do not have an Internet connection Finale automatically opens the local version of the User Manual that was installed on your hard drive along side Finale 2010 Sample Files Finale includes a collection of scores that demonstrate some of Finale s notation and playback capabilities These files are located in the Finale 2010 Sample Files folder Vista and Exporting EPS Graphics Windows Vista uses a new True Type font format that is not compatible with Finale s EPS export mechanism As a result Vista users will notice the Include Fonts check boxes have been removed in the Export Selection and Export Pages dialog boxes Including fonts in exported EPS graphics is still fully supported in Windows XP Importing Finale no longer supports import of the following file types Encore ENC
4. staff styles no longer continue to display in some files Stems e Stem side is now automatically fixed when adjacent notes on a percussion staff are moved apart vertically on the staff e Imploding percussion staves no longer leaves notes on the wrong side of the stem Tablature e String Alteration Note details are now retained when copying partial measures e Fret numbers no longer stay hidden when automatically splitting notes tied over a barline in Speedy Entry TempoTap e Copying to the Tempo Tap staff now copies layers other than 1 Text Tool e Dragging a page attached text block with underline style no longer leaves artifacts e Font sizes in Part Name text inserts are now preserved when the Linked Parts are extracted e Extra items in the Text Menu gt Inserts submenu Value Number Controller Number and Pass Number have been removed These inserts can only be used when accessing the Inserts menu through the Expression Designer e Text encoding is no longer cancelled when opening certain files VST e Closing Finale when WIVI VST is loaded on no longer causes a crash
5. Additional Information about Finale 2010b for Windows Finale 2010b Read Me December 2009 Copyright 2009 MakeMusic Inc Congratulations on your purchase of Finale 2010 for Windows IMPORTANT Read this document before you begin working with Finale 2010 and print a copy of it to keep with your Finale information This file contains important information about Finale 2010 not included in the User Manual as well as information about converting older files into the new version s format Please note that Finale 2010 files cannot be opened in previous versions of Finale This document is organized by each version s changes those of you already familiar with earlier versions may wish to read only the new information The Read Me contains the following sections Running Finale 2010 New features in Finale 2010a New features in Finale 2010 Fixes in Finale 2010b Fixes in Finale 2010a Fixes in Finale 2010 You may also visit our web site www finalemusic com for updated information about Finale and information on new releases Running Finale 2010 System Requirements Windows XP Vista 7 32 bit 64 bit compatible SOOMB hard drive space required for software and user manual DVD ROM drive 800x600 minimum monitor resolution Minimum 512MB RAM 1GB or more recommended for optional use of Garritan and Tapspace VST sounds more RAM more available sounds An additional 2 GB hard drive space is required for all included VST sounds Op
6. Styles to only the part or score you are viewing and easily update staff styles in a score to match its part and vice versa 271 Classroom and 126 Individual Flash Cards designed to printed double sided with the answers on the back Topics include keys note names rhythm vocabulary and musical symbols 30 Ear Training Worksheets Designed to be used with the free downloadable Finale Reader students can print the worksheets use Reader to play the examples and write the answers on the printed worksheets Topics include intervals chords and melodic dictation The Finale Worksheets are now available from the File menu Finale is now compatible with Windows 7 New Percussion Functionality including new options in the Percussion MIDI Map Editor that allow you to create new custom percussion MIDI maps New Features in Finale 2010 For complete information see the What s New topic in the Finale 2010 User Manual Easier Percussion Entry Entering percussion has been greatly simplified with on screen feedback that displays the percussion instrument you are about to enter New Percussion Layouts Assigning the staff position and notehead for percussion instrument staves has never been easier with Finale s new percussion layouts Percussion MIDI Maps To assign the appropriate MIDI notes to your percussion parts automatically when you change the playback instrument use the Percussion Map column of the Instrument List Beat attached Ch
7. e Process Close the Task Manager Check your system tray lower right corner of the screen to see if any programs are running Right click each of these and choose Close especially antivirus software which does interfere with programs properly installing Gi Authorizing Finale 2010 The first time you launch Finale you will be prompted to authorize To authorize a single copy of Finale click Authorize Now to open the Authorization Wizard or from the Help Menu choose Authorize Finale Then follow the instructions to authorize your copy of Finale via the Internet phone or mail If you choose not to authorize you will be prompted to do so each time you launch Finale If you do not register within thirty days printing and saving are disabled until you choose to authorize Note that the User Authorization Codes are computer specific and will only work on the given computer installation Make sure that the Authorization Code is typed in using capital letters and also verify that the correct serial number has been entered Your copy of Finale can be authorized on two computers simultaneously and with an Internet connection authorization can be moved from one computer to another at will Simply choose Deauthorize Finale from the Help Menu to open up a free slot Your copy of Finale can now be authorized on a different computer When you Deauthorize printing and saving are disabled until authorization has been restored If you make a
8. edieval music fonts Inspired by the golden era of handwritten Broadway scores the Broadway Copyist font offers a lighter appearance Audio and Playback Enhancements including support of VST AU Effects Plug ins Finale 2010 now supports VST AU effects plug ins includes the Garritan Ambience reverb plug in and offers expanded volume control Export Lyrics Finale s Lyrics Tool makes it easy to export all or part of your lyrics to a word processing document and offers new controls to edit your lyrics adding verse chorus designations not found in your score for example before you export to the clipboard Improved Scanning SmartScore Lite Enhancements Finale now includes SmartScore Lite version 5 offering the best music scanning ever A new interface lets you specify the instrumentation of the scanned staves ensuring transposing instruments are translated correctly Improved Help Not only is Finale easier to use finding help when you need it is easier too You will notice a cleaner Help Menu convenient User Manual welcome screen and improved topic organization Powerful filters allow for targeted searches which allow you to eliminate clutter and quickly identify the content you need Smoother On Screen Appearance Finale s on screen display now features anti aliasing for smoother on screen appearance curves in particular and more accurate on screen representation of your final output Transparent Handles Finale s selection handl
9. es make it easy to move anything in your score with great accuracy In Finale 2010 we ve made them transparent so they never obscure what you re trying to edit Hyperlink Support Easily add Hyperlinks to your Finale score Clickable links appear when viewing your files in other Finale family notation products including the free Finale Reader as well in exported SmartMusic accompaniments Fixes in Finale 2010b Chords e Deleting a measure stack no longer deletes chords in the subsequent measure Copy Paste e Time Signature changes now copy correctly when notes are excluded in the Edit Filter dialog box Linked Parts e Expressions and chord symbols in the score no longer move when their corresponding items are moved across a barline in a linked part Percussion e All Row Loff percussion sounds are now defined correctly for MIDI input Selection e Problems regarding non contiguous measure selection have been resolved Staves e Special Part Extraction now works properly for staves requiring multimeasure rests Worksheets e Chord playback has been corrected in some ear training worksheets Fixes in Finale 2010a Articulation tool e Changing the definition of an articulation no longer occasionally causes Finale to hang Copying and Pasting e Measures concluding with grace notes now copy and paste properly e Copying and pasting from multiple staff documents to a Tempo Tap staff now works for multiple measures at a time Docume
10. from a document where they are Copying e Stack copying and pasting music with a pickup measure no longer clears the pickup measure setting in the target document e Copying a measure attached smart shape and then changing the copied smart shape s measure assignment no longer interferes with future copying Document Options e The obsolete Expressions checkbox in Document Options Music Spacing has been removed Expressions e Layer Assignments for Expressions are now retained when copied e Adding staves to an extracted part no longer causes Expressions that were used in the original score to appear in the newly added staves e Deleting measures no longer causes Expressions assigned to Score Lists to disappear from parts Exercise Wizard e NC and IL exercises are now installed MIDI files e Ina MIDI file notes tied to the last note of a Tuplet now import correctly Mixer e The Mixer window is no longer cut off in Vista Playback e The playback cursor is no longer displaced when playing multimeasure rests over time signatures Scanning e SmartScore Lite now remembers the location of previous files Smart Shapes e Glissando Smart Shapes will now copy when neither the source nor the target is a stack selection Special Tools e Secondary Beam stubs no longer point the wrong direction in certain situations Speedy Entry e Percussion notes can now be changed by dragging notes in Speedy Entry Staff Tool e Notes hidden by
11. g Customer Support For Finale support visit www finalemusic com support Converting Finale 2009 and earlier documents into Finale 2010 documents Finale 2010 has a different file format than earlier versions and converts older files to the new format when you open them in Finale 2010 Finale 2010 will open and convert older versions documents giving them the default title UNTITLED MUS We recommend saving a newly converted document with a different name than the original file keeping the older unconverted file as a backup If you do want to save the file using the same name choose Save As from the File menu Finale displays the original file name so you can click OK to rewrite over the old file Running older versions of Finale Finale 2009 and earlier versions for Windows or Macintosh cannot open any standard Finale 2010 file To open a Finale 2010 document in an earlier version save the file in MusicXML format and then open the MusicXML file using the MusicXML Import plug in Finale for Windows includes the MusicXML importer back to version 2003 and then back to 2000 using software available separately Finale for Macintosh supports Music XML import back to version 2004 OS X only using software available separately See www recordare com finale New Features in Finale 2010a For complete information see the What s New topic in the Finale 2010 User Manual Enhanced integration of Staff Styles and Linked Parts Apply Staff
12. ntation e The User Manual now opens in Windows Vista and Windows 7 using IE8 when not logged in as the system administrator This fix applies to systems with an Internet connection e The User Manual now opens using the default browser This fix applies to systems with an Internet connection Expressions e Shape Expressions no longer have an extra large footprint when selected with the Selection Tool e Deleting measures or systems no longer occasionally causes subsequent staff list expressions to be deleted Movie Window e The path and size of imported movies is now retained while saving Other e Finale now runs on machines with multiple processors e Deleting measures or systems no longer occasionally causes subsequent staff list expressions to be deleted Pickup Measures e Copying and pasting a pickup measure no longer clears the pickup measure definition Playback e Adding new SmartMusic SoftSynth staves with the Staff Setup Wizard to a non VST file no longer silences the previous staves Speedy Entry e Unwanted accidentals no longer occasionally appear on the last note of a tie Fixes in Finale 2010 Chord and Fretboards e Removing manual adjustments on chord symbols and fretboards no longer deselects their handles e Alignment arrows for positiong fretboards no longer continue to show when switching to a document without fretboards e Position Fretboards no longer becomes checked when no fretboards are showing then switching
13. ord Symbols Chord symbols are now beat attached and no longer require a host note or rest Notes beneath chords can be edited autonomously Improved Chord Playback Chord symbols now play for the duration of the measure or to the next chord symbol Simply type N C for no chord to interrupt chord playback Improved Chord Input Type in and or Play in chords without changing modes Chord scaling Chord symbols resize with the page automatically Chords and fretboards can be scaled for a whole document in Document Options Chords or for a region using the Change Chord Assignments dialog box Automatic Rehearsal Marks Adding deleting and ordering rehearsal marks is now simple and completely automatic Improved MusicXML Finale s updated MusicXML capabilities include enhanced recognition of chord symbols and fretboards Alternate Notation Finale now offers more control over what elements are shown or hidden when you apply alternate notation Music Education Worksheets Finale now includes hundreds of ready made educator approved music education worksheets Improved Graphic Support Finale now supports more graphic file types for import AND export New import support includes JPEG PNG BMP and GIF while new export support includes JPEG and PNG Broadway Copyist Handwritten Music Notation Font Finale 2010 includes the new Broadway Copyist music notation font created by Robert Piechaud designer of the esteemed November and M
14. tional MIDI interface MIDI input and or playback device Printer Scanner Microphone required for use of MicNotator A soundcard including Standard DirectSound MME or ASIO drivers is required for playing the VST sounds in Windows Additional VST instruments will perform best with faster processors and hard drives Installing Finale 2010 If any previous version of Finale has been installed on the machine Finale 2010 recommends that you restart your computer and log on as System Administrator before installing This will prevent erroneous font warnings We recommend that you install Finale and any other software when logged in as System Administrator If you encounter problems during installation we recommend that you do the following 1 Turn off any programs running in the background Virus detectors can often prevent Finale from installing necessary files and updating the registry Rest assured your Finale CD does not contain any viruses 2 Press Ctrl Alt Delete then click on Task Manager and then the the Process tab In the Processes Tab click on User Name to sort the running programs by user ID name This lists every process that is running on the system 3 Under the User Name column look at all of the processes Image Name with your account name Click on each one and then click End Process and select OK Do this for every process assigned to your name except taskmgr exe explorer exe and System Idl
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