Additional Information about Finale 2012a for Windows

Finale 2012a Read Me, December 2011 Copyri !t " 2011, Ma#eMusic, Inc$ Congratulations on your purchase of Finale 2012 for Windows! IMPOR !" # Read this docu$ent %efore you %egin wor&ing with Finale 2012 and print a copy of it to &eep with your Finale infor$ation' his file contains i$portant infor$ation a%out Finale 2012 not included in the (ser Manual) as well as infor$ation a%out con*erting older files into the new *ersion+s for$at' Please note that Finale 2012 files cannot %e opened in pre*ious *ersions of Finale' his docu$ent is organi,ed %y each *ersion+s changes- those of you already fa$iliar with earlier *ersions $ay wish to read only the new infor$ation' he Read Me contains the following sections# Running Finale 2012 "ew features in Finale 2012 Fi.es in Finale 2012a Fi.es in Finale 2012 /ou $ay also *isit our we% site) www'finale$usic'co$ for updated infor$ation a%out Finale and infor$ation on new releases'

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%ystem Re&uirements Windows 0P12ista13 425%it 6785%it co$pati%le9' :00M; hard dri*e space re<uired for software and user $anual' =2=5ROM dri*e re<uired for disc installation' >00.700 $ini$u$ $onitor resolution' Mini$u$ :12M; R!M 61?; or $ore reco$$ended for optional use of ?arritan and apspace 62@ 9 sounds# $ore R!M A $ore a*aila%le sounds'9 !n additional 2 ?; hard dri*e space is re<uired for all included 2@ sounds' Optional# Bigh5speed internet connection re<uired for download' MI=I interface' MI=I input and1or play%ac& de*ice' Printer' @canner' Microphone re<uired for use of Mic"otatorC' ! soundcard 6including @tandard =irect@ound) MMD) or !@IO dri*ers9 is re<uired for playing the 2@ sounds in Windows' !dditional 2@ instru$ents will perfor$ %est with faster processors and hard dri*es' Installin Finale 2012 If any pre*ious *ersion of Finale has %een installed on the $achine) Finale 2012 reco$$ends that you restart your co$puter and log on as @yste$ !d$inistrator %efore installing' his will pre*ent erroneous font warnings' We reco$$end that you install Finale) and any other software) when logged in as @yste$

!d$inistrator' If you encounter pro%le$s during installation) we reco$$end that you do the following# 1' urn off any progra$s running in the %ac&ground' 2irus detectors can often pre*ent Finale fro$ installing necessary files and updating the registry' Rest assured) your Finale C= does not contain any *iruses' 2' Press C RE5!E 5=DED D) then clic& on as& Manager and then the Process ta%' In the Processes a%) clic& on F(ser "a$eF to sort the running progra$s %y user I= na$e' his lists e*ery process that is running on the syste$' 4' (nder the (ser "a$e colu$n) loo& at all of the processes 6FI$age "a$eF9 with your account na$e' Clic& on each one) and then clic& FDnd ProcessF and select OG' =o this for e*ery process assigned to your na$e e.cept Htas&$gr'e.eI) He.plorer'e.eI) and H@yste$ Idle Process'I 8' Close the as& Manager' :' Chec& your syste$ tray 6lower5right corner of the screen9 to see if any progra$s are running' Right5clic& each of these and choose Close 5 especially anti*irus software) which does interfere with progra$s properly installing' Aut!ori'in Finale 2012 he first ti$e you launch Finale) you will %e pro$pted to authori,e' o authori,e a single copy of Finale) clic& !uthori,e "ow! to open the !uthori,ation Wi,ard 6or) choose (elp J Aut!ori'e Finale9' hen follow the instructions to authori,e your copy of Finale *ia the Internet) phone) or $ail' If you choose not to authori,e) you will %e pro$pted to do so each ti$e you launch Finale' If you do not authori,e within thirty days) printing and sa*ing are disa%led until you choose to authori,e' "ote that the (ser1!uthori,ation Codes are co$puter specific) and will only wor& on the gi*en co$puter installation' Ma&e sure that the !uthori,ation Code is typed in using capital letters) and also *erify that the correct serial nu$%er has %een entered' /our copy of Finale can %e authori,ed on two co$puters si$ultaneously) and) with an Internet connection) authori,ation can %e $o*ed fro$ one co$puter to another at will' @i$ply choose (elp J Deaut!ori'e Finale to open up a free slot' /our copy of Finale can now %e authori,ed on a different co$puter' When you =eauthori,e) printing and sa*ing are disa%led until authori,ation has %een restored' If you $a&e a change to the co$puter 6such as replacing the hard dri*e or $other%oard) or installing a new operating syste$9) then you will need to re5authori,e the installation' If you ha*e already installed and authori,ed twice) you will need to contact Custo$er @upport online www'finale$usic'co$1support'asp. with your serial nu$%er and the location I= for the specific installation in <uestion' If the software is not Fre$indingF you to authori,e when you run the progra$) then the registration1authori,ation has %een successfully co$pleted' %tartin Finale 2012 ) D**s Most applications 6including Ma&eMusic products9 re<uire a set of files) the Microsoft redistri%uta%les) in order to wor& successfully on your syste$' hese redistri%uta%le files are nor$ally already present on $ost syste$s and are not generally included in application setup1install scripts 5 doing so would add a%out 1': M; to the si,e of the pac&age) and cause a longer installation process' More i$portantly) as these files are constantly updated %y Microsoft and are operating5syste$ specific) including these files in an application installer could result in incorrect files %eing added in your syste$ and su%se<uent pro%le$s' In rare cases these files $ay %e $issing or out of date on your syste$' In this case an error will %e reported when you start the progra$' Bere are so$e e.a$ples of the errors that

could %e reported# If t!e files are missin $$$ + he dyna$ic lin& li%rary M@2CP70'=EE could not %e found in the specified path'''+ or + he dyna$ic lin& li%rary M@2CR '=EE could not %e found in the specified path'''+ If t!e files are out of date$$$ + he OC0 @'D0D file is lin&ed to $issing e.port MFC82'=EE#7>>0'+ If you see one of these $essages) *isit www'$icrosoft'co$ for $ore infor$ation regarding these files and how to restore the$' +nline ,ser Manual For full docu$entation on how to use Finale 2012) see the (ser Manual' o access the (ser Manual) choose (elp J ,ser Manual' If you ha*e an Internet connection) Finale opens the (ser Manual using your default %rowser and accesses the latest online content fro$ Ma&eMusicKs ser*ers' If you do not ha*e an Internet connection) Finale auto$atically opens the local *ersion of the (ser Manual that was installed on your hard dri*e along side Finale 2012' If you prefer to always use the local *ersion of the (ser Manual) go to -dit J .ro ram +ptions J Folders and unchec& ,se +nline Manual W!en A/ailable'

0ista and -1portin -.% 2rap!ics Windows 2ista uses a rue ype font for$at that is not co$pati%le with FinaleKs DP@ e.port $echanis$' !s a result) 2ista users will notice the FInclude FontsF chec& %o.es ha*e %een re$o*ed in the D.port @election and D.port Pages dialog %o.es' Including fonts in e.ported DP@ graphics is still fully supported in Windows 0P' Installation Details o acco$$odate the autono$y of each of a co$puter+s $ultiple users) and to pre*ent per$issions issues) Finale installs its co$ponents to *arious locations on your hard dri*e depending on their function and re<uired accessi%ility' @ee HFinale Installation =etailsI in the (ser Manual for $ore infor$ation' Finale 2012a Interface C!an es %electin Instrument 3ypes$ /ou can now concentrate the list of fa$ilies and Instru$ents to include only those of a certain type) such as Orchestral) Choral) or La,,' @ee H@etup Wi,ardI and H@coreManagerI in the (ser Manual for details' Resi'able %coreMana er$ he @coreManager window can now %e resi,ed' @ee H@coreManagerI in the (ser Manual for details' Audio %etup dialo bo1$ Input and output channels can now %e selected for !@IO audio dri*ers' @ee H!udio @etup dialog %o.I in the (ser Manual for details' %M. Files created in t!e ori inal Finale 2012 release @MP files created in the original Finale 2012 release are not co$pati%le with @$artMusic 2012a' /ou can open such files in Finale 2012a to sa*e the$ as @MPs to %e opened in @$artMusic 2012a' Download and Finale 3rial ;oth the full and trial *ersions of Finale 2012 are a*aila%le for download' he trial *ersion is identical to the full *ersion) %ut does not include the ?arritan sounds) local help files) or $usic files' !fter the 405day trial period) printing and sa*ing are disa%led' o purchase the full *ersion of Finale) along with all sounds and features) choose (elp J .urc!ase Finale'

rial users# after purchasing) another download is necessary to ac<uire the ?arritan sounds) help files) and $usic files' .layin 4uic#3ime 0ideos in Finale5s Mo/ie Window o play Muic& i$e *ideos in Finale for Windows) Muic& i$e 6a free download at www'apple'co$9 $ust %e installed on your co$puter' Mo*ie files sa*ed in Windows Media Player for$ats do not re<uire Muic& i$e' Contactin Customer %upport For Finale support) *isit www'finale$usic'co$1support'asp.' Con/ertin Finale 2011 6and earlier7 documents into Finale 2012 documents Finale 2012 has a different file for$at than earlier *ersions) and con*erts older files to the new for$at when you open the$ in Finale 2012' Finale 2012 will open and con*ert older *ersions+ docu$ents) gi*ing the$ the default title F(" I ED='M(@'I We reco$$end sa*ing a newly con*erted docu$ent with a different na$e than the original file) &eeping the older uncon*erted file as a %ac&up' If you do want to sa*e the file using the sa$e na$e) choose @a*e !s fro$ the File $enu' Finale displays the original file na$e) so you can clic& OG to rewrite o*er the old file' Finale Maintenance is run auto$atically to chec& for any errors while opening old files as long as Clean (p File =ata is chec&ed in Progra$ Options5Open 6chec&ed %y default9' Runnin older /ersions of Finale Finale 2011 6and earlier *ersions9 for Windows or Macintosh cannot open any standard Finale 2012 file' o open a Finale 2012 docu$ent in an earlier *ersion) sa*e the file in Music0ME for$at and then open the Music0ME file using the Music0ME I$port plug5in' Finale for Windows includes the Music0ME i$porter %ac& to *ersion 2004) and then %ac& to 2000 using software a*aila%le separately' Finale for Macintosh supports Music0ME i$port %ac& to *ersion 2007) and %ac& to 2008 6O@ 0 only9 using software a*aila%le separately' @ee www'$a&e$usic'co$1Products1Music0ME'asp.'

8ew Features in Finale 2012

Impro/ed Instrument (andlin $ Finale now integrates staff attri%utes and
play%ac& sounds into its new Instru$ent paradig$) which allows for easier score $anage$ent and auto$atic assign$ent of play%ac& sounds' %coreMana er$ !d$inister co$plete control o*er score instru$ents in one con*enient) $odeless window' he @coreManager allows you to add) delete) and reorder score instru$ents) change instru$ent sounds) and e*en apply $i.er settings li&e panning and *olu$e' -asy Instrument Doublin $ Introduce $id5score instru$ent changes at any $easure with a new option under the (tilities $enu' ransposition) clef) and other staff settings) as well as play%ac& sound) are configured auto$atically' 8ew 2arritan %ounds) including soprano sa.) celeste) accordion) recorder) $andolin) euphoniu$ solo) %aro<ue pipe organ with plenu$ reed stop) and pipe organ pedal stop' Impro/ed File %!arin $ D.change Finale files with colleagues worry5free with intelligent sound $apping that identifies the appropriate play%ac& sound for each score instru$ent %ased on each co$puter+s uni<ue setup' Auto)detect MIDI De/ices$ Finale now identifies e.ternal MI=I de*ices as soon as you plug the$ in' "o setup re<uired! ,nicode %upport$ Finale now recogni,es and displays (nicode font characters' .DF -1port$ @a*e your docu$ent) or a selected portion of it) as a P=F directly fro$

 9etter 2rap!ics -1port$ D.porting graphics has ne*er %een easier with a resi,a%le

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selection area' 8ew :Add A ain: Metatool$ !dd the $ar&ing you Nust added) again' "o setup re<uired' 8ew Finale 8umerics Font$ Dasily add har$onic analysis and figured %ass with stac&a%le ,ero5width characters' 8ew Finale Copyist Font$ Ei&e ;roadway Copyist) %ut lighter5weight and with lower5 case characters) this font was inspired %y the golden era of handwritten ;roadway scores' Alp!a 8otes .lu )in$ !dd note letters to your noteheads in a flash with this new plug5in' %pace %ystems .lu )in$ !uto$atically position staff syste$s according to your particular spacing re<uire$ents' Music;M* <$0$ Finale supports the latest Music0ME technology) including instru$ent &nowledge and (nicode' ,pdated 3utorials$ Eearn all the Finale %asics guided %y new) easy5to5follow) step5 %y5step tutorials'

Fi1es in Finale 2012a

Audio

If an !@IO de*ice is installed) %ut not a*aila%le 6e'g' a (@; de*ice that is not

attached9) the de*ice no longer appears in the Input and Output list of the !udio @etup dialog %o.' =ocu$ents that use "ati*e Instru$ent li%raries 6including those utili,ing the Gonta&t 2) 8- Gore 2- Rea&tor : players9 can now %e properly sa*ed as audio files'

File menu Pro%le$s opening D F files ha*e %een resol*ed' 2rap!ics D.porting a selected region as a P=F can no longer result in e.porting all pages' Instruments ransposition is now set to 0 for ?uitar >*% and =ulci$er >*%' !ccordion now includes a grand staff 6instead of a single staff9' *yrics

Eyrics in Lapanese fonts are no longer $isaligned'

%a/e *ibrary dialo bo1 he non5functional HCusto$ MI=I @oundsI option has %een re$o*ed' %croll 0iew @ta*es in @croll 2iew are no longer too tightly spaced' 6Files created in the original 2012 release $ay continue to e.hi%it tight @croll 2iew spacing9' %peedy -ntry

 Perfor$ing an operation that causes staff reordering while the @peedy fra$e is acti*e
no longer causes entries to %e $irrored or re$o*ed' %martMusic Repeat $ar&ers now wor& in e.ported @MP files' ?arritan *ocals in e.ported @MP files no longer play %ac& using a piano sound' 3e1t

itles and other te.t inserts no longer disappear when opening so$e files'

Fi1es in Finale 2012

"ote# Finale 2012 addresses countless issues through design i$pro*e$ents) including new interface ite$s li&e the @coreManager- only specific Hfi.esI are listed here' -1pressions he H@how On# @core and Part1@core Only1Parts OnlyI drop5down $enu no longer appears in the D.pression !ssign$ent dialog %o. when the e.pression is set to use a @core Eist' Mo/ie Window !ccellerators 6!E O@ and !E OC9 ha*e %een added to the Mo*ie Window' 8ote!eads Pro%le$s changing noteheads to characters higher than P140 in the @y$%ol @election dialog %o. ha*e %een resol*ed' .ro ram +ptions EDF !RROW and RI?B !RROW now wor& properly in Progra$ Options5Folders on Windows 3' %etup Wi'ard @pace2oices and ;and ;rass @ection ?arritan Instru$ents are now properly configured for the @etup Wi,ard' %ta/es Clefs now change when adding a $id5score instru$ent change to an instru$ent of a different clef' Window menu Window1 ool%ars1MI=I Menu ool%ar is now na$ed correctly'