Additional Information about Finale 2006 for Windows

Finale 2006 Read Me, July 2005 Copyright 2005, MakeMusic, Inc. Congratulations on your purchase of Finale 2006 for Windows! IMPORTANT: Read this document before you begin working with Finale 2006 and print a copy of it to keep with your Finale information. This file contains important information about Finale 2006 not included in the User Manual as well as information about converting older files into the new version's format. Please note that Finale 2006 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 2006 New features in Finale 2006 Fixes in Finale 2006 You may also visit our web site, www.finalemusic.com for updated information about Finale and information on new releases.

Running Finale 2006

System Requirements Fianle 2006 for Windows requires Windows 98/2000/ME/XP, a minimum 256MB RAM, and 200MB of free hard drive space. Windows 98 or ME required for Import and Export of EPS files. Kontakt for Finale with GPO is supported in Windows XP only. An additional 800MB of hard drive space is required for all GPO sounds. To make the most of Kontakt for Finale with GPO, we recommend at least 1 GB of RAM. Installing Finale 2006 on Windows 2000/XP If any previous version of Finale has been installed on the machine, Finale 2006 recommends that you restart your computer and log on as System Administrator before installing on Windows 2000/XP systems. 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 turn off any programs running in the background, as virus detectors can often prevent Finale from installing necessary files and updating the registry. Rest assured, your Finale CD does not contain any viruses. To turn off all programs running in the background: Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete once to bring up the Close Program dialog box. (In Windows 2000 or XP, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete, then click on Task Manager.) This lists every process that is running on the system. Explorer and Systray are always running, so leave them alone. If you see anything other than those two, click on any one of the others and click End Task. When that goes away, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete again and End Task on another one in the list. (If a program remains on the list after you have tried to End Task on it, click on it, click and hold on End Task for 10 seconds, then release it. If a "This program is not responding..." message appears, click End Task in it). Repeat the process until only Explorer and Systray are left. Some computers may have some other "required" programs - if Ending Task on a program crashes the computer, try again without Ending Task on that program. Registering Finale 2006

The first time you launch Finale, you will be prompted to register. To register a single copy of Finale, click Register Now! to open the Registration Wizard (or, from the Help Menu, choose Register Finale). Then follow the instructions to register your copy of Finale via the Internet, phone, or mail. If you choose not to register, 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 register. Note that the User/Authorization Codes are computer specific, and will only work on the given computer installation. Verify that the correct serial number has been entered. If you make a change to the computer (such as replacing the hard drive or motherboard, or install a new operating system), then you will need to re-authorized the installation. If you have already installed and authorized twice, you will need to contact Customer Service directly by phone, FAX or standard mail with your serial number and the location ID for the specific installation in question, and one of our representatives can clear the previous authorization from your account. If the software is not "reminding" you to register when you run the program, then the registration/authorization has been successfully completed. Registering Kontakt for Finale with Garritan Personal Orchestra To register Kontakt for Finale with Garritan Personal Orchestra, on your hard drive, navigate to the Program Files/Native Instruments/Finale GPO folder and double-click the Registration Tool. Follow the on-screen instructions to register. Like Finale, you can register Kontakt for Finale with Garritan Personal Orchestra on up to two computers. Starting Finale 2006 - 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 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.' We have included a special setup program (dllupdateb.exe) containing just these redistributable files for users who are experiencing these problems. However, these may not be the latest versions of these files, so this is less preferable than searching for a more recent version. Follow the steps below to run the setup program we've included: Run the setup program dllupdateb.exe - found on the Finale installation disc. You may be asked to reboot your computer - in which case it is important that you do so before continuing. The application should now start correctly. User Manual For full documentation on how to run Finale 2006, see the User Manual. To access the User Manual, choose the Help menu, then User Manual, then Table Of Contents. New Default View Studio View, Finales new view optimized for auditioning playback, is set as the default view. To change the default view to Page View or Scroll View, from the Options Menu, choose Program Options and select the New page. Choose the desired default view and click OK. Copying Music in Finale 2006 Some fundamental changes have been made to the way Finale handles copying music. Most importantly, whether inserting or replacing entries, within the same document, across documents, or using clip files, Finale now includes the elements selected in the Items to Copy dialog box in the destination region only. IMPORTANT: The configuration of

the Items to Copy and Items to Clear dialog boxes are program wide. Finale retains the configuration of the Items to Copy and Items to Clear dialog boxes even after closing and restarting Finale. Also note: Ctrl-Shift-clicking to Replace Entries (Mass Edit) now opens the Items to Copy dialog box prior to placing the copied material. To Replace Entries without opening the Items to Copy dialog box, Ctrl-Click the destination measure. FPA Installation Finale Performance Assessment (also called FPA) is a stand-alone application that is installed automatically during the Finale installation process. In addition to Finale, you will also see a separate option in your Windows Start Menu named Finale Performance Assessment. Sharing Finale Documents Online Support for the Finale Viewer browser plug-in has been discontinued in favor of Finale NotePad, which provides a free, reliable, and 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 NotePad. This paradigm shift eliminates a variety of problems associated with some web browsers, and means that all Finale files posted on the Internet will be available for viewing on all machines immediately upon the release of Finale NotePad 2006. Finale NotePad is available for download free of charge at www.finalemusic.com/notepad. (Note that documents saved in Finale 2006 are only compatible with NotePad 2006 which becomes available shortly after the Finale 2006 release. NotePad 2006 will open files saved in any Finale version 2006 or earlier.) Phone Technical Support The phone number for MakeMusic Customer Support is (952) 937-9703. FAX# (952) 937-9760. Converting Finale 2005 (and earlier) documents into Finale 2006 documents Finale 2006 has a different file format than earlier versions, and converts older files to the new format when you open them in Finale 2006. You should be aware of the following points: Opening old documents Finale 2006 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 2005 (and earlier versions) for Windows or Macintosh cannot open any standard Finale 2006 file. To open a Finale 2006 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 2006

Studio View. Page View is your print shop for layout like Studio View is your sound stage for playback. Use this new view to audition Finales MIDI performance, "conduct" a tempo, record a HyperScribe transcription, and more. Mixer Controls. Control the volume, panning, and reverb for your full score, and find the perfect balance using convenient sliders and knobs for each staff - all in real-time during playback. See Mixer. Also, use the Staff Controls to adjust these settings which appear conveniently to the left of each staff in Finales new Studio View. TempoTap. Studio Views new TempoTap staff allows you to "conduct" your score by tapping with a MIDI device or your computer keyboard. Your tempo is recorded and applied to playback. The beat durations can also be edited to optimize accuracy while recording a tempo.

New Instrument List Controls. As part of Finales real-time playback enhancements you can now audition real-time changes to volume, panning, and instruments with controls added to the instrument list. Kontakt for Finale with Garritan Personal Orchestra. Assign GPOs world class instrument sounds to staves of a new document with the Setup Wizard. Or, load GPO instruments for use with existing staves using the Kontakt Player for Finale with GPO. Ambiance Reverb. Customize the room size, decay, and a collection other reverb settings that allow you to control of the overall reverb effect of playback. See Garritan Ambiance dialog box. Speedier Playback Processing. Without the need to prescan your music, a click on the Play button initiates playback with almost no hesitation. Only Human Playback processing is neccessary (if HP is enabled). Export a Measure Region as a MIDI or Audio File with a new command in the Playback Settings dialog box. More MIDI Channels. SmartMusic SoftSynth playback has been expanded from 16 to 128 channels. Now choose up to eight different MIDI Out devices. Assign Each Staff a Unique Channel automatically while setting up your score in the Setup Wizard. Spacebar-click Scrolling. Finale now supports scrolling when you use the spacebar-click method to start playback. Human Playback Improvements. Enhanced support for GPO and improved performance of percussion rolls and trills are part of the new Human Playback. Enhanced Performance. Optimized drawing routines and memory handling now provide faster screen redraw and expedited application startup. Youve never been able to do so much so fast! Copy and Paste Measure and Entry Items simultaneously using Finales new Items to Copy dialog box. You can now also choose any combination of items to clear. See Items to Copy dialog box. Automatically Insert a Symbol. You can now insert a Copyright symbol automatically in the Setup Wizard. See Setup Wizard. Embed Graphics in your Document. Graphics can now be embedded into Finale documents. You no longer need to move graphic files independently when sharing Finale files across computers. Automatically Fit Music to a Printed Page using Finales new Fit to Page option in the Print dialog box. Improved Scanning Recognition. Import grayscale TIFF images with SmartScore Lite. Composite Libraries. Save a collection of elements in the same library file for transfer to other documents. Create Smart Shape Libraries. Now you can save the Custom Smart Shapes you created in Finales Smart Line Designer dialog box in a library to open across documents. More Instrument Choices. Choose from an expanded list of instrument staves in the Setup Wizard, including a new Orff Instruments category. Key Signature Contextual Menu. While using the Key Signature Tool, simply right-click a measure to choose from a list of several common key signatures. Mass Edit Contextual Menu. While using the Mass Edit Tool, simply right-click a measure to choose from a list of Mass Edit Commands. Textured Manuscript Background. You now have even more ways to customize Finales work environment with a collection of textured manuscript paper backgrounds. Easier on the eyes after long hours. More Control over Measure Numbering. Its now easy to instruct Finale to skip a measure in a measure number sequence. No complex Time Signature or Measure Tool adjustments required - just uncheck Include in Measure Numbering. Display in Concert Pitch Warning. If you choose to print parts for your brass quintet in concert pitch, Finale now reminds you the music is not prepared for transposing instruments.

Create a Bells Used Chart Automatically with the new Create Handbells Used Chart Plug-in. This plug-in scans your handbell score for all bells used and generates a chart at the top of your score. Auto-generate Chord Symbols with the Chord Analysis Plug-in. This plug-in analyzes the harmonic progression of a selected region of your score and adds chord symbols automatically. All-Staff Analysis. Include notes from all staves of your score while adding chords using the staff analysis method. Easily Split Measures Across Systems or Create Dashed Barlines with the Split Measure Plug-in. No measure number editing required. Combine Measures and update measure numbering automatically using the Merge Measures Plug-in. Easily Create Mid-measure Repeat Barlines with the Mid-measure Repeats Plug-in. No time signature or measure number editing neccessary. This plug-in does it for you automatically. Create Coda Systems Automatically with the Create Coda System Plug-in. Isolate a separate coda system, generate coda markings, and even define a coda for playback with this powerful plug-in. Place Slurs on Melismatic Passages Automatically with the Auto Slur Melismas Plug-in. This plug-in can find multiple notes over a syllable and place slurs accordingly. Resize Noteheads of Specific Voices within Chords using the Resize Noteheads Plug-in. Specify a Staff List for Generated Tempo Markings using the updated Create Tempo Marking Plug-in. Create System Separation Marks Automatically with the Score System Divider Plug-in.

Fixes in Finale 2006

Edit Menu Automatic Update Layout is now triggered after adding staves to an existing document using the New Staves (With Setup Wizard) command under the Staff Menu. Exercise Wizard Finale no longer crashes while attempting to print exercises for several instruments containing notes outside of the range of the selected instruments. When saving a lesson, Finale now displays the correct, full filename. Expression Tool In the Playback Tab of the Expression Designer, the Repeat SMS Marker in the popup menu is now correctly named "Repeat Start." Part Extraction Saving an extracted part as ETF no longer creates a corrupted file. File Menu Ensembles cant be chosen in the SmartMusic Wizard. When creating a non-assessing solo with accompaniment in the SmartMusic Wizard, the solo instrument chosen in the Wizard now correctly appears in the resulting document. Opening a file created in Finale Songwriter no longer lists the application information incorrectly in the File Info dialog box. The Finale Performance Assessment Compatibility checker now catches all multimeasure rests. Finale Performance Assessment If you are creating a file for assessment in SmartMusic, auto save no longer attempts to save an FPA/SMP rather than a MUS file.

Lyric Tool When music containing lyrics is cut and pasted (using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V), line breaks are no longer removed from the pasted lyrics in the edit lyrics window. Also, an extra space is no longer added after each hyphen. Mass Edit Copying Clefs, including full-measure clefs, can now be copied across documents. Replace Entries no longer always copies Measure Expressions. Now dependent on the Items to Copy dialog box. Measure Tool All measure number enclosure shapes can now be set to opaque. Change every ___ Measures in the Measure Attributes now assigns specified barline properly. Options Menu Mnemonics are no longer missing for Extra space between clef and key signature, Extra space between clef and time signature, and Extra space between key and time signature. If more than one document is open, selecting a different background graphic or color now applies to all open documents. Other It is now possible to access the electronic PDF version of the Installation and Tutorials manual from the Finale application (Launch Window). Finale no longer uses 90%+ of the CPU time when it is in the background if the SmartMusic SoftSynth is selectecd as the the MIDI Out device and the synth has been used to produce a sound (i.e. clicking in a note in Simple Entry.) Playback Finale now supports playback as a slave device during Midi Sync. Human Playback: o Notes with tremolos, when tied together, are no longer rearticulated. o Pitch bend glisses now extend to the destination note. o Human Playback: Crescendos interrupted by rests are now interpreted properly. o When a grace note is tied to a subsequent note in percussion notation, both notes are now articulated during playback. o The default value of the MIDI velocity for the grace notes is now 20 ticks less than the fundamental. Also, the grace note playback duration has been set to around 40 for flams to be properly interpreted. o Trills will now sound as an augmented 2nd when they should. o Unchecking Ritardando Before in the Fermata section of the Human Playback Preferences no longer disables rit. and accel. o Ritardandi and accelerandi that appear on the first beat as a measure expression are now interpreted when directly above the first beat of the first measure. o Turning off fermatas for a section no longer produces choppy, non-slurred playback. o If an expression of type sfz, fp, or grupetto, is placed as measure expression, it is now interpreted. Printing A spinning note cursor no longer appears when inside the Custom Page Sizes dialog box. Window Menu The "Layout Tools" toolbar has been renamed "Layout Toolbar."