--- "Dean M. Estabrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Good explanation Tyler ... now, how do you feel
> about the GPO sounds?
> Are they as good as the samples provided on the MM
> site, or not? And
> if not, what gives? Also, I've just received the
> following message:
>
> Dear Finale Macintosh Customer;
>
> In a previous e-mail we informed you of an upgrade
> installation problem
> with Finale 2006. In that e-mail we described how to
> remove a folder
> from your Macintosh before running the installer.
> Since then we have
> created a small program that will automatically find
> and delete the
> folder for you. Again, this MUST be run BEFORE you
> run the Finale 2006
> installer. In order for this pre-installer to work
> properly you must
> quit all running applications prior to installation.
>
> If you haven't already deleted this folder, you can
> download this
> program, the Pre-installer for Finale 2006, and run
> it from your
> desktop. It will only take a few seconds.
>
> Select the link below to download.
>
> I downloaded this and activated it, as I have not
> yet installed my
> 2006, though it is sitting by my side as I write. I
> got a message that
> my system didn't need the pre-installer's benefit.
> Should I trust this
> and go ahead with installation ... even if so many
> are disappointed
> with GPO sounds?
>
> Dean
>
I'm pleased with the GPO sounds. They absolutely
require some use of the special Ambience reverb
plug-in that's included, and it's possible that some
people here haven't had a chance to really experiment
with that and find settings that work well. The right
reverb settings improve the sound 500%. (disclaimer -
I know that there are people on this list who are
against the idea of using reverb, but GPO sounds were
designed with the idea that reverb would be used)
The demos on MakeMusic's webpage are definitely better
than average, but they're not unrealistic. I have at
least one that I pulled from the Showcase, played from
Finale and found I thought sounded better than the
demos. There's a lot of variation - some sound great
with GPO and others are less of an improvement.
You could check to see if the folder that the first
e-mail told you to remove is gone. If it's gone, then
it should be safe to install. If you're concerned, you
could first create a copy of the folder that was
getting wiped out.
Tyler
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