Patsy Moore wrote:
Hello Listers,
Finale has obviously been evolving since I was last here several years
ago, but I'm still using mainly 2000c with occasional forays into 2004a
which my husband has.
Playback on both versions of Finale was working fine until a couple of
days ago and now isn't, and neither of us has been able to work out why.
It packed up on 2000c first. Playback worked at first in 2004 and then
stopped working there too. The problem isn't a general one on the
computer or my headphones as I can hear the BBC radio broadcasts as
usual. I use Finale playback mainly for proof-listening, which I'm so
much better at than visual proof-reading, so I really miss it.
I did find a mysterious instruction in the 2004 manual:
Playback Files: All options in the Playback Files group box are only
used when a playback file is selected for playback. (If you're playing
the Active File, Pre-Scan Music must be selected in Playback Settings.)
I can't find anything in either version's Playback Settings that says
"Pre-Scan Music".
All help grateful received.
Patsy.
When you say "playback ... was working ... and now isn't" do
you mean that the playback doesn't start at all? No pointer
on the screen moving with the music, etc. Or do you mean
that it appears to be working but no sound is coming out?
What playback mechanism are you using? Are you using the
SmartMusic Soundfont? Are you using your soundcard's midi
synth? That makes a big difference -- my first suggestion
would be to double-click the speaker icon in the systray
(assuming you're using Windows -- all this doesn't apply if
you're on a Mac) and see whether your MIDI slider is pulled
way down to the bottom.
I wouldn't worry so much about the pre-scan or playback file
stuff. If you're following the same procedures you've
always followed and playback has ceased to make sounds for
you, it's something other than that.
--
David H. Bailey
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