Re: [Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
Hi all, Here's what I posted on our user forum regarding this development: I can't speculate or offer any additional information beyond what is contained in the proposal we received from LaunchEquity Partners, LLC and the press release we issued this morning regarding the matter. I've linked to both below: www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920707/92189512001507/ex99113da807845ma k_071512.htm www.makemusic.com/Pressroom/Default.aspx?pid=555 However, I can offer some key quotes from the proposal. On the matter of "liquidation", the following is from LaunchEquity Partners, LLC's proposal: "We hereby propose directly or through a newly-created entity to purchase the operating assets of the company, excluding cash, and assume the related liabilities, of MMUS (the ³Assets²), free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, for $13.5 million. Including the cash retained by MMUS, our offer values the business at approximately $21.2 million. We have calculated the purchase price on the basis of publicly available information. Our offer is conditioned upon, among other things, MMUS adopting a plan of liquidation simultaneously with shareholder approval of the sale of Assets, which we believe should enable MMUS to distribute approximately $4.30 per share to shareholders. Such amount represents a 20% premium to the closing share price on July 13, 2012. We would explore with MMUS ways to maximize the cash that would be distributed in such liquidation." In addition: "We project that we will also need to inject at least $10 million over the next two years to (a) recruit and retain a new CEO, (b) upgrade both the Notation and SmartMusic software product lines and (c) cover working capital and seasonal liquidity needs." Finally: "Further, it is our intention to retain MMUS¹s employees as we view them to be a significant asset of the company." The current action MakeMusic, Inc is taking at this point is as follows, from our press release this morning: "Consistent with its fiduciary duties, MakeMusic¹s Board of Directors has appointed a Special Committee of independent, disinterested directors to review and consider the proposal, in consultation with financial and legal advisors, and determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interests of MakeMusic and its shareholders. The Board has authorized the Special Committee to consider the full range of available strategic alternatives including, but not limited to, continuing as an independent, public company with MakeMusic¹s current growth plans." If anyone has any questions regarding these developments, please feel free to send any inquiries to investorrelati...@makemusic.com. As things develop, we will be operating as normal and no change at this point to the development and roadmap announcements we have made so far. -- Justin Phillips Senior Product Manager MakeMusic, Inc 763-772-3964 On 7/17/12 9:41 PM, "Eric Dannewitz" wrote: >This doesn't sound good. > >http://performingarts.uncg.edu/patech/?p=255 > >"I¹m emerging from my web development cave to share this, as it could be >a potentially monumental event in the world of music notation software >the short version is that MakeMusic has received a buyout offer >(http://www.makemusic.com/Pressroom/Default.aspx?pid=555), which would >likely include the company being liquidated. I¹m no businessman (not even >a little bit), but I know that this is a big deal." > > > > >___ >Finale mailing list >Finale@shsu.edu >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] MakeMusic received a buyout offer?
This doesn't sound good. http://performingarts.uncg.edu/patech/?p=255 "I’m emerging from my web development cave to share this, as it could be a potentially monumental event in the world of music notation software – the short version is that MakeMusic has received a buyout offer (http://www.makemusic.com/Pressroom/Default.aspx?pid=555), which would likely include the company being liquidated. I’m no businessman (not even a little bit), but I know that this is a big deal." ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Score Manager FAIL!!!!!
One suggestion I have to reduce delay before playback, is to turn off Human Playback. Last year, using FinWin 2011 and Garritan-Aria on a 20 minute dance score for 18 instruments, I didn't have too much problem with delay at home with my desktop computer. When I went to the commissioning site in another state with a borrowed laptop which was newer but less powerful, the delay every time I clicked playback with considerable. When I deselected Human Playback it sped the process up immensely. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:13 PM, David H. Bailey < dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com> wrote: > Henry, in addition to the questions Justin Phillips asks, I would add > that the use of VST instruments can be very CPU and RAM intensive. The > computer needs to read the data for each instrument into RAM so it's > accessible when the file plays, and if you don't have sufficient RAM > that can be a major bottleneck. Likewise, it takes a lot of processing > power to put all the data together into a stream that comes out like > music, so if your CPU is several generations old or doesn't have enough > cores or is operating at too slow a MHz speed, that can be another > bottleneck. If both CPU and RAM aren't up to the requirements of the > library, then total frustration results. If you have instrument changes > on some of the staves, that further complicates things. > > And it isn't necessarily MM's fault. It could be their fault, but it > isn't necessarily their fault. Using soft-synths is nothing like using > good old-fashioned midi hardware which had none of these issues. > > David H. Bailey > > > On 7/17/2012 1:56 PM, Henry Howey wrote: > > I'm trying to convert an old file to VST instruments. The computer > FREEZES for several minutes for each one MM screws up again. > > > > Henry Howey > > > > Sent from my iWhatever > > ___ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Score Manager FAIL!!!!!
Henry, in addition to the questions Justin Phillips asks, I would add that the use of VST instruments can be very CPU and RAM intensive. The computer needs to read the data for each instrument into RAM so it's accessible when the file plays, and if you don't have sufficient RAM that can be a major bottleneck. Likewise, it takes a lot of processing power to put all the data together into a stream that comes out like music, so if your CPU is several generations old or doesn't have enough cores or is operating at too slow a MHz speed, that can be another bottleneck. If both CPU and RAM aren't up to the requirements of the library, then total frustration results. If you have instrument changes on some of the staves, that further complicates things. And it isn't necessarily MM's fault. It could be their fault, but it isn't necessarily their fault. Using soft-synths is nothing like using good old-fashioned midi hardware which had none of these issues. David H. Bailey On 7/17/2012 1:56 PM, Henry Howey wrote: > I'm trying to convert an old file to VST instruments. The computer FREEZES > for several minutes for each one MM screws up again. > > Henry Howey > > Sent from my iWhatever > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] frozen on p1 - anyone else?
does anyone else get this? with the score manager closed: 1) open a template, or a score you are working on, go to any page later in the document (score 1) 2) open a new default document (score 2), drag window so you can see the page number of the 1st score 3) open score manager: does score 1 still show the current page, but page NUMBER 1? 4) add an instrument, or make some changes to score 2 5) now click on the window of score 1 and try to nagivate 1p fwd / back or to last page (doesn't work); enter a page number in the pg# field and hit enter (stays on p1); click on the button to go to the 1st page (works) 6) go to scroll view and back to page view and click to go to last page (works) i also got a crash at some point trying to navigate but can't reproduce it. the rest i can reproduce. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Score Manager FAIL!!!!!
Have you contacted support regarding this? We have not had reports of this, so I'm guessing there's something with the specific file or local on the computer. Also, is the VST library the Garritan Instruments for Finale or another library? Does this occur after a reboot of the computer? -- Justin Phillips Senior Product Manager MakeMusic, Inc 763-772-3964 On 7/17/12 12:56 PM, "Henry Howey" wrote: >I'm trying to convert an old file to VST instruments. The computer >FREEZES for several minutes for each one MM screws up again. > >Henry Howey > >Sent from my iWhatever >___ >Finale mailing list >Finale@shsu.edu >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Score Manager FAIL!!!!!
I'm trying to convert an old file to VST instruments. The computer FREEZES for several minutes for each one MM screws up again. Henry Howey Sent from my iWhatever ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...
It does happen from time to time with InDesign. Finale 2012 has been the worst version as far as corruption of pref files goes. I've never seen the corruption leading to the app becoming bogged down. Steve On 7/17/12 8:44 AM, "SN jef chippewa" wrote: > >i am trying to sort out the issue i mentioned with support about >finale getting bogged down after some use and have been told the >CLASSIC: trash your prefs and see if that works. pf. > >i have not come across this kind of problem with any other software i >work with, or if i have, it was so rare and a long time ago that i >can't remember. > >has anyone else had at least even sporadic corrupted pref files with >other software? is this just something i got lucky with (i.e not >encountering with other programmes) or is finale really like the only >app that has this problem? > >___ >Finale mailing list >Finale@shsu.edu >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...
I keep a copy of my current prefs close and an alias of the proper folder, so I can trash and replace with minimal fuss. I trashed prefs with AppleWorks once, but Finale seems to need it with remarkable frequency. I seem to go in waves; for example, it has been rare over the last few months, but it was every few days for a month or so before that. Christopher On Tue Jul 17, at TuesdayJul 17 9:44 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > i am trying to sort out the issue i mentioned with support about > finale getting bogged down after some use and have been told the > CLASSIC: trash your prefs and see if that works. pf. > > i have not come across this kind of problem with any other software i > work with, or if i have, it was so rare and a long time ago that i > can't remember. > > has anyone else had at least even sporadic corrupted pref files with > other software? is this just something i got lucky with (i.e not > encountering with other programmes) or is finale really like the only > app that has this problem? > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...
i am trying to sort out the issue i mentioned with support about finale getting bogged down after some use and have been told the CLASSIC: trash your prefs and see if that works. pf. i have not come across this kind of problem with any other software i work with, or if i have, it was so rare and a long time ago that i can't remember. has anyone else had at least even sporadic corrupted pref files with other software? is this just something i got lucky with (i.e not encountering with other programmes) or is finale really like the only app that has this problem? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] F2012 gets really slow rendering WAV
Thanks. I might record to an external unit because "What U Hear" is not available on my computer. It is maddening because the rendering works perfectly (and seamlessly) when the WAV is up to about 25MB in size. But above 30MB the whole thing grinds to a halt. On 7/17/2012 1:40 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: > Craig, > > In FinWin2011 and earlier versions, I have had spotty results with the > "export to audio" function when using VST and Garritan. Sometimes it works > without a hitch, sometimes I get results that sound nothing like what I > hear - and sometimes the results change in the middle of a project. When > the results become unsatisfactory, I simply record straight from playback > to Audacity. > > > To do this without an output-input cable to your soundcard requires a > soundcard that will "duplex," I believe is the term. You can tell if you > have one of those, and if Audacity recognizes it, if when you open > Audacity, one of your record options (in the little window by the pic of > the microphone) you have an option to record "what U hear." > > Another option is to record to an outboard digital recorder, or to Audacity > on another computer. > > Raymond Horton > Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra > Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC > Composer, Arranger > VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Craig Parmerlee wrote: > >> If I have my instruments set to MIDI, I can render to WAV quickly. But >> if my instruments are set to VST, there seems to be a problem where the >> software bogs down slower and slower. If my score is only 75 measures, >> I can render, but if it is 120 measures, it gets so slow that I think it >> will probably never finish. To get a VST rendering, I had to break my >> score into two chunks and then stitch the two WAV files together with >> Audacity. >> >> Anybody else see this? It is no better in the 2012B release. >> >> I am using Windows 7. >> ___ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Invitation à se connecter sur LinkedIn
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