Some users have seen issues where they have been getting Blank Pages when priting from Finale.  MakeMusic seems to be aware of an issue with Brother MFC model printer drivers/printers that causes Finale to output blank pages when printing. This can even happen when printing documents as a PDF files or creating a Preview if the Brother printer or printer driver is the only one installed.  I have also heard of this happening with Adobe Acrobat 8 and its Distiller.

There does seem to be a work-around that will allow you to create a PDF file of your document after setting up a “dummy printer.”

1. Add a new “dummy” printer that can be used as the default printer. 
2. 1. Open your Macintosh computer’s System Preferences (via the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen).
   2. Click the Print & Fax icon in your System Preferences.
   3. Click the + sign in the bottom left corner to add a printer.
   4. Click on the IP icon at the top and then make sure it reads “Line Printer Daemon - LPD”.
   5. In the Address section, type in the number 11.1.1.11, and then you will see “Generic Postscript Printer” at the bottom.
   6. Click the Add button.
   7. This should now show up in the list as the Default Printer
3. Once you are done setting up the ”dummy printer”, open Finale.
4. Go to the File menu >> Print.
5. Select the Preview option in the Print window to open Macintosh’s Preview application. 
6. When Preview opens, you will see your music. Go to the File menu >> Print in the Preview application. 
7. Choose your Brother Printer and click Print to print your document.

Hope you guys find this helpful.  Happy belated Birthday to Finale!!

This error looks like it is specifically linked to bug in Microsoft’s Cumulative Security Update for Windows, which causes errors in memory management when using Java.

There is no “fix”, but I do think that there is a way around the issue.

Continued

There is an issue that causes a crash within Finale 2008 on Vista in regards to articulations that draw vertically, specifically the Rolled Chord Articulation. Adding this articulation to your score will cause a hard crash as soon as you choose to save the document.

There is no fix for the issue at this time, but there is a work-around.

Follow these steps to add the rolled chord articulation into your score without crashing.

Continued

This is a confirmed Vista Windows issue with tech support, but there appears to be a fix.

It looks like completing a compact installation of Finale (not Garritan) will reinstall the necessary files to allow the A update to take.

Just pop your Finale 2008 disc in your drive, and uncheck everything but Finale. Install.

If this fails, try uninstalling and reinstalling Finale completely and then reapplying the update.

Just received the new Finale 2008 book - Finale 2008: A Trailblazer Guide

I will write up  a review once a have a chance to go through it.

From what I have seen already the book looks great!

Since playback issues and VST/AU seem to go hand in hand, I decided to just write up a quick post detailing one way to eliminate extraneous memory waste.

The Kontakt Player 2 is a memory hog. Had to be said.

Continued

I get lots of questions about how to write stemless notes for use with Church hymns, melismas, etc.  Here is a real quick way to get rid of stems for particular notes in a region.  I have also created a short video showing the process. Continued

From the author of Finale 2005 Power! comes an updated (includes Finale 2008 information) Finale guide for beginners to professionals!

If this book is anything like Finale Power it is a must have for any serious Finale user.

Here is the link:

Finale 2008: A Trailblazer Guide

As soon as I can get my hands on it I will pass along a review!