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JRoss
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  		   Posted 1/10/2010 10:06 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I wonder if anyone can suggest a solution to this problem.
I run my MacBook Pro through an FA-66 with a set of yorkville powered monitors.
The sound generated from Finale is only on half the spectrum. The system works fine with iTunes but I can't get it to work properly with finale. I have reinstalled the program but still no result.

Thanks for any help
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  		   Posted 1/11/2010 12:15 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
What version of Finale?

What version of the OS?

What trouble shooting have you already done?

OS X 10.5.6; Dual 2.0 PPC; 4GB RAM; FInale 2009

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Tim Rowland
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  		   Posted 1/11/2010 1:55 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Hi JRoss,
 
Even though I'm on a PC, I had this problem last week. I'm using a Firewire Audio Interface, and the two outputs (1/2 or L/R) are separate 'devices' to Finale. It doesn't send stereo placement to two outputs, but sends everything to the one (left). I changed my audio device in Finale to my onboard audio and if fixed the problem.
 
Hope this helps,
 
Tim
 
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There were issues with some versions of Finale producing only left sound when used with some FireWire devices. See the MakeMusic Knowledgebase for more details. Finale 2008 and 2009 were affected.

However, I also have an FA-66, which works fine with 2009 on my iMac running Snow Leopard. I love the FA-66. It's so much better than the M-Audio kit I had before. As it is CoreAudio compliant, it doesn't need any drivers and Finale should be oblivious to it.

Reinstalling is usually the last option, not the first. The first thing you should do is to see whether the problem persists in a brand new user account. If the problem is not present in the new account, then you know that the cause is a wrong setting or corrupt preference file or cache in your old user account.
If the problem persists, then you know the problem is system-wide.

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  		   Posted 1/11/2010 6:46 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
From the knowledge base:

Question


When I playback Finale on my Mac, I only hear sound through my left speaker channel. Why is this?
Answer


There is a known problem with Finale 2008 and Finale 2009 that causes playback to only be routed only through the left stereo channel on Macs when playing through certain audio interfaces. We have identified this problem with Digidesign hardware (Digi 002 and 003), Focusrite Saffire, as well as some other Firewire interfaces. We have also seen this with a small portion of USB interfaces, including the Digidesign MBOX.

This problem was addressed by our development team, and no longer is present in Finale 2010.

To avoid this problem in Finale 2008 or Finale 2009, route playback in Finale through an alternate playback device using these steps:

1. From the MIDI/Audio menu, point to Device Setup, and click Audio Setup.
2. From the Output list, click Built-in Output.
3. Click OK.

In most cases, following these steps will route Finale's playback through your computer's internal sound system.

makemusic.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1001/

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  		   Posted 1/11/2010 7:42 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
As stated, the left-only Firewire problem does NOT happen for me using the Edirol FA-66. This kit works perfectly well with Finale.

Finale 2009c, 2Ghz iMac; 2Ghz MacBook, 10.6.1
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