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JustinP
Senior Product Manager

Date Joined Mar 2009
Total Posts : 822

Posted 10/11/2010 10:53 AM (GMT -6)

Hi all,

Finale 2011a is now available for download!

The 2011a update fixes a number of issues and includes a few new feature enhancements.

Click the link below to download the update and read about what has been included!

makemusic.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4407/

Thanks,

Justin at MakeMusic

Justin Phillips
Notation Product Specialist
MakeMusic, Inc.
www.finalemusic.com/forum

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Dr. Wiggy
Early music: modern methods

Date Joined Jun 2006
Total Posts : 12628

Posted 10/11/2010 11:36 AM (GMT -6)

Finally! A Decent Font menu, with fonts grouped into typeface families!

Fixed several gripes: -- unable to edit a text box in Shape Designer; hang when moving measures over page boundaries; and a few other things.

And keystrokes to copy expressions to adjacent staves! Nice.

Interestingly: all files have Data Check run on them before opening. Perhaps this will solve a lot of problems?

Finale 2011, 2009c, 2Ghz iMac; 2Ghz MacBook, 10.6.4
Edirol FA-66; M-Audio Oxygen 61; Yamaha PSR-410
Ancient Groove Music
www.ancientgroove.co.uk

jazzer*austin
Registered Member

Date Joined Mar 2009
Total Posts : 438

Posted 10/11/2010 12:35 PM (GMT -6)

Thanks, Justin.
We've been waiting for this!
My gripe was the Tool set glitch.

Hope all the little bugs are gone!

Finale 2011/2010b/2009c; Sib 6.1; GPO4, JABB; VDL 2.5; DP6.3, Reason 3
work:MacBook Pro 17" 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, OS 10.6.4;
work:MacPro 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 4 GB RAM, OS 10.6.4;
home:MacBook Pro 15" 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, OS 10.6.4;
30" Apple Cinema Display; Dell 24-Inch TFT LCD Display
TgTools, Patterson Plugins, Spark

Jeremy Levy
Registered Member

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 811

Posted 10/11/2010 1:05 PM (GMT -6)

I don't see a big fix for selecting repitch from the tools menu. Did this slip by?

Jeremy Levy
Trombonist, Orchestrator, Composer/Arranger, Copyist
Glendale, CA
www.jlevymusic.com
Finale 2007-2011

JustinP
Senior Product Manager

Date Joined Mar 2009
Total Posts : 822

Posted 10/11/2010 1:36 PM (GMT -6)

Jeremy Levy said...
I don't see a big fix for selecting repitch from the tools menu. Did this slip by?

That should be fixed, I checked the issue report for it and it had been closed (resolved). I cannot reproduce it in 2011a as I could in 2011 release.

If the problem persists for you, definitely let me know.

Jeremy Levy
Registered Member

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 811

Posted 10/11/2010 1:50 PM (GMT -6)

I'm downloading the update right now. I'll let you know if it still happens on my system. Thanks, Justin.

Jeremy Levy
Trombonist, Orchestrator, Composer/Arranger, Copyist
Glendale, CA
www.jlevymusic.com
Finale 2007-2011

jcraig1
Registered Member

Date Joined Dec 1998
Total Posts : 842

Posted 10/11/2010 2:01 PM (GMT -6)

my update is taking like over an hour - for a supposed 15 min download?
Roadrunner NYC

Joel Craig
Craig Music Services
New York City/Florida

FIN 2009,
OS 10.6.2
MacMini 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM
13" MacBook 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM
Apple 23" Cinema HD Display,
Yamaha PSR-530, Edirol UM-2,
hp laserjet 2200d, Kensington Turbo Mouse

Jeremy Levy
Registered Member

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 811

Posted 10/11/2010 2:02 PM (GMT -6)

Slow as rush hour traffic here as well.

Jeremy Levy
Trombonist, Orchestrator, Composer/Arranger, Copyist
Glendale, CA
www.jlevymusic.com
Finale 2007-2011

Dr. Wiggy
Early music: modern methods

Date Joined Jun 2006
Total Posts : 12628

Posted 10/11/2010 2:32 PM (GMT -6)

It's always like this during US daytime on the first day of release. MM's servers have only so much bandwidth.

Finale 2011, 2009c, 2Ghz iMac; 2Ghz MacBook, 10.6.4
Edirol FA-66; M-Audio Oxygen 61; Yamaha PSR-410
Ancient Groove Music
www.ancientgroove.co.uk

jcraig1
Registered Member

Date Joined Dec 1998
Total Posts : 842

Posted 10/11/2010 2:35 PM (GMT -6)

thanks - I'd thought I'd lost it here.

Joel Craig
Craig Music Services
New York City/Florida

FIN 2010,
OS 10.6.4
MacMini 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM
13" MacBook 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM
Apple 23" Cinema HD Display,
Yamaha PSR-530, Edirol UM-2,
hp laserjet 2200d, Kensington Turbo Mouse

Jeff Hamburg
Registered Member

Date Joined Jan 2004
Total Posts : 1383

Posted 10/11/2010 2:44 PM (GMT -6)

One of the nicest things is that the popping after closing Finale is completely gone now.

Jeff Hamburg

MacBook 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, OS 10.6.3, Finale 2.0.1 --->2011, 4 gb ram, 30" HP LP3065, EWQLSO Silver Play, XSample Chamber Ensemble, Edirol USB Audio Interface UA-1ex, Kontakt3, M-Audio Keystation88es

gfclef
Registered Member

Date Joined May 2003
Total Posts : 134

Posted 10/11/2010 10:04 PM (GMT -6)

I just downloaded the new update(6 hours with DSL), but this update did not recognize my Finale 2011. After 20 years of having Finale this is the first time I received this type of error message =" Finale 2011 (update) cannot be installed on this computer". I even tried to launch the update from within the Finale 2011 Folder. It still did not recognize it. HELP!

1G MacG4 2G Ram / Safari / Mac Version 10.5.8
AT&T WI-Fi Premier- it shouldn't take 6 hours to download!!!!

gfclef

1/1G Mac G4 with 2 Gigs of Ram with 3 Hard Drives. OSX(10.4.11) Korg LE, Ensoniq ZR76, Yamaha S03, Kurzweil K2000vp, Kurzweil K2vx.
2/Toshiba/Windows XP SP2 Laptop 1.60GHz, 2G Ram
M-Audio Fast Track Pro
Finale 2011

Ocelot2000
Registered Member

Date Joined Oct 2010
Total Posts : 1

Posted 10/11/2010 11:17 PM (GMT -6)

It's been downloading for over 5 hours now and still counting..... I have the fastest cable modem available in Los Angeles..... O.o

Flint
silly bear

Date Joined Oct 2006
Total Posts : 3151

Posted 10/11/2010 11:48 PM (GMT -6)

Ocelot2000 said...
It's been downloading for over 5 hours now and still counting..... I have the fastest cable modem available in Los Angeles..... O.o

Wiggy said...
It's always like this during US daytime on the first day of release. MM's servers have only so much bandwidth.

woodwind specialist and doubler - Finale 2011! using Speedy Entry - no capslock, GPO 2nd ed. Full version, Garritan Jazz & Big Band, Garritan Concert and Marching Band, Windows Vista 32-bit SP1, 4GB RAM, Soundblaster Audigy II zs

If the composer says in effect to the performer: "I do not care whether you perform my music or not," we cannot argue the matter. But if he indicates: "I want you to perform and respond to this music," then his fundamental duty is to write his music so that it is accessible to interpretation. When the performer cannot approach the composer's meaning because of capriciously obscure notation, he may in effect say to the composer: "Why should I bother to puzzle out your music?" - Gardner Read

Jeremy Levy
Registered Member

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 811

Posted 10/12/2010 2:57 AM (GMT -6)

After an incredibly long download, it would appear that the repitch bug is fixed. Nice. Now I just need a slow period to make the switch in between projects.

Jeremy Levy
Trombonist, Orchestrator, Composer/Arranger, Copyist
Glendale, CA
www.jlevymusic.com
Finale 2007-2011

Dr. Wiggy
Early music: modern methods

Date Joined Jun 2006
Total Posts : 12628

Posted 10/12/2010 5:10 AM (GMT -6)

gfclef said...
I just downloaded the new update(6 hours with DSL), but this update did not recognize my Finale 2011. After 20 years of having Finale this is the first time I received this type of error message =" Finale 2011 (update) cannot be installed on this computer". I even tried to launch the update from within the Finale 2011 Folder. It still did not recognize it. HELP!
1G MacG4 2G Ram / Safari / Mac Version 10.5.8
AT&T WI-Fi Premier- it shouldn't take 6 hours to download!!!!

When I installed, the installer selected my external drive first. I had to point it at my system disk first. Have you done this? Is your system customised or unusual in any way?
Try moving the installer onto the same disk (out of its disk image)? (I don't know if that's a good idea or not, as there may be support files hidden on the image.)

Otherwise, contact MM.

As for download speeds: it takes two to tango. You can request the data very fast; but all the requests sent to MM will max out their servers, so you will only get a card dealt to you quite infrequently.

Finale 2011, 2009c, 2Ghz iMac; 2Ghz MacBook, 10.6.4
Edirol FA-66; M-Audio Oxygen 61; Yamaha PSR-410
Ancient Groove Music
www.ancientgroove.co.uk

Post Edited (Wiggy) : 10/12/2010 5:12:52 AM (GMT-5)

Eyeball
Registered Member

Date Joined Apr 2010
Total Posts : 35

Posted 10/12/2010 6:41 AM (GMT -6)

After an incredibly long download, now Finale refuses to quit. I cannot seem to shut down my computer.

MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz
4 GB Ram MHz DDR3
Mac OS X 10.6.4
Finale 2011
Logic Studio 9
Yamaha PSR-310

Dr. Wiggy
Early music: modern methods

Date Joined Jun 2006
Total Posts : 12628

Posted 10/12/2010 7:39 AM (GMT -6)

Eyeball said...
After an incredibly long download, now Finale refuses to quit. I cannot seem to shut down my computer.

Do a Force Quit!
If the problem persists, delete the Finale preference file, <user>/Library/Preferences/Finale 2011 Preferences

Finale 2011, 2009c, 2Ghz iMac; 2Ghz MacBook, 10.6.4
Edirol FA-66; M-Audio Oxygen 61; Yamaha PSR-410
Ancient Groove Music
www.ancientgroove.co.uk

Michael Mortilla
Registered Member

Date Joined Jun 2006
Total Posts : 2378

Posted 10/12/2010 9:09 AM (GMT -6)

Jeremy Levy said...
I don't see a big fix for selecting repitch from the tools menu. Did this slip by?

Jeremy Levy said...
... it would appear that the repitch bug is fixed.

Maybe next time wait for the update before commenting about a bug being fixed or not...

OS X 10.5.8; Dual 2.0 PPC; 4GB RAM; Finale 2011; Digital Performer 7

Michael Mortilla
Registered Member

Date Joined Jun 2006
Total Posts : 2378

Posted 10/12/2010 9:10 AM (GMT -6)

jcraig1 said...
my update is taking like over an hour - for a supposed 15 min download?
Roadrunner NYC

Drop FL from your sig and the download should go much faster.... LOL! j/k...

OS X 10.5.8; Dual 2.0 PPC; 4GB RAM; Finale 2011; Digital Performer 7

gfclef
Registered Member

Date Joined May 2003
Total Posts : 134

Posted 10/12/2010 3:38 PM (GMT -6)

When I try to down load the new update from the Finale 2011 pull-down from the App, it says that I have the latest Finale update. My "about Finale" is Finale 2011.r2 for Macintosh. There is no acknowledgment of a Finale 2011a.
As I said earlier I downloaded the new update from a notice send to me. After 6 hours to download it could not find the already installed Finale 2011 on my Hard Drive. HELP!!

GFClef

Jeremy Levy
Registered Member

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 811

Posted 10/12/2010 5:54 PM (GMT -6)

C'mon Mike...

I was on my laptop when I saw the 2011a release post, and I was curious. Plus, I would rather hear it from the horse's mouth than tinker around and see if it does or doesn't happen. Nice to get official confirmation of a bug fix.

Anyway, I'm much more inclined to keep using 2010 because moving up to 2011 requires reprogramming and debugging a ton of QuicKeys. Not to mention, that the cautionary accidental plugin now moves slow as molasses.

Michael Mortilla said...

Jeremy Levy said...
I don't see a big fix for selecting repitch from the tools menu. Did this slip by?

Jeremy Levy said...
... it would appear that the repitch bug is fixed.

Maybe next time wait for the update before commenting about a bug being fixed or not...

Jeremy Levy
Trombonist, Orchestrator, Composer/Arranger, Copyist
Glendale, CA
www.jlevymusic.com
Finale 2007-2011

Philip.
Registered Member

Date Joined Aug 2006
Total Posts : 1466

Posted 10/12/2010 8:28 PM (GMT -6)

On both my desktop and laptop, I had strangeness on first launch...no setup wizard, no window prompting me to Authorize Finale. (I installed 2011 from the DVD and immediately installed the 2011a update). On the second launch, both things showed up and its been fine since.

I have to say, I'm liking what I'm seeing so far. Things I didn't think would make a difference are actually impressive and pleasing, like the new subdued default colors, backgrounds, textures, and the font updates.

The huge list of bug fixes confirms my feeling to wait until the "a" release...but I'm looking forward to using this now.

Finale 2008b, 2009b, 2010b, 2011a
Sibelius 5.2.5, 6.2
Logic Pro 9
Mac 10.5.8
2x2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
10 GB RAM
www.nycmusicservices.com/

Michael Mortilla
Registered Member

Date Joined Jun 2006
Total Posts : 2378

Posted 10/12/2010 10:35 PM (GMT -6)

Just ribbing you, Jeremy. Sorry. You can punch me in the nose when we grab coffee... :)

OS X 10.5.8; Dual 2.0 PPC; 4GB RAM; Finale 2011; Digital Performer 7

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