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| Posted By : Bill Stevens - 12/1/2016 6:49 PM | Ugh.
I'm old so I don't know anything about those other places -- Faceplate, Twister, and such.
I sure will miss sharing ideas with my pals here and hope that some other site will emerge as the go-to spot.
Bill
Finale 2014.5 (all versions since 1.0)
Finally made the move from my trusty 2011c
Staff Paper and #1 Blackwing Pencil with eraser
OS 10.9.4 on one, 10.10.5 on another |
| Posted By : jim dukey - 12/1/2016 8:57 PM | You can VOTE for the Posts!
One has -1 Votes.
WTF?
Molecular Computer, Powered by Fusion in a Jar. Finale 3000, Wireless ESP Module, No Physical Interface, Printed Parts Manifest by The Universe,
SOOOO Boring! Now Everybody is Friggin' Mozart. |
| Posted By : Andrew Emmet - 12/1/2016 10:35 PM | This forum is so helpful!
What an incredibly silly decision!
Why?
Finale 25.1
Finale 2012b.r1
Notepad 2012
iMac 27" 10.12.1 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
iMac 27" 10.12.1 4 GHz Intel Core i7
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Retina
13" Macbook Pro. 10.12.1
Memory 4GB 2.4GHz Intel Core i5
15" Macbook Pro. Retina.
10.12.1 2.5GHz Intel Core i7
16GB 1600 Mhz DDR3
A Cappella Choir Director And Arranger. |
| Posted By : Zuill - 12/2/2016 1:03 AM | It is probably a gamble to increase sales (tongue in cheek, obviously).
Zuill
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
Win 7 64bit, 2011b, 2012c, 2014d, 2014.5, 25.1
Favorite Forum quote: "Please, everybody, IGNORE THE TROLL!" |
| Posted By : Writer of Music - 12/2/2016 6:04 AM | Oh well, this simple means that each and every customer will have to contact MakeMusic support for even the simplest of questions. Do they have the capacity for what lies ahead?
Finale 25.
Mac OS X 10.11.6. |
| Posted By : David Ward - 12/2/2016 6:28 AM | The charming Mike Rosen & the ever-helpful Peter Thomsen are moderators and contributors on www.finaleforum.com/ so perhaps there is hope for something both useful and congenial independent of MM.
David Ward
www.composers-uk.com/davidward
Finale 2014d & 2014.5 with Mac 10.9.5 & 10.11.6
Finale 2010b with Mac 10.6.8
full TGTools
Since 2001 have used F 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014
“We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” JFK |
| Posted By : gogreen - 12/2/2016 9:31 AM | David Ward said...
The charming Mike Rosen & the ever-helpful Peter Thomsen are moderators and contributors on www.finaleforum.com/ so perhaps there is hope for something both useful and congenial independent of MM.
I hope you're right. I signed up yesterday. Any other suggestions?
Arthur J. Michaels
/www.facebook.com/composerarthurjmichaels
Finale 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011b.r2, 2014d, 2014.5, Finale 25
Core i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz, 8.0 GB RAM, Windows 10 Home x64
Garritan COMB2, GPO4, GPO5, Aria Player 1.872, Audacity 2.1.2
Dell 2408 WFP, 1920x1200
M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
Casio WK-3000
M-Audio AV40 monitors
AKG K-240 Studio headphones
Brother MFC-L2740DW printer |
| Posted By : Shnootre - 12/2/2016 9:54 AM | I'll try it over at the new place, but this seems like a weird slap in the face to this community - which consists of some of Finale's most long-term users...
Daniel Sonenberg
Macbook Pro 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7
OSX 10.9.4
16 gig ram
GPO4 full and JABB3
A bunch of sample libraries
Finale 25
Logic X |
| Posted By : jdpmus - 12/2/2016 11:24 AM | Add me to the list of the disgruntled. What a stupid idea!
iMac 2016, 16GB RAM, 512 GB SSD. MacBook Pro, 4GB, Finale 3.2-2014.5, Logic Studio Pro, Mainstage, Miroslav Philharmonic, SampleTank, Axiom 25 |
| Posted By : Zuill - 12/2/2016 12:57 PM | Many drawbacks to the new Finale forum:
No signature, so one has to enter user info every time.
No way to delete a post.
No way to attach an actual file. I'm leery of links and the potential for issues.
Hard on the eyes.
Zuill
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
Win 7 64bit, 2011b, 2012c, 2014d, 2014.5, 25.1
Favorite Forum quote: "Please, everybody, IGNORE THE TROLL!" |
| Posted By : OCTO. - 12/2/2016 1:42 PM | SAD STORY.
We can move to finaleforum.com and notat.io for engraving questions.
What i disoike about the Facebook groups is that there are to many opinions, sometimes false, hard to search for any topic, file uploads, signatures....
I will make now an account at finaleforum.com and say goodbye to all MM soup.
Finale 2014.5 • OS X: Yosemite, MPB 15', 16GB RAM |
| Posted By : Motet - 12/2/2016 2:14 PM | Zuill said...
Many drawbacks to the new Finale forum:
No signature, so one has to enter user info every time.
No way to delete a post.
No way to attach an actual file. I'm leery of links and the potential for issues.
Hard on the eyes.
Zuill
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like it doesn't remember what one has already read. That's probably OK for the drive-by user with a single question, who can "subscribe" to the responses by email, but is a huge drawback for those visiting regularly.
Also, is such subscription automatic? I posted a few things there at the beginning and then got bombarded with email until I figured out how to turn off the subscriptions (one at a time, by the way). I have avoided it ever since.
Finale 2014.5, 2011b, 2005, TGTools
Windows 7, MIDI input
Finale Transposition Chart |
| Posted By : Motet - 12/2/2016 3:13 PM | Also, lack of anonymity. Not sure if that's good or bad, but it's different.
Finale 2014.5, 2011b, 2005, TGTools
Windows 7, MIDI input
Finale Transposition Chart |
| Posted By : bvstudios - 12/2/2016 3:18 PM | How about a write-in campaign? The OP over at the other Forum could easily receive a bunch of passionate emails asking him to re-think the decision.
Probably wouldn't work, but you never know?
I sent him one already... Anyone else feel up to defending our little corner of the web?
K M Frye
Finale 2014.5, PM 2011, 2010, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2000
GPO4, WORLD, JABB3
M-Audio, Boss JS8, Roland VSC-55 Sound Canvas, Rhodes 660 workstation, Roland MC-50 composer (yeh- it's old, but it works if you can find the floppies), Reaper 4.32
Windows 7 |
| Posted By : CV186 - 12/2/2016 4:44 PM | The other massive problem with the new forum is that there's nowhere to enter your System or Finale version information, or which variant of which platform you're using. If anybody bothers to answer (which doesn't seem to happen very often) the first handful of questions will probably need answers to those questions first.
2.8GHz MacBookPro11,1 | 8GB RAM | OSX10.12.1 | Fin25.1/2014.5 | MOTU Traveler1 | GPO4+5 |
| Posted By : Motet - 12/2/2016 5:50 PM | I say the number one problem is remembering what you've read--am I right that it doesn't do that? I guess one could write down when they were there last and look at the dates of the new postings, but that seems hokey.
Finale 2014.5, 2011b, 2005, TGTools
Windows 7, MIDI input
Finale Transposition Chart |
| Posted By : Zuill - 12/2/2016 6:14 PM | The new format is awkward and limited. What's interesting is that they gave us a month before shutting this forum down. What would the motivation for that be?
Zuill
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
Win 7 64bit, 2011b, 2012c, 2014d, 2014.5, 25.1
Favorite Forum quote: "Please, everybody, IGNORE THE TROLL!" |
| Posted By : Vaughan - 12/2/2016 6:41 PM | Out of the goodness of their corporate heart?
Vaughan
Finale 3.2 - 25.1, Sibelius 4 - 7
Patterson's plugins, Tobias' plugins, full version, waiting for Jari's plugin update
MacOS 10.12
MacPro (2016) 16 GB, MacBookPro (2011) 8 GB
Amsterdam |
| Posted By : Zuill - 12/2/2016 6:54 PM | Ah. The Christmas season. A gift. Who would have thunk?
Zuill
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
Win 7 64bit, 2011b, 2012c, 2014d, 2014.5, 25.1
Favorite Forum quote: "Please, everybody, IGNORE THE TROLL!" |
| Posted By : OCTO. - 12/2/2016 9:45 PM | This is ridiculous. There are numerous companies that offer transferring from one to another forum web application, including private messages, hashed login passwords, attachments...
And there are many very good forum web applications with amazing features. WHY WAS NOT THAT AN OPTION, ADAM?
Zendesk feels like ....twitter.
I think MM wants to get rid of "illegal users", that is fine, but that doesn't solve anything.
Finale 2014.5 • OS X: Yosemite, MPB 15', 16GB RAMPost Edited (OCTO.) : 12/2/2016 9:39:36 PM (GMT-6) |
| Posted By : Hector Pascal - 12/3/2016 4:53 AM | I hope Make Music reconsiders their decision to close this forum at the end of the month. If they do close it, I think it will be a great loss, and one that may never be regained, despite the good intentions of other forums. I have had a look at the new Help Centre, but I am not very impressed with the layout/readability of it, and it seems to me that its members don't visit often, and questions are not getting the same volume of replies as we have grown accustomed to on this forum here. A question posted 4 days ago on the Help Centre is still unanswered by anyone. That doesn't instil much confidence. I think we should keep this forum and stop trying to re-invent the wheel!
This forum has been so helpful to me over the years, especially when I have a deadline. An answer (or ten) is always forthcoming from somewhere in the world and usually within 5 minutes. This is my first port of call because a reply to a support ticket, whilst generally useful & appreciated, might take a whole day or overnight to come through.
Also, this forum (and its established community) is one of the main reasons why I remain loyal to Finale as my notation product of choice. This forum makes it easier for me to use the complex Finale product. I consider it to be one of the selling points of Finale, one of its most useful features. So, I really hope Make Music keeps this forum alive.
Cheers,
Hector Pascal. |
| Posted By : NickG - 12/3/2016 9:43 AM | A Forum is more than just a helpful tool for users of a product. It's a community. We all know what happens when a community is destroyed.
NickG
MacBook Pro Retina Display, 16 gig ram, 1TB SSD.
MacOS Sierra
Finale 2008, 2010, 2011b, 2012a, 2012c, 2014d, 25.1
Sibelius 1, 2, 3, 7.5
Logic Pro X
Cubase 7.5
GPO 4
Steinber UR44
Korg M1
M-Audio Keystation Pro 88 |
| Posted By : Juraj Bartos - 12/3/2016 11:55 AM | Bravo to to Hector Pascal!
Juraj Bartos, www.serenaders.sk
Finale 2001-2012c, Finale 2014.5, Finale 25
Tobias Giesen TGTools, Patterson Plugins, Jari Williamsson Plugins
Pro Tools 11.3.1, Waves Platinum, Sibelius 7,
MacBook Pro 15" 2,6 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.10.5 (retina with SSD HD)
Korg Micro Key 61/49/25, M-Audio Keystation Mini 32
Finale 2014d, StaffPad
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 i7, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win 10 |
| Posted By : John Ruggero - 12/4/2016 4:43 PM | Just as Dorico is doing everything it can to foster a growing user community, MakeMusic is in the process of destroying its own. Could this mark the beginning of the end for Finale? I really hope not.
Mac mini (OS 10.8.5) with dual monitors, Finale 2014d (Finale 2011 as a backup) with GPO 4
Kurzweil Mark 5 with M-Audio Midisport 2 x 2, Adobe InDesign CS4 SmartScore X Pro, JW Plug-ins
www.cantilenapress.com
The better the composer, the better the notation.Post Edited (John Ruggero) : 12/4/2016 4:22:31 PM (GMT-6) |
| Posted By : Zuill - 12/4/2016 4:56 PM | MakeMusic has been making some good changes, so I am anticipating they are planning on a future. One thing that seems going in the right direction is rolling out updates more quickly. I just hope they realize one of the reasons that they even know about what needs fixing is because of these forums. That is scary.
Zuill
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
Win 7 64bit, 2011b, 2012c, 2014d, 2014.5, 25.1
Favorite Forum quote: "Please, everybody, IGNORE THE TROLL!" |
| Posted By : John Ruggero - 12/5/2016 5:08 PM | I just visited the new Help Center to see if it could add a personal information signature to a post. When I attempted to update my profile, several of the fields were locked with an announcement that they were set automatically and containing no further help. After quite a wait on the phone, a MM tech showed me what to do and said that I could create a signature by filing in the personal information field.
When I started to entitle a new post on the new forum to test this, a list of previous posts dropped down and one of then contained a 9/16 thread with three posts also inquiring about the locked fields. There was no response from MM or anyone answering this simple question.
I called MM back and related my experience to a new tech person. He was very polite during my rant and explained that MM maintains a hands-off (and apparently blind) policy regarding their forums. I interpret it differently. MM not only has little interest in user input, it views disinterest as a positive, and will not even lift a finger to promote their own new forum by answering a simple question.
And when I created my test post, no signature appeared.
Mac mini (OS 10.8.5) with dual monitors, Finale 2014.5 (Finale 2011 and 2014d as backups) with GPO 4
Kurzweil Mark 5 with M-Audio Midisport 2 x 2, Adobe InDesign CS4, SmartScore X Pro, JW Plug-ins
www.cantilenapress.com
The better the composer, the better the notation. |
| Posted By : Vaughan - 12/5/2016 6:25 PM | This is all most disturbing and frustrating. Does MM really believe that they can afford to behave this way toward a longstanding and loyal user base? It doesn't seem as though they have any idea that this community provides a lot of the support they should be providing. I realise that the release of new software may very well bring with it an extra willingness on the part of its makers to help a new and sceptical user base, but if I compare MM's present attitude to the Dorico team's patient and untiring help on their forum, I can easily imagine that Finale's days are numbered. What a tragic way for them to discover how unwise an idea their hands-off policy regarding their forums actually is.
Vaughan
Finale 3.2 - 25.1, Sibelius 4 - 7
Patterson's plugins, Tobias' plugins, full version, waiting for Jari's plugin update
MacOS 10.12
MacPro (2016) 16 GB, MacBookPro (2011) 8 GB
Amsterdam |
| Posted By : Mike Halloran - 12/5/2016 8:25 PM | John Ruggero said...
I just visited the new Help Center to see if it could add a personal information signature to a post. When I attempted to update my profile, several of the fields were locked with an announcement that they were set automatically and containing no further help. After quite a wait on the phone, a MM tech showed me what to do and said that I could create a signature by filing in the personal information field.
When I started to entitle a new post on the new forum to test this, a list of previous posts dropped down and one of then contained a 9/16 thread with three posts also inquiring about the locked fields. There was no response from MM or anyone answering this simple question.
I called MM back and related my experience to a new tech person. He was very polite during my rant and explained that MM maintains a hands-off (and apparently blind) policy regarding their forums. I interpret it differently. MM not only has little interest in user input, it views disinterest as a positive, and will not even lift a finger to promote their own new forum by answering a simple question.
And when I created my test post, no signature appeared.
You could have been talking to a clueless individual. Tha said, the new forum is terrible.
Mike Halloran
Finale 25.1 & 2014.5, SmartScore X Pro II, Encore 5.0.7
2010 iMac 2.93G i7 Quad w/ OWC eSATA mod, 20G RAM, OS 10.12.1, 2T SSD
DP 9.1, 8.07, 7.24, Logic Pro X 10.2.4, DSP-Quattro, PSP, IK, NI, Eventide, Izotope & Antares plugins
G4 running OS 10.4.11 & 9.2 with legacy apps |
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