If you
experience erratic playback with SoftSynth defined as your output device
in MIDI Setup, and are using a machine with a dual processors or hyper
threading capability, set Finale to run on a single CPU. To do this, press
CTRL+Alt+Delete and then select Task Manager. Choose the Processes tab,
right click “Finale.exe” and choose Set Affinity. Then, ensure only one
CPU is selected. Click OK, close out of the Task Manager, and the erratic
playback problem should be resolved. If your score has many chords,
consider using the MIDI tool’s Randomize command to offset the note
attacks (Start Times) slightly from each other—not enough to hear, but
enough so that your MIDI system doesn’t have to handle many notes being
struck precisely together. See MIDI
Tool menu.
If you notice Finale missing notes or instruments
during playback, Garritan Personal Orchestra may be exhausting your computer’s
resources. You can disable GPO at any time by unchecking Play Finale through
VST under the MIDI/Audio menu. To use Finale’s internal SmartMusic
SoftSynth, from the MIDI/Audio menu, choose Device Setup > MIDI Setup, select a SmartMusic SoftSynth from
the MIDI Out drop-down menu and click OK.
