Finale 2014a is a free, downloadable update available today to registered Finale 2014 owners.

• Windows highlights include new View and Layout palettes and expanded compatibility for ASIO devices with locked sample rates.
• Mac highlights include the resolution of a handful of playback issues (including older VST plug-ins, switching audio devices, and attached Bluetooth devices). Improvements were also made in the entry of multi-stroke characters, the use of Human Playback techniques, extract parts naming, and in a variety of scenarios using expressions.

Users of both platforms will experience enhanced text block positioning. Full details can be found in the associated read me files available for both Mac and Windows.

Finale 2014 users can update by following automated prompts upon launching Finale, or manually from within Finale itself. To do so…

• On Windows, navigate to Help >Check for Update…
• On Mac, navigate to Finale 2014 > Check for Update…

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