You can try to rename or delete the synthgms.sf2 in the Finale 2004\Component Files folder. This will prevent the file from loading.
Mike Cholewa > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Parmerlee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:41 PM > To: Mike Cholewa; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Finale] speed > > I use soundfonts that are already loaded into my soundblaster card. As > my MIDI out is assigned to to the Soundblaster hardware synths, I don't > see why I need ANY soundfont loaded by Finale. Is there some way to > turn that off? > > > > > > At 10:22 PM 8/27/2003 +0200, Mike Cholewa wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf > > > Of Craig Parmerlee > > > >- snip - > > > > > > My screen display seems fast enough, but it takes quite a log time to > > > load initially on my machine. That only happens once per session, so > I > > > don't care, but it seems to take about 5 times longer to load than any > > > other program. > > > > > > > > >It's because Finale loads the SoundFont bank in memory (20mb+). I tried > to > >rename the 144.8mb Fluid Release III GM Bank.sf2 and load this > >instead. The > >startup time for Finale was even longer! > > > >Mike Cholewa > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Finale mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
