Hi Jim
Thanks for taking time out from grading papers to offer help. I tried re-installing GPO but it said everything was already there. Anyway, somehow GPO eventually appeared in Finale's Output Devices so I have them set to GPO Studio 1,2,3,4 (but in italics -- doesn't that mean it's not really true?). The output I actually get is from Finale's SoftSynth. Do I need to somehow turn that off? In SoftSynth settings there is a button for selecting SoundFont -- is that where I select GPO?
As you can tell, I'm seriously out of my depth and in dire need of a raft.
Regards John
On 9 Mar 2005, at 03:54, Williams, Jim wrote:
John,
When you installed GPO, there should have been a prompt that asked you where you wanted the program to look for the VSTs.
First of all--when you installed GPO, did you install both the standalone and the VST options? If you did not install the VST version, that's your problem. You should install the VST.
For us on PCs, VSTs are usually found in C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins...not sure where they are on a Mac.
If GPO is your only VST, you should point the installer to your equivalent of C:\Program Files\Garritan Personal Orchestra\VST...sorry, but I'm Mac-ignorant.
First, make sure that BOTH the standalone and the VST are installed. If you did not install the VST, do so now, and tell the installer where GPO should look for the GPO VST program.
I'm grading papers now--so I may be back later...Jim
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of John Bell Sent: Tue 08-Mar-05 22:04 To: finale@shsu.edu Cc: Subject: Re: [Finale] GPO
Jim, thank you so much for taking the trouble to reply. I have now
installed Personal Orchestra Studio but when I try to open it I get an
error message: VST Directory does not exist!!! (their exclamations not
mine).
Finale can now see GPO so there is some progress. But in the Instrument
list all I see is the old GM patches as before.
John
On 9 Mar 2005, at 02:26, Williams, Jim wrote:
> John,
> Finale connects to GPO via the GPO Studio...have you installed the GPO
> Studio? If you haven't, you must...the GPO Studio will then appear as
> a MIDI out
> device.
> Jim
>
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> To: finale@shsu.edu
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>
>
> I have the advantage of a brand new Mac with 4G RAM. I have the
> disadvantage of being hopelessly ignorant about midi.
>
> I've just installed GPO but so far have been unable to get Finale to
> recognise it. When I go to Midi > Output Device, all I can see is my
> midi interface.
>
> I'd be enormously grateful for any advice.
>
> John
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