It seems that when I ask friends who know something about computers, they always dismiss sound issues as irrelevant or petty. I figure there are probably a few people here who care, though.
I have an HP Windows Vista laptop that is about five years old running Finale 2012. Recently, the sound has been cutting out, with a muffled and staticky sound, almost as if there is a short. It's not a short, though, because the problem is amplified (not an intentional pun) as the Finale file gets bigger. Also, listening to the Naxos library creates the problem. Simple sounds such as dings or short, low-quality videos are not affected. What I'd like to know is this: Would a new sound card be a viable solution? External? Internal? I don't want to shell out a lot of dough or make multiple trips/online orders to experiment with the right fix. Contrary to popular opinion, Vista has never caused me any problems, and I'd like to keep this laptop going for a while longer. It has a good hardware layout that I don't want to lose. Douglas Brown Adjunct Professor, School of Music Wayland Baptist University _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
