finale v 26 garritan instruments missing

These instructions are for Finale v25 on a Windows Platform. How To Fix Garritan Instrument SFZ Files That Do Not Respond To Mixer Volume

It looks more complicated than it actually is because I'm taking safeguards to preserve the original file. Here are step-by-step instructions to get your mixer volume back for any instrument that isn't responding to mixer volume. Hi all - sorry I missed Pawel's post from 2 months ago or would have posted this sooner. If people are still experiencing a problem with certain instruments not responding to Mixer volume, let me know and I'll post a step-by-step process on how to fix it. Surprising that this hasn’t been addressed yet since it’s such an easy fix. I’m sure the Finale development engineers would be able to spot the missing lines immediately upon opening and looking at the file, so it should be a very quick fix for them to integrate into the next update. I’ve done the same to other instruments (including accordion) with same good results. I can now control the ukulele’s volume through the Mixer like any other instrument. A simple cut and paste of the two lines of missing code inserted into the SFZ file of any instrument not responding to the Mixer fixes the volume problem. So… by comparing SFZ files of instruments that worked against instruments that didn’t, I was able to identify the missing lines of “code” that allow the instrument’s volume to be controlled by the Mixer.

Given how long ago this problem was initially reported in the User Forum (several updates to v25 since), and suspecting that it only required a simple fix to the instrument’s SFZ file and yet apparently still wasn’t receiving the necessary attention, I wasn’t hopeful it would get fixed anytime soon. No details on when or if it would actually get fixed. I contacted customer support and they said they are aware of the issue and it has been reported to the development team “for their consideration for a fix”. This has also been discussed in the Finale User Forum. I’ve struggled with the same problem with ukulele not responding to Mixer volume, and then did a brief check of other relatively obscure Garritan instruments and found several others that also didn’t respond: tenor uke, zither, and balalaika to name a few.

Finale v 26 garritan instruments missing