Using Virtual Drumline 2.5 in Finale 2010b gives you awesome control over your music notation while providing ultra-realistic VDL percussion playback. To get the best mileage from these advanced music creation tools, it's important to use staves that contain percussion maps corresponding to the layout of Virtual Drumline's advanced key-mapping. The files included in this package will give you everything you need to get up and running with VDL and Finale 2010. (Note: Finale 2010b required).

*TEMPLATE UPGRADES

• If you previously purchased the 2010a template prior to June 18, 2010, you are eligible to upgrade to the 2010b template for free. Simply select "Update," and include the original Order ID for the 2010a template purchase. If you aren't sure, log in to your account, then navigate to your Order History. When you place your order, we'll verify eligibility and process the upgrade (within two business days), at which point you'll receive a download link to the upgraded template.

• Template version 2010b now includes compatibility with VDL 2.5.2 library update. (Template update was released June 18, 2010 - if you're purchasing the template after this date, there's no need to upgrade.)

• If you previously purchased the 2009 template, please note that due to major changes in how Finale 2010 handles percussion mapping, the 2009 template won't function properly in 2010 and above. Due to the moderate pricing and time-intensive nature of maintaining these template products, upgrade pricing from major versions (i.e. 2009 to 2010) is not available.

Please note: This item is downloadable only and is being sold as a single-user license. What this means is that you are welcome to use the included files on any of your projects (without needing to repurchase the template), but they are not allowed to be shared with other users who haven't also purchased the template. For a complete listing of the licensing terms, please visit our licensing page. For an explanation on our decision to charge for this template, please read this letter.

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Be sure to watch the "getting started" videos in the TUTORIALS link above.

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What's New in Finale 2010 Template

Included in the redesigned VDL Templates for Finale 2010b:

• New instrument compatibility with VDL 2.5.2 library update.

• Completely redesigned percussion layouts- Finale 2010 has redesigned the way in which percussion mapping works. As a result, you’ll experience tighter integration through named notes which have been customized for the full version of VDL. Every unpitched percussion instrument in VDL has a percussion layout included within the template.

• Templates for Finale 2010 (version 1 & 2) - These are blank Finale files which contain a basic percussion score layout, with a complete library of percussion layouts and MIDI maps that correspond precisely to the instruments in Virtual Drumline (accessible, customizeable, and assignable within each staff's attributes using the Staff Tool.).

• Indoor & Outdoor Templates - These are just two different flavors of the same set of staves assigned in each default score. The indoor template places battery staves at the top of the score. The outdoor template places battery staves at the bottom of the score.

• VDL MIDI Map XML Files - Don't let the name scare you. Once you've put them in their proper place, you can forget about them. These files contain a full suite of MIDI maps specific to Virtual Drumline with custom designed note names for every unpitched percussion sound within every instrument in VDL. Installing these are the key to having the new percussion layouts work smoothly.
  
  
• Built-in Text Expressions are now available for a variety of VDL Expression Categories. What this means is that you can now easily manipulate some of VDL's advanced playback functions which use keyswitching or mod-wheel controls (i.e., regular mallets to puffies, snares at edge, etc.) by simply assigning one of the predesigned text expressions in the template.

• Finale 2010b Template READ ME - More documented than before, this is a quick "getting started" guide on the basic functions of the files included in this package. It also includes several keys to text expressions and how they affect playback, as well as notation keys which illustrate how some of the most primary instruments in VDL will display when entered into their corresponding Percussion Layouts in the Finale 2010 template.

• VDL 2.5 Percussion Layout and Text Expression libaries for Finale 2010 - By importing these files into scores that weren't created using the VDL template, you'll have access to the full suite of percussion layouts and text expression categories available within the default template files. This can be very helpful if collaborating with other Finale users who aren't using VDL.

System Requirements

Requires Finale 2010b notation software, and the full version of Virtual Drumline 2.5.x. Supported on Macintosh or Windows PCs computers.

Finale 2010 Template Reviews

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