ok...so i got vdl 2.5 and ive been attempting to figure out how to get the sounds in kontactplayer2 to run in finale 2005. ive followed the instuctions PERFECTLY (i think) and it still wont work.
One thing that may be messing me up is that i dont have a midi keyboard. it says that you dont need one to use the program, but having one would make it 'much easier'...but i think ill be fine without it.

sooo if anyone would like to help me solve my crisis...heres a step by step list of what i did when attempting to install vdl2.5.

1. downloaded maple midi tools from www.marblesound.com

2. restarted my cpu

3. opened audio setup in kontact player and highlighted 'soundcard'
-left the interface on 'direct sound' (the vdl manual says to change it to ASIO, but that want listed on there)
-Sample rate 44100
-output device 'DS Realtek AC97 Audio' (vdl says for it to be 'ASIO Hammerfall DSP', but thats not there either)
-Output Latency '35'

4. highlighted 'midi'
- all of the outputs are 'off'
-the 1st input (maple midi in: port 1) is 'on'. the rest are 'off'

5. went to www.tapspace.com/updates and downloaded the finale 2005 template

6. ensured that all staves in the template were set to the proper vdl instrument in the percussion map

7. HERES WHERE I MAY BE WRONG!!!!
the vdl instructions say to go to MIDI setup and change the 'midi in' device to 'USB audio device' and plug in the midi keyboard. buuuuut, since i dont have a midi keyboard i left it at 'maple midi in: port 1'. and i left the 'midi out' device on 'maple midi out: port 1'.
THE INSTRUCTIONS DIDNT SAY WHAT TO DO WITHOUT A MIDI KEYBORAD, SO I JUST GUESSED HERE :P

8. went to midi>midi thru and set that to 'smart'

9.loaded vdl snares, vdl tenors, and vdl bass into kontact player2

10. set the midi channels on BOTH finale 05 instument list and kontactplayer2 to the same channel (snares channel 1, tenors channel 2, bass channel 3)

11. whenever i enter a note into these 3 staves in finale, a message comes up saying 'the specified device is all ready in use. wait until it is free, and then try again'

First off, it's KontaKt, not KontaCt Player.

Yes, you can get by without using a MIDI keyboard, but you're spending way more time finding the right note, then you are actually writing music.

By setting the MIDI in and out to the same thing, you've created a loop in Finale and that's why you're getting the error message. Now, it's been a while since I've used Finale 2005, I'm a Sibelius user, but you can't set the input to Maple MIDI in, there should be a generic option like wave synth, or something like that.

ok. thank you for helping!

midi in doesnt have any other options besides maple midi in: port 1-4

theres two different synth options in midi out
-microsoft gs wavetable sw synth
-smartmusic softsynth

but the error message still comes up for both of these

midi out also has malpe midi out: port 1-4 and 'default midi output device'.

ive tried several different combinations of ins and outs, but i keep getting that same message.

someone PLAESE HELP!!!


ive sent emails to tapspace.com but they have never responded!!!!


i need this program to work!!!!!

Have you tried posting on the Tapspace forum?

post in the tapspace forums. They are very helpful there! But please make sure you are polite and don't get frustrated easily to where you take it out on them.