# Incorrect note lengths **URL:** \ **Category:** Dorico\ **Tags:** finale-crossgrade\ **Created:** [September 6, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/incorrect-note-lengths/932969 "2024-09-06T00:05:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![dspreadbury](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dspreadbury/32/328687_2.png) [@dspreadbury](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dspreadbury)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/incorrect-note-lengths/932969/3 "2024-09-06T09:35:19Z")
It’s generally much easier to diagnose these kinds of problems if you attach the project here. You’ll score extra brownie points if you also cut the project down to just the affected instrument(s) and ideally the affected bars. Then we can simply open it up and investigate the problem right away without needing to go hunting around for the problem. Also, cutting the project down can sometimes reveal something about what’s causing the problem, as you might find that having deleted some bars, the problem no longer occurs. I hope you won’t mind me posting a link to our general advice about how to seek help with these kinds of problems: > [@Four simple guidelines to help us help you](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/four-simple-guidelines-to-help-us-help-you/123752): > > We are proud to say that the Dorico forum is friendly, supportive and constructive, and it’s our aim to keep it that way. Members of the Dorico development and support teams closely monitor the forum, and this is the place you can have a direct conversation with the people responsible for designing and building the application. The forum is also frequented by many expert users of the software, who generously give of their time to offer assistance to their fellow users. In order to keep the discu… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/incorrect-note-lengths/932969)._