I downloaded the new Finale template and I try playing back some of the stuff that I wrote, but I keep getting this annoying cymbal splash everytime I play anything back, no matter what it is. Even when I minimize Finale I get that sound, does this sound familiar to anyone?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Are you trying to play back things you wrote before you got VDL:2? If you are, then it won't playback properly.

Have you followed the directions completely for set up? Try going over the help manual step by step again and ensure that you've set everything up properly.