Channel Pressure

Channel Pressure is a type of MIDI information, also called monophonic aftertouch, that describes how much pressure you apply to a key while it’s being held down. Finale lets you record, edit, and play back Channel Pressure information. (Channel Pressure data describes the overall pressure level for an entire MIDI channel at any moment. Contrast with Key Pressure data, which describes the pressure being applied to each individual key; some MIDI devices respond to this kind of data. Finale records and plays back Key Pressure data, but you can’t edit it.)

When you record a performance with the Transcription Mode of HyperScribe, you can specify whether or not you want Finale to retain your Channel Pressure data so that you can later hear it applied to the playback of your transcription. For a full description of captured MIDI information, see Tutorials.

To retain Channel Pressure data for score playback

• Record a performance in Hyperscribe. To record continuous data, see Record Continuous Data dialog box.

To edit Channel Pressure data

1. From the Window Menu, choose Advanced Tools. Click the MIDI Tool  .
2. Select the region whose playback data you want to edit. Click to select one measure, shift-click to select additional measures, drag-enclosed to select several on-screen measures, click to the left of the staff to select the entire staff, or choose Select All from the Edit Menu.

3. Choose Continuous Data from the MIDI Tool Menu. Click Channel Pressure; click OK.

If you want to edit only one staff, double-click the highlighted region to enter the MIDI Tool split-window. Drag through the display area above the notes whose Channel Pressure you want to edit.

4. Edit the selected region by choosing the appropriate command from the MIDI Tool Menu. Choose Set To to specify a uniform value for the Channel Pressure of all notes in the selected region. Choose Scale to create a gradual change in Channel Pressure values over the selected region. Choose Add to add a positive or negative amount to all notes in the selected region. Choose Percent Alter to change the Channel Pressure values in the selected region by a percentage of their original amounts. Choose Limit to specify a maximum or minimum Channel Pressure value for the notes in the selected region. (See also Set to dialog box;  Scale dialog box;  Add dialog box;  Percent Alteration dialog box;  Limit dialog box.)     

To copy or erase controller data

See  MIDI —To copy or erase captured (or edited) MIDI data.