Punch in/Punch
out
To to perform
a punch in and out
Punch
in and punch out are sequencing
and recording terms. They refer to the act of rerecording, in a second
pass, only a portion of a performance you’ve already recorded, allowing
you to rerecord only a flawed part of a performance that was otherwise
perfect, for example.
You can punch in and out in Finale’s Transcription
window. By clicking the Keyboard Play radio button and the Time Tag Record
radio button, you can also rerecord Time Tags for a certain passage.
For further instructions on the use of the Transcription Mode, see Transcribing
a sequence. You can tell Finale to play a “countoff” measure or so
of music before switching to “record” mode, if you want.
- Record your performance in the usual way.
Again, see Transcribing
a sequence for complete instructions.
- Specify the region you want to rerecord.
To tell Finale what region you want to rerecord, you need to enter the
exact starting and stopping times in the In and Out counters (in the lower-right
corner of the screen). These indicators specify the starting and ending
points of the selected region, expressed in the Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Thousandths
of a second format. To edit these numbers directly, click the word In
or Out, and type new values.
You may find it easier to select a region
by simply dragging through a section of the display area. These counters
change automatically to reflect your selection. You can also set either
indicator by clicking—click the word In or Out, and then click in the
display area.
Note: To locate the
places where you want to punch in and out, drag through the keyboard display
area of the Transcription window, so that a portion of it is highlighted.
Under the word Keyboard, click Play; click Start to listen to the highlighted
music. Repeat the process until you’ve located the exact places in the
music where you want to punch in and out.
- Under the word Keyboard, click Punch In/Out.
- Choose Punch In Preroll from the Transcription
menu. You’ll probably want Finale to play a few seconds of the
music just before the spot you want to rerecord, so you can hear the desired
spot in context and in tempo. The dialog box that now appears allows you
to specify how many seconds of the existing music you want Finale to play
before switching into record mode (at which point you’ll begin to play
the new music).
- Enter the number of seconds of preroll you
want. Click OK (or press return).
You’re now ready to begin.
- Click Start. Finale plays the music
preceding the punch-in point for the number of seconds you specified,
and then begins recording your new performance. When Finale reaches the
point you specified as the punch-out point, it stops recording.
