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Finale sends MIDI Sync (Song Pointer data) when you’re playing back music in the Transcription window, or when you’re using the Playback Controls. Send MIDI Sync must be selected in the MIDI Setup dialog box.

Follow these instructions if you want Finale to be the “master” device and an external sequencer to be the “slave” (in other words, Finale is providing the synchronization signal).

To transmit MIDI Sync data while playing back a Finale document

  1. Choose MIDI/Audio > MIDI Setup. The MIDI Setup dialog box appears.
  2. Click Send MIDI Sync To, and then click the pop-up menu and select the program you wish to send MIDI Sync to.Click OK (or press return). From now on, Finale will transmit MIDI Sync (Song Pointer data) any time it plays back your score. If you have connected your Macintosh to an external sequencer (or another computer) configured to interpret this kind of MIDI message, it will wait in “pause” mode until Finale begins play, at which point the two will play in synchronization.

 

 

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