You can also transcribe swing performances with the Transcription Mode. The process is roughly the same, but the steps are slightly different.

To notate swing performances (Transcription Mode)

1. Click the HyperScribe tool   . The HyperScribe menu appears.
2. Choose HyperScribe > Transcription Mode. Click the measure at which you want the transcription to begin. You enter the Transcription window.
3. Record your performance in the usual way. See To record a performance, above.
4. Click the Quant Settings button in the Transcription window. The Quantization Settings dialog box appears.
5. Select Space Notes Evenly in Beat. Finale will notate swung eighth notes as normal eighth-note pairs, but will accurately notate any triplets that occur. See More Quantization Settings dialog box for more information. Note: Again, you can tell Finale beforehand exactly how you want the triplets notated—whether or not they should have a bracket or slur, and so on. Instructions for defining the default tuplet appearance can be found under Tuplets.
6. Click OK.
7. Continue the transcription process in the usual way. Again, see To transcribe a performance, above. 

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