- Prepare your Finale file. Keep in mind
that any playback data will be retained in the MIDI file. This includes
tempo changes (for those sequencers that support a tempo, or conductor,
track), dynamics, pitch wheel data, MIDI channel assignments, in addition
to Human Playback settings configured in the Playback Settings dialog box. To export a specific region, in the Playback Settings dialog
box, check Observe Playback Region when saving to MIDI or audio
file, and the specify the region you would like to export in the options
above.
Be sure to specify other important playback
options in the Playback/Record Options dialog box (choose Playback Controls from
the Window menu; click the expand arrow; click Playback/Record Options). Remember
that you are exporting a MIDI file, text and layout will not be retained
in this format.
- Make sure that you have assigned Instruments
correctly (one for each resultant sequencer track). When Finale
creates a MIDI sequencer file, it places the music assigned to
each Instrument in the ScoreManager in a separate sequencer
track. Therefore, make sure the Instrument configuration is set up the
same way you want the resultant tracks set up. See MIDI channels
for further instructions.
- Choose File > Save As. The
Save As dialog box appears.
- From the List Files of Type:
drop down list choose MIDI File, and enter a title in
the text box. Note, too, that you don’t have to click anything
if you add the suffix “.MID” (including the period) at the end of the
title, as in “Overture.MID”; if you do this, Finale automatically saves
your document as a MIDI file.
- Click Save (or press ENTER).
Finale now asks which type of MIDI file you want to create: Format 1
(multiple tracks), Format 0 (a single, multichannel track), or just a
tempo map. Format 1 is by far the most common format. Also, choose whether
you want to save any bookmarks you created in Finale as sequencer marks
in your MIDI file.
- Select a MIDI file format by clicking the appropriate
button.
