To adjust Finale’s playback interpretation
of a score, you can adjust the Human Playback settings located in the
Playback Settings
dialog box. Human Playback overrides
all performance data, MIDI tool data, and other playback information deliberately
added to the score (with the exception of MIDI data set to “Incorporate”
in the Human Playback Preferences dialog box). Therefore, if you would
like to listen to a performance as it was recorded, or if you would like
to playback performance details added to the score with the MIDI or Expression
Tool, set Human Playback to None. To do this:
- Choose Window > Playback Controls.
Playback Controls appears.
- Click the Playback
Settings button. The Playback Settings dialog box appears, offering additional controls.
- Choose Human Playback Style > None.
- Close out to the Playback Settings.
When you play back your score with Human Playback disabled, Finale
checks the Playback/Record Options to find out certain playback parameters, as
described here.
- Choose Document > Playback/Record Options.
The Playback/Record Options dialog box appears.
- Select the playback parameters you prefer from
the Playback/Record Options dialog box. Choose Chase
from First Measure(from the Dynamics and Markings drop-down
list) if you want
Finale to quickly scan your piece and “chase” any expression markings
that occurred earlier in the piece up to the point you clicked. These
might include tempo, dynamics, patch changes, and so on; select this option
if you’re starting playback in the middle of the piece and want these
playback variables to be current (and transmitted to your synthesizer)
as of the starting point you clicked. If you choose Reset
instead, Finale will ignore any changes that have occurred prior to this
point in the score, and will begin playing based on the markings available
in the measure you clicked. Choose Use
Current Settings if you’ve interrupted playback at a certain spot,
and now want to continue using the expression settings in effect when
you stopped playback. Click Ignore Repeats
if you want Finale to play through repeat barlines (and text repeats)
as though they didn’t exist. Select Reset
Repeats if you want such repeats to be “set to zero” each time
you begin playback again. If you don’t specify Reset Repeats, Finale will
remember how many times each repeat has been “activated.” If you’re proofreading
a score by playing one section at a time, you will want Finale to “remember
its place” each time you stop, so you probably won’t want to select this
option. Next, specify any captured MIDI data you want to incorporate into
the playback. Captured MIDI data is captured from a real-time performance
in the Transcription Mode, created with the MIDI tool, or imported in
a standard MIDI file from another sequencer. Select Play
Recorded Key Velocities and Play
Recorded Note Durations if you want the playback to incorporate
the key velocity (volume) information and Start and Stop Time data (tiny
anticipations or delays of the beat such as rolled chords and swing)
from the original performance. Select Play
Recorded Continuous Data if you want the playback to use the pedaling,
pitch wheel, and other MIDI continuous data information from the original performance. Check Send
Patches to MIDI Device on Playback if you want Finale to send initial patch settings to your synthesizers
before beginning the playback. The initial patch settings are determined
by the ScoreManager (see Patches).
- Click OK (or press ENTER).
