I believe the problem lies in the fact that the two different sample sets were not recorded at the same volume level. Apparently the pizzicatos were recorded much louder than the arcos, so at the same indicated dynamic level in your score they won't sound at the same volume.
This is my biggest gripe about all the sample sets I've listened to (and most that I've purchased, alas!) -- the designers of the sample sets don't take the extra time to ensure that all the samples which pertain to the same instrument sound at the same volume level when played by a midi program at the same dynamic level. One solution is horribly painful in Finale -- it requires you to dig into the midi editing capabilities (sort of like watching sausage being made -- it's ugly, it's messy and it will turn you off ever wanting to do it again) and adjust the velocity and/or the volume for each note that you are unhappy with what you're hearing. One would think that it would be simpler than that, but it's not, from my experience. And I think the reason you received no responses to your first query is that nobody has an answer for you -- at least not one that's easy to accomplish and won't take many hours/days to get things right with. I hope I'm wrong, but Raymond's reply indicates I may not be. I gave up worrying about such things long ago -- what's left of my sanity was too valuable to me. :-) Good luck! David H. Bailey On 5/7/2014 2:13 PM, dr.a.s. weinstangel wrote: > > As there was no response, I'll try one more time ("He who asks shall find"): > > > From: dr...@hotmail.com > To: finale@shsu.edu > Subject: arco vs.pizz dynamics > Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 16:23:04 -0400 > > > > > In the Finale (2012c PC) playback of my new string quartet I am getting > exploding pizzicatos and barely audible arcos. > > Is there a way to globally adjust the volumes of these independently, to get > an acceptable balance? > > TIA for your help. > > Dr.A.S.Weinstangel > > sasha.weinstan...@utoronto.ca > NEW!!!!! cel.647-292-4605 > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu