> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:49:53 +0200 > From: Jan Angerm?ller <j...@angermueller.com> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Problems Transferring Files to MIDI > To: <finale@shsu.edu> > Message-ID: <552c0fd1.8050...@angermueller.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowe
Jan, thanks so much for your reply. I'm probably not the first or last Finale user to experience this problem, and hopefully this'll help folks in the future. > >in subsequent tempo changes, the tempos were way off. > What sort of "subsequent tempo changes" were those ? > Text expression tempo marking, text expression tempo alterations or > continuous MIDI tempo change data or human playback triggered tempo > changes ? > They were text expression tempo markings. The movement began as a 4 4 Allegro Agitato, quarter note = 96, and the tempo changed to 6 8 Lento, dotted quarter note = 42, both created with the expression tool. > What sort of "way off" were they ? > The original tempo was spot on. The subsequent dotted quarter = 42 tempo was way too fast - as if the MIDI didn't recognize the tempo change, and was still playing quarter notes as 96, so the dotted quarters were 64. > Did you export all staves in one MIDI file and the MIDI didn't sound > like the Finale playback ? > I clicked FILE, Save As, and chose the MIDI option from the Format tab. And yes, beginning with the tempo change, the MIDI sounded much faster than the Finale playback. > Or did you create individual MIDI tracks per staff and the individual > MIDI files don't match each other ? > I_believe it was the former. > > It's difficult to solve the Finale tempo problems without knowing all this. > Understood and again, I really appreciate your help. > > Some ideas to fix it: > - Don't mix tempo text expressions AND continuous MIDI data > I.e. if you are not working with continuous MIDI tempo change data, > delete with edit filter all "MIDI Data - Tempo Changes" and work with > tempo text expressions only > In the Edit Filter Menu, under MIDI Data, the Tempo Changes box wasn't checked. > Or: delete all tempo text expressions and work with continuous MIDI > tempo change data only. > - Check "Play recorded tempo changes" in "Playback/Record Options" > This was checked > - Check "Dynamics and markings: Chase from First Measure" in > "Playback/Record Options" > This was set correctly > - Make sure that the expression playback layer is not muted in the score > manager if you use tempo text expressions > Hmmm. Not sure what / where the score manager is (it didn't come up on search). I never deliberately muted the expression playback, and if it were muted, I wonder if the initial tempo would have been correct. Not sure. > - Use a custom human playback custom style with "Rubato" set to 0%, > "Rhythmic Feel" to 0%, > > "Interpret Tempo Changes" unchecked, "Interpret Final bars" > unchecked, "Interpret Fermatas" unchecked. > > - set "Human Playback - MIDI Data - Tempo" to "No HP Effect" > > - Make sure "Humen Playback - Tempo Variations - Randomize Tempo > Variations" is unchecked > > - if all the human playback stuff is still not enough, turn off human > playback completely > > Best regards, > Jan > Thanks again. Will work through these. Again, I'm using 2010 - are all the instructions you gave for that, or a later version? But I did turn off human playback, and it didn't seem to affect the sound, so I'll recreate the MIDI files and send them that way. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:29:57 -0400 > From: "David H. Bailey" <dhbaile...@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Problems Transferring Files to MIDI > To: <finale@shsu.edu> > Message-ID: <552c1935.6020...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed > > Jan has given you some great information and suggestions. > > Another suggestion is to ask your recording engineer whether his > software can accept MusicXML files (more and more of them can accept > that) -- perhaps if his software can accept the MusicXML files you will > get more accurate playback. > > Good luck with it all, and congratulations on the upcoming premiere! > > David H. Bailey > > > Thanks - will do! Mike _______________________________________________ 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
