That's how I do it too David. The secret is to assign the "2nd time only" or "tacet 1st time" expression with zero setting to play on the *first* pass and place the hidden "Play" expression with normal setting at the end of the first time repeat, ideally assigned to a rest if possible.
However I would recommend using Controller 11 (Expression) rather than key velocity, because if you need to place any dynamics after the "2nd time only", you will lose your zero setting. You could also use Controller 7 (Volume) but properly this should be used for adjusting "channel pressure", for balancing instruments to each other, and not altered once set. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "David H. Bailey" <dhbaile...@comcast.net> To: <finale@shsu.edu> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] 2nd time only playback > On 1/19/2016 6:38 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: >> Does this work in Fin14.5? I've tried using volume control, key velocity, >> and controllers 1 & 11 (based on googling). I always get playback every >> time, despite the "tacet 1st time" expressions that supposedly set the >> controller of choice to zero. > > I just tried an experiment and got it to work. > > 1) created a 3 measure piece with a repeat sign at the end of the 3rd > measure > 2) Defined an expression "2nd Time Only" > 1a) set the Playback for Velocity set to 0 > 1b) set the "Play on Pass" to 1 > 1c) assigned this to 2nd measure. > 3) Tested my experiment -- the 2nd measure was silent the first time, > but so was the third measure and all the measures on the repeat since > the change in velocity remained as set until I reset it as follows: > 4) Defined an expression "Play" setting the text to "hidden" > 4a) set the Playback with Velocity set to 100 (this would need to be > edited in each > instance to match the velocity of the surrounding music > 4b) set the "Play on Pass" to 1 (once it's set it will remain in effect > until altered) > 4c) assigned this to the 3rd measure > 5) Tested my experiment - on the first pass the first measure played, > the 2nd measure was silent, the 3rd measure played and on the 2nd pass > all the measures played > > So that's how I would accomplish a 2nd time only playback. > > I hope others come up with other suggestions. > > > -- > 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ 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