RE: [Finale] midi difficulties - pan

2004-01-02 Thread Jim Mays
November 09, 2003 4:38 PM To: finale list Subject: Re: [Finale] midi difficulties > when I save a > > separate midi file and play it back thru the QuickTime Player, there >> are all kinds of undesirable changes: the timbres are slightly >> different, trumpets overbalance tro

Re: [Finale] midi difficulties

2003-11-09 Thread Andrew Stiller
when I save a > separate midi file and play it back thru the QuickTime Player, there are all kinds of undesirable changes: the timbres are slightly different, trumpets overbalance trombones, notes chop off short (as if marked stacc.) or begin late (like a fluffed attack), and there are brief

RE: [Finale] midi difficulties

2003-11-09 Thread Brad Beyenhof
What MIDI device are you using for playback from Finale? If it's anything other than the QuickTime MIDI Instruments, the change in the file may just be a result of using a different set of synthesized instruments. - Brad Beyenhof [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:4

Re: [Finale] midi difficulties

2003-11-09 Thread Javier Ruiz
Dear Andrew: Are you using the MIDI tool for playback and/or the expressions? The expressions add their values to the MIDI ones, and that can give you those very faint notes. IMV I only use one of the two methods and never both... I will be happy to help you if you send me the file... Saludos, Ja

Re: [Finale] midi difficulties

2003-11-09 Thread Bruce K H Kau
I'm a FinWin2004 user, so I'm not sure my answer is applicable, but I'll give it a stab and hope it helps. First off, General MIDI (GM) only specifies the timbre (and rather loosely, at that), and does not specify the relative volume of the various MIDI instruments. Thus, what may balance between t

[Finale] midi difficulties

2003-11-08 Thread Andrew Stiller
I've got a file here for 2 trp and 2 trb, created in FinWin 2k? and changed by me to FinMac 2K2. I'm trying to create a playback file, and am having difficulties. I've assigned each staff to a separate channel, using the appropriate General Midi timbre in each case. Playback from the score had