I'm on a Windoze 98 machine, with Finale 2002 running. Going to the instrument list works, takes the chords out of the playback mode, but when saving the file to a MIDI file, the chords play back in the MIDI file. How annoying...
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:47 AM Subject: Finale digest, Vol 1 #25 - 3 msgs > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 20:44:45 -1000 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Bruce K H Kau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Chord playback > > Not sure whether you're on Windows or Mac, or what version of Finale you > have, but the following should work (I have FinWin 2k2b): > > On the menu bar, click on "Window". > On the drop down menu, click on "Instrument List". At this point, an > "Instrument list" window should appear. In that list, you should see one > line for each staff in your score. In the column labeled "Staff Name", you > should see a down arrow (on Windows it looks like a triangle pointing > down). Click on this arrow, and the line should "expand" into several > lines. The lines are layer 1-4, chords, and Expressions. Under the "P" > column next to chords, there should be a black square. Click on this > square, and it should go away. Note you have to do this in the staff which > you've assigned the chords. > > This should turn off chords during playback. > > Hope this helps. > > > At 01:35 AM 4/19/02 -0400, Mike C. wrote: > >Seems that if I have chords in my score, they playback when saving as MIDI. > >I've been composing and arranging using Finale, but when I save as a MIDI, > >the chords play back, which I don't want. I just want to hear the instrument > >parts I wrote. It looks like I have to take the chords out of the score > >before saving as MIDI, and the put them back in for printing. Is there a > >better way to tell the chords to be "seen and not heard"? > > > > > >Mike Crutcher > >Guitarist/Vocalist/Arranger/Instructor > >Available for sessions/fill-ins/performances/private lessons. > > > >http://home.attbi.com/~funkifized > > > >"You've Got To Funkifize" > > -Tower Of Power > >_______________________________________________ > >Finale mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > --------------------------------- > Bruce K. H. Kau [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kane'ohe, Hawai'i, USA > "Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning ..." > > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > End of Finale Digest > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
