If you want a perfect playback AND normal notation in Finale, you should seriously consider using a sequencing program such as Cakewalk or MasterTracks or PowerTracks to record the midi performance, then import this midi file into Finale and neaten it up to show as notation. Then when you playback you can leave the PlaybackSetting/PlaybackOptions PlayRecorded... boxes checked. That plays back all the recorded midi data, ignoring the notation.
There is a lot of neatening up necessary for using hyperscribe or the midi-transcription tool to enter notation. It can be very frustrating and will take an awful lot of experimentation with quantization settings. My advice would be to try it but be prepared for a lot of frustration and prepare the pianist ahead of time, so he/she doesn't think you are simply a fool who has no idea what she is doing. And think seriously about using a sequencer rather than Finale. Then you have the original midi file to use for playback while also being able to neaten things up in Finale for proper printout. Good luck! Crystal Premo wrote: > I've seen traffic on this list dip drastically on the weekend, but it > has been two days since I've seen anything at all. Did something happen? > > Anyway, does anyone have practical experience with using Hyperscribe to > input music intended for playback? I do not think this is the way to do > it, but I have been posed this question: if a superior pianist plays a > good piano arrangement of a Broadway tune using Hyperscribe, will a) > Finale record all the fine nuances of his performance and 2)there be a > useful file for printing out? I say not, that there would be too much > cleaning up to do for the file to be useful. I suppose I could just try > this, bring in a good pianist and try it out, but I think it is a waste > of money and time. What say you? > > Crystal Premo > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
