On 05/31/2014 06:06 PM, Peter Taylor [email protected] wrote: > Bill, if you're using Finale 2001 then you're probably using a MIDI synth > rather than Garritan samples, am I right? Finale just sends MIDI data and > it's the synth the generates the sounds. Finale has lots of irritating > habits, but I think it's unfair to blame Finale here. Yes, that's correct. And I was criticizing Finale for not making it obvious, or at least easy, to get something as simple as a snare drum sound. > First off, are using a Percussion map in staff attributes? The map moves > notes from their true pitch to the lines and spaces that drummers > understand. If you're using a map you might need to check which sounds have > been activated. You won't hear the snare sound if it hasn't been set. If > this is confusing, I suggest you change the notation style in Staff > Attributes from Percussion to Standard, and then you'll be able to hear > every percussion sound on its relative line/space on the staff. All I did was choose "Snare Drum" in the score wizard. Beyond that, I have no idea. > Unlike the other channels, where each note has a different pitch, on channel > 10 each semitone has a different instrument. As you drag your note up and > down on the staff, you'll hear only the sounds which fall on notes in the C > scale (i.e. the white keys on a piano) and you're skipping over the sounds > assigned to the black keys. If you sharpen the note (using the + key in > speedy) before dragging you'll find there are a lot more sounds you hadn't > discovered before, and hopefully you'll find what you need. Having said > that, the snare drum sounds are on notes in the C scale, so there might be > something else going on here. I have noticed that when I drag a note up or down but keep it on the same line or space that it will give me a different sound. > The manual has a chart showing which percussion sounds are on which notes on > channel 10. It's called the General MIDI Percussion Map Table, in the > appendix section. The acoustic snare drum is on note number 38, or D2 > (where middle C is 60 or C4). The electric snare is on note 40 (E2). > > Hope this helps. > > Peter I'm just not sure how to switch between the different mappings.
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