

Select Tempo map to export a separate tempo map file which certain advanced sequencer programs can import to read the ritardandi, accelerandi, and other tempo fluctuations in your document.Īlso, choose whether you want to save any bookmarks you created in Finale as sequencer marks in your MIDI file.'Sons Of Anarchy' Finale: Jax Teller Ends His Bloody Run As Sam Crow Leader.Select Format 0 for a single multichannel track.Select a MIDI file format by clicking the appropriate button.See MIDI channels for further instructions. Therefore, make sure the instrument configuration is set up the same way you want the resultant tracks set up. When Finale creates a MIDI sequencer file, it places the music assigned to each instrument in the Score Manager in a separate sequencer track. Make sure that you have assigned instruments correctly (one for each resultant sequencer track).Remember that you are exporting a MIDI file, text and layout will not be retained in this format. To export a specific region, in the Playback Settings dialog box, select Observe Playback Region when saving to MIDI or audio file, and the specify the region you would like to export in the options above.īe sure to specify other important playback options in the Playback/Record Options dialog box (choose Window > Playback Controls click the expand arrow click Playback/Record Options). This includes tempo changes (for those sequencers that support a tempo, or conductor, track), dynamics, pitch wheel data, MIDI channel assignments, in addition to Human Playback settings configured in the Playback Settings dialog box. Keep in mind that any playback data will be retained in the MIDI file. Or, for smaller sectional changes, use the Retranscribe function. If you discover that your settings weren’t quite right, you can close the new Finale document and try again-the original MIDI file is unaffected by Finale’s transcription efforts. Finale transcribes the MIDI File into standard notation. These options capture some of the MIDI performance data from your sequence. If want to hear the sequence played back with its original tempo fluctuations and continuous data (controllers and wheels), make sure Tempo Changes and Continuous Data are selected.

Most MIDI files contain key and time signature information already, so you usually won’t have to change the default selection ( Use the File’s).

The More Quantization Settings dialog box appears.

Imported MIDI files use the settings in the default document specified in the Preferences - New dialog box. When you open a MIDI file, Finale uses the track name as the instrument name. When you save a MIDI file, Finale saves the instrument name (from the Score Manager) as the track name. If you prefer to compose by improvising in your favorite sequencer, you could save your piece as a standard MIDI file and let Finale notate it for you. The MIDI file format can be understood by music programs from many different companies, including most sequencer programs, even on other operating systems. Finale can both import and export standard MIDI files.
