Percussion Map Selection

How to get there

Click the Staff Tool. Double-click a staff. Choose Percussion from the Notation Style drop-down list if it’s not already selected. Click Select.

What it does

The Percussion Map Selection dialog box displays the percussion maps available in this document. Finale’s default percussion maps (which were saved in Finale’s percussion library) appear in this dialog box, as well as any percussion maps you create or edit. Use this dialog box to edit, create, and delete percussion maps (that can be used for any staff), and to select the current map that Finale will use with the current staff.

Note: To load a percussion library, which can contain one or more predefined percussion instrument maps, choose the Load Library command from the File Menu and select the library you want to open. To save a percussion library, choose Save Library from the File Menu. Finale saves all the percussion maps listed in the Percussion Map Selection dialog box into one library.

Edit. Click a percussion map in the list, then click Edit to display the Percussion Map Designer dialog box, where you can modify the note definitions and change which notes are used for the current staff.

Note: Changes made to a percussion map apply to all staves that use that particular percussion map.

Create. Click Create to create a new map. Finale displays the Percussion Map Designer dialog box, where you can set up the note definitions and specify which notes are used for the current staff.

Note: Rather than create new maps, you may find it easier to edit the percussion maps contained in Finale’s default percussion library. This library is based on percussion sounds found in General MIDI and generally held notation practice. (See General MIDI Percussion Map Table for a listing of General MIDI percussion sounds.)

Duplicate. Click this button to create a duplicate copy of the selected percussion map. Use Shift-click to select an additional item and include all the items in between. Use ctrl-click to select only a specific additional item in the list.
Delete. Click this button to delete the currently selected percussion map from the list. If the map is selected for the current staff or any other staff in the piece, you must choose an alternate percussion map for those staves before you can delete the percussion map. Use Shift-click to select an additional item and include all the items in between. Use ctrl-click to select only a specific additional item in the list.
Move Up • Move Down. Click these buttons to move the selected item or items up or down in the list. You can select more than one item. Use Shift-click to select an additional item and include all the items in between. Use ctrl-click to select only a specific additional item in the list.
Select. Click the percussion map that you want to use for this staff, then click this button to return to the Staff Attributes dialog box. Finale will use the selected percussion map for this staff until you select a different map, reset the staff to standard notation, or choose another option from the Notation Style drop-down list in the Staff Attributes dialog box. Remember that Finale only remaps a particular note if you select Use Note in the Percussion Map Designer dialog box.
Cancel. Click this button if you decide not to change the percussion map used by this staff. The percussion map selected when you entered the dialog box will be saved. All other changes that you made using the Edit, Create or Delete buttons are also saved.

Note: Changes made to a percussion map apply to all staves that use that particular percussion map.

Remember that Finale only remaps a particular note if you select "Use This Note" in the Percussion Map Designer dialog box.