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To
transmit MIDI Sync data while playing back a Finale document
Finale sends MIDI Sync (Song Pointer data)
when you’re playing back music in the Transcription window, or when you’re
using the Playback Controls. Send MIDI Sync must be selected in the MIDI
Setup dialog box.
Follow these instructions if you want Finale
to be the “master” device and an external sequencer to be the “slave”
(in other words, Finale is providing the synchronization signal).
- Choose MIDI Setup from the MIDI/Audio menu.
The MIDI Setup dialog box appears.
- Click “Send MIDI Sync To,” and then click the
popup menu and select the program you wish to send MIDI Sync to.Click
OK (or press return). From now on, Finale will transmit MIDI Sync
(Song Pointer data) any time it plays back your score. If you have connected
your Macintosh to an external sequencer (or another computer) configured
to interpret this kind of MIDI message, it will wait in “pause” mode until
Finale begins play, at which point the two will play in synchronization.
