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To
notate swing performances (Transcription Mode)
You can also transcribe swing performances
with the Transcription Mode. The process is roughly the same, but the
steps are slightly different.
- Click the HyperScribe Tool and select Transcription
Mode from the HyperScribe menu. Click the measure at which you want the
transcription to begin. You enter the Transcription window.
- Record your performance in the usual way.
See To
record a performance, above.
- Click the Quant Settings button in the Transcription
window. The Quantization Settings dialog box appears.
- Select Space Notes Evenly in Beat. Finale
will notate swung eighth notes as normal eighth-note pairs, but will accurately
notate any triplets that occur. See More
Quantization Settings dialog box for more information. Note:
Again, you can tell Finale beforehand exactly how you want the triplets
notated—whether or not they should have a bracket or slur, and so on.
Instructions for defining the default tuplet appearance can be found under
Tuplets.
- Click OK.
- Continue the transcription process in the usual
way. Again, see To
transcribe a performance, above.