To
edit Time Tags
Sometimes you need to change the durational
value of a Time Tag, or move the Time Tag so that it aligns with a note,
or to add or remove a Time Tag completely. The following instructions
assume you’ve already recorded a performance and entered Time Tags, as
described in To
record a performance, above. They also assume that you’re still
in the Transcription window.
- Click the words Time Tag. The words
become highlighted. You’ve just indicated that you’ll be editing Time
Tags only. For better control, you can “zoom in” by choosing View Resolution
from the Transcription menu. In the dialog box that appears, enter a smaller
value to enlarge the display—50, for example; click OK.
- To insert a new Time Tag, double-click in the
Time Tag display area. The Time Tag display area is the top strip
of the display window, where the Time Tags appear (in a line with the
small metronome icon). When you double-click, a new tag appears, whose
duration is determined by the First tag is setting in the Time Tag menu.
- To move a Time Tag, drag its notehead.
If you select a group of tags (by dragging through them or by choosing
Select All from the Edit menu), you can drag any one notehead to move
them all.
- To change the duration of a Time Tag, carefully
double-click its notehead; on the second click, hold the button down.
Drag it to the left or right. As you drag, the Time Tags cycle
through the durational values: sixteenth notes, eighth notes, quarter
notes, and half notes. Drag to the right for larger values, to the left
for smaller values. By selecting a range of tags (by either dragging or
by choosing Select All from the Edit menu), you can use this technique
to effectively renotate an entire piece at once. You could change a piece
to cut time, for example, by changing quarter note Time Tags to eighth
note Time Tags; you’re effectively telling Finale that every quarter note
is now an eighth note. (If you try this, however, don’t forget to choose
Assign Measure Tags again from the Time Tag menu before clicking Transcribe.)