To add
Keyswitches as Expressions
While using Garritan instruments for playback, you
can add a keyswitch at any point to change the instrument sound, for
example, from arco to Pizzicato. A Keyswitch is simply a regular note
outside the range of the instrument that triggers this change. For a list
of Keyswitch mappings, see Garritan
Finale Edition Instrument Details.
If Human Playback is enabled, text (such
as “arco,” “pizz,”
etc.) is interpreted and keyswitches are added automatically. If you are
not using HP, choose from a list of keyswitch expressions available by
default in the Expression
Selection dialog box to add these effects.
You can also assign a Keyswitch to an expression
manually by defining the expression to send a MIDI Note On message at
the pitch of a Keyswitch. By doing this, you can invoke a Keyswitch by
simply adding the expression defined accordingly (a “Pizz”
text expression would change the playback to a pizzicato sound). Remember,
Keyswitches are a feature of GPO, and will not apply to other playback
devices.
- Click the Expression Tool , and Double-Click the
document. The Expression Selection dialog box appears.
- Click Create. Or, you could also select
an existing Expression you would like to define to a Keyswitch and click
Edit.
- Type the desired text. Set the font,
size, style, make it hidden, or apply other text attributes.
- Click the Playback Tab. The playback
options appear.
- From the Type menu, choose Dump. The
Playback Data Dump dialog box appears.
- For Number of Units, type 3. We will
be sending 3 pieces of Data.
- For the top Data box, type 144. This
is the message for Note On.
- For the second Data box, type the MIDI Note
number for the Keyswitch. For example, Arco = 0, Pizz = 5 in Finale
GPO). For a complete list, see GPO
Finale Edition Instrument Details.
- In the third data box, type 127. Since
the note is below the instrument’s range, it will not sound.
- Click OK, OK, Assign to add the Expression.
The performance style will change upon reaching this point during playback.