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To
receive MIDI Sync data while playing back a Finale document
Follow these instructions if you want Finale
to be the “slave” device and an external sequencer to be the “master”
(in other words, the external sequencer is providing the synchronization
signal).
- From the Window menu, choose Playback Controls if they are not already visible.
- Click the speaker icon to
show the Playback Settings dialog box.
Make sure Scrolling Playabck is unchecked and click OK.
- From the Document menu, choose Sync and Video
Options. The Sync and Video Options dialog box appears.
- Select MIDI Sync, and then click OK. Finale
now waits for a MIDI Sync signal from the external sequencer. Once the
external sequencer begins to play, Finale will automatically “sync up”
to it, playing precisely together with it, even if you jump forward or
backward in the external sequence.
- Click Play. Finale will wait for the
MIDI Sync data from the other MIDI device before playing the music.
