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Expression Designer-Playback dialog box

How to get there

  1. Click the Expression tool, and double-click a note or measure. (If you want to edit a text expression that’s already in the score, double-click or CTRL+double-click its handle.)
  2. Click Create, or click a text expression and then click Edit.
  3. Click the Playback tab.

What it does

These options control playback effects assigned to the expression.

    Controller number

    Controller

    Controller number

    Controller

    Controller number

    Controller

    1

    Modulation wheel or lever

    7

    Main volume

    65

    Portamento

    2

    Breath Controller

    10

    Pan

    66

    Sostenuto

    4

    Foot Controller

    64

    Sustain pedal

    67

    Soft Pedal

If you select this option, the number in the Set To Value box (or the shape identified by the number in the Execute Shape box) governs the effect of this controller.

If, for a special effect, the transposition is supposed to change gradually as the music plays, don’t enter any value in the Set To Value box. Instead, use an Executable Shape (see Execute Shape, below).

Note that for any use of the Transposition playback effect, Finale only changes the playback transposition of the affected notes. No note transpositions appear on the screen or in printouts.

Drop-down list choice

Set to Value units

Drop-down list choice

Set to Value units

Tempo

Beats per minute

Channel

MIDI channel (1 to 16 [or 17–32, if you’re using both ports])

Controller

0 (off) or 127 (on) for pedals; any value from 0 to 127 for variable controllers (such as a modulation wheel)

Patch

Synthesizer patch number (1 to 128)

Key Velocity

MIDI key velocity (0 to 127)

Pitchwheel

Pitch wheel position (-8192 to 8191; 0 is "at rest" position)

Transposition

Half steps (positive or negative)

Channel Pressure

Channel Pressure (0 to 127)

See Also:

Expressions

Expression Selection

General MIDI Patch Numbers & Names

Playback Data Dump

Expression Tool

 

 

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