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Finale 2010 Installation and Tutorials
Thank you for choosing Finale! Finale is a powerful integrated program
for music transcription, notation, playback, and publishing. Incorporating
elements of a word processor, a graphics designer, a sequencer, and a
page-layout program, Finale has all the power you need to create beautiful
looking sheet music and a quality MIDI performance. Easier than ever to
learn and use, this program has the potential to help you produce more
music—both printed and played—faster and better than ever before.
Take a moment to look over the contents
of your Finale package. It should include:
- Installation
& Tutorials Book (upgrades include electronic version only)
- Quick
Reference Guide
- Finale
Installation Discs, along with your Finale Serial Number
Installation and MIDI Setup for Windows
Installation and MIDI Setup for Macintosh
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About these tutorials
Authorizing/getting help
Installation for Windows
Preparing for printing
Setting up your MIDI system
Starting and authorizing Finale
The MIDI Setup dialog box
Installation for Macintosh
Preparing for Printing
Setting up your MIDI system
Configuring MIDI in OS X
Starting Finale
The MIDI Setup dialog box
How to learn Finale
Terminology
Simplified order of entry
Tutorial 1a: Simple Entry
Creating a new document with the Setup Wizard
Entering music with the Simple Entry Tool
Accidentals
Chords
Tuplets
Changing the key signature, time signature, and clef
Adding measures
Changing views
Saving your work
When you're ready to continue
Tutorial 1b: Speedy Entry
A word about MIDI
Creating a new document from a template
Speedy Entry
Editing with Speedy Entry
Working with chords
Accidentals
Tuplets
Inserting notes or rests
Entering music
Selecting several measures by shift-clicking
Copying music to off-screen
Deleting measures
Erasing music
More on Speedy Entry
Playback
Setting the initial tempo
When you're ready to continue
Tutorial 1c: HyperScribe
Introduction to HyperScribe
Creating a new Document Style
Click and countoff
Transcribing a scale (with a click)
Transcribing a melody (with a tap)
Recording audio
Setting the time signature and beaming patterns
Two-handed HyperScribing
When you're ready to continue
Tutorial 2: Adding Details
Changing the key
Changing the time signature
Entering lyrics: Type Into Score
Entering lyrics: Click Assignment
Assigning lyrics
Adding a second verse
The Repeat Tool
Chord symbols
Working with inner voices: Layers
When you're ready to continue
Tutorial 3: Articulations and Expressions
Basic articulations and expressions
Adding a slur
Selection Tool
Metatools: Putting in many articulations
Expressions: Creating your own expressions
Working with expression categories
The "Nudge" keys
Markings that play back
Score Lists
Copying and pasting expressions
Using libraries
When you're ready to continue
Tutorial 4: Layout and Printing
Measure layout
Pickup measures
Spacing the music
Beat charts
The Page Layout Tool
Page breaks
Inserting or deleting systems
The Resize Tool
The Text Tool
The Graphics Tool
Printing basics
When you're ready to continue
Tutorial 5: Working with Scores and Parts
Setting clefs and staff names
Selecting partial measures; transposing a region
Hiding staves (Staff Sets)
Inserting staves
Transposing instruments
Staff Styles
Optimizing systems
Linked parts
When you're ready to continue
Tutorial 6: Playback
Assigning MIDI channels and instruments
Using the Aria Player with Garritan instruments
Configuring Percussion Playback
The Mixer
Human Playback
Tapping a Tempo
The MIDI Tool
Creating a decrescendo
Editing key velocities
Editing note durations (start and stop times)
More uses for key velocities and note duration commands
Editing MIDI continuous data
Removing and copying MIDI tool data
Expressions: Defining playback
Creating an intelligent tempo marking
Creating swing playback
Syncing Finale to video
When you're ready to continue
Tutorial 7: Guitar Tab and Fretted Instruments
Creating guitar tablature
Copying music to and from a tab staff
Changing the string and fret number
Entering directly into a tab staff
Entering slides, bends, and tremolos
Hammer-ons, pull-offs, and other markings
Entry using a MIDI guitar
Hints and tips for tablature
Tutorial 8: Other Notation Topics
Special Tools Tool: Fancy beaming and stemming
The Shape Designer
Scanning music
Entering Percussion
When you're ready to continue
Making the Most of Finale
Document Styles
Working with templates
Saving new templates
Order of entry
Speed tip:Minimizing screen redraws
Using keyboard shortcuts
Macros
Links to the rest of the world
The next Finale
GPO and HP Tutorial
Garritan Instrument Setup
Human Playback Preferences
Human Playback Style
Keyswitches
MIDI Channels, Garritan Instruments, and the Kontakt Player
Controllers
GPO, the Mixer, and Studio View
Ambience Reverb
Player Variations
Drums and Percussion
AU/VST Playback vs. MIDI Playback
Performance Tips
Jazz and Big Band