I recently asked readers of MakeMusic’s Finale forums to indicate what they’d like to see in future Finale blog posts.
More Real-Time Finale Tips: Modify Rests
My last blog discussed how you can use quantization to speed up note entry and reduce subsequent editing. Today I offer another tip to help clean up any music entered in real-time – whether you’re playing notes directly into Finale or importing MIDI files.
Finale Quick Tips: Fast Dynamic Alignment
When I’m composing and inspiration strikes, I move fast, and don’t even think about how things look. Sometimes the results of such a session might sound great but look like this:
Finale allows for intricate placement of Expressions and SmartShapes.