Finale User ManualFinale 2008 for Windows

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Finale 2008 User Manual: Table of Contents

What's New in Finale 2008 ............................................................................................................... 2

DialogBoxes3-Beam Groups dialog box .............................................................................................................. 94-Beam Groups dialog box ............................................................................................................ 10About Finale .................................................................................................................................... 11Accidental Octave Placement ........................................................................................................ 12Accidental Order and Amount ....................................................................................................... 14Accidental Settings ......................................................................................................................... 16Add Bookmark ................................................................................................................................. 18Add - Continuous Data ................................................................................................................... 20Add - Key Velocities ........................................................................................................................ 21Add Measures .................................................................................................................................. 22Add - Note Durations ...................................................................................................................... 23Add SmartMusic Markers ............................................................................................................... 24Add Tempo ...................................................................................................................................... 26Additional PostScript Information ................................................................................................. 27Adjust Lyric Baselines .................................................................................................................... 28Alter Feel - Note Durations ............................................................................................................. 30Adjust Page Range ......................................................................................................................... 32Align Time Tags To Note Starts ..................................................................................................... 33Alter Feel - Key Velocities .............................................................................................................. 34Alteration for Slot ............................................................................................................................ 36Alternate Notation ........................................................................................................................... 38Apply Articulation ........................................................................................................................... 40Apply Human Playback Preferences ............................................................................................. 42Apply Music Spacing ...................................................................................................................... 44Apply Staff Style .............................................................................................................................. 46Arrowheads ..................................................................................................................................... 47Articulation Designer ...................................................................................................................... 48Articulation Selection ..................................................................................................................... 53Assessment Wizard Page 1 ........................................................................................................... 55Assessment Wizard Page 2 ........................................................................................................... 57Assessment Wizard Page 3 ........................................................................................................... 59Assessment Wizard Page 4 ........................................................................................................... 61Audio Clip Attributes ...................................................................................................................... 62

Audio Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 64Automatic Check for Updates ........................................................................................................ 66Backward Repeat Bar Assignment ............................................................................................... 67Baseline Shift .................................................................................................................................. 69Beam Extension Selection ............................................................................................................. 70Beaming Chart ................................................................................................................................. 71Beat Chart ........................................................................................................................................ 72Bracket ............................................................................................................................................. 74Bracket Style ................................................................................................................................... 76Breath Mark ..................................................................................................................................... 77Change Articulation Assignments ................................................................................................ 78Change Chord Assignments .......................................................................................................... 80Change Chord Suffix Fonts ............................................................................................................ 82Change Clef ..................................................................................................................................... 84Change Lowest Fret ........................................................................................................................ 86Change Note Durations .................................................................................................................. 87Change Note Size ............................................................................................................................ 89Change Note Expression Assignments ........................................................................................ 90Change Noteheads .......................................................................................................................... 92Change Ties ..................................................................................................................................... 93Change Tuplets ............................................................................................................................... 95Character Settings .......................................................................................................................... 98Check Graphics ............................................................................................................................. 100Check Repeats .............................................................................................................................. 102Choose Junction for Staff ............................................................................................................ 103Chord Definition ............................................................................................................................ 105Chord Suffix Editor ....................................................................................................................... 109Chord Suffix Selection .................................................................................................................. 112Clef Designer ................................................................................................................................. 114Clef Selection ................................................................................................................................ 116Click and Countoff ........................................................................................................................ 117Click Assignment .......................................................................................................................... 119Click Input ...................................................................................................................................... 121Click Output Type ......................................................................................................................... 123Color ............................................................................................................................................... 125Compile PostScript Listing .......................................................................................................... 126Composite Time Signature ........................................................................................................... 128Create/Edit Ending ........................................................................................................................ 130Custom Arrowhead Selection ...................................................................................................... 132Custom Frame ............................................................................................................................... 134Customize Toolbar dialog box ..................................................................................................... 136Dashed Line ................................................................................................................................... 137

Define Keyboard Shortcut ............................................................................................................ 138Delete Blank Pages ....................................................................................................................... 139Delete Element .............................................................................................................................. 140Diatonic Instrument Definition ..................................................................................................... 141Document Options dialog box ..................................................................................................... 142Document Options-Accidentals .................................................................................................. 144Document Options-Alternate Notation ....................................................................................... 146Document Options-Augmentation Dots ..................................................................................... 148Document Options-Barlines......................................................................................................... 150Document Options-Beams ........................................................................................................... 152Document Options-Chords .......................................................................................................... 155Document Options-Clefs .............................................................................................................. 157Document Options-Flags ............................................................................................................. 159Document Options-Fonts ............................................................................................................. 161Document Options-Grace Notes ................................................................................................. 163Document Options-Grids and Guides ......................................................................................... 165Document Options-Key Signatures ............................................................................................ 167Document Options-Layers ........................................................................................................... 169Document Options-Lines and Curves ......................................................................................... 171Document Options-Lyrics ............................................................................................................ 173Document Options-Multimeasure Rests ..................................................................................... 175Document Options-Music Spacing ............................................................................................. 177Document Options-Notes and Rests .......................................................................................... 180Document Options-Piano Braces and Brackets ........................................................................ 183Document Options-Repeats ......................................................................................................... 185Document Options-Stems ............................................................................................................ 187Document Options-Staves ........................................................................................................... 190Document Options-Text ............................................................................................................... 192Document Options-Ties ................................................................................................................ 194Document Options-Time Signatures ........................................................................................... 197Document Options-Tuplets .......................................................................................................... 199Dot Offsets ..................................................................................................................................... 202Duration Allotments ...................................................................................................................... 203Edit Bookmarks ............................................................................................................................. 205Edit Filter/Clear Selected Items ................................................................................................... 207Edit Frame ...................................................................................................................................... 212Edit Keyboard Shortcuts .............................................................................................................. 216Edit Learned Chords ..................................................................................................................... 218Edit Lyrics ...................................................................................................................................... 220Edit MIDI Modifiers ........................................................................................................................ 222Edit MIDI Note ................................................................................................................................ 224Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings ............................................................................................. 225

Edit Major and Minor Key Spellings ............................................................................................ 226Edit Page Margins ......................................................................................................................... 227Edit System Margins ..................................................................................................................... 228Edit Text ......................................................................................................................................... 229Edit Text limited ............................................................................................................................ 231Elapsed Time ................................................................................................................................. 233Enclosure Designer ...................................................................................................................... 234Entry Modifications ....................................................................................................................... 236Erase Layer .................................................................................................................................... 238Executable Shape Designer ......................................................................................................... 239Executable Shape Selection ........................................................................................................ 242Exercise Wizard ............................................................................................................................. 244Explode Music ............................................................................................................................... 249Export MIDI File Options .............................................................................................................. 251Export Selection/Pages ................................................................................................................ 253Expression Selection .................................................................................................................... 255Expression Designer-Note Positioning ...................................................................................... 257Expression Designer-Measure Positioning ................................................................................ 259Expression Designer-Playback ................................................................................................... 261Extract Parts .................................................................................................................................. 266File Info ........................................................................................................................................... 268File Integrity Test Results ............................................................................................................ 270File Maintenance ........................................................................................................................... 272File Statistics ................................................................................................................................. 273Fill ................................................................................................................................................... 274Filter Channels .............................................................................................................................. 275FinaleScript Editor dialog box ..................................................................................................... 277Fit Measures .................................................................................................................................. 278Fit to Time ...................................................................................................................................... 280Fixed Split ...................................................................................................................................... 281Fixed Split Point ............................................................................................................................ 283Font Annotation ............................................................................................................................ 284Font ................................................................................................................................................. 286Frame Attributes ........................................................................................................................... 288Fretboard Editor ............................................................................................................................ 291Fretboard Instrument Definition .................................................................................................. 293Fretboard Selection ...................................................................................................................... 295Fretboard Shape Selection........................................................................................................... 297Fretboard Style Fonts and Shapes .............................................................................................. 299Fretboard Styles ............................................................................................................................ 301Full Measure .................................................................................................................................. 303Graphic Attributes ......................................................................................................................... 304

Garritan Ambience ........................................................................................................................ 307Group Attributes ........................................................................................................................... 309Guitar Bend Options ..................................................................................................................... 312Hand Width Split ........................................................................................................................... 314Handle Positioning ........................................................................................................................ 315Human Playback Custom Style ................................................................................................... 316Human Playback Preferences ...................................................................................................... 323Human Playback Preferences - Dynamics & Volume ................................................................ 326Human Playback Preferences - Instrument Techniques & Effects .......................................... 329Human Playback Preferences - Garritan Specials ..................................................................... 340Human Playback Preferences Glissandi & Bends ..................................................................... 342Human Playback Preferences - MIDI Data .................................................................................. 344Human Playback Preferences - Ornaments & Tremolos .......................................................... 346Human Playback Preferences - Tempo Variations .................................................................... 348HyperScribe ................................................................................................................................... 350HyperScribe Options .................................................................................................................... 351Implode Music ............................................................................................................................... 353Import MIDI from Clipboard .......................................................................................................... 354Import MIDI File Options ............................................................................................................... 355Import Score Files - Options ........................................................................................................ 358Import Score Files - Order ............................................................................................................ 359Insert Blank Pages ........................................................................................................................ 360Insert Staff Systems ...................................................................................................................... 361Instrument Definition .................................................................................................................... 362Instrument Junction ...................................................................................................................... 364Instrument List .............................................................................................................................. 366Intelligent Accompaniment .......................................................................................................... 371Interval ............................................................................................................................................ 372Items to Snap to Grid .................................................................................................................... 373Items to Snap to Guide ................................................................................................................. 374Key Signature ................................................................................................................................ 375Key Step Map ................................................................................................................................. 377Kontakt Player with GPO .............................................................................................................. 379Kontakt Player 2 ............................................................................................................................ 382Last Recorded Tempo .................................................................................................................. 397Launch Window ............................................................................................................................. 398Limit - Continuous Data ................................................................................................................ 400Limit - Key Velocities .................................................................................................................... 401Limit - Note Durations ................................................................................................................... 402Limit - Tempo ................................................................................................................................. 403Line Spacing .................................................................................................................................. 404Line Thickness .............................................................................................................................. 405

Listen .............................................................................................................................................. 406Listen to Tempo ............................................................................................................................ 407Lowest Fret .................................................................................................................................... 408Manage Parts ................................................................................................................................. 409Measure Assignment for Ossia Measure .................................................................................... 411Measure Attributes ........................................................................................................................ 412Measure Number ........................................................................................................................... 415Measure Number Style ................................................................................................................. 418Measure Expression Assignment ............................................................................................... 420Mid-Measure Clef .......................................................................................................................... 422MIDI Event ...................................................................................................................................... 424MIDI File Status ............................................................................................................................. 425MIDI Input Filter ............................................................................................................................. 426MIDI Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 428MIDI Thru ........................................................................................................................................ 431MIDI Thru Table ............................................................................................................................. 433MIDI Tool window .......................................................................................................................... 435Mirror Attributes ............................................................................................................................ 440Mixer ............................................................................................................................................... 443More Settings ................................................................................................................................ 446More Quantization Settings .......................................................................................................... 448Move Groups dialog box .............................................................................................................. 451Move/Copy Layers ........................................................................................................................ 452Movie Window ............................................................................................................................... 454Moving Split Point ......................................................................................................................... 455Multimeasure Rest ........................................................................................................................ 457Sample List for Executable Shape .............................................................................................. 459Multiple Splits ................................................................................................................................ 461Native Instruments VST Setup ..................................................................................................... 462New Staves .................................................................................................................................... 464Nonstandard Key Signature ......................................................................................................... 465Note Expression Assignment ...................................................................................................... 468Notehead Settings ......................................................................................................................... 470Note Shapes .................................................................................................................................. 472Open File ........................................................................................................................................ 474Optional Octave Region ............................................................................................................... 476Ossia Measure Designer .............................................................................................................. 477Page Assignment for Ossia Measure .......................................................................................... 479Page Format for Parts ................................................................................................................... 480Page Format for Score .................................................................................................................. 482Page Offset .................................................................................................................................... 484Page Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 485

Page Size........................................................................................................................................ 486Part Creation Preferences ............................................................................................................ 487Paste Multiple ................................................................................................................................ 489Partial Measure Selection............................................................................................................. 490Percent Alteration Continuous Data ........................................................................................... 491Percent Alteration Key Velocities ................................................................................................ 492Percent Alteration Tempo ............................................................................................................ 493Percent Alteration Note Durations .............................................................................................. 494Percussion Map Designer ............................................................................................................ 495Percussion Map Selection............................................................................................................ 498Pickup Measure ............................................................................................................................. 500Playback and/or Click ................................................................................................................... 501Placeholder .................................................................................................................................... 503Playback Controls ......................................................................................................................... 505Playback Data Dump ..................................................................................................................... 507Playback Options .......................................................................................................................... 509Playback Settings ......................................................................................................................... 511Position .......................................................................................................................................... 513Position Groups dialog box ......................................................................................................... 516Position Measure Number ............................................................................................................ 518Preset Arrowhead Selection ........................................................................................................ 519Print ................................................................................................................................................ 521Program Options dialog box ........................................................................................................ 523Program Options-Display Colors ................................................................................................ 525Program Options-Edit ................................................................................................................... 527Program Options-Folders ............................................................................................................. 530Program Options-New .................................................................................................................. 532Program Options-Open ................................................................................................................ 534Program Options-Palettes and Backgrounds ............................................................................ 536Program Options-Save ................................................................................................................. 538Program Options-View ................................................................................................................. 540Punch In PreRoll ........................................................................................................................... 542Quantization Settings ................................................................................................................... 543Randomize Key Velocities ............................................................................................................ 545Randomize Note Durations .......................................................................................................... 546Rebar Options ............................................................................................................................... 547Rebeam to Lyrics .......................................................................................................................... 549Rebeam to Time Signature ........................................................................................................... 550Record Continuous Data .............................................................................................................. 551Redefine Pages ............................................................................................................................. 553Redefine Selected Pages .............................................................................................................. 554Rehearsal Mark .............................................................................................................................. 555

Remove Staff ................................................................................................................................. 556Repeat Designer ............................................................................................................................ 557Repeat Endings ............................................................................................................................. 559Repeat Marker ............................................................................................................................... 561Repeat Selection ........................................................................................................................... 562Reposition Guide .......................................................................................................................... 564Reset Measure Marker .................................................................................................................. 565Reset Tempo Marker ..................................................................................................................... 566Resize Fretboards ......................................................................................................................... 567Resize Note .................................................................................................................................... 568Resize Notehead ........................................................................................................................... 569Resize Page ................................................................................................................................... 570Resize Staff .................................................................................................................................... 572Resize Staff System ...................................................................................................................... 573Respace Staves ............................................................................................................................. 575Rulers and Grid ............................................................................................................................. 577Save As Audio File ........................................................................................................................ 578Settings dialog box (Kontakt for Finale) ..................................................................................... 579Save Library ................................................................................................................................... 581Save Tempo Changes ................................................................................................................... 583Scale Continuous Data ................................................................................................................. 585Scale Key Velocities ..................................................................................................................... 587Scale Note Durations .................................................................................................................... 588Scale - Tempo ................................................................................................................................ 589Scale Fonts .................................................................................................................................... 591Score Merger ................................................................................................................................. 592Search and Replace ...................................................................................................................... 594Secondary Beam Break Selection ............................................................................................... 596Select Region ................................................................................................................................ 598Select Staff Systems ..................................................................................................................... 600Selection Overview ....................................................................................................................... 601Selective Mirror ............................................................................................................................. 602Send MIDI Value ............................................................................................................................ 604Set Distances ................................................................................................................................. 606Set Duration ................................................................................................................................... 607Set Patch To .................................................................................................................................. 608Set Placeholder ............................................................................................................................. 609Set Swing Ratio ............................................................................................................................. 610Set To - Continuous Data ............................................................................................................. 612Set To - Key Velocities .................................................................................................................. 613Set To - Start/Stop Times ............................................................................................................. 614Set To - Tempo .............................................................................................................................. 615

Setup Wizard ................................................................................................................................. 616Shape Designer ............................................................................................................................. 620Shape Expression Designer......................................................................................................... 623Shape Selection ............................................................................................................................ 625Shift Lyrics ..................................................................................................................................... 627Simple Entry Options .................................................................................................................... 629Simple Entry Tuplet Definition ..................................................................................................... 631Size ................................................................................................................................................. 632Slur Contour .................................................................................................................................. 633Smart Line Style ............................................................................................................................ 635Smart Line Selection ..................................................................................................................... 637Smart Shape Options .................................................................................................................... 639Smart Shape Placement ............................................................................................................... 641Smart Slur Options ....................................................................................................................... 651SmartScore Lite dialog box .......................................................................................................... 654SmartFind and Paint ..................................................................................................................... 656SmartMusic Accompaniment Options ........................................................................................ 658SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard .......................................................................................... 660SoftSynth Settings ........................................................................................................................ 665Space Systems Evenly ................................................................................................................. 666Spacing Widths ............................................................................................................................. 668Special Key Signature Attributes ................................................................................................ 670Specify Current Lyric .................................................................................................................... 672Speedy Options ............................................................................................................................. 673Staff Attributes .............................................................................................................................. 675Staff Controls ................................................................................................................................ 678Staff List ......................................................................................................................................... 680Staff Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 682Staff Styles ..................................................................................................................................... 684Staff Stem Settings ....................................................................................................................... 686System Space Before/After Music ............................................................................................... 688Staff System Optimization............................................................................................................ 689Staff Transpositions ..................................................................................................................... 691Staff Usage List ............................................................................................................................. 694Standard Frame ............................................................................................................................. 696Stem Connection Editor ............................................................................................................... 698Stem Connections ......................................................................................................................... 700Staff Stem Settings ....................................................................................................................... 702Suffix Keynumber Offsets ............................................................................................................ 704Superscript .................................................................................................................................... 706Swap One Font For Another ........................................................................................................ 707Sweep For Channels Present In A Track .................................................................................... 708

Swing Playback ............................................................................................................................. 709Symbol List .................................................................................................................................... 711Symbol Selection .......................................................................................................................... 713Sync and Video Options ............................................................................................................... 715Tablature MIDI Channels .............................................................................................................. 717Tablature Staff Attributes ............................................................................................................. 718Tap Source ..................................................................................................................................... 720Tap States ...................................................................................................................................... 722Tempo Adjustment ........................................................................................................................ 724Text Expression Designer ............................................................................................................ 726Text Repeat Assignment .............................................................................................................. 728Text Search and Replace dialog box .......................................................................................... 730There Are Too Many Beats In This Measure .............................................................................. 732Tie Alterations ............................................................................................................................... 734Tie Contour .................................................................................................................................... 736Time Style ...................................................................................................................................... 738Tilting Mirror .................................................................................................................................. 739Time Signature .............................................................................................................................. 741Tone Center(s) ............................................................................................................................... 743Track/Channel Mapping ................................................................................................................ 745Track/Channel Mapping to Staves .............................................................................................. 748Tracking ......................................................................................................................................... 750Transcription ................................................................................................................................. 751Transcription Filters ..................................................................................................................... 758Transposition ................................................................................................................................ 760Tuplet Definition ............................................................................................................................ 762Undo/Redo Lists ............................................................................................................................ 765Unknown Chord Suffix ................................................................................................................. 766Unknown Font ............................................................................................................................... 767Update Available ........................................................................................................................... 768View Continuous Data .................................................................................................................. 769View Resolution ............................................................................................................................ 770Voicing for Staff in Part ................................................................................................................ 771Wait for End of Note ...................................................................................................................... 773Measure Assignment for Ossia Measure .................................................................................... 774Wait for Note .................................................................................................................................. 775Word Extensions ........................................................................................................................... 776Zoom ............................................................................................................................................... 778

ToolsArticulation Tool ............................................................................................................................ 779Chord Tool ..................................................................................................................................... 781

Clef Tool ......................................................................................................................................... 783Expression Tool ............................................................................................................................ 785Graphics Tool ................................................................................................................................ 788Hand Grabber Tool ........................................................................................................................ 789Key Signature Tool ....................................................................................................................... 790Lyrics Tool ..................................................................................................................................... 792HyperScribe Tool .......................................................................................................................... 794Measure Tool ................................................................................................................................. 795MIDI Tool ........................................................................................................................................ 799Mirror Tool ..................................................................................................................................... 801Note Mover Tool ............................................................................................................................ 802Ossia Tool ...................................................................................................................................... 803Page Layout Tool .......................................................................................................................... 805Repeat Tool .................................................................................................................................... 807Resize Tool .................................................................................................................................... 810Selection Tool ................................................................................................................................ 811Simple Entry Tool .......................................................................................................................... 818Smart Shape Tool .......................................................................................................................... 823Special Tools Tool ........................................................................................................................ 827Speedy Entry Tool ......................................................................................................................... 829Staff Tool ........................................................................................................................................ 831Tempo Tool .................................................................................................................................... 834Text Tool ........................................................................................................................................ 835Time Signature Tool ...................................................................................................................... 837Tuplet Tool ..................................................................................................................................... 839Zoom Tool ...................................................................................................................................... 842

MenusChord Menu ................................................................................................................................... 843Document Menu ............................................................................................................................ 845Edit Menu ....................................................................................................................................... 847Expression Menu .......................................................................................................................... 849File Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 850Graphics Menu .............................................................................................................................. 852Help Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 853HyperScribe Menu ......................................................................................................................... 854Lyrics Menu ................................................................................................................................... 855Measure Menu ............................................................................................................................... 856MIDI/Audio Menu ........................................................................................................................... 857MIDI Tool Menu .............................................................................................................................. 859Mirror Menu ................................................................................................................................... 861Note Mover Menu .......................................................................................................................... 862

Page Layout Menu ........................................................................................................................ 864Plug-ins Menu ................................................................................................................................ 866Repeat Menu .................................................................................................................................. 871Simple Menu .................................................................................................................................. 872Shape Designer Menu ................................................................................................................... 873Smart Shape Menu ........................................................................................................................ 874Special Tools Menu ....................................................................................................................... 875Speedy Menu ................................................................................................................................. 876Staff Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 877Text Menu....................................................................................................................................... 879Utilities Menu ................................................................................................................................. 881View Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 883Window Menu ................................................................................................................................ 884

KeyboardShortcutsKeyboard Shortcuts and Special Mouse Clicks ........................................................................ 886

PluginsAdd Cue Notes Plug-in ................................................................................................................. 917Align/Move Dynamics Plug-in ...................................................................................................... 918Apply Human Playback plug-in ................................................................................................... 919Auto-Dynamic Placement Plug-in ............................................................................................... 921Auto Slur Melismas Plug-in.......................................................................................................... 923Automatic Barlines Plug-in .......................................................................................................... 924Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing Plug-in .................................................................................. 925Beam Over Barlines Plug-in ......................................................................................................... 927Canonic Utilities Plug-in ............................................................................................................... 928Cautionary Accidentals Plug-in ................................................................................................... 932Change Fonts Plug-in ................................................................................................................... 934Change Noteheads Plug-in .......................................................................................................... 935Change to Default Whole Rests Plug-in ..................................................................................... 936Change to Real Whole Rests Plug-in .......................................................................................... 937Check Range Plug-in .................................................................................................................... 938Check Region for Durations Plug-in ........................................................................................... 940Chord Analysis Plug-in ................................................................................................................. 941Chord Morphing Plug-in ............................................................................................................... 942Chord Realization Plug-in ............................................................................................................ 943Chord Reordering Plug-in ............................................................................................................ 944Chord Splitting Plug-in ................................................................................................................. 945Classic Eighth Beams Plug-in ..................................................................................................... 946Clear Lyric Positioning Plug-in .................................................................................................... 948Clear Measure # Positioning Plug-in ........................................................................................... 949

Command Line Plug-in ................................................................................................................. 950Common Tone Transposition Plug-in ......................................................................................... 954Composers Assistant Plug-ins ................................................................................................... 955Count Items Plug-in ...................................................................................................................... 956Create Coda System Plug-in ........................................................................................................ 957Create Handbells Used Chart Plug-in ......................................................................................... 959Create Tempo Marking Plug-in .................................................................................................... 961Cross Staff plug-in ........................................................................................................................ 963Drum Groove plug-in .................................................................................................................... 965Easy Harmonics Plug-in ............................................................................................................... 967Easy Measure Numbers Plug-in .................................................................................................. 968Easy Tremolos Plug-in ................................................................................................................. 969Extract Lyrics Plug-in ................................................................................................................... 971FinaleScript plug-in ................................................................................................................... 972Find Parallel Motion Plug-in ......................................................................................................... 974Find Range Plug-in ....................................................................................................................... 975Flat Beams Plug-in, Flat Beams (Remove) Plug-in .................................................................... 976Frequency Modulation Chord Generator Plug-in ...................................................................... 977Global Staff Attributes plug-in ..................................................................................................... 979Group Style Definition dialog box ............................................................................................... 981Latin Percussion plug-in .............................................................................................................. 983Ledger Lines (Hide) Plug-in, Ledger Lines (Show) Plug-in ...................................................... 985Melodic Morphing Plug-in ............................................................................................................ 986Merge Measures Plug-in ............................................................................................................... 987MiBAC Jazz Rhythm Section Generator Plug-in ........................................................................ 988Menu Shortcuts Plug-in ................................................................................................................ 991Mid-Measure Repeats Plug-in ...................................................................................................... 992Midline Stem Direction Plug-in .................................................................................................... 993Modify Rests Plug-in ..................................................................................................................... 994Move Rests Plug-in ....................................................................................................................... 995Notes and Rests (Hide) Plug-in, Notes and Rests (Show) Plug-in ........................................... 996Number Repeated Measures Plug-in .......................................................................................... 997Patterson Beams Plug-in .............................................................................................................. 999Piano Reduction Plug-in ............................................................................................................. 1002Process Extracted Parts plug-in ................................................................................................ 1003Resize Noteheads Plug-in .......................................................................................................... 1006Rhythm Generator Plug-in ......................................................................................................... 1008Rhythmic Subdivisions Plug-in ................................................................................................. 1010Score System Divider Plug-in .................................................................................................... 1012Single Pitch Plug-in .................................................................................................................... 1015Slash Flagged Grace Notes Plug-in, Slash Flagged Grace Notes (Remove) Plug-in ........... 1016Smart Cue Notes Plug-in ............................................................................................................ 1017

Smart Page Turns plug-in .......................................................................................................... 1019Smart Playback Plug-in .............................................................................................................. 1021Smart Split Point plug-in ............................................................................................................ 1023Split Measure Plug-in .................................................................................................................. 1025Split Point Plug-in ....................................................................................................................... 1028Tie Common Notes Plug-in ........................................................................................................ 1029Update Groups and Brackets plug-in ....................................................................................... 1030Vertical Collision Remover plug-in ........................................................................................... 1032Virtual Fundamental Generator Plug-in .................................................................................... 1035Voice 2 to Layer Plug-in ............................................................................................................. 1036

TermsandSymbolsTerms and Symbols Contents ................................................................................................... 1042Symbols ....................................................................................................................................... 1043Terms-A ........................................................................................................................................ 1049Terms-B ........................................................................................................................................ 1054Terms-C ........................................................................................................................................ 1056Terms-D ........................................................................................................................................ 1059Terms-E ........................................................................................................................................ 1062Terms-F ........................................................................................................................................ 1065Terms-G ........................................................................................................................................ 1067Terms-H ........................................................................................................................................ 1070Terms-I ......................................................................................................................................... 1071Terms-J ........................................................................................................................................ 1072Terms-K ........................................................................................................................................ 1073Terms-L ........................................................................................................................................ 1074Terms-M ....................................................................................................................................... 1077Terms-N ........................................................................................................................................ 1081Terms-O ........................................................................................................................................ 1083Terms-P ........................................................................................................................................ 1084Terms-Q ........................................................................................................................................ 1087Terms-R ........................................................................................................................................ 1088Terms-S ........................................................................................................................................ 1091Terms-T ........................................................................................................................................ 1096Terms-U ........................................................................................................................................ 1098Terms-V ........................................................................................................................................ 1099Terms-W ....................................................................................................................................... 1101Terms-Z ........................................................................................................................................ 1102

AppendixAbout the FINMIDI.INI file ........................................................................................................... 1103Alternative music fonts .............................................................................................................. 1104

Bank Select - Bank Change Table ............................................................................................. 1109Configuring Ensembles.txt ........................................................................................................ 1113Configuring Instrument.txt ......................................................................................................... 1114Configuring MacSymbolFonts.txt ............................................................................................. 1116Configuring Pagesizes.txt .......................................................................................................... 1117Customized Speedy Keymap ..................................................................................................... 1118Document Styles ......................................................................................................................... 1123Document Settings and Program Settings ............................................................................... 1124Encore Conversion ..................................................................................................................... 1132Engraver Font .............................................................................................................................. 1134Engraver font set ......................................................................................................................... 1155Equivalents .................................................................................................................................. 1176Exercise numbers in the Exercise Wizard ................................................................................ 1178Finale 2008 Interface Changes .................................................................................................. 1180Finale and Explorer ..................................................................................................................... 1187Finale File Extensions ................................................................................................................ 1195Finale Libraries ............................................................................................................................ 1199Finale Notational Defaults .......................................................................................................... 1218Finale Score Templates .............................................................................................................. 1221FinaleScript .................................................................................................................................. 1226General MIDI Orchestral Percussion Map Table ...................................................................... 1236General MIDI Patch Set Groupings ........................................................................................... 1237General MIDI Percussion Map Table ......................................................................................... 1238General MIDI Table ...................................................................................................................... 1240GPO Finale Edition Instrument Details ..................................................................................... 1243Guitar markings ........................................................................................................................... 1253Harmony Presets ......................................................................................................................... 1257Human Playback Dictionary ....................................................................................................... 1260Jazz Font ...................................................................................................................................... 1263Latin Percussion Map Table....................................................................................................... 1306Linking Details for Linked Parts ................................................................................................ 1308Marching Percussion Map Table ............................................................................................... 1317Maestro Font ................................................................................................................................ 1320MIDI Note to Pitch Table ............................................................................................................. 1333MIDI Terminology ........................................................................................................................ 1335More on MIDI ................................................................................................................................ 1339Other SmartMusic SoftSynth Patches ...................................................................................... 1341Plug-in filenames ........................................................................................................................ 1342Quantization Guide ..................................................................................................................... 1346Supported VST Products ............................................................................................................ 1350Template Percussion Mappings ................................................................................................ 1354Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 1360

FinaleEncyclopediaUsing the Finale Encyclopedia .................................................................................................. 13718va/8vb ......................................................................................................................................... 1372Accelerando ................................................................................................................................. 1373Accidentals (Speedy Entry)........................................................................................................ 1375Adobe PDF documents ............................................................................................................... 1377Arrows .......................................................................................................................................... 1379Articulations ................................................................................................................................ 1380Attack and release ...................................................................................................................... 1387Audio ............................................................................................................................................ 1388Augmentation .............................................................................................................................. 1390Backbeats .................................................................................................................................... 1391Barlines ........................................................................................................................................ 1393Batch Printing .............................................................................................................................. 1397Beam angles ................................................................................................................................ 1398Beam thickness ........................................................................................................................... 1400Beaming ....................................................................................................................................... 1401Beaming across barlines ............................................................................................................ 1404Beaming over rests ..................................................................................................................... 1405Beaming: feathered beaming ..................................................................................................... 1406Beaming: Secondary beams ...................................................................................................... 1407Beat positions ............................................................................................................................. 1409Bend hats ..................................................................................................................................... 1410Blank pages ................................................................................................................................. 1411Booklets ....................................................................................................................................... 1412Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes / Chroma-Notes Instruments ....................... 1415Brackets: Horizontal lines .......................................................................................................... 1417Brackets: Notes ........................................................................................................................... 1418Brackets: Staves ..................................