Playback from Measure #

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EIS
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Post by EIS » Thu Apr 30, 2015 5:25 pm

I cannot get Finale 2014 to begin playback at a particular measure. The instruction turorial says to press the fast-forward or fast-backwards to quickly change the measure number in the measure box. I can do that and the measure number changes, but as soon as I release the fast-forward button, the playback begins at measure #1.

I have inserted a "D.C. al Fine" at the end of the song, but the playback always stops there, rather than return to the start of the song as it should.

I want the playback to start near the end of the song so I can troubleshoot the "D.C. al Fine".

Questions;

1) How can i make playback start in a measure other than measure #1?

2) Why doesn't the playback observe the "D.C. al Fine"?

I have attached the file.

Thank you for your help...
Earl
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EIS
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Post by EIS » Thu Apr 30, 2015 5:56 pm

OK, I found out how to start up the playback at a particular measure # (although the fast-forward and fast-reverse buttons don't seem to work).

I still cannot get the "D.C. al Fine" to work.

Additionally, I am using the MIDI file for practice on my digital piano. But the MIDI playback is way too loud. I tried changing the "Base Key Velocity" setting in the Playback Settings dialog, but that had no effect on the loudness when I used the MIDI playback in Finale.

Is there a way I can reduce the loudness of the MIDI playback so I can play along with the song on my digital piano?

Earl
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:35 pm

EIS wrote:…Why doesn't the playback observe the "D.C. al Fine"?…
I took a look at your Finale document.

The text repeat “Fine” was set incorrectly in the Repeat Assignment.
I changed it to “Stop On Pass 2”, and then it repeated correctly for me.
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EIS
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Post by EIS » Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:42 pm

Terry,

When I use playback on the song, the song just quits after the D.C. al Fine. It never jumps back to the beginning.

Earl
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EIS
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Post by EIS » Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:59 pm

Terry,

Never mind on the D.C. al Fine". I finally figured it out.

Any ideas on why the MIDI playback on my digital piano is so loud. I tried reducing the 'Base Key Velocity' in the playback settings, but that had no effect.

Earl
Finale 2014.5, Windows 10 and El Capitan

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