Tempo(s) in Finale

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hthaw
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Post by hthaw » Wed Oct 28, 2015 5:01 am

I'm using Finale 2011, Mac.

The issue seems simple.

I've changed the tempo using the following:
Tools --> Tempo.

This creates an invisible tempo change without marking the score.

I've recently realized that using the Expressions menu allows a marking AND a tempo change, which is great..but..

Now I have a score with all of these invisible tempo changes and I don't know how to access them.

Is there a way to reveal these invisible changes?

Thanks.


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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:05 am

Welcome to the forum!

In order to give you the best possible help, we need to understand the issue as well as possible.

Why do you need to see / access the invisible tempo changes?
What is the problem you are trying to solve?
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hthaw
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Post by hthaw » Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:00 am

I'd like to delete them, so as to put the visible tempo markings/settings in their place.

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Oct 28, 2015 1:08 pm

Selection Tool.
Select All.
Edit menu > Clear Selected Items…
In the dialog box Clear Selected Items, de-select everything (click “None”), and select only “Tempo Changes”.
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damienthecomposer
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Post by damienthecomposer » Tue Dec 01, 2015 6:08 pm

If you want to see them without deleting them, it's a little tedious, but you can view tempo changes with the MIDI tool. Select "Edit Tempo..." in the MIDI menu and double-click on a staff, ideally in scroll view. You should see a horizontal line corresponding to the BPM that then steps up or down at tempo changes. The line won't appear until you've done at least one tempo change.

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