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rbsalyer
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Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:46 pm
Finale Version: 2014.5
Operating System: Mac

Post by rbsalyer » Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:16 am

getting back into using finale...26.2.2

I sort of remember there were combinations of keyboard commands that would allow me to listen to individual notes in a measure...

say there were four chords in a measure and I wanted to listen to the chord on beat two...select some keys and point the selection arrow at that chord structure and it would play those notes as long as I held them there..or I could drag to the next chord, etc, etc...

cannot find that anymore...

help?


Bill Stevens
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Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:37 pm
Finale Version: Using 26, testing 27
Operating System: Mac

Post by Bill Stevens » Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:15 am

From the manual:

To audio spot check

Place your cursor over beat 1 of measure 11.
Hold down OPTION+SPACEBAR to hear Finale play that beat.
Hold down OPTION+SPACEBAR and move your cursor horizontally to hear the music you are dragging over at your own pace.
Type OPTION+SHIFT+SPACEBAR to isolate a single staff.
Move your cursor from between the staves to hear each line individually.

::: Bill
Version 26.3 / 27.4 / Mac OS 10.15.5 Catalina
Finale user since the beginning of time.

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