Faster way than the MIDI tool?

[miker]

When generating learning tracks, I often have people saying that short, repeated notes of the same pitch often don't play as separate notes. I understand this can be caused by the MIDI OFF and MIDI ON signals stepping on each others toes, so to speak. I go into the MIDI tool, look for trouble spots, and shorten durations to 90%, which seems to take care of it. Probably even 95% would work the same way. If there are just one or two, no big deal. But sometimes, I have hundreds of measures to deal with. And it seems like it's a one-at-a-time procedure in Finale, even with Copy MIDI Data by Dragging.

Is there a better way?

Is this the sort of thing that a DAW would make easier? (I know nothing about them, or how to use them, but I will learn if I have to.

[motet]

What sound are you using? For you part tracks, can you use piano, say, instead of voice? Since it has a percussive attack, you should always hear it.

[miker]

I'm using piano. Both the cause and the fix were suggested by text support, and it works. It just takes time.

[zuill]

I've not noticed piano to behave this way. There might be a setting in your file that can be adjusted to be able to accomplish the task more quickly. Can you post a short sample file with this behavior to test?

Zuill

[HaraldS]

You could create a new articulation like staccato, which sets the note duration to 90%.

You could apply that (invisible) articulation to all notes in your score and check later, whether the 90% work or if any other value is more appropriate. By changing that value you have an individual, faster and easier access to note durations than with the MIDI tool.

[oldmkvi]

You could apply articulations, Staccato dots or line-dots, with the Apply Articulation tool, all at once.
Or make the note values half, w/rests.

[miker]

I like Harald's suggestion. I'll try it out.

Zuill, I've spent so much time on this, I can't remember which spots in which pieces are the issue. But when I hear back from one of the section leaders, I will post a doc.

Thanks, all!