Expression tool (tempo marking) not working

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Post by MattBoard » Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:32 am

I'm trying to insert a swing playback in a score I'm arranging. I've tried both the default swing tempo mark and one I've custom-made myself; no matter how many times I insert it, it doesn't appear in the score and it doesn't change the playback.

I'm using Finale 25 on a MacBook Pro. The score is arranged from a MIDI file that I imported, which was composed in Cubase.

Any help much appreciated! Thanks!


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Post by Peter Thomsen » Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:46 am

I suggest that you attach a (small) Finale sample document here.
Probably someone here in the forum can examine your document, and find the culprit.

Without examining an actual Finale document, we can only guess.
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Post by MattBoard » Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:38 pm

Here's the file in question! Anyone who can take a look and offer any thoughts, much appreciated!

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:54 pm

In your attached document the Score List looks like this:
ScoreListsA.jpg
And it should rather look something like this:
ScoreListsB.jpg
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:56 pm

Attached is a fixed version of your document.
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Post by MattBoard » Thu Aug 23, 2018 6:01 pm

Peter Thomsen - thanks so much! This has been massively helpful!

Thank you!

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