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With Finale PrintMusic's SmartScore Lite, you can also scan sheet music directly into the program. Then, when you have everything done, you can export it to a MIDI file or MP3, or print out a hard copy of the sheet music. You can even change from standard notation to percussion notation or tablature. You can change keys, time signatures, or clefs as well as add lyrics, chord symbols, dynamic markings and more. Or if you don't want to record from the keyboard, you can also enter notes directly through Finale's easy to use interface or load a song you've already recorded on your keyboard.Īfter recording, you can edit the song in any number of ways.

So, if you want to record to a different instrument, go to 'Instrument Setup' then 'Instrument List' under the 'MIDI' menu, then change the channel for the instrument you want to record to '1'. Everything you play on your instrument will, by default, be recorded through channel one. Now you can start recording! Just press record and Finale will capture your playing and notate it instantly. Just choose 'MIDI System' under 'Playback To', then choose your keyboard for the channels that you want your keyboard to play back. If you want to hear playback through your keyboard rather than through your computer, you can also set that up here.This will let Finale record what you play on your keyboard.

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On this screen, choose your keyboard as the input device for software channels 1-16.

If not, you can get to this screen through the 'MIDI' menu, by choosing 'Device Setup' and then 'MIDI/Internal Speaker Setup'

If it's the first time you're running Finale, a MIDI Setup screen should appear automatically.

Once you have your keyboard connected and Finale PrintMusic or SongWriter installed, follow these directions to choose your keyboard as a MIDI Input: To get Finale up and running with your keyboard, first follow one of these videos to create a MIDI connection between your computer and your keyboard. If you've ever wanted a printed copy of songs you've recorded on your keyboard, or other MIDI songs, or if you want to make a CD of the compositions, Finale's software can help you do just that. Both programs give you the ability to record, notate, edit and print your own songs. Meet the 2010 editions of Finale PrintMusic and Finale SongWriter. MIDI recording has been a feature of Yamaha keyboards for years, and, as we covered earlier this week, in the new PSR-S910 and the Tyros3, we now have keyboards that can even handle audio recording without any extra hardware or software.īut if you don't have an Arranger Workstation level keyboard, or you want to be able to do something, like print sheet music, the even your instrument, as great as it is, can't do, Yamaha MusicSoft has the perfect computer software for you. If this helps, you can use both the Printing Device conflicts article and the Audio Device conflicts article to troubleshoot these issues with Finale.Many of Yamaha's keyboards have impressive recording and arranging features that allow you to compose and record your own songs.

COMBINE STAVES FINALE PRINTMUSIC 2014 WINDOWS

With this in mind, if following each set of steps in succession does not help, try deactivating both the Print Spooler and Windows Audio services at the same time and then launching Finale. Please keep in mind that, in the most extreme cases, Finale could conflict with both printing devices and audio devices on launch.

Please see this article for more information on troubleshooting conflicts with Finale's audio engine. You can find and manage a list of the audio devices on your computer from the Windows Device Manager. Please restart the Windows Audio service again by right-clicking the service and choosing Start before proceeding with troubleshooting your individual audio devices.

If Finale launches successfully after this change, then you most likely have a conflict with one of the audio devices on your computer and Finale.ĭeactivating the Windows Audio service will prevent playback from your computer and will cause Finale's audio engine will fail to load. Right-click the Windows Audio service and choose Stop.

In the Services window that appears, locate the service named Windows Audio.

Type 'services.msc' (without quotes) into the Run dialog box.

Hold down the Windows key and press the letter R at the same time to open the Run dialog box.

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