To edit Time Tags

Sometimes you need to change the durational value of a Time Tag, or move the Time Tag so that it aligns with a note, or to add or remove a Time Tag completely. The following instructions assume you’ve already recorded a performance and entered Time Tags, as described in To record a performance, above. They also assume that you’re still in the Transcription window.

1. Click the words Time Tag. The words become highlighted. You’ve just indicated that you’ll be editing Time Tags only. For better control, you can “zoom in” by choosing View Resolution from the Transcription menu. In the dialog box that appears, enter a smaller value to enlarge the display—50, for example; click OK.
2. To insert a new Time Tag, double-click in the Time Tag display area. The Time Tag display area is the top strip of the display window, where the Time Tags appear (in a line with the small metronome icon). When you double-click, a new tag appears, whose duration is determined by the First tag is setting in the Time Tag menu.
3. To move a Time Tag, drag its notehead. If you select a group of tags (by dragging through them or by choosing Select All from the Edit menu), you can drag any one notehead to move them all.
4. To change the duration of a Time Tag, carefully double-click its notehead; on the second click, hold the button down. Drag it to the left or right. As you drag, the Time Tags cycle through the durational values: sixteenth notes, eighth notes, quarter notes, and half notes. Drag to the right for larger values, to the left for smaller values. By selecting a range of tags (by either dragging or by choosing Select All from the Edit menu), you can use this technique to effectively renotate an entire piece at once. You could change a  piece to cut time, for example, by changing quarter note Time Tags to eighth note Time Tags; you’re effectively telling Finale that every quarter note is now an eighth note. (If you try this, however, don’t forget to choose Assign Measure Tags again from the Time Tag menu before clicking Transcribe.)

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