Transcribing a scale (with a click)

1. Click the HyperScribe Tool . A new menu appears on the menu bar called HyperScribe, where you’ll make your transcription settings.
2. From the HyperScribe menu, choose Beat Source, then Playback and/or Click. In the Playback and/or Click dialog box, you specify a start signal, set a tempo for recording, and tell Finale whether or not you want to hear the other existing staves in your piece played back while you record. Your settings should be Use Playback Tempo, which is 96 by default (shown on the Playback Controls).
3. Click the drop-down (Macintosh: pop-up) menu to the right of Start Signal for Recording and choose Any MIDI Data. This setting tells Finale to use any MIDI signal as a cue to start the countoff for a HyperScribe session.

Note that you can access the Click and Countoff dialog box from here. For more details, see Click and Countoff dialog box.

If you wish to use the internal speaker on a Macintosh, select the MIDI/Audio menu, then Internal Speaker Playback.

4. Click OK. That’s it! Finale is now ready to provide you with a metronome click.
5. From the HyperScribe menu, choose Record Mode. Make sure Record into One Staff is selected.
6. Click the first measure. A dotted frame surrounds the measure you clicked, indicating that Finale is ready for you to begin. It doesn’t matter whether you play staccato or legato (short or connected notes); HyperScribe expands any note you play to the beginning of the next note (or beat), so that you won’t find scattered sixteenth rests cluttering your music when you’re finished. Finale is waiting for you to send a signal that you’re ready. Because we set the Start Signal to Any MIDI Data, it doesn’t matter which key or pedal you hit.
7. Play a note on the keyboard. Finale begins to click, giving you two measures countoff to get a feel for the tempo. If you don’t get a click, you may wish to review Installation for Windows or Installation for Mac for information on setting up your MIDI system. You may also wish to consult the MIDI Setup dialog box.
8. When the two countoff measures are up, play a two-octave C scale, in quarter notes, starting on middle C, as shown below.   

As you play each measure, it fills up with notehead-like dots; only when you’ve completely filled a measure (and moved on to the next) does the full-fledged notation appear.

9. When you’re finished, click your mouse anywhere on the screen. The editing frame goes away. Take a look at what Finale did: did you get your C scale? If you didn’t, try entering a slower tempo in the Playback and/or Click dialog box. Now let’s try a real melody instead of a scale. Only this time, we’ll provide the Tap or tempo instead of Finale.

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