Recording audio (optional)

If you have a microphone attached to your computer, and would like to learn how to record an audio track, continue with the steps in this section. Otherwise, skip ahead to Setting the Time Signature Beaming Patterns.

Finale allows you to record audio directly into a document with the HyperScribe Tool. You might use this feature, for example, to record a solo vocal line.

1. From the View menu, choose Studio View. Audio tracks are only visible in Studio View.
2. From the MIDI/Audio menu, choose Device Setup > Audio Setup. Use the Mic Level slider to test the mic input. Make sure the Input Meter peaks in the mid-upper range of this bar at the volume you will be recording. Click OK.
3. From the MIDI/Audio menu, choose Audio Track, then Add Audio Track. An audio track appears above your instrument staves, and below the TempoTap staff.
4. Choose the HyperScribe Tool  . At this point the steps are basically the same as recording a HyperScribe session. Let’s return to using a click track for this recording.
5. From the HyperScribe menu, choose Beat Source, then Playback and/or Click. Click the drop-down) menu to the right of Start Signal for Recording and choose None (Record Immediately). Recording will begin after a 2-measure countoff.
6. Click the first measure, listen to two bars of metronome clicks, then begin singing the “Ode to Joy” (the rendition of your choosing) into the microphone.
7. When you are done, click the score to stop the recording. The audio you just recorded is visible in the audio track. Click Play in the Playback Controls to listen.
8. Finale can also import audio files into a document’s audio track. See Audio for details.

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