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Finale lets you specify the amount of vertical space between the beams in sixteenth-note (or smaller value) beam groupings.

To change the distance between beams

  1. From the Document menu, choose Document Options, then select Beams. The Beam options appear.
  2. Enter a new number in the Secondary Beam Separation text box.
  3. Click OK (or press ENTER). You can also change the separation between secondary beams on a case-by-case basis with the Secondary Beam Angle Tool in the Special Tools Tool. See Beaming: feathered beaming.

 

 

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