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Finale sends MIDI Sync (Song Pointer data)
when you’re playing back music in the Transcription window, or when you’re
using the Playback Controls. Send MIDI Sync must be selected in the MIDI
Setup dialog box.
Follow these instructions if you want Finale
to be the “master” device and an external sequencer to be the “slave”
(in other words, Finale is providing the synchronization signal).
- Choose MIDI/Audio > Send MIDI Sync. From
now on, Finale will transmit MIDI Sync (Song Pointer data) any time it
plays back your document. If you have connected your computer to an external
sequencer (or another computer) configured to interpret this kind of MIDI
message, it will wait in “pause” mode until Finale begins to play, at
which point the two will play in synchronization.
