You can transmit MIDI Sync signals during either recording or playing back in the Transcription Tool. You might want to set up this configuration if, for example, you want to record a new track with a drum machine as accompaniment. Using this technique, Finale will “drive” the drum machine as you record new music in the Transcription window. Finale supports MIDI clock signals as well as SMPTE and MIDI Time Code.

To transmit MIDI Sync data while recording in the Transcription Mode

1. Click the HyperScribe tool   select Transcription Mode and click a measure. The measure you click will be the first measure of the resultant transcription. You enter the Transcription window.
2. Choose Time Tag > Click Output. The Click Output Type dialog box appears.
3. Click Send MIDI Sync. Click OK (or press ENTER).
4. Enter Time Tags in the usual way. You can record Time Tags either by tapping a key or pedal, or by telling Finale to enter them automatically (using the Set To text box). You can find full instructions for the first method of entering Time Tags under Transcribing a sequence, and for the second method under Metronome markings.
5. Under the words Time Tag, click Play. Proceed with your playback or recording as usual. Finale will transmit MIDI Sync (song pointer data) instead of providing an audible click. If you have connected the computer to an external sequencer (or another computer) that has been configured to interpret this kind of MIDI message, it will wait in “pause” mode until Finale begins play, at which point the two will play in synchronization.

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