Volume, panning, the instrument sound,
and other playback attributes can be adjusted as you listen to Finale’s
performance using Finale’s mixer controls. Mixer controls are available
in three places; the Mixer window, the Staff Controls (in Studio View),
and the Score Manager. Adjustments made to any of these controls applies
to them all. All mixer changes are supplemental to all playback data currently
specified in the score (HP, MIDI tool data, etc.). For example, an increase
in volume applied with the mixer does not affect the contour of volume
within the score, only the master or staff volume as a conventional mixer
would affect the master volume or volume of individual tracks.
- Choose Window > Mixer.
The Mixer controls appear including master and staff controls. You can
also view the set of staff controls, called the Staff Controls, to the left of your score
in Studio View. To do so, from the View menu, choose Studio View. The
same controls (with the added capability of individual control for layers
and chord symbols) are also available in the Score Manager Window (Window menu > Score Manager).
- Start playback using any of the methods described
under To
use Playback Controls. Mixer controls apply to playback regardless of the measure
or type of playback you initiate.
- Click and drag the sliders or wheels to customize
output. See Mixer
for an illustration of the controls. Note that the configuration of the
mixer controls is saved when you save the Finale document.
