Punch in/Punch out

Punch in and punch out are sequencing and recording terms. They refer to the act of rerecording, in a second pass, only a portion of a performance you’ve already recorded, allowing you to rerecord only a flawed part of a performance that was otherwise perfect, for example.

You can punch in and out in Finale’s Transcription window. By clicking the Keyboard Play radio button and the Time Tag Record radio button, you can also rerecord Time Tags for a certain passage. For further instructions on the use of the Transcription Mode, see Transcribing a sequence. You can tell Finale to play a “countoff” measure or so of music before switching to “record” mode, if you want.

To to perform a punch in and out

1. Record your performance in the usual way. Again, see Transcribing a sequence for complete instructions.
2. Specify the region you want to rerecord. To tell Finale what region you want to rerecord, you need to enter the exact starting and stopping times in the In and Out counters (in the lower-right corner of the screen). These indicators specify the starting and ending points of the selected region, expressed in the Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Thousandths of a second format. To edit these numbers directly, click the word In or Out, and type new values.

You may find it easier to select a region by simply dragging through a section of the display area. These counters change automatically to reflect your selection. You can also set either indicator by clicking—click the word In or Out, and then click in the display area.

Note. To locate the places where you want to punch in and out, drag through the keyboard display area of the Transcription window, so that a portion of it is highlighted. Under the word Keyboard, click Play; click Start to listen to the highlighted music. Repeat the process until you’ve located the exact places in the music where you want to punch in and out.

1. Under the word Keyboard, click Punch In/Out.
2. Choose Transcription > Punch In Preroll. You’ll probably want Finale to play a few seconds of the music just before the spot you want to rerecord, so you can hear the desired spot in context and in tempo. The dialog box that now appears allows you to specify how many seconds of the existing music you want Finale to play before switching into record mode (at which point you’ll begin to play the new music).
3. Enter the number of seconds of preroll you want. Click OK (or press ENTER). You’re now ready to begin.
4. Click Start. Finale plays the music preceding the punch-in point for the number of seconds you specified, and then begins recording your new performance. When Finale reaches the point you specified as the punch-out point, it stops recording.

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