flute to tuba), existing notes will be transposed into the range of the new instrument (or as close as possible). (You can click the adjacent arrows to assign the "Unknown" instrument to one of Finale's integrated Instruments, with standard clef, transposition, and other attributes.) If you change to an instrument of a different register (e.g.
When opening a file created in an earlier Finale-family notation product, (like Finale 2011), you will see "Unknown" listed in this column if Finale was not able to identify the instrument using the staff attributes of the old file. Click the arrows to the right of the slot to open a popup menu, which you can use to change the Instrument at any time. This identifier corresponds to Finale's internal list of Instruments, and usually matches the Name (although it isn't required to). This column lists the Instruments in the same order displayed in the score. Noteman says: The available columns change depending on whether you are using MIDI or Audio Units for playback.
See Instruments for more details regarding how to manage Finale's Instruments in the Score Manager. Use the popup menu to select the available columns. These settings can be assigned to Instrument's layers, chords, expressions, and mid-score instrument changes. The several columns of the Score Manager also allow you to adjust mixer settings (mute/solo/pan) and assign ( Audio Units or MIDI) sounds to Instruments. (Individual staves, layers, expressions, and chords in mid-score instrument changes are not available for editing). Click the to the left of any staff name to display the individual layers, chords, expressions, and mid-score instrument changes. Click an individual Instrument (directly on the Name) to activate the settings in the lower portion of this window, which can be used to edit the staff properties, such as the clef or notation style. If the Instrument contains more than one staff, such as a piano grand staff, click the to the left of the Name to expand the row, showing the individual staves. The list includes an expandable row for each Instrument in the score.
The Instrument List tab of the Score Manager includes two portions: the list of Instruments in the top portion, and the staff settings below. All of Finale's menu commands remain available when the Score Manager is open. The Score Manager also includes a File Info tab with options that allow you to include information about the score, define standard text like the title and composer, and view file statistics.Īs a modeless, floating window, changes made in the Score Manager apply instantly to the score. To resize the Score Manager window, click and drag the lower right corner. These staff and sound assignment options are available under the Instrument List tab. The Score Manager also allows you to assign Audio Units and MIDI sounds. This includes the ability to change staff settings, including the first clef, transposition, notation style (percussion/tablature), and others. The Score Manager is a resizable floating window that allows you to view, edit, reorder, and delete score Instruments, including mid-score instrument changes. Choose Window > Score Manager (or press COMMAND+K).