Song changes tempo for no reason

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Dennis Fonseca Posted February 14, 2017 16:07

I am running Finale 14.5 on a Windows 7 machine. I created a tempo entry of 96 at the beginning. The first part of the song is a simple repeat. The first time through it plays fine, but on the repeat, it speeds up. Note that the song is also set to a standard swing beat.

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted February 14, 2017 17:41

How was the song entered into your computer?

Dennis Fonseca Posted February 14, 2017 17:52

I had created it as a midi and opened it as such. Been doing this forever and this is the first time I've had this happen.

Thanks.

Tom Skublics Posted February 14, 2017 20:02

Any measure expressions in the last bar of the repeat that might change tempo on playback?

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted February 14, 2017 22:30

Have you used Clear Selected Items to clear all MIDI data from your score--just in case some snuck in and was ported over to Finale?

Cimarron Press Posted February 14, 2017 22:33

If "Human Playback" is on, try turning it off. It is a fun bug :)

Or export to XML, reimport and see if that solves the issue.

This is a long standing bug that happens constantly. It is a bugger :)

Dennis Fonseca Posted February 15, 2017 13:10

No expressions in the last bar of the repeat.

I tried to Clear Selected Items - MIDI data - no change.

Haven't tried the export to XML yet.

Thanks everyone for trying.

Cimarron Press Posted February 15, 2017 13:13

Try the XML. It should solve the issue.

MakeMusic knows there is an issue and it is triggered by Human Playback along with virtually anything in the score including repeats. They either are choosing not to or do not know how to fix it. Maybe a combination of both?

Dennis Fonseca Posted February 15, 2017 13:32

Yes, that fixed it, thank you!

Cimarron Press Posted February 15, 2017 13:34

Great!

Unfortunately for me, many times I have to have a notation and a playback file. It is super annoying!

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