tempo mark not reflected in playback

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George Holloway Posted February 25, 2018 22:39

Finale 25, Windows 10.

A tempo following a fermata will not playback properly. I have set the desired tempo in the expression designer dialogue for the tempo. If I delete the fermata in the preceding bar, the tempo plays correctly. I have tried adding a "hidden" "a tempo" and even set the "a tempo" tempo to the desired metronome mark, and it still does not play properly! This is an infuriating FAULT! Please can you investigate what is going wrong with this? I don't think a professional music notation program ought to produce this sort of fault. I have not changed anything relating to the tempo or the playback, so it should just work normally.

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George Holloway Posted February 25, 2018 22:41

Any help anyone can offer with this infuriating problem I would be most grateful. Why is finale so exhausting to deal with?

MIKE ROSEN Edited February 26, 2018 00:22

In my very simple test, it worked fine. Have you sent this in to tech support? Use the Submit a Request link at the top of the page. You may need to send them your file, so they can look for a specific cause.

This is primarily a user forum. Although we can try to help, tech support is the best bet.

Looking at your screenshot, is it the measure where the alto line extends beyond the others? If so, try this: use tied notes in the other measures, so the fermatas are all on the same beat. This is just a test; I'm not saying that you should publish your score that way. If it works, then maybe tech support can help you get around the problem.

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted February 26, 2018 15:35

If the problem occurs at rehearsal mark C, it is difficult for me to see all that is going on due to the small size of the image. What is written beneath the "Fast and Impatient" mark. Does it have a playback setting that conflicts with "Fast and Impatient"?

George Holloway Posted February 26, 2018 21:42

Thanks for your replies! Tech support sorted it out-- it's a MIDI human playback problem, apparently. Using midi tool to select that bar, select "set as", and the tempo I require, fixed it.

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