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Amanda Nance Posted
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Using full Finale version 26 on Mac. I imported a music XML file that has 4 staves (voices). At least one of the staves has random changes in volume during playback. I need it to be the same level throughout. I already tried clearing ALL MIDI data just in case, and nothing changed. There are no markings on the music to indicate volume; it's just a bunch of notes. 

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David Toub Posted
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Howdy. A few thoughts:

  • Is Human Playback on and if so, could you provide a screenshot of the settings? It might be that HP is generating a mood or doing any of a number of things that it can do.
  • Using the MIDI tool (I know you cleared the MIDI data), are the notes in question showing any differences in note velocity?
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ERNEST BIGGS Edited
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I would turn HP off. Play it with Soft Synth. You might delete all the Expression symbols too. Use the Select all command. There might be a hidden one here or there. If it plays correctly using Soft Synth, turn HP back on as see if that cleared it up.

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Amanda Nance Edited
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Thanks both of you! Turning off HP fixes it. I don't really know why HP is doing what it's doing. It was set to "Standard", and here's a screenshot of the details dialog.

 

And FWIW, here's a part of the score that had a random volume change. I think the 2nd measure was getting softer (on parts 2, 3, 4?).

It doesn't appear to have any expressions. I haven't tried deleting all Expressions since turning off HP worked. Thanks again!

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ERNEST BIGGS Posted
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I don’t think you will find a cause if they isn’t any expressions hidden or not. It seems HP just acts up from time to time. You are probably okay to turn it back on now..

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