The implication that one can design the Percussion Layout oneself by selecting the instrument then selecting the midi note for it, dashes any hope of successfully completing the task. Since the clef is a percussion clef and one designates a given midi note as the the pitch uniquely associated with that instrument, I attempted to follow Finale's Percussion Layout by pressing 62 as the pitch for a Bass Drum, but nothing happens when I strike that pitch on the keyboard. Please see picture, below, of what I'm attempting to do. My understanding, so far, is that one one determines which note on the staff is associated with a given instrument by establishing a midi note to that particular instrument, hoping that that instrument is in Finale's list. Below, please find where I am presently stuck: Thanks again for taking the time to review this issue! Please do send exact details as to how to customize a Percussion Layout. If you need more detailed instructions, let me know.

You can create your own, custom Percussion Layout(s). In the pop up menu Notation Style, choose Percussion. On The Other Hand, a Percussion Layout is saved inside the Finale document.Īgain, use the ScoreManager’s Instrument List to view the Percussion Layouts. This is similar to the situation where your Finale document uses a special font. If your Finale document uses a special, custom Percussion MIDI Map, and you need to send your Finale document to someone else, then you should send the custom Percussion MIDI Map along with the document. In the ScoreManager, in the chiclet Instrument List, you can customise the View so that Percussion MIDI Maps are shown. You can create your own, custom Percussion MIDI Map(s), but you never ever need to do so - since the default Percussion MIDI Maps are all, you need (probably). It is not saved inside the Finale document. Somewhat similar to a font, a Percussion MIDI Map is located in a special file in a special folder.įrom there the Percussion MIDI Map is available to all your Finale documents.

There are Percussion MIDI Maps, and there are Percussion Layouts. In v25.5 the Percussion handling is different from the older Finale version you used before. You have upgraded to Finale v25.5 from an older version (that used Percussion Maps), right?

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