To set up countoff measures and the metronome click (for Playback and HyperScribe recording)

1. Choose MIDI/Audio > Click and Countoff to display the Click and Countoff dialog box.
2. Choose an option from the Countoff drop-down menu to set when Finale will provide a countoff of measures before starting to record or play back. Choose Never if you never want a countoff; choose Always if you always want a countoff when you’re playing back and recording; choose While Playing or While Recording if you want a countoff only while playing back or only while recording, respectively. Finale will always sound a click when playing countoff measures.
3. In the Measures text box, enter the number of measures that you want Finale to count off before recording or playing back music. Enter zero if you don’t want any countoff, 1 if you want one measure counted off, 2 to hear two measures, and so on. If you’re only playing back, Finale uses the time signature of the first measure that you’re playing back to determine the time signature of the countoff measure. If you’re recording, Finale uses the beat duration set in the HyperScribe Quantization dialog box.
4. Choose an option from the Click drop-down menu to determine when the metronome click will play. Choose Never if you never want a click; choose Always if you always want a click when you’re playing back and recording; choose While Playing or While Recording if you want a click only while playing back or only while recording, respectively. Regardless of this setting, Finale will always play a metronome click during countoff measures.
5. Choose MIDI Note or MIDI Data from the Source drop-down menu, depending on whether you want a MIDI note or MIDI event as the clicks. You can specify different MIDI signals for the down beats and other beats. To have Finale automatically fill in the MIDI settings for you, click Listen, then play the MIDI note or activate the MIDI event; Finale will fill in all the settings for you, except for Duration. If you prefer, type the MIDI information into the text boxes. For details, see Click and Countoff dialog box
6. Click OK to return to the document. When you record, Finale will use the settings you just made.

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