If you add SmartMusic Markers manually
with the Expression tool 
(instead of the Add SmartMusic Markers utility),
at least two markers are required to properly define a pause; a marker
that indicates the point at which the accompaniment should pause (Wait
for Note, Wait for End of Note, or Wait for Foot Pedal) and a marker that
indicates the point at which the accompaniment should resume (Resume).
A third marker, Reset Tempo, should be added at the same point as each
Resume marker to tell SmartMusic to resume at the tempo defined in the
document (eliminating any tempo changes added by the SmartMusic Intelligent
Accompaniment feature). If you have used the Add SmartMusic Marker dialog
box, you may have noticed Finale automatically places the ‘Wait for…’
expression on the note prior to the point defined in the Add SmartMusic
Markers dialog box. Actually, the ‘Wait for…’ need only precede the
‘Resume’ by a tiny increment because there is almost never a need to pause
the accompaniment at a musically significant point prior to the resume
point (as the accompaniment would be resting or holding anyway).
As shown in the Add SmartMusic Markers
dialog box, there are three ways SmartMusic can be ‘cued’ to resume an
accompaniment; upon hearing a pitch (Wait for Note On), upon hearing the
cutoff of a pitch (Wait for End of Note), or upon receiving a foot pedal
message (Wait for Foot Pedal). The cue SmartMusic ‘waits for’ depends
on the marker used to indicate the point at which the accompaniment should
pause. The same marker, Resume, is always used to indicate the point at
which the accompaniment should resume. Like any expression defined for
playback, SmartMusic Marker expressions apply to the note they are attached
to or the horizontal placement within the measure. Specific placement recommendations are explained
below under To
add pause markers for ritardandi or rallentandi, To pause for accompaniment rests or held notes,
and To
add pause markers for fermatas.
