With certain playback devices, such as Garritan Instruments for Finale, you can trigger a pizzicato keyswitch with Human Playback. The GPO solo flute sound is lovely, with vibrato.Another method might be to create such a patch change using the MIDI tool. I tried to edit patch, with Expression, but I get whistles and maracas all the time.Note that each layer may also contain 2 independent voices., then using the Score Manager to specify a special patch for that layer. Only one layer can be active (frontmost) at a time, however the layer selection buttons appear in the lower left corner of your Finale window, indicating which layer is active. Each Finale document consists of four transparent layers, each of which can contain its own rhythmically independent inner voice. You might also consider placing the pizzicato notes in a separate layer An independent overlay of music in the same measure. If you use this method, you’ll also have to create a second expression ( arco)-which can be invisible, if you prefer-to restore the playback to its original patch. If your synthesizer has a pizzicato sound, you could define the pizz.
Finale 2014.5 includes wide-ranging fixes and improvements, as well as a handful of new features, including SmartMusic accompaniments with high-quality audio playback, a way to reorder multiple staves and groups at once, and improved audio support.
FINALE 2014.5 PATCH UPDATE
If you want to define the pizzicato marking for playback, you have several options: Finale 2014.5 is a free, incremental update to Finale 2014, but its also much more. The pizzicato marking ( pizz.) is an expression.