.CLP File Extension
Finale Clip
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A CLP file may also be a MakeMusic Finale clip file. It contains a motif, passage, or other section of music that a composer saved as a clip. Saving notation as a CLP file allows composers to quickly insert a copy of that notation into a score.
More Information
MakeMusic Finale is a scorewriter for Windows and macOS. Composers use Finale to create, edit, and play back musical scores.
While creating a score, composers can save a section of that score as a clip, or CLP file. This allows them to quickly insert or paste the saved clip into their current score or future scores. For example, if a composer knows they'll use the same motif in multiple related pieces of music, they may save that motif as a CLP file, to make it easier to insert in multiple scores.
How to create a CLP file
To save a section of a score as CLP file:
- Select that section of the score (such that it is highlighted).
- Press and hold CTRL (Windows) or OPTION (Mac) on your keyboard.
- Right-click on the selected section and click .
- Name and save your CLP file.
How to open a CLP file
You can open a CLP file with MakeMusic Finale (Windows, Mac). To do so:
- Open or create a musical score.
- Press and hold CTRL (Windows) or OPTION (Mac) on your keyboard.
- Right-click on the point in your score to which you want to add the clip.
- Select or . ( inserts the clip between existing measures; overwrites the existing music.)