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Why are my notes highlighting before they are played?

Most likely, the computer is using a soft synth with a very high note latency (in other words, the notes are not being played by the computer when NWC asks them to be played). Switching to a synth built into a sound card will usually solve this, as "real synths" generally have a very small play latency compared to soft synths.

For more discussion regarding soft synths, see NoteWorthy Composer Forum messages: nwcforum article #957, nwcforum article #321, nwcforum article #706, nwcforum article #350. For tips on changing the MIDI device used by the MIDI Mapper, see messages nwcforum article #1049 and nwcforum article #1045.