Notation Composer 2.6 User Guide

in score for editing references

beat ruler

for adding notes

beep sound

removing

bookmarks

bow marks (string)

brace or bracket

name displayed in left margin

braces and brackets

named displayed in left margin

breaks

line and page breaks

line breaks

browsing the Internet for MIDI files

intial web page

Notation Composer's built-in Internet browser

buy Notation Composer

- C -

cable MIDI

CakeWalk Instrument Definition (INS) file

calibrate

MIDI device

CD-ROM

audio on CD-ROM compared to MIDI

backing up Composer to

transcription to music

channel

assignment to track

auto channel assignment

chart

chord

combining separate notes into

chord builder

	Adding and Editing Chord Names
	Adding and Editing Chord Names

Chord menu

Chord Name Display Styles

Show Chord Names

Transcribe Chord Names

chord names

add

advancing to the next or previous

builder

copy

	Adding and Editing Chord Names
	Adding and Editing Chord Names

fake book preparation

formatting

hear

	Adding and Editing Chord Names
	Adding and Editing Chord Names

hide

introduction

moving

paste

	Adding and Editing Chord Names
	Adding and Editing Chord Names

show/hide

transcribe

transpose

clearing region of score

clefs

clipboard

copy cut paste

creating new song from

importing lyrics from a text file via

lyrics

	Copying and Pasting Lyrics
	Editing Lyrics Using an External Text Editor

clone

track

color customization

overall color theme

playback highlighting

commands

Alt and Ctrl key commands

arrow key commands

learning

Quick ("Q") commands

remote from MIDI keyboard

shortcuts

comparison of features

Notation Musician and Notation Composer

composer name

displayed as lyrics

composing

computer keyboard

entering notes using only

conductor's score

formatting

reduction to piano score

configuration of MIDI devices

copying

creating

deleting

managing alternative MIDI setups

re-initializing

renaming

connecting devices to ports

context-sensitive help (F1)

for buttons

for menus

continuously on note

controller (MIDI) data

controller MIDI (see keyboard)

copy and paste

copy and paste (see clipboard)

loop

displayed as lyrics

courtesy accidental

creating a new song

formatting of new song

from clipboard

editing loudness of notes

crescendo

graphical editing of

hairpin crescendo marks

- D -

dash character in lyrics

delay of playback

on acoustical/MIDI player piano

on some MIDI software synthesizers

deleting objects

deleting region of score

device

adding to MIDI device configuration

default playback device

	Changing the Default Playback Device
	Specifying the Default MIDI Output Device

patch (MIDI program) names

tune to MIDI channels

device delay

device description (importing and exporting)

exporting a MIDI Device Description (MDD) file

importing from a MIDI Device Description (MDD) file

importing from a CakeWalk INS file

diagnostics

directory (program folder) for Notation Composer

disc jockey feature (playlist)

documentation

printed

using this

dotted note value

double note durations

downloading MIDI files and zip files

assignment of staff to drum instrument

drag mouse

note pitch

drum

editing of notes

loop

preparation of part (tips)

special percussion symbols

split drum staff into single drum staves

drum kit note names

importing drum note names

duration of notes

changing

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

double note durations

editing as-performed

new notes

note duration adjustment table

quantize

scale note durations

sequential note entry mode

snap as-performed to as-notated

- E -

in one or more staff/staves

Edit menu

education (music)

preparing music lessons

self-study and enjoyment

elapsed time during playback

end of song toolbar button

endings

ignoring endings during playback

enharmonic spelling

ENTER key

to toggle add and select mode

export

Karaoke file

MIDI Device Description (MDD) file

MIDI file

MusicXML file type

external versus internal port

extract part from score

with customized options

- F -

F1 help

for buttons

for menus

fake book preparation

feature comparison

Notation Musician and Notation Composer

fermata

file

automatic backup and recovery (Auto-Save)

creating new

opening

	Tutorial: Opening a File on Your System
	Opening a MIDI FIle or Karaoke File Already on Your System

saving

viewing multiple songs at a time

file formats

alternative ways to share your music with others

File menu

Browse Internet for MIDI Files

New

New Song from Clipboard

Open

Print Parts

Recover Auto-Saved File

Save As

Set Auto-Save Frequency

Song Title and Authors

filtering

of accompaniment notes

of melody notes

of notes based on accent mark

of upper or lower voice notes

silent notes

small rests

Finale (music software by MakeMusic)

transferring a score to

fine (end of score)

Firefox

flag on note stem

focus during playback

fonts

for individual text objects

international characters

mixing music symbols and normal text

overall font size

setting overall font size

setting size and face for types of objects

footer (page)

	Adding Page Title, Headers and Footers
	Page Text
	Adding and Editing Page Text
	Standard Page Text Such as Page Number

Format menu

Collapse Multiple Measure Rests

Copy Formatting to Other Parts

Font Size and Spacing

Format Part Using Template

Hide Empty Staves

Instrument Names Display Options

Page Setup

Re-Transcribe

Show or Hide Instrument Names

Show or Hide Types of Objects

Text Fonts

Transcribe Chord Names

formatting

copying format of one part to another

default

default horizontal and vertical spacing

font size

hide instrument names

hide types of annotations

lyrics alignment with notes

margins of page

measure numbers

move barline

move measure to previous system

move system to previous page

page breaks and system breaks

page header and footer

page layout

	Laying out Pages of a Part
	Tip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

page numbers

page size and orientation

page text

template

title page

vertical spacing between individual staves and systems

forum (Notation Users Community Forum)

free player

Notation Player for viewing, printing, and playing Notation .not files

free text

mixing music symbols and normal text

introduction

- G -

go to

next or previous page

rehearsal mark

grace notes

adding

borrow time from left or right

converting short notes to

converting to written-out short notes

editing performance of

viewing as written-out short notes

slash on stem

Graph menu

graphical editing

controller (MIDI) data

left to right pan

note loudness (velocity vectors)

toolbar button for viewing MIDI graphs

piano roll notation

pitch bend

show/hide graph

sustain pedal control

tempo

track volume

prearation of part (tips)

GraphOverNotes

green arrow, horizontal

grid

guitar

tablature

- H -

hairpin crescendo marks

harmonic mark

header (page)

	Adding Page Title, Headers and Footers
	Page Text
	Adding and Editing Page Text
	Standard Page Text Such as Page Number

help

for buttons

for menus

hide

chord names

	Showing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
	Showing and Hiding Types of Text

empy staves

instrument names

lyrics

	Showing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
	Showing and Hiding Types of Text

lyrics individually

parts of the Composer window

rehearsal marks

rest

track controls

highlighting active notes and lyrics

horizontal spacing between notes

	Horizontal and Vertical Spacing
	Hiding Rests

- I -

importing a device description

from a CakeWalk INS file

from a Notation Software MDD file

importing MIDI or Karaoke file

INS Cakewalk Instrument Definition file

Ins(ert) key for adding notes

insert

measures from clipboard

insert measure

installing Notation Composer

instrument name

changing staff name

displayed left of brace or bracket

formatting options

importing

long versus short instrument names

show and hide

instrument sound (MIDI patch)

show/hide instrument sound change marks

for recording

mid-track sound changes

instrument transposition (key)

internal versus external port

international characters

Internet browsing features

introduction to Notation Composer

Internet Explorer

- J -

jamming along with a song

jazz

swing rhythm

join measures

jukebox

	Using Playlists (Jukebox)
	Playing Songs in a Playlist

jump

to another location during playback

- K -

Karaoke file

.kar file name association with Notation Composer

downloading from the Internet

export

opening

what is a

Karaoke part

part extraction from score

preparation of (tips)

Keep Measure With Previous command

Keep System With Previous command

key of instrument

key signature

keyboard

add both right- and left-hand staves in one step

MIDI controller

	Recording Your Performance at MIDI Keyboard to Enter Notes
	Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
	Using Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

recording from

two-hand recording

using music keyboard for entering notes by recording

using music keyboard for entering notes via step-time recording

	Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
	Using Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

keyboard (computer) commands

arrow key commands

Ctrl and Alt key commands

palette selection

Quick ("Q") commands

keyboard (MIDI)

accompaniment

adding to MIDI device configuration

delay

echo

practicing with your MIDI keyboard or MIDI instrument

remote control of MidiNotate

setup

keyboard part

preparation of (tips)

reduction of score

split single staff into right- and left-hand staves

- L -

latency

calibrate

Layout menu

Increase or Decrease Font Size

Keep Measure With Previous

Keep System With Previous

Page Break

System Break

layout of page (see page layout)

	Laying out Pages of a Part
	Tip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

lead sheet preparation

lead-in beats (see pickup beats)

lessons

using Notation Composer to prepare

license agreement

line break

	Forcing a Page Break or System Break
	Moving a Measure to the Previous System

freezing all in part or score

location

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

lock

loop

playing a list of songs (or just one) in a

practice

using rehearsal marks

loudness of notes

changing

of new notes

toolbar button for viewing

lyrics

adding (tutorial)

advancing to next or previous

alignment with notes

color used for highlighting during playback

copy and paste

	Copying and Pasting Lyrics
	Editing Lyrics Using an External Text Editor

hide all lyrics

	Showing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
	Hiding Lyrics

hide individual lyrics

highlighting during playback

hyphen in

international characters

- M -

manual

in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format

measure

fixed number of measures per line

join by removing barline

move to previous system

viewing range of measures

Measure menu

measure number

specifying frequency of display

melisma

melody

filtering melody or accompaniment notes

split staff into melody and accompaniment

menus

metronome

setting and auditing metronome sound

toolbar button

turning on and off

metronomeless

	Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
	How to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
	Summary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
	Using the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines
	Recording Without the Metronome

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MIDI

graphs of MIDI data

MIDI bank

importing bank and patch names

bank selection method

mid-track bank selection

MIDI cable

versus USB cable

MIDI channel

assignment to track

auto channel assignment

MIDI channel indicators

tune device to

MIDI controller data

converting MIDI sustain pedal events to pedal marks

converting pedal marks to MIDI sustain pedal events

editing of

MIDI device (see "device")

MIDI device configuration

managing alternative MIDI setups

re-initializing

renaming

MIDI device configuration window

example configurations

menus

exchanging between two computers

MIDI Device Description (MDD) File

exchanging between users

exporting

MIDI file

.mid file name association with Notation Composer

downloading from the Internet

MIDI keyboard

remote control of MidiNotate

setup

MIDI note velocity

default assigned to new notes

versus volume level

MIDI note-on and note-off events

viewing piano roll notation of

MIDI performance

viewing

MIDI port

MIDI program (patch)

initialization of patch names for a device

importing patch names

mid-track change in

MIDI thru

mistakes

clearning up recording

mouse

move

free text and page text

measure to previous system

notes between staves

palette

staves or systems up or down on page

system to previous page

Mozilla Firefox

MP3

compared to MIDI

file format

multiple measure rests

multiple object selection

music keyboard

for entering notes by recording

for entering notes via step-time recording

	Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
	Using Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

MIDI controller

	Recording Your Performance at MIDI Keyboard to Enter Notes
	Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
	Using Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

mute track

- N -

new features

in version 2.0

new song

creating a

creating from clipboard

Notation (.not) file

Notation Musician and Composer

feature comparison

Notation Software (the company)

Notation Users Community Forum

note

name letters in noteheads

note letters in noteheads

Note menu

Add Note Duration submenu

Combine Chord

Convert Selection of Notes to Region

Crescendo Across Selected Notes

Enharmonic Spelling

Loudness submenu

Notehead Shape submenu

Pitch submenu

Remove Silent Notes

Save Loudness for New Notes

Staff Assignment submenu

Triplets and Quintuplets

Voice submenu

note names for drum kits

notehead

shape

shared between upper and lower voice

with both stem up and stem down

notes

accent marks

accidental

add (tutorial)

adding (alternative methods)

adding by recording live with MIDI keyboard

adding using mouse point-and-click

adding using the mouse

advancing selection to next or previous note

articulations

as-performed duration of new notes

automatically playing when selected

beams

combining separate notes into chord

deleting

displaying as-performed notes

double note durations

drum

duration

	Selecting the Note Duration
	Using Rests to Erase Notes

duration adjustment table

editing (introduction)

editing as-performed notes

enharmonic spelling

entering notes using only computer keyboard

loudness of new notes

moving attack

moving between staves

notehead shape

ornaments

percussion

performance of (overview)

pitch bend

pitch changing

pitch of new notes

removing silent notes

scale note durations

sequential note entry mode

using rests to erase notes

voice

- O -

object

octaves

change pitch of note by

offset of as-performed from as-notated note rhythm

opening a MIDI or Karaoke file

automatically launching Notation Composer

downloading from the Internet (tutorial)

opening one already on your system

order of staves

organ

add both right- and left-hand staves in one step

orientation of page

portrait and landscape

ornaments

adding

arpeggios

converting to written-out performances

converting written-out performances to

viewing the written-out performance of

overlapping notes

transcription option to remove

- P -

page

next and previous page toolbar button

start and end of song toolbar button

page break

	Forcing a Page Break or System Break
	Moving a System to the Previous Page

freezing all in part or score

page layout

	Laying out Pages of a Part
	Tip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

font size

header and footer

horizontal spacing

move barlines within a system

move measure to the previous system

move system to the previous page

page breaks and system breaks

page numbers

restore default pagination

song title

vertical spacing between staves and systems

page number

as page text

changing the first

odd-numbered pages on right or left

page scroller

	First Page, Next Page, Previous Page, and Last Page
	Go to a Measure or Page

page text

assignment to multiple pages

introduction

specified in templates

standard page text types

page turns

palette

Rebar

	Summary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
	Using the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

palettes

adding objects using

computer keyboard commands for

customizing color of

editing objects using

hierarchy of

moving

piano roll palette buttons explained

pan left and right

graphical editing of

initial staff setting of

paper size

parentheses

around notes

courtesy accidental

part

automatic creation of

changing list of staves assigned to

customized part options

delete

drum (preparation tips)

easy notes part (preparation of)

fake book lead sheet (preparation of)

format

formatting

freeze layout of

guitar (preparation tips)

hide empty staves

layout of

	Laying out Pages of a Part
	Tip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

name of

piano (preparation tips)

select

sing-along part (preparation of)

transpose

versus staff (terminology)

vocal (preparation tips)

Part menu

Add Part

Delete Part

Display Easy Notes for Selected Staves

Display or Define Part

Edit Part Name

Part Preparation Wizard

Prepare Easy-Notes Part

Prepare Fake Book Lead Sheet

Prepare Piano Reduction

Prepare Sing-Along Part

Select Part

paste

patch (see MIDI program)

initialization of patch names for a device

mid-track change

patch names for device

pause playback

PDF

printable version of documentation

saving a part or score as a PDF file

pedal control

pedal marks

converting MIDI sustain pedal events to

converting to pedal performance

preparation of part (tips)

percussion

drum kits

editing of notes

special symbols

split drum staff into individual drum staves

Perform menu

Hear Metronome

Ignore Repeats and Endings

performance (MIDI)

toolbar buttons for viewing

phrase marks (see slurs)

piano part

add both right- and left-hand staves in one step

preparation of (tips)

reduction of score

split single staff into right- and left-hand staves

piano roll

displaying as-performed attack and release offsets

historical reference

piano roll palette buttons explained

show/hide piano roll notation

viewing it while annotating a score

pickup beats

creating upbeat measure

shifting barlines to account for

used in practice loops

pitch

pitch name letters in noteheads

automatic playing of notes when selected

changing position during playback

default playback device

fast forward

highlighting active notes and lyrics

highlighting colors

indicator in MIDI device configuration window

indicator in quick MIDI setup window

jamming with your MIDI instrument during

playing a list of songs

playing multiple songs (or just one) in a look

staff focus during playback

start and stop

start at green playback location marker

volume level changes during

player

free Notation Player for viewing, printing, and playing Notation .not files

playlist

.ply file format

adding songs to

changing order of songs in

moving playlists and their song files

point size

overall point size for score

versus zoom

point-and-click method of adding notes

port

adding

connecting to external device

disconnecting from external device

explained

internal versus external port

practicing options

practicing while singing or playing a non-MIDI instrument

practicing with your MIDI keyboard or MIDI instrument

rehearsal marks

starting and stopping a practice session

printing

page setup

parts

	Printing the Score
	Printing Parts

preview

range of measures

score

printing this documentation

program (see MIDI program)

program folder (directory) for Notation Composer

punch-in recording

purchase Notation Composer

purpose of Notation Composer

- Q -

quantization

snap as-performed to as-notated rhythm

Quick ("Q") keyboard commands

quick start tutorial

quintuplets

	Selecting the Note Duration
	Editing Triplets and Quintuplets

QWERTY keyboard

entering notes using only

- R -

range of measures

razor for cutting note duration

viewing

rebar

	Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
	How to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
	Summary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
	Using the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

barline correction

	Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
	How to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
	Summary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
	Using the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

palette

	Summary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
	Using the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

review adjustments

rebar lines, edit

rebar lines, make barlines editable

rebar lines, record

rebar, lines

Recodare (developers of MusicXML file format)

recording

cleaning up

indicator in MIDI Device Configuration Window

indicator in Quick MIDI Setup Window

instrument sound

introduction to real-time recording from music keyboard

metronome

no metronome

	Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
	How to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
	Summary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
	Using the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

pickup beats

punch-in (in a region)

real-time as a way to enter notes

recovery from interrupted

setting up your MIDI keyboard

starting and stopping

step-time

	Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
	Using Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together
	Recording in Step-Time

takes

tempo

transcription options for

trouble-shooting

two-hand (keyboard)

versus real-time

recording, no metronome

recovery

from interrupted recording

from interrupted song file editing

	Backing Up Your Work with Auto-Save
	Recovering Interrupted Song File Editing

redo

toolbar button

reduction of score into piano part

region

convert to selection of entire staff

convert to selection of notes

defined

region selection mode

Clean Up Rests and Overlapping Notes

Region menu

Convert Region to Selection of Rests

Convert Selection to Entire Staff

Filter Notes According to Selection Criteria

Filter Notes in Current Region

Remove Silent Notes

rehearsal marks

advancing to next or previous

used in practice loops

release

as-performed offset from as-notated time

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

editing as-performed

note duration adjustment table

snap as-performed to as-notated

remote control of MidiNotate from MIDI keyboard

repeated loop

paste

repeats

D.C. and D.S.

endings

ignoring repeats during playback

instructions (manual control of)

restore from program interruption

rests

deleting

dividing and combining

eliminating small rests

hiding

multiple measure rests

selecting whole measure rest

transcription option

using rests to erase notes

rhythm

rhythm style used in transcription

swing

right mouse click

ruler

for adding notes

- S -

save file

score

layout of

	Laying out Pages of a Part
	Tip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

part

reduction to piano part

scroll window

automatic scrolling during playback

searching the Internet for MIDI files

initial web page

secondary beams

segno

used in performance of repeats

select

advancing selection to next or previous note

automatically playing notes when selected

select mode

selecting whole measure rest

sequential notes from two-note chords

setup

Setup menu

Associate with .MID Files

Enable Pitch-to-Command

Set Up Pitch-to-Command

Transcription Options

shape of notehead

share your music files with others

shared notehead between upper and lower voice

shortcuts

keyboard

list of

remote control of MidiNotate from your music keyboard

show

graphs of MIDI data

piano roll

	Viewing and Editing the Performance of Notes
	Viewing Piano Roll Notation While Annotating a Score

Sibelius

transferring a score to

sing-along part

single-note instrument lines

slash on stem of grace note

slurs

ties are not the same thing as

snap as-performed to as-notated rhythm

software

free updates for Composer

software synthesizer

delay in playback

setup

solo instrument

splitting double-played notes into sequentially played notes

solo notes

solo staff

song

creating new

creating your own templates

saving

terminology

title

viewing multiple songs at a time

song time indicator

sound

for recording

no sound heard

selection of instrument sound for staff

sound module

configuring

spacing

creating horizontal space with hidden rests

default horizontal spacing

default vertical spacing between staves and systems

vertical spacing between individual staves and systems

spelling (enharmonic)

split

keyboard staff into right and left hand staves

split drum staff

split measure

split staff into melody and accompaniment

splitting chord notes to solo notes

splitting double-played notes

staff

add

channel assignment

clone

copy staff settings from one staff to another

delete

drum staff into single instrument staves

keyboard right and left hand staves

focus during playback

hide empty staves

left to right pan

melody and accompaniment

merge

MIDI device assignment

	Changing the Instrument Sound of a Staff
	Changing the Default Playback Device

Setup

	Understanding Tracks, Staves, and Parts
	Adding New Staves
	Deleting Staves
	Changing the Instrument Sound of a Staff
	Assigning MIDI Channels
	Merging Staves
	Adjusting Per-Staff Volume Level and Left-to-Right Pan
	Setting the Instrument Sound for Recording
	Per-Staff Channel Volume Level
	Left-to-Right Pan

show and hide

sound assignment to

	Changing the Instrument Sound of a Staff
	Inserting a Sound Change in the Middle of a Staff

split

sustain pedal control

symbols for

track controls

versus part (terminology)

vertical spacing

volume level

	Adjusting Per-Staff Volume Level and Left-to-Right Pan
	Per-Staff Channel Volume Level

staff controls

instrument sound selection

mute button