Notation Musician 2.4 User Guide
Contents
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- 8 -
8va
Window menu
- A -
accacciatura
accent marks
adding
tutorial
accidental
courtesy
editing
tutorial
accompaniment
add mode
toolbar button
adding
notes (in Notation Composer)
adding objects
overview
using palettes
Alt key commands
annotations
dynamic marks
hairpin crescendo marks
overview
pedal marks
slurs
special symbols
text
tutorial
appoggiatura
arc direction of ties
arpeggios
arranging music
MidiNotate Composer as a tool for
arrow
green playback location marker
green staff focus arrow
arrow key commands
articulations
as-performed
locking of timing
association of .mid file names with Notation Musician
attack
moving note attack
audio wave compared to MIDI
auto channel
Auto-Save
- B -
backup
manually done
Notation Musician software
Recover Auto-Saved File
using Auto-Save feature
balance left and right
bank (see MIDI bank)
barline
adding barline in middle of measure
edit barline style
join measures
move
remove
repeat marks
shifting multiple barlines to right
types
bars
fixed number of bars per line
beams
editing
beep sound
removing
bookmarks
in score for editing references
in the built-in Internet browser
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
bookmarks
intial web page
Notation Musician's built-in Internet browser
buy Notation Musician
- C -
cable MIDI
CakeWalk Instrument Definition (INS) file
CD-ROM
audio on CD-ROM compared to MIDI
backing up Musician to
transcription to music
channel
assignment to track
auto channel assignment
tune MIDI device to
chart
chord chart
chord
chord chart
combining separate notes into
Chord menu
Chord Name Display Styles
Show Chord Names
Transcribe Chord Names
chord names
adding and editing
advancing to the next or previous
fake book preparation
formatting
hide
introduction
moving
show/hide
transcribe
transpose
clearing region of score
clefs
clipboard
importing lyrics from a text file via
lyrics
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
conductor's score
formatting
reduction to piano score
configuration of MIDI devices
copying
creating
deleting
managing alternative MIDI setups
re-initializing
renaming
selecting
connecting devices to ports
context-sensitive help (F1)
for buttons
for menus
copyright notices
displayed as lyrics
copyright of Notation Musician
courtesy accidental
creating a new song
formatting of new song
crescendo
hairpin crescendo marks
Ctrl drag mouse
Ctrl key commands
- D -
D.C. and D.S.
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
bank (MIDI)
configuration
connecting to port
default playback device
delay
echo
explained
General MIDI (GM)
latency
managing
MIDI Thru
patch (MIDI program) names
properties
removing
renaming
testing playback on
trouble-shooting
tune to MIDI channels
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 Musician
disc jockey feature (playlist)
documentation
printed
using this
downloading MIDI files and zip files
tutorial
drag mouse
note pitch
drum
assignment of staff to drum instrument
editing of notes
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
dynamic marks
tutorial
- E -
Easy Notes
in a part
echo
Edit menu
Clear
Clear Undo History
Paste Lyrics
Redo
Undo
education (music)
easy notes part
practicing music
self-study and enjoyment
elapsed time during playback
end of song toolbar button
endings
editing
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
easy notes part
fake book lead sheet
Karaoke part
vocal part
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)
opening
saving
viewing multiple songs at a time
file formats
alternative ways to share your music with others
Karaoke (.kar)
MIDI (.mid)
MidiNotate (.not)
MP3
MusicXML
wave (.wav)
File menu
Auto-Save Options
Browse Internet for MIDI Files
Open
Print
Print Parts
Recover Auto-Saved File
Save As
Set Auto-Save Frequency
Song Title and Authors
filtering
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)
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
overview
page breaks and system breaks
page header and footer
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
adding and editing
introduction
mixing music symbols and normal text
vertically aligning
freeze page layout
- G -
General MIDI (GM)
getting started
glissandos
adding
editing
go to
next or previous page
rehearsal mark
grace notes
borrow time from left or right
converting short notes to
converting to written-out short notes
overview
slash on stem
viewing as written-out short notes
green arrow
hide and show
playback starting location
guitar
chord names
harmonic mark
prearation of part (tips)
tablature
- H -
hairpin crescendo marks
harmonic mark
header (page)
help
for buttons
for menus
hide
chord names
empy staves
instrument names
lyrics
lyrics individually
parts of the Musician window
rehearsal marks
track controls
highlighting active notes and lyrics
horizontal spacing between notes
- 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
installing Notation Musician
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)
assignment to staff
show/hide instrument sound change marks
instrument transposition (key)
internal versus external port
international characters
Internet browsing features
tutorial
Internet Explorer
introduction to Notation Musician
- J -
jamming along with a song
jazz
swing rhythm
join measures
jukebox
jump
to another location during playback
- K -
Karaoke file
.kar file name association with Notation Musician
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
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
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)
lead sheet preparation
lead-in beats (see pickup beats)
license agreement
line break
freezing all in part or score
lines
adding
deleting
editing
location
moving note attack
lock
note performance
loop
playing a list of songs (or just one) in a
practice
using rehearsal marks
lyrics
adding (tutorial)
adding and editing
advancing to next or previous
alignment with notes
color used for highlighting during playback
copy and paste
copyright notices, composer, and arranger name displayed as
hide all lyrics
hide individual lyrics
highlighting during playback
hyphen in
international characters
introduction
melisma
show/hide
verses
- M -
manual
in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format
margins
measure
delete
editing
fixed number of measures per line
join by removing barline
move to previous system
numbers
repeat marks
split with barline
upbeat
viewing range of measures
Measure menu
Delete Measures
Measure Numbers
Repeat Instructions
View Measures
measure number
specifying frequency of display
melisma
melody
split staff into melody and accompaniment
menus
customizing color of
overview
merge staves
meter
metronome
pickup beats
recording
setting and auditing metronome sound
toolbar button
turning on and off
Microsoft Internet Explorer
MIDI bank
assignment to staff
bank selection method
importing bank and patch names
MIDI cable
versus USB cable
MIDI channel
assignment to track
auto channel assignment
MIDI channel indicators
tune device to
MIDI device (see "device")
MIDI device configuration
copying
creating
deleting
introduction
managing alternative MIDI setups
re-initializing
renaming
selecting
MIDI device configuration window
example configurations
menus
overview
MIDI Device Description (MDD) File
exchanging between two computers
exchanging between users
exporting
MIDI file
.mid file name association with Notation Musician
downloading from the Internet
export
opening
what is a
MIDI keyboard
echo
remote control of MidiNotate
setup
MIDI port
MIDI program (patch)
assignment to staff
importing patch names
initialization of patch names for a device
MIDI thru
mordents
mouse
Ctrl drag
double right click
drag note pitch
right click
with Shift key
move
barline
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
MusicXML file type
export
mute staff
mute track
track control button
- N -
new features
in version 2.0
new song
formatting of
next page
Notation (.not) file
file format
open
save
Notation Musician and Composer
feature comparison
Notation Software (the company)
Notation Users Community Forum
note letters in noteheads
Note menu
Combine Chord
Convert Selection of Notes to Region
Enharmonic Spelling
Notehead Shape submenu
Remove Silent Notes
Staff Assignment submenu
Triplets and Quintuplets
Voice submenu
note names for drum kits
notehead
shape
shared between upper and lower voice
notes
accent marks
accidental
adding (in Notation Composer)
advancing selection to next or previous note
articulations
automatically playing when selected
beams
combining separate notes into chord
deleting
drum
editing (introduction)
enharmonic spelling
flags
grace notes
location
moving attack
moving between staves
notehead shape
ornaments
percussion
pitch changing
removing silent notes
selecting
ties
transposing
- O -
object
adding
properties
selecting
terminology
Object menu
octaves
8va
change pitch of note by
opening a MIDI or Karaoke file
automatically launching Notation Musician
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
deleting
grace notes
mordents
transcription of
tremelos
trills
turns
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
freezing all in part or score
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 setup
page text
adding and editing
aligning
assignment to multiple pages
introduction
specified in templates
standard page text types
page turns
advance timing of
page view
toolbar button
pagination
freeze
palettes
adding objects using
computer keyboard commands for
customizing color of
editing objects using
hierarchy of
moving
pan left and right
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
name of
