Re: Volume Saving
Hello, Impulse:
Notation Composer has no provision for globally changing and saving the overall volume of a piece. As Herbert noted, the Volume slider is only a temporary "wood-shedding" tool.
I think this largely goes back to the fact that the midi standard itself has no global volume control. Volume is only adjustable per channel. Back in 1982 when Midi was created, no one envisioned being able to control multiple channels of midi on one instrument, so one channel at a time seemed to be enough (the Sequential Circuits Six-Track synth being an exception). Heck, it was two years before any of Yamaha's instruments transmitted Midi on any channel except Channel 1.
As Herbert says, you can use the GraphOverNotes (TM) feature to adjust each track's volume setting. By doing that, you can save each file's settings and have them balanced out over the whole set of files you want to play.
You could also use the Note Velocity tools to globally reduce the velocity of each note. From the Note Velocity toolbar, use CTRL-A, QCRN to select all notes, then L-Up/Down Arrow to set a new mean velocity for the selected notes. Or the "96" tool to directly enter a value. While Note Velocity does not, strictly speaking, correspond exactly to volume, it usually has the same effect.
I hope that helps.
David
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