Dynamic Marks |
With Composer, you can add a variety of dynamic marks to a score, such as and . You can specify the placement of a dynamic mark above or below a staff, or immediately above or below a note or chord. Composer will automatically align the dynamics vertically in each staff. However, you can also enter dynamic marks as free text, which you can move anywhere you want. Composer does not directly interpret dynamic marks during playback. Instead, you can directly edit the loudness of notes, and you can graphically edit the staff volume level for regions of the score. This offers you a high degree of control over the interpretation of dynamic marks in the score. To add a dynamic mark:
-- OR -- Type SHIFT+D.
Composer will automatically enter Add Mode. The mouse cursor will turn to this shape:
A dynamic mark is placed closer to the notes or chord if you choose Above Chord or Below Chord rather than Above Staff or Below Staff.
To change the type of dynamic mark, such as from to :
-- OR -- Type the short-cut for the dynamic mark you want:
Once you have selected of the the piano or forte marks, you can cycle through values by typing "P" or "F" one or more times. For example, to go from to , just type "P" once. To change the placement of the dynamic mark:
Composer will display one of the Dynamic Mark Palettes, depending on the first letter of the dynamic mark you selected.
When one of the placement options Above Staff, Below Staff, or Between Staves is applied to multiple dynamic marks in the same staff, then they will be aligned vertically. This is usually desired, so that the musician reading the score can more easily discern changes in dynamics. The Above Chord and Below Chord options result in placement of the dynamic marks immediately above or below chords. For all five of these options, the placement of the objects is automatic. Composer does not offer you a way to finely adjust the positions of the dynamic marks. If you wish to finely control the placement of a dynamic mark, then add the dynamic mark as free text, as described in the last procedure in this topic. To delete a dynamic mark:
To add or change a dynamic mark using a dialog box:
To add a dynamic mark as free text, so that you can freely move it anywhere in the score:
-- OR -- Type SHIFT+Enter. Composer will display a dialog box entitled Add Mix of Ordinary Text and Symbols.
To draw a dotted line between "cresc" or "dim" and a dynamic mark:
-- OR -- Type "as", "bs", or "bts" for above staff, below staff, or between staves.
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