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Chapter 15 Score Editor 357
Note Heads
If you drag one of these symbols onto a note (watch the Help Tag: the destination note
must be indicated), the note head changes to that of the selected symbol. If multiple
notes are selected, dragging the note head onto any one of the notes will attach it to
all notes in the selection. Altered note heads do not affect MIDI playback.
If you want to return an altered note head to a standard display, use the same method,
with the black, round note head selected.
Invisible Note Heads
Use of the gray note head will make a note’s head and associated ties invisible. This
note is displayed with a gray notehead onscreen, allowing further edits. Nothing but
the stem will be visible in the printout.
If you combine this feature with Attributes > Stem > Hide, you can completely hide
notes in the printout.
Symbols Attached to Notes
(Fermatas, accents, phrasing symbols, mute, and bow markings, and so on)
This group contains symbols which usually only refer to one note at a time (Trills,
however, are in a separate group). These symbols are positioned automatically, as soon
as they are assigned to a note. You do this by dragging the symbol onto the note head
(watch the Help Tag to ensure accurate placement). These symbols always move with
their parent notes, whether they are transposed or otherwise graphically altered.
MIDI Meaning
The symbols in this Part box group can affect the MIDI playback of notes they are
assigned to. The effect can be on velocity and playback length. If you want these
symbols to affect playback, you need to define the effect of each symbol, separately, in
the MIDI Meaning dialog. This can be opened via Layout > MIDI Meaning (see “MIDI
Meaning” on page 422).