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Transcribing MIDI recordings
Display quantize
The display quantize settings.
This is where you give the program basic information
about how to interpret your playing. There are “fixed” dis-
play quantize values plus an “Auto” option which should
only be used when your music contains mixed straight
notes and triplets. For background information about dis-
play quantize, see “Display quantize” on page 487.
If your music only contains “straight” notes or triplets
1. Set the Notes display quantize value according to the
“smallest note position” you want to be shown in the score.
For example, if you have notes on odd sixteenth note positions, the Notes
display quantize value should be set to 16 (sixteenth notes). The “T” val-
ues on the pop-up are for triplets.
2. Set the Rests display quantize value according to the
smallest note value (length) you want to be displayed for a
single note, positioned on a beat.
For example, if you want a single short note on a beat (quarter note posi-
tion) to be displayed as a quarter note, set the Rests display quantize
value to 4 (quarter notes).
3. Deactivate the Auto Quantize option.
4. Set all the interpretation options.
These are described in detail below.
5. Examine the score.
6. If necessary, use the Display Quantize tool to insert
“exceptions” to the staff settings.
See “Inserting display quantize changes” on page 509.
If your music contains mixed straight notes and triplets
1. Examine the score and decide if it mainly contains trip-
lets or mainly “straight” notes.
2. Set the Notes display quantize value accordingly.
If the score is mainly triplets, select the smallest triplet note position used
in the score. If it is mainly straight notes, select the smallest “ordinary”
note position.
3. Set the Rests display quantize value.
This is done according to the same rules as above.
4. Activate the Auto Quantize option.
5. Activate the Deviation (”Dev.”) and Adapt flags if you
need them.
When Deviation is activated, triplets/straight notes will be detected even
if they are not exactly “on the beat”. However, if you know your triplets/
straight notes are perfectly recorded (quantized or entered by hand), de-
activate this option.
When Adapt is activated, the program “guesses” that when one triplet is
found, there are probably more triplets surrounding it. Activate this option
if not all of your triplets are detected.
Clef/Key
The basic key and clef settings are described in detail in
the section “Setting key, clef and time signature” on page
496. There is also a Lower Staff checkbox which is only
used in conjunction with piano (split) staves and poly-
phonic voicing. This is described in the section “In a split
system” on page 499.
Interpretation options
The Interpretation options.
Syncopation
The Syncopation parameter has three different values:
Option Description
Relax When Syncopation is “relaxed”, the program will apply
syncopation in a number of common cases.
Full Syncopation is on.
Off Syncopation is off, with no exceptions.