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Transcribing MIDI recordings
• If two notes on the same position are too close to each
other or if you want their order in the part reversed, you
can do this without affecting playback. See “Graphic mo-
ving of notes” on page 552.
• If a note has the wrong accidental, this can be changed.
See “Accidentals and enharmonic shift” on page 544.
• Stem direction and length are automatic, but you can
change them manually if you wish. See “Background:
Note stems” on page 542.
• If you need a split staff (e.g. when you are scoring for
piano), there are special techniques for this – see “Split
(piano) staves” on page 523 and “Polyphonic voicing” on
page 531.
If you run into trouble
Below you can find a few simple troubleshooting steps
that will help you pinpoint other common problems:
• The note I recorded is displayed with the wrong length.
For example, I recorded a sixteenth and got a quarter note.
You probably have the wrong display quantize value set, see “Display
quantize” on page 505 for details. If you feel uncertain about what dis-
play quantize is, and how it works, please read the chapter “How the
Score Editor works” on page 485. Also, you may want to check the No
Overlap setting.
• There is a pause after a note that I don’t want.
The note is probably too short. This can be adjusted in two ways, by us-
ing Clean Lengths (see “Clean Lengths” on page 506) or by manually
lengthening it (see “Changing the length of notes” on page 521). If this
problem occurs a lot in your score, try selecting a larger Rests display
quantize value (see “Using Rests display quantize” on page 488).
• There is no pause after the note although there should
be one.
Either the note is too long (use Clean Lengths or change the current
note’s length), or Rests display quantize is set to too high a value. Open
the Score Settings–Staff page and lower it.
• The note has an accidental when it shouldn’t, or it
doesn’t when it should.
Enharmonic shifting is described in the section “Accidentals and enhar-
monic shift” on page 544.
• Notes are not grouped under beams the way I want it.
Normally the program groups eighth notes, sixteenths etc. under beams.
This can be deactivated. There is also detailed control of which notes are
grouped under a beam. This is described in the section “Handling bea-
ming” on page 547.
Inserting display quantize changes
Some situations may require different staff settings on dif-
ferent sections of the track. The staff settings are valid for
the entire track, but you can insert changes wherever you
like:
1. Select the Display Quantize tool from the toolbar or
Quick menu.
The Display Quantize tool on the toolbar.
2. When you select the tool, the Display Quantize dialog
appears.
3. Activate the flags you need and set the quantize val-
ues as desired.
For details, see “Display quantize” on page 505 and “Interpretation opti-
ons” on page 505. Additional hints below.
4. If you want to restore the settings to the ones used on
the Score Settings–Staff page, click the Restore To Staff
button.
5. Move the mouse over the staff where you want to in-
sert a new display quantize value.
Use the mouse position box to find the exact location. The vertical posi-
tion is of no relevance as long as you click somewhere in the staff.
6. Click the mouse button to insert a display quantize
event.
The new quantize settings are now inserted into the staff at the position
where you clicked. The settings are valid until a new change is inserted.