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3. Move the caret up/down to input notes on different instruments in any of the the following
ways:
● Press Up Arrow to move it up.
● Press Down Arrow to move it down.
4. Select an appropriate playing technique for the instrument currently selected by the caret
before inputting notes.
● Press Shift-Alt-Up Arrow to cycle upwards through playing techniques.
● Press Shift-Alt-Down Arrow to cycle downwards through playing techniques.
● Play the pitch for the playing technique you want on a MIDI keyboard.
NOTE
You can dene MIDI pitches for playing techniques on the General page in
Preferences.
5. Input notes in one of the following ways:
●
Five-line staff presentation type: Press letters on a computer keyboard or play notes
on a MIDI keyboard, corresponding to staff positions for the clef set in Preferences.
For example, press B to input notes for the instrument assigned to the middle line
of a ve-line staff when Treble G clef is set.
● Grid and single-line instruments presentation types: Press the letter of any note
name A to G on a computer keyboard or play any note on a MIDI keyboard to input
notes for the instrument on whose line the caret is currently positioned.
NOTE
Notes played on MIDI keyboards are interpreted differently, depending on whether
Use percussion map or Use staff position is set for the different kit presentation
types on the General page in Preferences.
● Any kit presentation type: Click the staff on the lines or in the spaces where you
want to input notes, and at the rhythmic positions where you want them.
● Any kit presentation type: Press Y to input notes for the instrument and playing
technique shown above the rhythmic grid.
6. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
RELATED LINKS
Caret on page 131
Percussion kits on page 765
Note input setup for percussion kits on page 143
Changing the playing techniques of notes on percussion kit staves on page 767
Preferences dialog on page 55
Note input setup for percussion kits
Inputting music for unpitched percussion instruments works differently than for pitched
instruments. You can use any of the usual methods for unpitched percussion input, but using a
MIDI keyboard or a computer keyboard is most ecient.
In the Note Input section of the General page in Preferences you can nd options relating to
note input for percussion.
There is one set of options for input onto ve-line staves, and another set of options for input
onto grids and individual instruments.
The main choice affects input via MIDI keyboards and computer keyboards.
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Note input
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