User manual

RELATED LINKS
Inputting articulations on page 163
Inputting tuplets on page 152
Changing the pitch of individual notes on page 160
Input methods for playing techniques on page 220
Inputting lyrics on page 225
Dynamics in percussion kits
Unlike other items, dynamics are not shared between the grid/ve-line staff presentation types
and the single-line instruments presentation type. Any dynamics added to instruments in the
single-line instruments presentation type do not appear when you switch to grid/ve-line
presentations.
This is due to the complexity of combining a large number of different dynamics at the same
rhythmic position, as allowed in the single-line instruments presentation, into the single position
required for both the grid and ve-line staff presentations. Therefore, you can add dynamics in
the grid and ve-line staff presentation types independently of the single-line instruments
presentation type.
RELATED LINKS
Input methods for dynamics on page 184
Percussion kit presentation types
You can show percussion kits in three different presentation types, which can be different in each
layout in your project.
NOTE
Dynamics are not shared between the grid/ve-line staff presentation types and the single-line
instruments presentation type. Any dynamics added to instruments in the single-line
instruments presentation type do not appear when you switch to grid/ve-line presentations.
You can edit the appearance/structure of each presentation type independently in the Edit
Percussion Kit dialog. For example, changing the order of instruments in the ve-line staff
presentation does not affect the order of instruments in the grid presentation of the same
percussion kit.
5-line staff
Kit instruments are shown on a ve-line staff. You can determine which instruments
are shown on each line and in each space of the staff. A single staff label containing
the name of the kit is shown.
The numbers down the left-hand side of the editing area in the Edit Percussion Kit
dialog correspond to staff positions. For example, position 0 is the middle line of the
ve-line staff, position 1 is the space immediately above the middle staff line,
position -2 is the line below the middle staff line, and so on.
Bold black lines show the ve staff lines, while gray lines above and below the staff
show nominal staff line positions. Each instrument is shown on its staff position.
Grid
Kit instruments are shown on a grid, with each instrument on its own line. You can
customize the size of the gaps between each line. Staff labels are shown for each
instrument in a smaller font than normal staff labels.
The numbers down the right-hand side of the editing area in the Edit Percussion Kit
dialog correspond to the number of staff spaces between each instrument line. By
default, all instruments in a grid are two spaces apart.
Unpitched percussion
Percussion kit presentation types
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