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● Default Notehead: Displays the notehead used by default for the playing technique in

the corresponding row of the table.

● Notehead Override: Displays the notehead override used in ve-line staff presentations

for the playing technique in the corresponding row of the table. You can change the

notehead override by clicking it and selecting another notehead from the menu.

RELATED LINKS

Overriding the appearance of playing technique-specic noteheads on page 990

Changing the playing techniques of unpitched percussion notes on page 988

Inputting notes for unpitched percussion on page 180

Percussion kit presentation types on page 983

Changing the playing techniques of unpitched percussion notes

You can change the playing techniques of notes belonging to unpitched percussion instruments

after they have been input, for example, to switch selected notes to the side stick technique and

playing technique-specic notehead.

NOTE

These steps only apply to changing playing technique-specic noteheads for unpitched

percussion instruments.

PREREQUISITE

The unpitched percussion instruments whose playing techniques you want to change have at

least two playing technique-specic noteheads dened in the Percussion Instrument Playing

Techniques dialog.

PROCEDURE

1. In Write mode, select the notes whose playing technique-specic notehead you want to

change.

NOTE

If you select a single note in percussion kits, the current playing technique is shown above

the rhythmic grid. It is not shown if you select multiple notes.

2. Cycle through the available playing techniques for the selected unpitched percussion

instruments in any of the following ways:

● Press Shift-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow to cycle upwards.

● Press Shift-Alt/Opt-Down Arrow to cycle downwards.

RESULT

The playing techniques of the selected unpitched percussion notes are changed. Their notehead

design and/or staff position might be changed.