Individual Note Names

Command Location: Score Menu / Score Options / Notation Tab

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Note Information:

Note Names and

Finger Numbers

Note Names and Finger Numbers are both kinds of 'per note information' w hich can be displayed on the score using the note information display preferences (see below ).

Note Information Display Preferences

Show inside notes You can also choose to have note information placed inside the note. In some circumstances (such as printing vs. w indow view ), one layout may be easier to read than the other. Placing note information inside the notes also generate smaller scores for printing, as less horizontal/vertical space is needed to name each note.

When note information is draw n inside the note, the text color is controlled by MidiIllustrator in order to maximize clarity.

Show to left of note When this option has been selected the name w ill be displayed near each note on the score (see below for positioning options).

Note that if both Note Names and Finger Numbers are set to display inside or to the left of the note, Finger Number display w ill override the Note Name. If you w ish to show both Note Names and Finger Numbers for notes then one of the se information types can be show n inside the note, the other to the left of the note. Alternatively, show note information outside the staff.

Show outside staff When note information is show n outside the staff it can be automatically arranged by MidiIllustrator to create the most compact score based on note positions, stem directions, voices and the note names/finger numbers relative to the ow ning note. Alternatively you can customize the display of note information to suit your needs.

Position automatically outside staff (recommended default):

This is the recommended style for the most easily configured score w ith optimal spacing.

Position above the staff Position below the staff Always position voices separately above/below the staff: With multiple voices in a staff, separating the fingering above and below the score is recommended for clarity.

Show placeholder for non-fingered notes in part-non-fingered chord: When note names are show n, they are show n for all notes. How ever finger numbers may have been assigned to just a few of the notes in the score.

If only part of a given chord has been fingered and the finger numbers are displayed outside the staff (i.e. not next to their ow ner note) then it may be hard to tell w hich finger number pertains to w hich note. Show ing a placeholder for non fingered notes in a chord w ill stack the finger numbers in the same w ay that the chord notes are

vertically stacked, making it clearer w hich note ow ns w hich finger number.

Maximizing Clarity of Note Information

You may find that it helps to zoom in on the piece in order to see the note names/finger numbers clearly on the screen, or change the Print Size if you are printing your score. You may change the color and font of the note information fonts in the Fonts tab - experiment to see w hat looks best on your score.

Fonts can also be Bold or Regular in size w hich may improve legibility.

Note Information Fonts

Tw o configurable fonts are used to display note information.

The size of the Note Name/Finger Number font cannot be changed as the note names start to overlap the notation if they are bigger than the note 'heads' (especially on chords w here many notes may overlap). For this reason, a Note Name/Finger Number is alw ays roughly the same size as a note head.

Notation

Compress Empty Measures In order to make the best use of space on the screen or printed page, you can choose to Compress Empty Measures.

MidiIllustrator w ill compress contiguous empty measures as long as the measures are:

completely empty i.e. none of the visible staves in the measure contain any notes;

and

identical i.e. they share the same time signature, key signature, clef and bar ending This option is turned on by default.

Show Bar Repeat Count Display (w here appropriate) above the measure the number of repeats w hich w ill be applied to a section repeat barline during playback.

Show Courtesy Accidental for Every Note

With this option enabled, the key signature is effectively repeated for each note on the score, making it much easier to remember to sharpen or flatten a particular note w hen

performing a piece.

Note that this 'global' command overrides the individual per note setting for displaying courtesy accidentals against notes (see Notes Menu and Entry Note Show s Courtesy Accidental);

Unlike in standard notation, MidiIllustrator w ill not just assume that a sharp or flat

‘holds’ for the measure w hen this option is enabled. Instead, in a piece w ritten in the key of G w hich contains a single sharp (for example), every single F in the score w ill be marked w ith its ow n accidental (sharp), even multiple F# notes in the same measure.

Assign More Space To Longer Notes

You can choose to have MidiIllustrator allocate more space on a score to the longer notes than to the shorter notes as an aid to sight reading.

Color Voices in Performance Mode

Applies distinctive colors to the different voices on the score w hen in Performance Mode.

These colors are always applied in Edit Mode to make editing easier.

Colors can be selected using the Color section of Score Options.

Hide ALL upper/lower voice guide rests in Performance Mode

Hides all automatically drawn upper/low er voice 'guide' rests.

See more information about Voice Guide Rests.

Playback Play Notes as Imported/

Recorded

Play imported MIDI songs as they w ere originally performed, rather than adhering to the notated times displayed on the score. This allow s playback of a recorded song as it w as

originally captured, even though the notation may have been 'tidied' by MidiIllustrator for easier reading (perhaps using Transcription Options).

Note that this option only applies to scores w hich contain some original MIDI content or recording session data.

Measure Numbers You may customize if, and how , Measure Numbers (#) are displayed on the score. The display of measure numbers may be affected by the current 'view ' (see below ).

The default setting is a Curved Box (w hich encloses the Measure Number) on Every Measure starting at Bar 1, but this can be changed using the three drop dow n boxes.

The measure numbers can be set as follow s:

None - no measures numbers w ill be displayed

Normal - measure numbers w ill not be enclosed

Boxed - measure numbers w ill be surrounded by a box

Curved Box - measure numbers w ill be surrounded by a curved box

If None has been selected above, the 2

remaining drop dow n boxes w ill be grayed out, but they can be edited if Normal, Boxed or Curved Box has been selected.

The options available are as follow s:

Every Measure Every System Every Page Every 5th Bar Every 10^th Bar

The third drop dow n box allow s you to set a start point as follow s:

From Bar 1

From Bar 2 etc (depending on the number of bars in the piece)

Note that measure numbers are shown on ALL measures when in Scroll View as this information is useful for editing.

Beat Marks and Numbers As an aid to counting and understanding the rhythm of a score, MidiIllustrator can place small marks or numbers ‘on the beat’ above the top staff. If, for example, the time signature is 4:4, then four beat marks (or the numbers 1 to 4) w ill span the top of each measure.

Displaying beat marks w orks w ell w hen the cursor is set to follow ‘the nearest beat during playback’.

You may customize the beat mark color to best highlight the location of the beats in the music.

The Beat Marks can be customized using the three drop dow n boxes.

The first drop dow n box provides the follow ing options:

Hidden - The Beat Marks w ill not appear on the score.

Visible - The Beat Marks w ill be displayed on the score (except during Playback if the

‘Countdow n’ option has been selected. See the ‘Note’ below ).

Playback Only - The Beat Marks w ill only appear on the score during Playback.

If Hidden has been selected above, the tw o remaining drop dow n boxes w ill be grayed out, but they can be selected if Normal or Playback Only has been selected.

The second drop dow n box allow s you to display the Beat Marks on the:

Top Stave All Staves

The third drop dow n box offers tw o style options:

Static – w hereby the Beat Marks stay in place as the music is played.

Countdow n – w hereby the Beat Marks disappear as they are passed in the score.

The last drop dow n box offers tw o more style options:

Markers – w hereby the Beat Marks are show n w ith triangular markers.

Numbers – w hereby the Beat Marks are show n as numbers for each beat to help w ith counting.

The default setting is ‘Playback Only’ on the

‘Top Stave’ w ith ‘Countdow n’.

Note: You may w ish to view the Beat Marks all the time, in w hich case you w ould select

‘Visible’ from the first drop dow n box, and they w ill be displayed on the score. How ever, if you then selected ‘Countdow n’ from the third drop

dow n box, the Beat Marks w ould disappear w hen they w ere passed in the score during Playback. Therefore, if you actually w ant the Beat Marks to be on display at all times, even during Playback, make sure you have selected

‘Static’ in the third drop dow n box as w ell as

‘Normal’ in the first.

Bookmarks Allow s you to customize any Bookmarks w hich have been placed on the score.

The default setting is a Curved Box (w hich encloses the Bookmark), but this can be changed using the Bookmark drop dow n box.

The options available are:

Normal – no surround Boxed

Curve Boxed

Apply The Apply button applies all the changes made

to the score w ithout the need to close the dialog box.

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