| General Features |
Score Writer
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Overture
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| Import MIDI files |
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| Export MIDI files |
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| Export Graphics (EPS & Raster) (Mac only) |
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| Quantize notes for playback |
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| Use 3rd party music fonts, including Jazz Font and GoldenAge |
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| Max # of staves per system |
16
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64
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| Max # of Voices per staff |
4
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8
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| Comprehensive Library of Staff Instruments with playback and display settings, names, clef assignments, transpositions, and pitch ranges for orchestral, band, jazz, guitar, and choral scores |
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| Customizable Staff Instruments |
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| Create beautifully spaced music with note spacing and measure justifying |
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| Cross staff-beaming |
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| Cross-bar beaming (including between staff systems) |
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| Create feathered beaming |
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| Automatic Guitar tablature (6-string) |
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| Automatic Guitar tablature (4-string bass) |
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| Customizable tablature with complete set of professional tablature performance markings |
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| Choral "shape" notes |
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| Slash notes (rhythmic notation) |
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| Drum notation (displays by default on Imported MIDI Files, control over which noteheads display on which lines) |
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| Multiple sets of customizable drum notation styles stored in libraries |
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| Dockable tool palettes (Win specific) |
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| Quick score navigation via status bar in window |
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| MIDI monitor on Task Bar (Win specific) |
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| Editing features |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Zoom in and out for precise control |
Limited to 5-levels (50, 75, 100, 150, 200%)
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Full zoom capabilities
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| Expressions palette for saving text in any font size or style |
(not user-
definable)
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(user-definable)
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| Guitar tablature markings and symbols set for professional copy work |
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| Slur a group of notes automatically |
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| Symbols include: slurs, ties, grace notes, cue notes, tuplets, accents marks, ornaments, ottava, and dynamics markings |
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| Place objects anywhere on page by clicking the mouse |
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| Selectable regions, pages, staves, systems, and scores |
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| Keyboard shortcuts for durations, sharps, flats, naturals, and flipping enharmonics |
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| Transposition automatically affects chord symbols |
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| Transpose, change key signatures, meters, clefs |
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| Plays back repeats and endings |
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| Cut, copy, paste, clear, insert, delete or undo notes and selections |
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| Beam sub-groups |
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| Adjust Beam attributes such as height and length |
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| Normalize stem directions and lengths after transposing |
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| Justify spacing for accidental collisions and timing alignment |
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| Ten notehead types, including rhythmic, percussion, and shape notes |
6 types
(no shape notes)
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| Extract parts automatically, with optional lyric and text extraction |
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| Enter text anywhere in any font, size, or style |
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| Draw graphics on score |
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| Change your notation easily with "Notate As" commands: |
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| Reduced Rests (creates long notes from note-rest combinations) |
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| Swing Eighths (creates swing from dotted 8th-16th combinations |
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| Triplet |
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| Single Note (from two tied notes) |
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| Two Tied Notes (from a single note) |
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| Cue Notes (resizes notes to 50%) |
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| Grace Notes |
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| Arpeggio (from a series of short notes) |
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| Trill (from a series of short notes) |
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| Turn (from a series of short notes) |
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| Notation Element or Editing Item |
Score Writer
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Overture
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| Toolbars and Palettes |
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| Standard toolbar with access to all palettes |
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| Transport - Start, Stop, Start from Beginning, Record |
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| Transport - Punch in/out status and location points |
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| MIDI Thru Device and Patch |
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| # of Countoff measures |
(1-bar countoff setting is available in Options menu)
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| Main Tools and Palettes |
Score Writer.0
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Overture.0
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| Select/Erase/Scale |
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| Transcription Quantize |
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| Notes |
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| Groups (use to edit groups of notes and change their notated appearance) |
These markings or edits:
Tie
Slur
Straight Glissando
Tuplet
Full Pedal Sign (lines)
8va (ottava alta)
8vb (ottava basso)
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All of Score Writers, plus these extras:
Dotted Tie
Dotted Slur
Wavy Glissando
Cusstom Tuplet
Bracket
Brace
Harp Pedal
Parenthesize Notes
Half Pedal Sign (lines)
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| Ornaments |
These markings:
Trill (tr)
Trill (wavy line)
Turn
Short Mordent
Inverted Short Mordent
Fingerings 1-5
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All of Score Writers, plus these extras:
Trill (2nd tr style)
Natural accidental for trill sign
Flat accidental for trill sign
Sharp accidental for trill sign
Inverted Long Mordent
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| Articulations |
These markings:
Tenuto
Staccato
Marcato
Marcato with staccato
Sforzando
Inverted Sforzando
Sforzando with staccato
Inverted Sforzando w/staccato
Heavy Attack/Full Duration
Heavier Attack/Full Duration
Plus
Tremolo 1
Tremolo 2
Tremolo 3
Tremolo 4
Down Pedal
Up Pedal
Pause (Comma)
Grand Pause (Caesura)
Fermata
Inverted Fermata
Arpeggio
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All of Score Writers, including:
Staccatissimo
Down Bow
Inverted Down Bow
Up Bow
Inverted Up Bow
Natural Harmonic
Artificial Harmonic
Toe Pedal
Heel Pedal
Toe-to-Heel
Heel-to-Toe
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| Noteheads |
These Noteheads:
Standard head
Rhythmic Slash
Open Rhythm
Blank
X
Circled x
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All of Score Writers, plus these extras:
Closed Slash
Open Slash
Open Shape Notes (Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti)
Closed Shape Notes (Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti)
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| Tablature |
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Fret numbers 0-25
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| Guitar (comprehensive tablature symbol set) |
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All these markings:
Fingering: p I m a c T H F
String (circled #): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Continue until (dashed line)
Vibrato (7 styles)
Tremolo
Bend up (curved up arrow, w/ opt. bend number)
Bend up/release (curved up arrow, curved down arrow, w/ opt bend number)
Bend up/release over time (curved up arrow, dashed line, curve to down arrow, w/ opt. bend number)
Pre-bend (up arrow, w/ opt. bend number)
Pre-bend release (up arrow, curved down arrow, w/ opt. bend number)
Pre-bend, release over time (up arrow, dashed line, curve to down arrow, w/ opt. bend number)
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| Jazz Articulations |
These markings:
Gliss up
Gliss down
Lift
Fall off
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All of Score Writers, plus these extras:
Rip/Wah wah (7 styles)
Spill/Stab/Fall off (7 styles)
Wow wow, shake, grow, lip trill, wide lip trill (7 styles)
Smear
Plop
Doit
Bend
Flip
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| Dynamics |
pppp, ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, fff, ffff, sf, fz, sfz, fp, hairpin, double-hairpin, "cresc." "decresc."
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pppp, ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, fff, ffff, sf, fz, sfz, fp, hairpin, double-hairpin, "cresc." "decresc."
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| Text |
3 types:
Rehearsal
Bar (per measure)
Page (header/footer)
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All of Score Writers, plus:
Staff system text (applies to all staves in score and stays with each part)
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| Expressions (dynamic and tempo phrases) |
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All of Score Writers, plus the ability to customize
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| Graphics |
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All of these:
Rectangle
Rounded rectangle
Oval
Line
Curve
Line thickness
Solid, dashed or dotted line status
Line start and end status (e.g., arrowheads)
Opaque or transparent shape
Symbol tool (use to add text)
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| Clefs |
These types:
Treble
Bass
Modern Piccolo
Modern Baritone
Modern Tenor
Movable C
Bass (8vb)
Percussion (box)
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All of Score Writers, including:
Percussion (double-line)
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| Staves |
| Automatically edit or insert new staff: |
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| Insert Treble staff |
| Insert Bass staff |
| Insert Alto staff |
| Insert Tenor staff |
| Insert Percussion staff |
| Insert Piano grand staff |
| Insert Piano & Melody staff |
| Cross-staff barlines |
| Group staves with brace |
| Group staves with bracket |
| Group staves as system |
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All of Score Writers, plus:
Insert Tablature staff
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| Barlines |
These styles:
| Standard |
| Double |
| Open Repeat |
| Closed Repeat |
| Fine |
| Single measure repeat symbol |
| Double measure repeat symbol |
| First Ending |
| Final Ending (customizable for 2nd, 3rd, etc.) |
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All of Score Writers, plus:
Dotted Barline
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| File Menu |
Score Writer.0 |
Overture.0 |
| New |
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| Opens Overture and Score Writer files |
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| Close |
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| Save |
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| Save As |
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| Revert |
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| Edit Library |
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| Load Library |
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| Import Encore, MusicTime, and MIDI files (Type 0 and Type 1) |
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| Export (MIDI File) |
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| Extract Parts |
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| Print Preview (Win only) |
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| Page Setup |
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| Print |
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| Recent File List (Win Only) |
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| Quit/Exit |
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| Edit menu |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Undo/Redo |
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| Cut |
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| Copy |
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| Paste |
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| Clear |
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| Merge |
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| Paste Special |
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| Select All |
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| Make Invisible |
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| Make Visible |
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| Mute Playback |
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| MIDI Data (displays new Edit MIDI Data dialog) |
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| Score menu |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Insert Page |
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| Delete Page |
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| Layout Page |
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| Page Dimensions |
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| Increase Systems |
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| Decrease Systems |
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| Hide/Show Staves |
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| Insert Track |
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| Delete Track |
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| Setup Track |
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| Respace Staves |
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| Recalc Layout |
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| Redraw Page |
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| Allotment (spacing) tables for note spacing |
(Medium by default)
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| Font Map |
(Aloisen by default)
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| Title Page |
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| Engraver |
(Factory defaults)
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| Measures menu |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Insert |
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| Delete |
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| Increase Measures on System |
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| Decrease Measures on System |
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| Set Key Signature |
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| Set Time Signature |
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| Set Tempo |
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| Set Codas, Segnos, etc. |
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| Set Measures Numbers |
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| Rebar |
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| Multi Measure Rest |
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| Fill in Rests |
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| Justify |
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| Notes menu |
Score Writer.0 |
Overture.0 |
| Transpose |
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| Modify Notes |
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| Quantize |
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| Delete (articulations and beams) |
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| Notes>Beams |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Beam |
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| Articulations |
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| Based on Meter |
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| Manually |
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| Tremolo 8ths |
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| Tremolo 16ths |
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| Tremolo 32ds |
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| Tremolo 64ths |
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| Notes>Groups |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Tie |
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| Slur |
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| Ottava |
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| Tuplet |
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| Triplet |
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Allows multiple tuplet settings
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| Quintuplet |
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| Septuplet |
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| Glissando ( - ) |
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| Glissando ( ~ ) |
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| Notes>Flip |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Direction |
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| Enharmonic |
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| Sharps to Flats (Win only; Mac soon) |
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| Flats to Sharps (Win only; Mac soon) |
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| Notes>Stem |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Stem Up |
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| Stem Down |
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| Hide Stem |
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| Show Stem |
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| Set Stem Height |
"Reset Stem Heights" command
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| Display on Previous Staff |
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| Display on Next Staff |
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| Move to Prev Track |
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| Move to Next Track |
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| Notes>Notate Notes as |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Arpeggio |
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| Reduced Rests |
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| Swing Eighths |
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| Trill |
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| Triplet |
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| Turn |
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| Cue Notes |
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| Grace Notes |
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| Single Note |
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| Two Tied Notes |
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| Transcribe |
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| Notes to Raw |
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| Notes to Tablature |
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| Set to Voice |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| 1-4 |
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| 5-8 |
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| Options>Show |
Score Writer.0 |
Overture.0 |
| Beat Chart |
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| Handles |
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| Margin |
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| Units in Inches |
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| Rulers |
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| Voices in Colors |
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| Invisibles |
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| Incorrect Rhythms |
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| Range Errors |
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| Tracks Transposed |
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| Filled Measure Rests |
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| System Separations |
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| Chord Positions |
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| Lyric Positions |
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| Slash Note Positions |
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| Auto Beam |
(on by default)
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| Auto Position |
(on by default)
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| Auto Transcribe |
(on by default)
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| Keyboard Thru |
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| Hold Timing |
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| Options>Metronome |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Click in Record |
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| Click in Play |
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| Click in Countoff |
(sets 1 bar countoff)
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| Metronome Sound |
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| Options>Play Style |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| As Recorded |
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| In Swing |
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| As written |
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| With Repeats |
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| Record Options |
(No record filter)
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| Enable Input Devices (Mac only) |
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| OMS Studio Setup (Mac specific) |
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| OMS MIDI Setup (Mac specific) |
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| OMS Names (Mac specific) |
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| MIDI Setup (Win specific) |
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| Instruments (Win specific) |
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| Preferences |
(fewer preference settings than Overture, but adds a Chords preferences pane to provide basic control styles and appearance)
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| Windows menu |
Score Writer |
Overture |
| Tool Bar |
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| Main Tool Bar (Win specific) |
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| Standard Tool Bar (Win specific) |
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| Transport - Punch In and Punch out. |
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| Tracks |
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| Graphic |
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| Chords / Guitar Frames (includes over 120 voicings) |
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| Lyrics |
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| Step Input |
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| Help (Win specific) |
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