Transpose 59 Fonts 60 Hide empty staves 61 Metronome 62 The Navigator 63 HotKeys 64 Create a new document 69 Adding a part 70 Deleting a part 71

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1 Table of contents Introduction 4 System requirements 6 User interface 7 Display principles 8 Main menu 10 Create new document 14 Orchestral Instruments 16 Add notes and symbols 17 Add expressions 19 Add chords 20 Add design elements 21 Intervals Input 22 Add notes with the virtual guitar 23 Keyboard entry 24 Edit notes and symbols 25 Add notes with the virtual piano 26 Document properties 27 Composition properties 28 Part properties 29 Stave properties 30 Voice properties 31 Measure properties 32 Grace note properties 33 Text properties 34 Instrument properties 35 Guitar list 36 Font list 37 Symbols 38 Expressions 39 Chords 40 Drum map 41 Guitar list 42 Transpositions 43 Instruments 44 Key signatures 45 Devices 46 Devices 47 Formatting 48 Program settings 49 Playback 51 Recording 52 Managing tempo 53 Working with sound 54 Adjusting playback 55 Extra MIDI Events 56 Drum notes 57 Tablature 58

2 Transpose 59 Fonts 60 Hide empty staves 61 Metronome 62 The Navigator 63 HotKeys 64 Create a new document 69 Adding a part 70 Deleting a part 71 Changing part properties 72 Adding a staff to a part 73 Deleting a staff from a part 74 Changing staff properties 75 Adding a measure 76 Deleting a measure 77 Changing the clef on a staff 78 Changing the key signature 79 Changing the time signature 80 Sheet settings 81 Staff margins 82 Intervals between staves 83 Spaces between measures 84 Page breaks 85 Setting measure alignment style 86 Adding a note 87 Adding a rest 88 Adding a triplet 89 Changing pitch 90 Changing duration 91 Changing note position 92 Setting the style for beaming notes 93 Joining notes 94 Changing note stem direction 95 Changing the spacing between notes 96 Changing the position and angle of beams 97 Adding note symbols 98 Adding staff symbols 99 Adding expression 100 Adding grace notes 101 Adding ties and slurs 102 Changing symbol positions 103 Changing symbol sizes 104 Saving symbols 105 Adding symbols to the templates list 106 Removing symbols from the templates list 107 Adding a chord 108 Adding a chord definition 109 Adding a guitar diagram 110 Saving chords 111 Adding a chord to the templates list 112 Removing a chord from templates list 113 Adding a design element 114 Adding lyrics 115

3 Changing design elements 116 Text alignment 117 Text orientation 118 Adjusting voice dynamics 119 Voice editor 120 Adjusting playback effects 121 Playback editor 122

4 Introduction Hi dear user! Maestro Music Software Enjoy writing scores! Our software products are designed for fast and convenient writing down musical notation in the form of Lead Sheet, i.e. the melody, lyrics, and chords of a song, as well as orchestra or choir sheet music, with an option of the play-back of the created music. Functions: Simple, straight-forward, and intuitive access to the program functions. You can instantly start entering and editing music when a new page has appeared in the working window of the program. Possible note entry methods: by mouse, from the computer keyboard, by the virtual piano and fretboard, input into tabs, from MIDI keyboard, step-by-step or in real-time. Wide possibilities of editing (copy, insert, delete, transpose a single note, as well as a highlighted block, drag&drop, active focus). Ergonomic mouse input: adding and removing notes and rests, chose of note values, pitch editing etc; all this can be down with mouse only, without switching input modes. Fast editing of notes and adding symbols in the mouse input mode with the aid of auto-focus and keyboard. Speedy input and editing of the sheet music with the computer keyboard. Support of Drag&Drop operations for the stave, as well as for the tabs. Operations with a group of arbitrarily highlighted notes in a stave or digits in tabs. Simple and convenient adding of lyrics with the possibility of subsequent editing. It is possible to copy and paste lyrics into the lyrics editor. Adding and editing chord diagrams and chord symbols. Creating tabs for the guitar and other plucked instruments, synchronized with the stave. Notation, sound effect implementation, and fine tuning of method of playing including bends, slides, vibrato etc. Insert and Replace modes in note input. The ability to multiple undo. The free time allows for creating free cadences, write down musical phrase without rhythm during transcribing, create examples for textbooks and theoretical works. Fast deactivation of time signature off allows for a freedom inside the measure to be edited, because it allows for editing the rhythm with the possibility of temporarily going beyond the time signature. Input of chords and melodies with the virtual guitar fretboard. Library of chord structures and symbols. Anchors comments, references and other design elements to all units of the score. Sets alignment, offset and break size of staves and measures. Regulates volume, balance and effects for each individual track and instrument. Saving sound in MIDI format and audio formats WAV and MP3. Import of GP4, XML, and MID files. Prints scores with print previews. Plays back instruments separately or as the entire ensemble. Records scores through MIDI devices. Exports scores as graphics (GIF, JPEG, BMP). Manages orientation of the text on the sheet (displays the text at any angle). Calculates the volume of the notes based on dynamics symbols on the music staff. Calculates the playing of the effects (Arpeggio, Gruppetto, Vorschlag, Trillare) based on symbols on the staff. Piano Roll Editor for the change of positions and values of notes for more accurate timing. Enlarge built-in list of musical terms. Choise of additional display style (classic and jazz). Page 4

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6 System requirements Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 Minimum requirements: CPU PENTIUM -100 Mhz RAM - 16 Mb HDD - 20 Mb SVGA 800x600x256 Recommended: CPU PENTIUM MMX -166 Mhz RAM - 32 Mb HDD - 40 Mb SVGA 800x600xHi-color Page 6

7 User interface Main menu. Contains commands for working with files, the clipboard, score management, recording, playback and navigation. Main menu icons. Duplicates main menu commands for quick access. Project window Lists part systems and voices of each staff in the score. Allows entry of names, MIDI instruments (for parts or voices), channel numbers and muting of parts or voices. Music items, editing tools and information entry Additional mini toolbar. Contains a set of micro buttons: show rulers show the whole document / active part One/two/all page per line Show transposed notes/show real pitch (This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version.) voices in color / inactive gray (This feature is unavalable in the Guitar and SongWriter version.) show notes with names show service symbols alteration modes: accidentals added influence one note / all notes deactivation of time signature: free time velocity editor piano roll editor MIDI events editor (This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version.) Sound editor Tempo editor lyrics editor (This feature is unavalable in the Guitar version.) navigation zoom Page-bar Insert/overwrite mode Main toolbar Contains groups of buttons for note, symbol and expression entries, a virtual piano, virtual guitar, tools for editing the staff and its symbols, adding a design element, text, pics, lyrics. Any panel could be represented as a separate window. Select needed one and press button. You can turn panels on and off in «Tools» «Toolbars» or on control tool panel. Page 7

8 Display principles The score's data are stored in a special MagicScore file. You can work with several files simultaneously. You can import scores from MIDI files; the MIDI format is converted into the internal format and can be saved as a MagicScore file or exported back into MIDI format The score can have multiple sections each using a different instrument set. Part properties include name, MIDI instrument (for playback choose from the instrument list), channel number, and mute switch. You can create a part using the command «Add part». Time signatures extend to all parts. You can write a part on one or more staves and give each staff several voices. You can assign each voice a MIDI instrument, channel number and mute switch. If the MIDI instrument is not set, playback of the voice will use the properties of the part as a whole. A voice can be set in two adjacent staves. It can be set up while making a score («File» «New») or in voice properties («Document» «Voice» «Voice properties»). In this case notes and pauses are set consequently in this voice independently of a staff. There is also a possibility of linking notes from different staves by one beam. A document may have an unlimited number of pages. (Pages are added automatically when data entered exceeds the current number.) The clef is set for all staves and time signatures are set for all parts. You can change them in any measure. Positions of the notes in the measure are set automatically according document properties. Notes less then 1/4 duration are automatically beamed across half or whole measures depending on setup. See «Document properties». Empty portions of measures fill automatically with rests when notes are added or deleted. Notes may follow a specifically added rest. When you delete such notes, the rests following it are recalculated. The «Slur» symbol creates ties and slurs within a staff or across staves. You may change the beginning and ending positions of ties and slurs as well as the shape of their curves. The «Tremolo», «Flat», «Double-Flat», «Sharp», «Double-Sharp», «Natural-Flat», «Natural-Sharp», «Natural», «Lift», «Glissando», «Fall» symbols attach to notes. They are copied and deleted together with these notes and displayed near the notes in the score. You can change their position relative to these notes. The «Staccato», «Portamento», «Tempo», «Forte»..«Piano», «Accent», «Arpeggio», «Trill», «Gruppendo», «Mordent», «Fermata», «Press pedal» and «Release pedal» symbols attach to particular measure positions. They are displayed in the score according to their measure positions. You may adjust them within the measure or move them to another measure entirely. You can also change the beginning and ending position of other symbols: «Octava up», «Octava down», «Crescendo», «Diminuendo», «Bracket». The «End of part», «End of composition», «Begin repeat», «End repeat», «Fonar», «Da capo», «Dal segno», and «Section» symbols are attached to particular measures. You can move these vertically within the measure or to another measure entirely. The «Volta» symbol defines sections of the composition and has a duration measured in measures. You may change this parameter. Playback takes these numbers into account when playing from the command bar. The «Rehearsal mark» symbol places rehearsal marks in the parts beginning with "A" and continuing alphabetically. The «Grace notes» symbol attaches grace notes to a position in the measure. They appear in the score near the note, either ahead of or behind it. See «Grace Note properties» See «Editing notes and symbols» and «Hot keys». Page 8

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10 Main menu «File» - Program and file commands «New» - Create new score. «Open» - Open a MagicScore file or import a MIDI file. «Reopen» - Choose from a list of recently opened files. "Load" - Add a score to the current score file «Close» - Close active window with score. «Close all» - Close all windows with scores. «Save» - Save the active score to file. «Save as» - Save the active score to differently named MagicScore file or export as a MIDI file. "Save active composition" - save active composition only. (This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version.) "Save active part" - save active part only. (This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version.) «Mail To» - Send an message with the current file attached. «Export» - Export the active score as a graphic (GIF, JPEG, BMP etc), audio(mp3,wav) or PDF. "Publish music in WEB" - html code generator to insert notes on your web site «Print» - Print the active score. «Preview» - Preview the active score before printing. «Edit» - Editing commands «Undo» - Cancel the last operation. «Redo» - Repeat the last operation. «Select staff symbols» - Select all notes and symbols in an active part, staff or voice. «Select design units» - Select design elements. «Cut» - Copy selected notes and symbols to clipboard and delete them from the score. «Copy» - Copy selected notes and symbols to clipboard. «Paste» - Insert notes and symbols from clipboard into the current position. «Special paste» - Insert notes and symbols from clipboard into the current position of the active staff or voice (use if you need to move notes to another staff or voice). «Delete» - Delete selected items from a score. «Document» - commands and set-up «Document properties» - Set document properties. «Add composition» - Add a composition to the active document. «Delete composition» - Delete a composition from the active document. «Composition properties» - Set composition properties in the active document. «Add part» - Add a part to the active composition. «Delete part» - Delete a part from the active composition. «Part properties» - Set part properties in the active part. «Add staff» - Add a staff to the active part. «Delete staff» - Delete a staff from the active part. «Staff properties» - Set staff properties in the active part. «Add voice» - Add a new voice in active staff. «Delete voice» - Delete the active voice in the active staff «Voice properties» - Set active voice properties in the active staff. «Format» - Symbol and Staff Management «Symbols» - Symbols. Page 10

11 «Stem up» - Set the stem direction of selected note(s) to up. «Stem down» - Set the stem direction of selected note(s) to down. «Change stem length» - Change the stem length of selected note(s). «Beam notes» - Beam selected notes of less than 1/4 duration. «Unbeam notes» - Unbeam selected notes of less than 1/4 duration. «Split notes to pair» - Split selected notes into a pair of equal duration with each value being half the original. «Join pair of notes» - Combine two selected notes of equal duration into one. «Horizontal align» - Align staff symbols/design elements horizontally with the first symbol selected. «Vertical align» - Align staff symbols/design elements vertically with the first symbol selected. «Layout» - Layout. «Space before note» - Change space before the note. «Space after measure» - Change empty space after the measure. «Default space» - Set the space to the default value. «Top offset of staff» - Change top staff offset. «Left offset of staff» - Change left staff offset. «Right offset of staff» - Change right staff offset. «Default offset» - Set the offset to the default value. «Set align measures horizontally» - Set horizontal alignment of measures to sheet. «Reset align measures horizontally» - Reset horizontal alignment of measures to sheet. «Ser align staves vertically» - Set vertical alignment of staves to sheet. «Set align staves vertically» - Reset vertical alignment of staves to sheet. «Default position» - Set selected staff symbols to the default position. «Breaks» - Breaks. «Add staff break» - Add break to next staff. «Delete staff break» - Remove break to next staff. «Add page break» - Add break to next page. «Delete page break» - Remove break to next page. «Sound» - Editors and commands for playing, recording. - Velocity editor - Piano Roll editor - MIDI events editor (This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version.) - Lyrics editor (This feature is unavalable in the Guitar version.) - Sound editor, with ability to add aduiotrack to score - Tempo editor «Play» - Start playback from current position in the active score. «Stop» - Stop playback or recording. «Record» - Start recording from MIDI device at the current position in the active score. «Go to begin» - Set the current position of the active score to the beginning of the composition. «Go to end» - Set the current position of the active score to the end of the composition. «Repeat» - Toggle looped playback «Tools» «Templates» - Commands for management of devices and user styles «Devices» - Create virtual output devices. «Entering styles» «Symbols» - Manage the saving and list of user symbols. * Page 11

12 «Expressions» - Manage the settings and list of user expressions. * «Chords» - Manage the saving and list of user chords. * «Drum map» - Set the map for drum note translation. * «Guitar list» - Manage the list of user guitars. * «Transpositions» - Manage the list of user transpositions. * «Instruments» - Manage the list of user instruments. * «Key signatures» - Manage the list of key signatures, create your own. * "Fonts" - Manage fonts * * This options is unavalable in the SongWriter version. «Toolbars» «Notes» - Notes and symbols input «Symbols» - Symbols input "Expanded" - additional symbols (This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version.) "Expressions" - full list of terms with templates (This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version.) «Chords» - Tools for working with chords «Intervals» - The intervals panel allows you to add the next note a specified interval apart from the previous note. «Design» - Tools for working with design elements «Piano» - Add notes with the virtual piano «Guitar» - Add notes with the virtual guitar fretboard "Keyboard" - Add notes with all power of PC keyboard (This feature is unavalable in the Guitar and SongWriter version.) «Sound» - Special editors for working with sound parametrs «Modify» - Change the parameters of added notes and symbols "Navigator" - easy navigation in the document "Playing" - Playing toolbar, you can manage tempo and pitch "Recording" - Toolbar for step-by-step or real-time MIDI input «Veiw» - Commands zooming «Zoom in» - Zoom in on the active score by 10%. «Zoom out» - Zoom out from the active score by 10%. «Actual size» - Set scale to 100%. «Service» - Program options. «Settings» - Set devices and record mode Page 12

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14 Create new document Click to create a new document. The new document's window will open where you can set the general properties of the score. «Title» - Title parameters of the score. «Title», «Author» and «Poet» define the title (text displays in a large font at the top of the page) and author's name (text displays on the right side of the page). Later you can change the title and author's name and properties using the panel. See «Text properties». «Create title page» - in this case the first page of the score will remain empty, automatically composition title, author and poet names are added. «Add part names» - part names are recorded automatically before the first system staves, before further system staves short names are recorded. «Data» - Parameters of a score. «Time Signature» sets the time signature of the composition. If a measure's Time Signature is not set (a check box is not set up) the program allows adding any number of notes in the measure. «Upbeat» sets the time signature of the first measure if it is different from the time signature of the rest of the composition. You can change this setting in «Document properties». and «Composition properties».. The project area shows the active elements that will be used in your composition. You may change the number of active elements using the and buttons. (If a «Part» is active, you can change the number of a parts in the composition.) You can assign each element its own name, key signature or clef. «Instruments» - templates of a scores and intrument list. You can choose to work from a template. You can create your own templates using the «Save» button. You can also select instruments from a predefined list of instruments. «Layout» - Graphic properties of the score. «Staff interval» - sets the interval (in the page metric) between staves on the page for all compositions. «System interval» - interval between the staves of adjacent systems, if not marked the interval is equal to the staff interval. «Rastrum»/«Scale» - sets the scale (from 3mm to 10mm) of the data on the sheet. (Used when printing or exporting to graphic formats.) «Note spacing» - styles of the notes filling in the measures. "Space between notes" - increases/decreases the size of dole (duration of 1/512). These settings are used for the entire composition, but you can set them for each system separately «Measure alignmen style.» "Measure count in system" - If installed, the program places a number of measures in each system of the document, regardless of the notes or the other characters in the system.. «Beaming note style» - specifies the way notes in the measure are beamed together. Options include 1) no beams; 2) beam all notes in the measure in one group; 3) beam notes according to time signature; 4) custom beaming. By default, these settings are used for the entire composition, but you can set them for each measure separately «Setting the style for beaming notes.» «Alignment» - Sets the horizontal alignment of measures and the vertical alignment of staves on a sheet for all composition. «Page» - Sets up the score for the printer. «Metric» - Sets measurement of the page to millimeters, inches, or pixels. «Paper size» - Sets the printer paper orientation and dimensions to any of 26 predefined formats. Allows the user to define other exact dimensions by preselecting Custom from the dropdown list box. «Margin» - Sets the left, right, top and bottom margins of the page in millimeters, inches or pixels. «Mirror pages» - the program swaps right and left offsets for even pages (used for double side print). Page 14

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16 Orchestral Instruments Pressing the button allows you to add orchestral instruments to your score by selecting them from a list. Use the,, and buttons to control the list of added instruments. If you add instruments in a non-standard order, you can regroup them according to the groups defined in the instrument description (using the button) and sort them according to the order also defined in the instrument description (using the button). This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. You can modify the list of instruments as well as their properties (key, transposition, number of staves, etc.) from the main menu: «Templates» «Instrument List». Page 16

17 Add notes and symbols To add notes and symbols press the appropriate button after selecting the or panel and then use the mouse to insert it into the desired position in the score. To attach «Slur», «Natural» and so on, press the corresponding button on the panel and then click the mouse on the desired note. (For «Slur» press the note, then release mouse button or drag to the desired position.) If you are entering notes or rests, you can change the duration of the added note or rest through the context menu or by pressing keys 0 through 6. If the program is in «Insert» mode (activated by the «Insert» key), notes and rests that follow the added note will shift to the end of the measure, and if they are out of the measure they are deleted. If you need to edit all the notes of a measure, activate free time. After having finished editing, you may activate time signature again, then all the notes that went beyond the measure will be deleted. Chords can be added only in the «Insert» mode (activated by the «Insert» key) or if you press the «Chord» button («Notes» panel). To add notes of different duration, polyphony is used. Notes should be added to different voices. To add voice to the staff use «Document» «Voice» «Add voice» To make voice active, use Up/Down or select it in the tree project. Notes can be added with symbols such as «Natural», «Staccato», «Portamento», etc., by selecting both a note button and a symbol button. Use the «Erase» button to delete notes and symbols. Press this button and then click the symbol you wish to delete on the staff. After activating the "Erase" button, the right mouse button works like an eraser. This allows for entering notes and symbols with the left button, and delete them with the right button without switching modes. If you want to completely utilize the context menu on the right button, do not forten to deactivate the "Erase" button. The «Mouse Input» «Keyboard Input» button switches the data entry mode. «Mouse Input» implies the use of mouse as the main input instrument. «Keyboard Input» implies the use of keyboard as the main input instrument. In the «Mouse Input» mode all the basic operations for the primary music input, including choice of note value, note input, editing of note pitch, removal, can be comfortably conducted with one hand, using only mouse, and without additionally switching modes. All the further processing of music notation, including editing, change of grouping, note stem directions, adding symbols, accidentals, slurs, accents etc, can be conveniently performed using Active Focus and hotkeys. To this end, set the focus on the desired note by moving over it the mouse cursor; a gray spot will appear around the note; then press a hotkey. You can the traditional highlighting of the notes as well; this is convenient when working with a group of notes. In «Mouse Input» mode, you can continue adding the selected note or symbol. (The «Point» be pressed.) button need not In «Keyboard Input» mode, the program adds a note or symbol as soon as you click a note or symbol button in the current position of the score. In this mode note input is performed with the help of the keys from 1-to 7 (depending upon the duration). At the same time cursor is moved to the next position, if the button in the panel is not pressed. To add notes as the chord is possible with the help of Enter key (having selected note pitch by Up and Down buttons beforehand.) The note will be added into the previous position as one more note of the chord. Page 17

18 To add a rest, press and hold P or Shift key, then choose the value by keys 1 through 7. The added note will be changed into the Rest of the same duration. To continue entering notes release Shift key. Moving within the score is performed by Left/Right keys and the pitch indication of the added note is performed by Up/Down keys. To add note together with the semitone or any other symbol, hot keys can be used (blue letters on the appropriate buttons). Semitones are also added by +/- keys Those symbols are added to the last input note in the score. Also, in the «Keyboard Input» mode, if you need to add symbols to several notes of the score (semitones, accents, articulation etc.), you can highlight the notes in the score and then press the corresponding buttons. If you press the button while adding a note, the note becomes a «Duplet», «Triplet», etc. If the position and duration of the «Triplet» (or other subdivision) exceeds the current time signature, the addition is ignored. It is important to remember that the program automatically fills the measure with rests and new notes overwrite the rests. There is no need to remove rests to add new notes. If you need to have a completely empty measure you can hide the rests by using the «Edit» «Hide/Show rests» command. Automatic filling a measure with pauses can be canceled in the Program settings. You can also add notes using the,,, Input through MIDI device (MIDI keyboard) or «Hot keys». Page 18

19 Add expressions This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. Tools for working with expressions are located on the panel. You can change the font used to display an expression by pressing the «Font» button. A dialog for setting font parameters opens. If the list of expressions exceeds the size of the panel, pressing the «All Expressions» button on the panel reveals the entire list of available expressions. The expression you choose will be added to the beginning of the panel list. Expressions are added to the staff as text, which can be changed as needed. The program analyses terms in a composition and performs their functions according to the types of the terms (Tempo, Dynamic, MIDI events). Parameters can be found in a «Templates» «Expressions» menu. When a term of «Tempo» type is added the program changes the current composition's tempo set in the term's settings. The program changes volume of notes for «Dynamic» type. The program sends a set sequence of bites to a synthesizer for «MIDI events» type. «Repeat» puts the «Play» button to the indicated position. If you want to add new expressions, choose the main menu item «Templates» «Expressions» «List». This opens a window allowing you to add, delete or change expression parameters. Page 19

20 Add chords Tools for working with chords are located on the score. panel. Chords are added at the cursor position in the First choose the root note of the chord to add -, flat or sharp, and optionally specify whether it will be a major or minor chord. The buttons assign the 5th to 13th notes of the chord to be played. Flats or sharps for the 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th or 13th notes are set using the.. buttons. To delete a chord, first select it in the score and then press the button on the left side of the chords panel. The right panel has template buttons for the most common musical chords (template - major, - seventh, etc.). To use templates, press the root note of a chord and then the template button. This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. You can also create your own chords templates. Create a chord (2 notes or more) on the staff as usual. Select all the notes of the chord and save it using the button on the panel or from the main menu («Templates» «Chords» «Save»). Chords thus saved will appear on the panel. If the full list of chord patterns exceeds the size of the chords panel, you can view them all by pressing the «All chords» button on the panel. Any chords you choose will be added to the beginning of the list on the panel. To save chords you have created to a file, choose «Templates» «Chords» «Save» from the main menu. To add a saved chord to a score from a file, choose «Templates» «Chords» «Add» from the main menu. Page 20

21 Add design elements Tools for working with design elements are located on the panel. «Lyrics» and «Inscription» are attached to the current staff position. All other elements are attached to the page number and can be duplicated on all pages. Duplication properties can be set in text and image properties, or using the «On all pages» and «On one page» buttons (after you select the desired elements). The «Attach to staff» / «Attach to page» button allows choosing a change case of element's position on a score. In the first case the program draws the element according to the cursor's position in a staff (current position of a cursor is kept while adding element) in the second as to the upper left corner of the page. The element changes its position in this case. In the second case the element is drawn independently of staves. The element can be doubled to all pages in this change case. Buttons on the color» panel manage the text and line properties, as well as the fill pattern and its styles such as the «Fill and others. (Select the property you want to use before selecting items to be edited). You can set text orientation with the «Orientation» button and alignment with the «Left align», «Right align» and «Align center» buttons. Also you have the opportunity to change the position of design elements. For this there are the «Bring to front» and «Send to back» commands. When you select the «Send to back» command the element will appear under the staves and when you select the «Bring to front» command, it will appear over the staves. Page 21

22 Intervals Input The intervals panel allows you to add the next note a specified interval apart from the previous note. Before adding a note, set the following parameters: - the cursor mode (whether to move after adding a note or not, using the "Chord" button); - the direction of the interval (whether the interval moves higher or lower, using the "Higher" and "Lower" buttons respectively); - the duration of the note (using the arrow of the "Duration" button to select from a list, or by pressing this button continuously to change to the next duration on the list); - the number of octaves to add to the interval. You can also add a trill or a tremolo to the note or increase the duration by a dot or a double dot. When you press the button for the desired interval, the note is added in the current position based on the parameters you set. See «Hot keys». Page 22

23 Add notes with the virtual guitar This tool is located on the guitar. panel. The location of frets on the virtual guitar corresponds to frets on a real Notes are added at the current position of the score, and if you have not pressed, the cursor moves to a new position according to the duration of the added note or rest. You can set the duration of the added chord using the «Duration» button. This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. You can add chords by frets for many types of predefined guitars (See «Templates» «Guitar list»), using the switch button «Guitar kind». The list of the guitars is available for modification in «Templates» «Guitar list». Page 23

24 Keyboard entry This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. The entry panel has buttons corresponding to the computer keyboard. You can work with notes of three octaves at the same time. Use, buttons for shifting octaves.,.. buttons are toggle buttons which add notes with the corresponding accidentals. Each button has a tooltip that refers to the corresponding keyboard key. Duration of new notes is specified by.. buttons. See. «Hot keys». Page 24

25 Editing notes and symbols You can change the parameters of added notes and symbols. Select notes or symbols with the help of the lasso or by holding the Alt key and clicking the mouse. You can move all notes and symbols up or down, to the right or left, within the limits of the measure, and you can adjust the length of some characters, such as «Crescendo», using the panel or with keystrokes. (See «Hot keys») You can use Drag&Drop to move symbols and notes. You can select multiple items while holding the Ctrl key and drag and drop them as a group. If you hold the Alt key and click on a symbol of the score, the program will select all of the same symbols that belong to one line of the score (for example: an entire line of lyrics or chord texts). If you hold the Ctrl key and click the symbols of the score the program adds (or removes if this symbol has already been selected) this symbol to selected list. You can align selected symbols horizontally by the «Horizontal align» command or vertically by the «Vertical align» command («Modify» panel). You can edit text or lyrics using a double mouse click. (This activates the score editor.) A context menu is available for many score items (text, image, grace notes, etc.) You can copy notes and symbols to the Windows clipboard. You can edit notes (change values, positions, stem directions and grouping etc.) during the input with Hotkeys when the Active Focus is active. You can cancel all changes using the «Undo» command. If the «Undo» command produces undesirable results, the «Redo» command will restore the original state of the score. Page 25

26 Add notes with the virtual piano This tool is on the panel. The keys of the virtual piano correspond to regular piano keys. The duration of the added note depends on the position of the mouse cursor on the height above the piano keys. You can see this duration changing on the mouse cursor. Notes are added at the current position of the score, and if you have not pressed, the cursor moves to a new position according to the duration of the added note or rest. You may add notes from whole notes through 1/64 by moving up or down a given piano key and adjust octaves by using the scroll buttons. Use the addition buttons to switch between the addition of and rests. Use the "Dot", "Tremolo", and other symbol buttons to attach the selected symbols to the notes added. Move through the score using the scroll keys while inputting data through the virtual piano. If the button is pressed, semitones are added according to the rules of music grammar, otherwise semitone should be chosen by pressing the button /. See «Hot keys». Page 26

27 Document properties Set the score's parameters. «General» - General properties of the score. «Staff interval» - sets the interval (in the page metric) between staves on the page for all compositions. «System interval» - interval between the staves of adjacent systems, if not marked the interval is equal to the staff interval. «Rastrum»/«Scale» - sets the scale (from 3mm to 10mm) of the data on the sheet. (Used when printing or exporting to graphic formats.) «Note spacing» - styles of the notes filling in the measures. "Space between notes" - increases/decreases the size of dole (duration of 1/512). These settings are used for the entire composition, but you can set them for each system separately «Measure alignmen style.» "Measure count in system" - If installed, the program places a number of measures in each system of the document, regardless of the notes or the other characters in the system.. «Beaming note style» - specifies the way notes in the measure are beamed together. Options include 1) no beams; 2) beam all notes in the measure in one group; 3) beam notes according to time signature; 4) custom beaming. By default, these settings are used for the entire composition, but you can set them for each measure separately «Setting the style for beaming notes.» «Alignment» - Sets the horizontal alignment of measures and the vertical alignment of staves on a sheet for all composition. «Use Key Signature for grace notes» - while playing grace-notes the part's key must be considered. «Empty pages at beginning» - Specifies the number of blank pages at the beginning of a composition. You can add text, pictures and other design elements to such pages. «Page» - Sets up the score for the printer. «Metric» - Sets measurement of the page to millimeters, inches, or pixels. «Paper size» - Sets the printer paper orientation and dimensions to any of 26 predefined formats. Allows the user to define other exact dimensions by preselecting Custom from the dropdown list box. «Margin» - Sets the left, right, top and bottom margins of the page in millimeters, inches or pixels. «Mirror pages» - the program swaps right and left offsets for even pages (used for double side print). «Print settings» - Parameters for printing. «Print empty lines at end of composition» - If not selected, printing stops when data stops. «Print empty measures at end of composition» - If the previous option is selected, this option allows you to also print the empty measures at the end of the piece. «Print numbers of measure» - If not selected, measure numbers are not printed. «Drum map» - Map of a composition. (Used to translate drum notes to MIDI events.) «Layout» - Default time signature and measure indent.. «Fonts» - the fonts used for different symbols on default i.e. in case if a certain font is not set up for a symbol of a score with the aid of instruments panel. «Signature» - You can specify the author, poet (lyricist), and copyright of the document. You can also provide a description of the piece. Page 27

28 Composition properies Composition settings. «Name» - composition title, the title is not marked in the score, but used to name the parts in project tree. «Tempo» - composition tempo by default, i.e. used in the beginning of the composition till music symbols or terms in the score, which change the composition tempo. «Pick-up (Ubeat)» - pick-up (ubeat) with time signature different from the common time signature, if not marked, then its time signature is equal to the common time signature.. «JazzSwing» - playback style where first note increases and the second decreases. «Staff interval» - Sets the interval (in the page metric) between staves on the page for all composition. «System interval» - interval between the staves of adjacent systems, if not marked the interval is equal to the staff interval. «Rastrum»/«Scale» - Specifies the scaling of the composition and its symbols. Page 28

29 Part properties Set the part parameters. «Name» - Name of the part used in the project tree. «Timbre» - Default MIDI patch used for playback if not specified for voices of this part. «Transposition» - Interval between notation and real pitches during playback. «Channel» - MIDI channel assigned to this part and used during playback. «Volume» - Volume of the MIDI channel assigned to this part. «Pan» - Pan of the MIDI channel assigned to this part. «Mute» - Mutes this part during playback. «Staff interval» - Sets the interval (in the page metric) between staves on the page for this page, if not marked, the interval from composition properties is used. «Visible» - Visible or hidden part in the score. Page 29

30 Staff properties Set the staff parameters. «Line count» - Number of lines that will appear on each staff. «Mute» - Mutes this staff during playback. «Rastrum»/«Scale» - Specifies the scaling of the staff and its symbols. «Tablature» - Check this to display the staff and its notes as a tablature. «Fret count» - Number of frets on the instrument's fret board. (Used during note entry.) «Show duration» - Set this to display stems and circular note heads for quarters and halves. «Tuning» - Specifies the pitch of every string. «Guitars» - Select a predefined instrument from a list. Page 30

31 Voice properties Voice settings. «Timbre» - if set up, all notes of the voice are played at this timbre, otherwise at timbre set up in the part. «Channel» - MIDI channel assigned to this voice and used during playback. «Volume» - Volume of the MIDI channel assigned to this voice. «Pan» - Pan of the MIDI channel assigned to this voice. «Mute» - Mutes this part during playback. «Visible» - Visible or hidden part in the staff. «Place in 2 staves» - if set up, the voice is placed in 2 adjacent staves and you can enter notes of this voice in upper and down staff, note and rest order considers it as one voice. Page 31

32 Measure properties Set measure parameters. «Time Signature» - Specifies the real duration of the measure if it is different from what is displayed in the time signature. «Staff break» - Check this box if you want the next measure to appear on a new line. «Page break» - Check this box if you want the next measure to appear on a new page. "Empty pages after break" specifies the number of pages without music after this measure where you can add text, pictures or other design elements. «Beaming note style» - specifies the way notes in the measure are beamed together. Options include 1) no beams; 2) beam all notes in the measure in one group; 3) beam notes according to time signature; 4) custom beaming.. By default, these settings are used for each measure separately «Setting the style for beaming notes.» Page 32

33 Grace notes Customizes grace note parameters. Grace notes are attached to the staff position, before or after the note, and may consist of several notes. «Place» - Placement of grace note(s) before or after the main note. «Style» - Short or long grace note (before the beat or on the beat «Note spacing» - space between notes displayed in the part. «Slur» - when adding a grace note into the score, a slur is also added which connects the grace note not with the main one. «Hide stem»: a grace note without a specified value, only note head. «Bend»: bend grace note, note head and hat slur. Page 33

34 Text properties Set text parameters. «Name» - Select a font name from a list of fonts. «Music» - Show/hide a panel for text input using music symbols. «Size» - Select font size. «Style» - Select bold, italic, strikeout and underline. «Continue» - This is normally needed for lyrics. It allows syllables to be assigned to more than one melody note. A dash is placed under notes as needed. You can change additional parameters, such as «Color», «Alignment» and «Orientation» with the selecting some text. panel after See also <Composition properties> Page 34

35 Instrument properties The following properties of any orchestral instrument are used when adding an instrument to the score in the new composition window. (See «New Document) «Name» - The name of the instrument being added to the score. «Abbr.» - The abbreviated name of the instrument being added on the next staff of the score. «Group» - The name of the musical group to which the instrument belongs. «Order» - The order of the instrument in the group. (This is used if sorting is active when adding an instrument.) «Timbre» - The number of the MIDI instrument, which is selected from a predefined list. «Transposition» - Transposes the notes of an instrument during playback. You can select the transposition parameter from the list located in the main menu: «Templates» «Transposition». «Line count» - The number of lines on a staff. «Accolade» - The type of bracket for the chosen instrument. There are three options for adding brackets to the staves: «None» - No bracket is added to the staff of this instrument. «One Instrument Only» - The bracket connects the staves of the given instrument only. «For the Group» - The bracket connects the staves of the entire group of instruments. «Staff count» - The number of staves used by the instrument. «Clef» - The clef of each instrument displayed next to its staff. See <Composition properties> Page 35

36 Guitar properties This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. Guitar templates. «String count» - of the instrument. «Fret count» - of the instrument. «Timbre» - MIDI keyboard patch or voice being played by the instrument. «Transposition» - interval between notation and real sound of the transposing instrument. «Tuning» - pitch settings for strings of the instrument. «Second pair» - specifies doubling of notes of the instrument (as for 12 string guitar). If set, entering from guitar fretboard adds two notes at a time.. «Chords» - list of chords for the instrument. Used when adding guitar fretboards from the tab.. See. «Add notes with the virtual guitar», «Guitar list» Page 36

37 Font list Set up extended music fonts. See.«Fonts «Name» - a name of a font set in operational system. «Scale» - is used if set-in font and selected font have different size. «Beam interval» - is used in pictures of 1/16 notes and shorter ones when the interval between their beams should differ from the interval set on default, e.g. if the beams are too bold. Page 37

38 Symbols This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. The program has a possibility to draw and use new symbols (like already defined). You can attach some action to them (Dynamics, Repeats:) after adding them to the score (this option is available in the context menu when the symbol is selected). In order to create a symbol you need to draw it on a sheet by means of panel, select all the elements and press button of panel or use «Tools» «Templates» «Symbols» «Save» menu command. In the displayed dialog you should specify the name, group and filename for this symbol. Program adds saved symbol to its list of symbols and after that it is available on panel. «Tools» «Templates» «Symbols» «Save as..» menu command doesn't add this symbol to the program and is used for giving the symbol to other users. Page 38

39 Expressions This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. The list of music expressions available for quick entry or for some actions. It is available in «Tools» «Templates» «Expressions» «Expression list». Each expression belongs to some type. You can specify its type in the same menu: «Text» - simple text without any action «Dynamic» - affects the volume of notes in the position where it is attached «Tempo» - affects the tempo when added to the part «MIDI event» - executes attached MIDI sequence «Repeat» - moves the cursor during playback. «Stop» - stops the playback of a score on the installed pass of playback. You can pick expressions from available by arrow on panel. panel which provides the most often used expressions. The whole list is See «Add expressions». Page 39

40 Chords This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. The program allows to create chord templates for quick entry. List of chords is available through «Tools» «Templates» «Chords» «Chord List». In order to create a new chord you need to add its notes to any place in the score (at least two notes) select them and click button panel (or by «Templates» «Chords» «Save». Chord dialog pops up. Specify Name (you can enter it by separate elements by using «New» button and arrow buttons), Group and file name for chord description. Saved chord becomes available in program's chord list and shown on panel. «Template» «Chords» «Save as..» command doesn't add chord to program but used to save chord for other users. See. «Add chords». Page 40

41 Drum map This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. Used to map drum notes to MIDI events according to their staff positions. Available with «Tools» «Templates» «Drum map» command. Notehead shape and its staff position is analyzed for mapping. Mapping is copied to each new document and document's own copy is used during playback. Mapping is done if staff uses percussion clef and MIDI Chanel #9. See. «Drum notes». Page 41

42 Guitar list This feature is unavalable in the SongWriter version. It is used for tuning the instrument of panel and for defining staff in Tablature view («Staff properties»). You can change it in «Tools» «Templates» «Guitar list». The information about guitar includes number of strings and frets, timbre (MIDI patch), transposition (according transposition list) and tuning for strings of this instrument. You can also define list of chords used with this instrument. This list will be available when adding information through panel. See. «Guitar properties» Page 42

43 Transposing List of intervals for transposing is available in «Tools» «Templates» «Transposing» menu. Interval is specified in half-tones. So the value is the amount of half-tones between original and transposed pitch. Used in part properties («Document» «Part» «Part properties»). If transposition is specified then all the pitches are modified during playback. This transposition list can be also used for transposing notes by, buttons on panel (arrows on the, buttons) See. «Transpose». Page 43