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opmo
MIDI ENTRY
To start the MIDI input into your score file, select the command MIDI Entry from the Tools menu. When MIDI Entry is ON, the Listener echo bar will change to orange:
Now you know the MIDI Entry is ON. Depending on the position of the pitch-bend wheel and the modulation wheel as well as the position of the sustain pedal the colour of the Listener echo bar will change.
To make the MIDI Entry as functional as possible there are a number of commands that will increase the speed of your work without the need to move away form your MIDI keyboard.
Every entry is octave independent, except the pitch entry.
Pitch
Enter pitch symbols and chords into your score.
Length and Tuplet
Pitch-Bend: Up-Full
C 1
D 1/2
E 1/4
F 1/8
G 1/16
A 1/32
B 1/64
Cs 3
Ds 5
Fs 6
Gs 7
Bb 9
Length-rest and Tuplet
Pitch-Bend: Down-Full
C -1
D -1/2
E -1/4
F -1/8
G -1/16
A -1/32
B -1/64
Cs -3
Ds -5
Fs -6
Gs -7
Bb -9
Velocity
Pitch-Bend: UP-Half
C pppp
Cs ppp
D pp
Eb p
E mp
F mf
Fs f
G ff
Gs fff
A ffff
Bb <
B >
Attribute
Pitch-Bend: Down-Half
C stacc
Cs ord
D marc
Eb fermata
E mart
F ten
Fs pizz
G leg
Gs trem
A tie
Bb ped1
B ped
Microtonality and Commands
Modulation Wheel: Up
Add a microtonal symbol next to the pitch symbol.
F +
G -
A .
B ..
C parenthesis pair
D open parenthesis
E close parenthesis
Cs move forward char
Eb move backward char
Fs delete backward char
Gs undo
Bb new line and indent
Note: If you enable MIDI input with the modulation wheel up, you need to move it down and up again in order for it to be considered up.
Entries with Sustain Pedal Down
Pitch
Add a pitch symbol next to the previous pitch (chord).
Length and Tuplet
Pitch-Bend: Up-Full
Add a length entry to the previous length value (combine length).
Length-rest and Tuplet
Pitch-Bend: Down-Full
Add a length-rest entry to the previous rest value (combine length).
Velocity
Pitch-Bend: Up-Half
Add < or > dynamic symbol to the previous velocity value.
Attribute
Pitch-Bend: Down-Half
Add (+) attribute to the previous attribute value (combine attributes).
Examples:
c4e4g4
Enter a chord c4e4g4 on your MIDI keyboard or pitch by pitch: c4 e4 g4 with sustain pedal down.
(q c4 mp e4 g4)
1. Modulation wheel up then C => ()
2. PB-UpF then E => (q)
3. Enter c4 => (q c4)
4. PB-UpH then E => (q c4 mp)
5. Enter e4 then g4 => (q c4 mp e4 g4)
(q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p fermata+trem)
1. Modulation wheel up then C => ()
2. PB-UpF then E => (q)
3. Enter c4 => (q c4)
4. PB-UpH then E => (q c4 mp)
5. Enter e4 => (q c4 mp e4)
6. PB-DnH then C => (q c4 mp e4 stacc)
7. Enter g4 => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4)
8. PB-UpH then Eb => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p)
9. PB-DnH then Eb => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p fermata)
10. PB-DnH then Gs + sustain => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p fermata+trem)
(q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p fermata+trem 3q c4 eb4 fs4)
1. Modulation wheel up then C => ()
2. PB-UpF then E => (q)
3. Enter c4 => (q c4)
4. PB-UpH then E => (q c4 mp)
5. Enter e4 => (q c4 mp e4)
6. PB-DnH then C => (q c4 mp e4 stacc)
7. Enter g4 => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4)
8. PB-UpH then Eb => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p)
9. PB-DnH then Eb => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p fermata)
10. PB-DnH then Gs + sustain => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p fermata+trem)
11. PB-UpF Cs/E (chord) => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p fermata+trem 3q)
12. Enter c4 then eb4 then fs4 => (q c4 mp e4 stacc g4 p fermata+trem 3q c4 eb4 fs4)
Best wishes,
Janusz
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