Opusmodus version 2.1, end of June!

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