Instruction Manual

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Basic Musical Editing
Notation and Lyrics
by the amount of the note duration you choose. Six buttons let you select a
note duration ranging from a whole note to a 32nd note. Buttons to the right
of the notehead buttons let you select dotted note or triplet modifiers. The
Ctrl+Right Arrow/Ctrl+Left Arrow commands pages you through the track,
sounding each note as the cursor passes over it. You can also page
through the track by clicking the Play-Next button or the Play-Previous
button that are in the Staff view toolbar.
Note: You cannot insert notes whose durations are less than the value in
the Display Resolution field, which is located in the top level of the Staff
view toolbar.
You may want to pick a different snap-to grid value for a particular note. For
example, if you want to insert a half note in the last quarter note position in
a measure (in order to get two tied quarter notes), you must set the snap
resolution to a quarter note. SONAR will automatically convert the half note
to two tied quarter notes. The same method can be used to insert a
syncopated note, such as a quarter note at an eighth note position.
You may also wish to disable the Fill Durations and Trim Durations
options before you enter notes on the staff. This will allow you to see the
true durations of all the notes you enter. These options are discussed in
Changing the Way Notes Are Displayed.
To Insert a Note on the Staff
1. Disable the Fill Durations and Trim Durations buttons in the Staff view
toolbar, if desired (this is usually the best way when you’re entering
notes).
2. Click the Display Resolution button in the Staff view toolbar and choose
a resolution that’s as small or slightly smaller than the smallest note you
plan to enter.
3. Click the Draw tool .
4. In the second row of the Staff view toolbar, select a note duration, and a
modifier (dot or triplet) if desired. You cannot insert a note that’s shorter
in length than the note in the Display Resolution field.
5. Move the Now time to the location where you want the new note by
pressing Shift-Right arrow or Shift-Left arrow. Notice the vertical line
that marks the Now time in the Staff pane. The line moves by the
duration of the note you selected to enter.
6. Click the cursor on the vertical line at the pitch that you want.