Instruction Manual

752 Notation and Lyrics
Basic Musical Editing
evoked—knowledge that only the composer possesses. For example, if a
modulation is being prepared, then the new key signature has not yet been
completely established, and the harmony has already begun to shift. In fact,
there may not even be a scale in a diatonic sense: chromatic scales, for
instance, are supposed to sharp on the way up and flat on the way down.
Because no set of rules will suffice for all situations, the composer needs
the ability to override any default choice.
Notes in SONAR normally do not have a forced enharmonic spelling. This
means that they will automatically change to match the default for a new
key signature. If you specify spelling that matches the default choice,
SONAR will drop any forced spelling and switch back to default behavior.
Otherwise, the forced spelling is remembered for that note, and will not
change to follow the key signature. If you change the pitch of a note by
some other means (for instance, by dragging it up or down), it will lose any
forced spelling, because it very likely no longer applies to the new pitch.
Enharmonic spelling overrides for each note are saved in the project file.
When you type a note’s enharmonic spelling, use the following table as a
guide:
Accidental... Character..
.
Example..
.
Displays as...
Flat b Cb5
Sharp # C#5