Reference Guide

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Working with lyrics
Notation and lyrics
along. You can make the font size in the Lyrics view as large as desired, so that the lyrics can be
read at a distance from the monitor. During playback, the current line in the lyrics is enclosed in a
box and the current word is highlighted.
Lyric events are similar to text events. Like any other event, they occur at a particular time. They
contain text, just like general-purpose text events, but generally they contain only a single word (or
syllable of a word). As events, Lyrics can be edited in the Event List view (see “The Event List view”
on page 742).
See:
“Adding and editing lyrics in the Staff view” on page 1113
“Opening the Lyrics view” on page 1114
“Adding and editing lyrics in the Lyrics view” on page 1114
Adding and editing lyrics in the Staff view
The Staff view displays lyrics below their associated track. If the track is split into treble/bass staves,
lyrics are aligned with notes in both staves, but are displayed below the treble staff.
When a lyric word or syllable spans multiple notes, a trailing underline or series of regularly spaced
hyphens is automatically drawn, following conventional lyric notation practice.
To add lyrics to a track
1. Select the Draw Freehand tool in the Control Bar.
2. Click the Lyrics button in the Staff view.
3. Position the pointer below the staff, under the first note to be assigned lyrics. (The pointer
changes to a pencil when you are in a legal position.)
4. Click to open an insertion box.
5. Follow the instructions in the table:
6. Press Enter when you are done.
SONAR displays the new lyrics below the staff.
To do this Do this
Enter a word or syllable Type it in the insertion box
End the word or syllable and move to the next note Type a space, tab, or hyphen
Skip over a note Type a space or hyphen
Move back to the previous note Press SHIFT+TAB
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