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Adjusting and optimizing the score
Samplitude Music Studio 15 automatically generates a notation display from the MIDI
events contained in the MIDI object. This is always correct with regard to pitch and position. However,
this does not mean that the notation can be read optimally, since displaying note lengths also plays an
important role in this context. In this case, the notation permits more interpretation flexibility so that the
user usually has to intervene. The illustration shows a typical example of how poor a readable
transformation of a sixteenth note piano sequence would look in notation.
This representation may be correct, but it is not readable. Why is that? The MIDI events contain very
precise information on the start of a note, i.e. its length and pitch, which has to be taken into account
during playback. It may influence the groove of a song if the notes are always slightly shorter than
sixteenth notes. If this were to be displayed correctly in the notation, then the score would be unreadable
as in the example above. The MIDI events also do not contain information on whether the gap between
two notes is a real rest, its harmonic correlations (pitch), and the characteristics of the dynamic
sequences. This is why automatic processing of notation always differs from what would be ideal.
Samplitude Music Studio 15 includes a number of automatically and manually controllable functions for
making it easier to read the notation. The reworked version of the the above score illustration shows how
big the difference can be.
Note allocation in multiple staves
The term "Stave" refers to an individual line within a stave as well as all staves of a score. In cases where
it is important to be able to differentiate a score and a staff from one another, we use the term "Stave" for
the score and "staff" for a single system.
What is meant by a "Stave" can often be interpreted from this relation, for example, in a two-handed
piano piece, "upper" or "lower" systems are referenced.
Samplitude Music Studio 15 provides multiple systems, e.g. for piano notation, or entire scores which
can possibly be comprised of up to 16 individual systems.
To manually assign notes to a system, click
to move the selected notes one line on a stave higher. Click
to move them one line lower. This results in the note being connected to the line (independent of the
MIDI
channel or pitch). This manually set allocation can be undone by clicking on
"Automatic staff allocation"
When transcribing a MIDI piano recording, splitting the notes into a two-line piano system using the split
point is recommended. The points where individual notes are placed incorrectly in a line can be corrected
easily by assigning the notes manually with a click to the desired stave.
The automatic allocation of the score to a specific line is flexible. Either the MIDI channel of the note
event, the pitch, or even a combination of the two can make up the criteria. This permits simpler and
faster distribution of MIDI notes in the score line.
For example, it's often the case with some standard MIDI files that a particular piano piece's lower
system notes have a different MIDI channel than that of the notes of the upper stave. Let's assume the
notes for the right hand are on channel 1 and the notes for the left hand are on channel 2. In this case you
should set up two staves for the stave in the note stave settings. The easiest way to do this is with the
"Piano" preset. For the first staff, set the MIDI channel allocation to "Ch. 1" in the "Channel" selection
box and "Ch. 2" for the second staff. Deactivate allocation according to pitch by setting the split point to
0 (see MIDI score settings dialog).
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