User Manual

QUICKSCRIBE EDITOR
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If QuickScribe is the only cell in the center portion
of the Consolidated Window at this point, the
QuickScribe cell will not be allowed to “pop out”
yet.
2 Drag down the horizontal window divider to
create a second horizontal cell in the center portion
of the Consolidated Window.
You’ll now be able to pop-out the QuickScribe
window.
3 Double-click the QuickScribe cell’s pop-out
area.
The QuickScribe window is now a separate
window.
4 Play-enable the next sequence in the Chunks list
and repeat this procedure to extract its
QuickScribe window from the Consolidated
window.
If you keep the QuickScribe window inside the
Consolidated window, then there is only one
QuickScribe cell that simply updates to display the
currently play-enabled sequence.
Virtual paper
The QuickScribe Editor can display any
combination of tracks in the sequence, and you can
easily change what is displayed. Page formatting is
preserved, even if you decide to change what is
displayed in the window. The QuickScribe Editor is
ideal for quickly printing scores and parts.
Unlike the Notation Editor, which employs linear
note spacing aligned with a time ruler, the
QuickScribe Editor uses engraver spacing so that
the notation looks more natural for printing. In
addition, the QuickScribe window displays staves
on a page—essentially a virtual piece of paper—
such that what you see on-screen is what you get
when you print a QuickScribe score. QuickScribe
automatically generates as many pages as needed to
hold your score. The contents of the QuickScribe
Editor can be printed at any time. This chapter
explains all about preparing the appearance of the
score. For information about printing it, see
“Printing project windows” on page 22.
OPENING THE QUICKSCRIBE EDITOR
See “Opening edit windows” on page 327. The
QuickScribe Editor window position, as well as the
zoom setting, current page, and other aspects of
the window, are saved with the file. In addition, the
QuickScribe Editor can be saved with window sets.
THE QUICKSCRIBE EDITOR TITLE BAR
The QuickScribe Editor title bar contains the
standard edit window items discussed in “Window
Target” on page 329.
THE TRACK SELECTOR
Like other Digital Performer editors, the
QuickScribe Editor has a track selector that lets
you view multiple tracks at one time. See “Viewing
multiple tracks in one edit window” on page 328.
THE QUICKSCRIBE TRANSCRIPTION ENGINE
The QuickScribe Editor employs a highly
sophisticated transcription engine to interpret
unquantized MIDI data as readable music
notation. QuickScribe tries to write the music just
like it sounds — perhaps like you might write it
down if you listened to a tape of it and tried to
transcribe it yourself by ear. Transcription is not an
exact science, and QuickScribe does its best to take
precisely recorded MIDI data (which is often
played much differently than the way it is written),
make “human” judgements about how it might be
written, and then turn it into readable notation.
Floating split points and multiple voices
Digital Performer’s QuickScribe Editor
transcription engine is quite sophisticated. For
example, it employs floating split points when
notating a track on a grand staff, intelligently
deciding whether notes should be written on the