User Manual

QUICKSCRIBE EDITOR
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Figure 43-14: Changing the spelling of an accidental. Choose ‘Auto’
to let QuickScribe automatically choose the accidental using
context-sensitive note spelling algorithms.
Moving a note into the left or right hand on a
grand staff
The QuickScribe transcription engine employs
sophisticated, context-sensitive algorithms to
determine if a note should be written in the right
hand (treble clef) or left hand (bass clef) on a piano
staff. There may be times, however, where you’d
like to manually override QuickScribe and move a
note to the opposite staff. To do so, select the note
and choose Switch Staff from the QuickScribe
Editor mini-menu.
Changing the size of a notehead
Digital Performer offers two notehead sizes:
normal and small. Small noteheads can be used for
embellishments, cue notes, and other notational
elements that call for small noteheads. To change
the size of noteheads:
1 Select the notes.
2 From the QuickScribe window mini-menu,
choose Change Selected Notes to> Small noteheads
or Change Selected Notes to> Normal noteheads.
CHORD SYMBOLS
Chord symbols can be added to your score. Chord
symbols are MIDI track events, and can be
transposed along with MIDI notes.
Entering chord symbols
To enter a chord symbol, choose the Chord Symbol
tool in the QuickScribe tool palette ( ) and click
on or above the desired note. Alternatively, assign a
keyboard shortcut to the Enter Chord Symbol
command (Setup menu> Commands) and press
the keyboard shortcut to enter a chord symbol
above the selected note (or if there is no selection,
above the playback wiper).
An empty chord symbol edit box will appear, ready
for you to type in the symbol:
Figure 43-15: An empty chord symbol edit box
Type the desired chord symbol in the empty box.
The first character, the root note, must be a letter
A–G ; after that, you may use any of the following
symbols:
Symbol Description What to type
sharp pound sign ( # )
flat B
minor sign hyphen (-)
° diminished symbol Option/Alt-Shift-8
ø half diminished symbol Option/Alt-O
Δ major 7th triangle Option/Alt-J
6/9 chord suffix 6/9
diagonal slash for hybrid
chord,
inversion, or altered bass
slash ( / )
horizontal slash for a poly
chord
underline ( _ )
any other text the text itself