User Guide

Chapter 9: Recording Tracks
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Embellisher Settings
The settings contain a number of parameters that affect the embellishment. They can be
turned on and off, and can be set with certain percentage strength. The settings are:
Humanize: The velocities, durations (legato), and timing of the notes are humanized.
The original velocities etc. of the notes are ignored. This is useful when the melody has
been entered in a stiff manner.
Octave: The octave of the Melody is changed to the best octave for the current Melody
instrument. For example, if the instrument were a Piccolo the octave would be raised to
the best range for a piccolo. There is an additional setting for the octave in the “More”
settings dialog.
Anticipation: An anticipated note is played early, or “ahead of the beat,” as shown.
Unembellished notes
Embellished with anticipations on beats 1 and 3
Less Anticipation: This is the opposite of anticipation. This finds notes that are
anticipated, and “embellishes” them by playing them later (on the beat).
Grace Notes: The grace notes are brief notes played just before, and a semi-tone below
the original note. The grace notes intentionally don't show on the notation, so that it will
remain easily readable. They can be heard.
Doubled Notes: Melody notes are doubled with the same pitch.
Unembellished …
“C” quarter note is doubled to 2
eighth notes.
Embellished …
Extra Notes: Extra notes are added between melody notes.
Unembellished …
In this before-and-after
example, an Eb and E note are
added between the D and F.
With Extra Notes added …
Note Turns: With a note turn, a single note is replaced by a group of notes that includes
the original note and the semitone or scale tones above and below.
Unembellished …
In this before-and-after
example, the C note is replaced
by a “turn” of 3 notes with a
note a scale tone above the C.
Embellished with turn …