User Manual

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One of the many innovative features of Notion is a variable swing lilt you can hear on playback. You can adjust its
timing so it’s subtle or wildly pronounced. You place this feature in any number of places in your score using three
components: a marking to start the swing feel, a marking to return to standard interpretation, and a slider to adjust
the amount of push before or after the beat. NOTE: The swing feel does not aect the playback of triplets.
1. Press Shift + G:
> Once, if you want eighth note values aected across all staves in a system. You view Swing (all) on your Music
Cursor.
> Twice, if you want only 16th notes aected across all staves in a system. You view Swing 16ths (all) on your Music
Cursor.
> Four times, if you all note values aected for only one sta. You view Swing (sta) on your Music Cursor.
> Five times, if you want only 16th notes aected for only one sta. You view Swing 16ths (sta) on your
Music Cursor.
2. Position the Music Cursor where you want the swing feel to start.
◙ The “S” in Swing marks where effect starts.
3. Press Enter or click your mouse.
» Notion places the text in the score. On playback, the program plays this and all the notes that follow with a jazz-
swing feel.
◙ Now a score marking
4. To adjust the degree of syncopation:
> Click the Swing marking once.
» A slider with a orange knob appears next to the text.
> With the mouse, slide the knob to the right to increase push after the beat and to the left to increase push before
the beat.
◙ Orange knob to the right of “Swing.”
> To keep the change, click anywhere in the score area.
» The slider disappears.
Swing Control