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4.3

The Toolbar display at the middle of the Toolbar gives a summary of current playback

conditions. For more information about playback status, Notion provides a more detailed

Heads-Up Display (HUD). You decide when you want the display to appear.

An example of the Notion Heads-Up Display (HUD).

A Rehearsal mark – If the score has rehearsal marks, the top center area identies the mark that pertains to the current

measure where the playback marker is. You can click on this text for a menu of all the rehearsal marks in the score:

click one to jump to a particular place in the score.

B Meter status – Displays a ratio in small numbers: the current beat in the measure on the left followed by the total

meter count for the whole measure on the right. If the playback marker is currently on an o-beat, you will see an

asterisk after the number on the left.

C Playback Tempo - Tempo user is performing.

D Notated Tempo – Notated tempo of the piece.

E Vamp Information – Display the number of bars in the vamp.

F Measure Number – Shows the measure number your cursor is in.

G Time Code – Total time into the score, measured in hours:minutes:seconds:frames (based on 30 frames per second).

Hide or Show the HUD

To hide or show this display on a regular basis:

1. Go to the Menu bar and select Windows: File > Preferences; Mac: Notion > Preferences.

» A preferences dialog box opens.

2. Ensure you are in the General Tab.

3. At the Performance HUD drop-down list select:

> In performance – play or perform in NTempo mode only. This is the default.

> In playback – play or perform in both Edit mode and NTempo mode.

> Never – Never show the HUD.

4. To save your change: Windows: click OK; Mac: close the dialog box.

Heads-Up Display