User Manual

4.8
Helpful Tidbits
Other concepts to keep in mind:
8 To cut o your sound at the end of a piece, press an NTempo key one “extra” time.
8 One concept that is not immediately intuitive: you “perform” rests, too. If you happen to notice there are only rests in
the score (or, more likely, in the particular part/section you are performing), you still continue to tap.
8 Especially when rst getting used to the software, it is easy to get out of sync with the rest of the ensemble.
See Move Playback Marker in NTempo Keyboard Shortcuts for guidance on what you can do to recover
quickly (and quietly!).
Optional: Activate Auto-Cruise
You can continue tapping keys for the remainder of the score, or you have the option of setting a tempo
and letting the software take over at that pace. To do this, tap keys on the “A” row until you are satised
with a tempo, then press (once) the U key. Playback continues automatically at the tempo you set until
the marker reaches a metronome mark in the score, then playback continues at the notated tempo.
You are free to jump back to the “A” row if you need to readjust the speed at any point – or you can press Up
Arrow (for faster) or Down Arrow (for slower) if the tempo adjustment does not have to be precise.
Perform One or a Few Select Parts
If you only want to hear one or a few parts, you can:
8 Click solo/mute buttons for select instruments in the Mixer (in either NTempo or Edit mode), or
8 In Edit mode (only) highlight just the measures/instruments you want to hear before you perform.
Pause/Stop
To pause while performing, press the Q key. To end performing, press the Spacebar or Esc or
click the Stop button in the Transport. The main dierence between pause and stop is
what happens if you decide to tap again in the same location right after the halt:
Feature: Use: If you return to tapping at this spot:
Pause Q key Playback proceeds to the next note in the NTempo sta.
Stop
Spacebar, Esc, or
Playback repeats the last note you stopped on.
Since you end performing with a stop, the green playback marker halts and displays a double border around it. With
a pause, the playback marker halts without a border around it – as a visual indication you are still performing.