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Check barlines
and adjust any mistakes by hand. If a barline cannot be
fitted correctly (even using ties) the note cursor will stop at the offending
note and an error pop up displayed. The markers are not moved so you can
try the command again after sorting out that particular problem manually.
Block tidy
will attempt to remove unwanted rests from tunes entered via the
KEYBOARD or MIDI modules. It will attempt to convert ALL single rests
between markers to notes and tie them to the previous note. The overall
timing is not affected by this command. Use
Adjust barlines
to remove
unecessary ties and make the tune look even smarter!
Clear music
deletes ALL notes in ALL voices and the notepad. You only
need to use this before entering a new tune from scratch.
Exit Editor
will exit back to the CONTROL screen as will
COMM-HOME
.
Info f7
The normal music file information is displayed.
Hints and tips
Transposition
When a piece of music is transposed, the music sounds and is written at a
different pitch from the original. The simplest form of transposition is by one
octave. Individual voices may be easily transposed by changing the octave
number from Values. Increase the octave number to transpose up by one
octave. Part of a voice may be transposed by one or more octaves using
the macro facilities (see page 31). If music is transposed by exactly one
octave then the key signature is not changed.
If a piece of music is transposed by less than an octave then the key
signature changes. Each transposition from one key to another will give a
different pitch interval between the original and transposed notes. For
instance, if transposing from the key of G to the key of C the pitch of each
note will decrease by five notes. From C to B the pitch of each note will
increase by seven notes.