Copyright: Copyright ® 1998 by NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc.
Citation: Copyright ® 1998 by NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc.


Main Contents
Welcome to NoteWorthy Composer™

NoteWorthy Composer is a music composition and notation processor for Windows. It provides for the creation, play back, and printing of your own musical scores. It will also export your compositions to other MIDI applications, thus making your compositions available to a wide variety of music software on the market today. Additionally, NoteWorthy Composer imports and automatically notates songs contained in standard MIDI files, thus enabling the play back and printing of existing songs that you may have on your machine already.

This section introduces the application, assists in installing and setting it up, and facilitates getting comfortable with its capabilities. The following areas are covered in this introduction:

Getting Started:

You have just installed NoteWorthy Composer, and you are not sure where to go from here? This section can help.

Ordering Information:

If you have not licensed your copy of NoteWorthy Composer, and you want to do so, this section tells you how.

Command Reference:

A description of all menu commands, keyboard shortcuts, and tool bar buttons is provided in this reference. Select these reference sources if you want to know what something in the NoteWorthy Composer application does or how it works.

Common Questions:

Commonly asked questions by users of NoteWorthy Composer and our answers. Try looking here before asking for assistance.

Whats New:

This section documents the development history of NoteWorthy Composer since its original introduction in October of 1994.

Getting Support:

If you want or need support, we can help. This tells you where and how to ask for help.

Note: For assistance on using this help file, press F1 now.

A product of NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc.

http://www.ntworthy.com


How to Get Support
NoteWorthy Composer Support Services

If you have any questions regarding the use of NoteWorthy Composer that have not been answered in this help file or at our world-wide web site, feel free to contact us:

World-wide Web:	http://www.ntworthy.com
e-mail:	support@ntworthy.com

Alternately, if you do not have access to on-line e-mail, you may write to us at the following postal address:

NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc.

209 South Fuquay Ave, Suite 120

PO Box 995

Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526-0995

USA

Note to registered users: For best service, be sure to indicate that you are a registered user on any correspondence with NoteWorthy ArtWare. Please do not include your registration codes, as we do not need this information in order to support you. Response time for e-mail queries will typically take less than 48 hours.

If you purchased NoteWorthy Composer from an authorized dealer, you should contact the dealer for support. If necessary, the dealer will contact us directly in resolving a complex support issue.

See Also

How to Order

Authorized Dealers

Common Questions

Getting Started

Benefits of Registering


Removing NoteWorthy Composer

NoteWorthy Composer includes an uninstall utility in the product. The utility is called UNINSTAL.EXE and it can be used to remove the product from your hard drive. There is an icon created for it in the program manager when the product is installed on Windows 3.1. For Windows 95, a selection is added to the remove software section of the Add/Remove Software applet in the control panel. This makes the removal of the application a relatively simple process. It can be done as follows:

1.	Close any and all NoteWorthy Composer application windows.

Windows will not allow the removal of application files that are currently in use. If you are currently using NoteWorthy Composer, you must exit before continuing these steps. You will also need to close this help file or Windows will prevent you from deleting it.

2.	Run the remove utility.

This will remove all the application files, as well as any icons originally created in the program manager.

3.	If you created any NWC songs, they will not be removed by the utility. You will have to manually remove any files that you created through the File Manager or the Explorer.


Benefits of Registering
Registration Has Its Privileges

If you are using the unregistered version of NoteWorthy Composer, we have granted you a limited license to try out the software to determine its appropriateness for your needs. We have, however, placed some limits on its use. In most cases, the limits only apply to files that you create on your own, and not the samples that are included with the package, so you can still test out all of the features included in the product. Specifically, the following limitations exist during your evaluation period:

->	You are only granted a license to use the software for 30 days, after which you must either remove the software from your system or purchase a license.

->	Any files you create are branded as unregistered. Unregistered files can only be saved up to 10 times by unregistered users. After 10 saves, unregistered files can no longer be saved by unregistered users. This restriction no longer applies once you register.

->	Files created by registered users cannot be changed and then saved by unregistered users.

->	When you print scores that you or other unregistered users create, the following changes are made prior to printing the piece:

1. An order form is always printed prior to the remainder of the score

2. A message is included on top of each staff system indicating that this is an unregistered score.

3. The author and copyright fields that you may have supplied are replaced by NoteWorthy Composer specific information.

->	The Copy function in Print Preview is only available on registered scores, such as the included samples.

->	Notation items cannot be pasted into a registered score file.

->	The Record command cannot be started with a registered score file.

->	The Copy Special command cannot be used with an unregistered score file.

Once registered, these restrictions are all removed. Any files you created while unregistered can be opened and saved using the registered version, thus branding them as registered files.

Please note that the above list is the comprehensive set of limitations associated with the evaluation version of the product. We have not included poor printing results, unusual display effects, or any other crippling techniques in the evaluation version as an incentive for you to register. If you are experiencing poor performance with the product, please do not assume that registration will correct these items. In most cases, additional limitations beyond those described above cannot be overcome simply by registering the product. Please keep this in mind during your evaluation.

See Also

How to Order

License Agreement


Reference
Command Reference

The following are references for the various components included in the NoteWorthy Composer application:

Command Reference:

All of the menu commands that are available and what they do.

Keyboard Reference:

Keystrokes that will speed the score creation process.

Tool Bar Reference:

Shows and describes the icons on the tool bars.


Getting Started

After installing NoteWorthy Composer on your system, you are now ready to start working with music and playing back existing scores and MIDI files. The following topics help you to get started in this effort. If you have not registered, please check out the Benefits of Registering section for details on how this evaluation copy is different from the licensed edition.

Working with Song Files:

NoteWorthy Composer comes installed with several complete score files (as well as song excerpts) which are ready to be played back and printed. This section explains how song files are used in NoteWorthy Composer.

Configuring for Sound:

NoteWorthy Composer needs to be configured for sound before any scores can be played back. This section explains how to do this.

Creating a New Song:

Once you have successfully played back one or more of the sample songs, you are ready to create your own works. This section will help you get started in this process.

Working in the Score Editor:

Whether you are creating a new song, or changing an existing song, this section can help explain how the score editor works, and how notation can best be placed into the active staff.


Working with Song Files

NoteWorthy Composer uses its own file format to load and store song information to and from files. All NoteWorthy Composer files are named with a file type (or dot extension) of NWC. NoteWorthy Composer files can be loaded using the Open command on the File menu (see Open Command), or by double-clicking on an NWC song file in the File Manager or Explorer. After making changes to an existing song file, the changes can be preserved by saving the changes to the existing file or to a new file. This is accomplished by using the Save command on the File menu (see Save Command).

NoteWorthy Composer also supports the import and export of song performances stored in standard MIDI files. This makes it possible to convert existing MIDI performances into NoteWorthy Composer scores, where the song can be edited and printed in standard music notation. MIDI files can be loaded in the same way as NoteWorthy Composer files, using the Open Command from the File menu, or by using the Import Command on the file menu. Exporting an existing NoteWorthy Composer score file is different from saving the file: the Export Command is used for this purpose.

NoteWorthy Composer fully supports the loading of compatible files by dropping them into NoteWorthy Composer from the File Manager (this is often referred to as Drag and Drop compatibility). Using this technique, a set of MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files can be simultaneously dropped into NoteWorthy Composer for subsequent editing and play back.

For even faster and convenient access to your most recent songs, NoteWorthy Composer keeps a history of the last ten songs which have been open. These can quickly be loaded by selecting one of the ten songs in the song history list on the File menu (see File History).

You can change the default location for the song files on your machine. The initial song folder is set from the Folders tab in the Options command. We recommend that you keep your songs in a separate folder from the NoteWorthy Composer program files. This will make upgrading to a new version of the program easier and safer in the future.

The Options command area can also be used to set up the auto-save feature, on the File tab. When enabled, this feature works in the background to protect your work, even if you forget to save on your own. In the event of a power outage or some other catastrophic event, you may be able to recover changes you made that were not yet saved to disk, as the auto-save feature may have captured the changes for you.


Configuring Sound
Configuring Sound in NoteWorthy Composer

After NoteWorthy Composer is initially installed onto your hard drive, it is immediately able to open and print score files with no further adjustments. The scores cannot be played back, however, until NoteWorthy Composer is told which sound device(s) should be used for play back. When it is first installed, the MIDI Mapper will automatically be selected as your default play back device, unless you have already some other device in a prior version of the program. If you do not have any sound hardware on your computer system, NoteWorthy Composer can still be used to create, edit, print, and export score files, but NoteWorthy Composer will be unable to play the scores back so that you can hear them.

The following steps can be used to configure NoteWorthy Composer for sound, so that you can hear scores on play back:

Step 1	If not open already, start the NoteWorthy Composer application

Step 2	Open the menu titled Tools and select Options

Step 3	Select the Midi tab from the group at the top of the dialog.

From within this dialog, follow the instructions as specified in the help section for this tab (see Midi Tab Help)

If there are not any devices listed in either the Available Devices or Devices Used for Play Back list box, then you either do not have sound equipment on your computer or the device has not been configured within Windows. Refer to the documentation associated with your sound card for information on setting up the device in Windows.

Hint: If there are many devices listed and you are not sure which one to select, chose the Microsoft MIDI Mapper, if it is listed. This will allow NoteWorthy Composer to play songs using the same configuration that Windows uses in its own multi-media players. In general, it is a good idea to use only one device for play back. If you move more than one device into the used list, you may get unpredictable results, depending on whether your system really supports multiple, simultaneous MIDI sound sources.

After completing these three steps, you are ready to start hearing the scores that you open in NoteWorthy Composer. When you are ready to play a score, the easiest ways of doing it are either by pressing the F5 function key or clicking on the [image] play button in the Tool Bars.

A similar procedure can be used for setting up MIDI input and recording. The Record Tab is used to configure an input device for real-time or step entry via a MIDI keyboard or other external MIDI device. When you are ready to record a performance, the easiest approach is to start a new song using one of the Rhythm templates. Any of these templates will enable you to record a new performance while playing back a rhythm that will act as your metronome. Recording can be quickly started from the F4 function key or clicking on the [image] record button in the Tool Bars.


Creating a New Song

You can start a new song of your own by selecting the New command on the File menu. Once executed, you will be presented with a tabbed dialog that shows various templates that are available. The templates are used as the basis for a new song. If you want to start from scratch, you can select the <Blank Score> template from the General tab. In all cases, you will then be prompted for important information about your new song: the title, author, and copyright information which you wish to assign to your new score. If you are uncertain about what you wish to say in this box, do not worry as you can always get back to it later using the Info command on the File menu.

After you OK the authoring information, an initial score is presented which includes the initial parts based on the template. In order to add additional parts or change existing parts, you should use commands on the Staff menu. Use the Staff Properties command to change the attributes of each individual staff. This is where you can assign a name to the staff, as well as control its size attributes and play back characteristics. You can quickly open the staff properties by pressing F2.

Click here to proceed to an introduction of the notation editor.


Introduction to the Notation Editor
Introduction to the Score (Notation) Editor

Once a score is created, it can be edited by selecting a staff for display in the Score Editor. The staff group feature can be used to quickly select a collection of parts into the editor window. This is done via the Contents tab in Page Setup. The editor shows all of the staves that are included in the display group, and displays the active staff in a different color (the default is blue). This blue staff is the one where editing is active when adding, selecting, changing, or removing notation items.

The editor displays all notation in a staff from left to right as one continuous stream of notes, rests, bar lines, and other notation data. In other words, all notation is edited along a single horizontal access. The scroll bars can be used to move around in the current view of the score. As you move rightward, you are advancing further into the song. Each staff is displayed vertically, representing a different instrument or part within the view. The editor view displays the score differently than how it generally appears when printed. The print logic actually formats your composition into a printable form using information that you specify in the Page Setup area.

The active staff in the editor includes a flashing cursor, which is known as the insertion point. The insertion point can be moved around the staff using the arrow keys on the computer keyboard, or by clicking the left mouse button at the desired position. This insertion point indicates where the next item added to the staff will be placed. In most cases, both the vertical and horizontal position of the insertion point is important in determining the position of the next item. In some cases, however, the vertical position of the insertion point is not significant. Clefs, time signatures, key signatures, and bar lines are examples of items that are placed at fixed vertical positions within the staff, regardless of the position of the insertion point.

Notation can be added at the insertion point using either the keyboard, the mouse, or both. For computer keyboard advocates, the Keyboard Guide provides a good reference of all functions which can be accomplished without the aid of a mouse. These include fast methods for adding notes (the Enter key), rests (the Space Bar), and bar lines (the Tab key).

If you are using the mouse for notation entry, then you will probably be using the speed menus assigned to the right mouse button, in conjunction with the tool buttons and menus available at the top of the application. You can get more information on these topics through the following:

Tool Bar Reference

Notation Editor Context Commands (No Selection)

Notation Editor Context Commands (Selection)

Once notation has been placed in a staff, the mouse can also be used to select items and manipulate them. Selection can be accomplished with the mouse by clicking in a staff, and then dragging the mouse while holding the left button down. If you drag the mouse close to the left or right borders of the window, the editor will automatically scroll the score in the appropriate direction. Once you have selected the target notation items, the right mouse button can be used to activate the speed menu.


Printing the Score

Once you are happy with how a song looks and sounds, or you just simply want to review the musical material in the song, you can print the score. The printing logic decides how to best format your composition based on all of the options that you specify for the printed page. For example, all of the following page setup options influence how one or more staves are printed onto a page: the selected notation size, the printing device, the page size, the presence of staff names on the front of a system, and the number of staves selected and their size. This provides a great deal of power and flexibility in printing your composition, without you being burdened with all of the formatting decisions while the song is being composed.

For more information, see File Print Command.


Staff Groups

NoteWorthy Composer allows you to arrange a song into groups, which allow you to organize your song parts into different viewable sections that can be selected quickly from within Page Setup. Note that all staff parts will play back simultaneously, regardless of their group.

The staff group is most useful in developing different elements of a song semi-independently. For example, you can create a song with two different groups: one group containing the melody (which might include a vocal staff, and the left and right hands for a piano), and a separate group for drum parts. By placing the drum and other percussive instrument staves in a separate group, and viewing it separately, you can repeat rhythmic patterns more easily without impacting the structure of the melodic score. New groups are automatically created by assigning a unique group name to a staff when it is created or edited using the Staff Properties dialog.

You can view parts in the editor either by group or selectively using the Page Setup Contents tab.


Order Form
Order Form for #9611, NoteWorthy Composer

(to register any version 1.* edition)

Name:

Address:

Day Phone:

Eve Phone:

Fax Phone:

E-mail ID:

The current price¹ is US $39 for a single user license (see price list). Please select your payment method:

 ( ) I have enclosed a check or money order¹ drawn from a US

     bank or institution made payable to NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc.

 ( ) Charge the fee¹ to my VISA / MASTERCARD / AMEX / DISCOVER:

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¹ Current single user price of US $39 is guaranteed through 31 December 1998.

  Prices are subject to change thereafter. North Carolina residents, please add

  6% sales tax ($2.34).

Please allow 1 to 4 weeks for delivery in North America, and 2 to 6 weeks for all other countries/territories.

Send Completed Form to:

	NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc. 209 South Fuquay Ave, Suite 120 PO Box 995 Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526-0995 USA	FAX: 919-557-6157 sales@ntworthy.com ntworthy@aol.com ntworthy@compuserve.com


Ordering by Phone

You can order NoteWorthy  Composer by phone using your MasterCard, VISA, American Express, or Discover card. Simply call any time, toll free, at 1-888-NTWORTHY, or call +1-919-557-6757.

When ordering, specify program "NoteWorthy Composer", Item/Product # 9611, and have the following information available: your credit card number, its expiration date, your name exactly as it appears on your credit card, and the billing address for your card.

Please note: Our telephone line is for orders only. We have operators standing by 24 hours a day to take your order. However, our operators are not trained to answer your technical questions. Please see the Getting  Support section for details on finding assistance with your technical questions.

In addition, your registration codes will not be made available during your call. This information will be included with the product that is shipped to you after your order has been processed.


How to Order
How to Order NoteWorthy Composer

NoteWorthy  Composer is not a free program, but rather is distributed as Shareware for purposes of evaluation. This gives you the opportunity to evaluate NoteWorthy  Composer for up to 30 days before you are required to purchase a license. See sections NoteWorthy Composer License and Warranty and Benefits of Registering for more information.

A license for NoteWorthy  Composer Version 1 can be purchased for $39 (US Dollars) by registering the product with NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc. Your registration will grant you a license to use a single copy of any version 1.* edition of NoteWorthy Composer (which is why we simply call it Version 1). Registration can be done in the following ways:

**Note: The following information applies to ordering only. See Getting  Support for details on where to ask questions about NoteWorthy Composer.

Phone: NoteWorthy  Composer can be ordered by phone using your MasterCard, VISA, American Express or Discover card. See ordering by phone for more information.

Fax/Mail: Complete the order form information (see Direct Mail Order Form) found in the file order.txt in the NoteWorthy Composer application folder (Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover, Check/Money Order accepted). Mail, e-mail, or fax your completed order form along with your payment to:

NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc. 209 South Fuquay Ave, Suite 120 PO Box 995 Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526-0995 USA	FAX: 919-557-6157 sales@ntworthy.com ntworthy@aol.com ntworthy@compuserve.com

Customers seeking to purchase a site license for more than one computer, please refer to the price list to calculate the appropriate licensing fee for your configuration.

On CompuServe: NoteWorthy  Composer can be ordered on-line using the CompuServe Software Registration area. Within CompuServe, simply do the following: GO SWREG, select Register Shareware, select a Registration ID of 3773, then select Display Selected Titles. We are automatically notified of your purchase, and you will receive an e-mail acknowledgment of your order within 2 business days.

Once You Have Ordered:

After we receive your order, a registration package will be sent to your postal address. The registration certificate is used to activate the licensed version. See Registration  Procedures for more details.

We will also ship a 3½" high density application diskette containing the latest Shareware version of NoteWorthy  Composer.

If you have an e-mail address:

If you have an e-mail address and you provide it with your order, then we will automatically send you notification on the availability of major new releases of NoteWorthy Composer, as they become available. If it is a version 1.xx upgrade, then your current registration will be accepted by the new software.

UK Registrations: NoteWorthy  Composer can also be ordered in the UK from The Public Domain & Shareware Library. For pricing and other details, contact: PDSL, PO Box 131, CROWBOROUGH, Sussex. TN6 1WS, U.K., Tel 01892 663298, Fax 01892 667473, BBS 01892 661149

Access/MC/VISA/Switch accepted

See Also

Price List

Authorized Dealers

Benefits of Registering


License and Warranty
NoteWorthy  Composer™ License  and  Warranty

NoteWorthy  Composer Copyright  ©  1996,1997  by NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc.

All  Rights  Reserved

Your use of this software indicates your acceptance to the terms and conditions as defined in this license agreement and warranty statement. Please carefully read these terms and conditions prior to the use of this software.

Unregistered Shareware Version

The license information in this section applies only to the unregistered version of NoteWorthy  Composer. You can confirm whether a running NoteWorthy  Composer application is unregistered Shareware by selecting the About menu item in the Help menu of NoteWorthy  Composer.

Evaluation License: NoteWorthy  Composer is not a free program. You are hereby granted a limited license to use this version of NoteWorthy  Composer for up to 30 days before you are required to purchase a complete license (see Ordering Information). If you elect not to purchase NoteWorthy  Composer, you must discontinue the use of it after the evaluation period expires (see Removing NoteWorthy Composer).

Distribution License: You are hereby granted a limited license to distribute the unregistered Shareware version of NoteWorthy  Composer provided you comply with the distribution conditions outlines in the VENDOR.TXT file in the NoteWorthy Composer directory.

Registered Version

As a licensed user of NoteWorthy  Composer, you are entitled to install NoteWorthy  Composer on one machine and enjoy unrestricted use of its capabilities. You may also install NoteWorthy  Composer on a second machine provided that it will never be in simultaneous use on more than one machine. Please protect your registration codes, as these are intended to be used only by you.

Disclaimer of Warranty

The NoteWorthy  Composer application and its accompanying support files are provided "as is" and no warranty of fitness for a particular use or purpose is offered. The entire and exclusive liability implied by this agreement shall be limited to the replacement of defective diskette(s). Liability shall not include or extend to any claim for or right to recover any other damages, including but not limited to loss of profit, data, or use of NoteWorthy  Composer or other software, or special, incidental, or consequential damages or other similar claims, even if NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc. has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will NoteWorthy ArtWare's liability for any damages to you or any other party ever exceed the actual price paid for the license to use NoteWorthy  Composer.

NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc. specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.


Registration Procedures

The unregistered version of NoteWorthy  Composer includes a Register command in the File menu. This command is used after ordering a license from NoteWorthy ArtWare (see Ordering  Information). This command opens the registration dialog where the codes provided to you are used to enable the registered version of NoteWorthy  Composer. This command is only useful after having ordered NoteWorthy  Composer.

After ordering NoteWorthy  Composer, you will receive a registration package, which includes a diskette with the latest release. Your registration codes will be printed with your name (as provided in your order) and a special code. This information is used to activate your registered license using the Register dialog. You will need to enter both your name and this special code when prompted in the registration procedure. When entering this data, it should be typed exactly as it appears in the registration package, including any punctuation, symbols, and spaces. Your name is case sensitive, so make sure you only capitalize the letters that are capitalized on the registration receipt. Also, be careful about adding extra spaces where none should be. Specifically, there should not be any spaces in the special code provided to you. Be careful not to add any spaces when typing the code into its appropriate field. A check list is included below to further assist you in the event that you are having trouble with your registration codes.

Once your name and code have been entered correctly, press the OK button and you should now be welcomed as a registered user. If you experience any difficulties with this operation, there is help available. Refer to Getting Support for more details. If you ordered from an authorized dealer, you should contact them with questions about your registration code. Before you ask for help, please make sure that you have checked all of the following:

1. Is there a space between letters in your registered name? If so, you must include this space when entering it into the Name field.

2. Are there capital letters in your registered name? If so, these letters must also be capitalized when you enter them into the dialog box.

3. Is there punctuation, such as a comma or period, in your registered name? If so, these must be included exactly as shown when entering your name into the dialog.

4. Have you added spacing or punctuation to your name when typing it in that is not reflected on the license receipt? This will cause the registered attempt to fail.

See Also

How to Order

Authorized Dealers

Getting Support

Benefits of Registering

Common Questions


Authorized Dealers
NoteWorthy Composer Authorized Dealers

The following are authorized dealers for NoteWorthy Composer in the specified region or country. Please contact them directly for details about ordering or on the status of an order that you placed with them.

If you purchased NoteWorthy Composer from an authorized dealer, you should contact the dealer for support. If necessary, the dealer will contact us directly in resolving a complex support issue.

United Kingdom: For UK registration and subsequent customer support, please contact:

PDSL, The Public Domain & Shareware Library

PO Box 131

CROWBOROUGH, Sussex. TN6 1WS

Tel 01892 663298

Fax 01892 667473

BBS 01892 661149

Access/MC/VISA/Switch accepted

See Also

How to Order

Common Questions

Benefits of Registering


Price List
NoteWorthy Composer Price List
(all prices are in US Dollars)

Single License	$39.00

Site License

(A site license includes one diskette and one activation code for the organization)

Site licenses are available for schools, companies and other organizations that would like to install NoteWorthy  Composer on more than one computer. The pricing is based on the number of computers on which NoteWorthy  Composer will be installed or the number of computers on the network that will use NoteWorthy  Composer. Pricing is as follows:

2 to 5 computers	# x US $30

6 or more computers	US $150 + [(# - 5) x US $20]

where # is the number of computers at the site to be licensed for use

A 15% discount will be applied to site license orders that total US $250 or more and are accompanied by payment. In other words, prepaid site license orders for 10 or more computers will be discounted by 15%.

Examples of price computation:

A school wants to install NoteWorthy  Composer on 8 computers at their site.

US $150 + [(8 - 5) x US $20]= US $210

A company has a server and 16 client computers connected to the server will use NoteWorthy  Composer:

US $150 + [(16 - 5) x US $20]= US $370

If the company sends payment with the order, the cost will be US $370 - 15%= US $314.50

For more information on site license purchases, e-mail us at sales@ntworthy.com.

Current prices are guaranteed through 31 December 1998. Prices are subject to change thereafter.

See Also

How to Order

Authorized Dealers

Benefits of Registering


Commands

This index lists the command menus available on the menu bar. Choose a menu to view a list of the specific commands on each menu.

Control	Commands to control window size and location
File	Open, save, and print commands
Edit	Clipboard and selection commands
View	Commands to control application and editor appearance
Staff	Score construction and editing commands
Insert	Commands for the placement of various notation symbols
Notes	Running attributes used in note and rest entry
Tools	Tools for working with the active staff and score
Window	Tile, cascade, and other score window management commands
Help	Help and version information commands

In addition, there are several speed menus that are available on a context sensitive basis from within the notation editor. These are accessed by the right mouse button or the tilde key on the keyboard:

Notation Editor Context Commands (No Selection)

Notation Editor Context Commands (Selection)


Control Menu Commands
Control Commands

A control menu is available for all NoteWorthy  Composer editor windows, as well as the main NoteWorthy  Composer workplace window. The control menu is traditionally located at the top left corner of a window. It is accessed within the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace by pressing <Alt+Spacebar>.

The control menu can typically be used to perform the following operations:

Restore	Restore the window to its original size
Move	Move the window to some other location
Size	Change the size of the window
Minimize	Reduce the window to its smallest, iconified form
Maximize	Enlarge the window to its maximum size
Close	Close the window
Next	Activate the next window
Previous	Activate the previous window
Switch Task List	Activate a different program


Window Menu Commands

This collection of commands enables manipulating the arrangement of editor windows in the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace.

Cascade	Cascades all open windows that are not minimized
Tile	Tiles all open windows that are not minimized
Arrange Icons	Arranges all minimized windows
Close All	Closes all open windows
Child List	Short list of open windows which can be activated
More Windows	Complete list of open windows (more than 9 windows)


Help Menu Commands

The commands in this menu are dedicated to providing version/license information and convenient access to important components of this help file.

See Also

Getting Started	How to get started in working with the product
Command Reference	Help on all commands
Common Questions	Answers to some common questions
Getting Support	How to get additional help/support


Context Commands (No Selection)
Editor Context Menu Commands (No Selection)

The following commands are available in the notation editor when no items are currently selected. These can be accessed either by: hitting the right mouse button (on a two or three button mouse), or by pressing the "~" key on the computer keyboard.  You do not need to use the shift key for this to work. After this action, the appropriate notation editor context menu pops up with the choices below:

Note	Adds a note
Rest	Adds a rest
Chord Member	Adds a note member to a chord
Bar Line	Adds a standard bar line
Paste	Pastes the contents of the clipboard at insertion point
Staff Properties	Allows the properties of the active staff to be modified
MIDI Control
Multi-point Controller	Adds a generic MIDI controller
Instrument Patch	Adds a change of instrument
Notation
Styled Bar Line	Adds special bar lines
Clef	Adds a bass or treble clef
Dynamic	Adds dynamics such as ppp or mf
Dynamic Variance	Adds dynamic variance, such as crescendo
Flow Direction	Adds flow direction symbols such as To Coda
Key Signature	Adds a key signature
Performance Style	Adds a performance style, such as Legato
Special Ending	Adds special endings
Sustain Pedal	Adds sustain pedal symbols
Tempo	Adds tempo designations
Tempo Variance	Adds tempo variances, such as fermata and accel.
Text	Adds a text expression of your choice
Time Signature	Adds a time signature designation


Context Commands (Selection Present)
Editor Context Menu Commands (Selection Present)

The following commands are available in the notation editor when one or more notation items are currently selected in the active staff. These can be accessed either by: hitting the right mouse button (on a two or three button mouse), or by pressing the "~" key on the computer keyboard. You do not need to use the shift key for this to work. After this action, the appropriate notation editor context menu pops up with the choices below:

Cut	Cuts the selection to the clipboard
Copy	Copies the selection to the clipboard
Copy Special	Copies the portion of the selection that fits on screen to the clipboard as a graphic
Clear	Clears the selection (no effect on clipboard)
Selection	Edits the current selection (opens appropriate dialog)
Beam	Beams the note flags of the selected notes
Triplet	Turns the selected notes into a triplet
Accent	Toggles the accent attribute of the selected notes
Dotted	Marks subsequent notes and rests as being dotted notes
Double-Dotted	Toggles the double dot attribute
Slur	Slurs the selected notes
Staccato	Toggles the staccato attribute of the selected notes
Tenuto	Toggles the tenuto attribute
Tied	Marks subsequent notes as being tied to the next note
Stem Up	Toggles the upward stem attribute
Stem Down	Toggles the downward stem attribute


Restore (Control Menu)
Restore Window

This restores a window to its original size and position. After a window is restored, it can be minimized or maximized by selecting the appropriate control menu command. When a score window is maximized, a restore shortcut button is available on the NoteWorthy  Composer menu bar.

See Also

Control Commands

Size

Minimize

Maximize

Windows Menu Commands


Move (Control Menu)
Move Window

This command moves the active window around the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace. When the window is properly positioned, simply press Enter to complete the move operation. Note that this command is not available for a maximized window.

See Also

Control Commands

Windows Menu Commands


Size (Control Menu)
Size Window

This command can be used to change the size of the active window within the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace. After selecting the size command, use the arrow keys to select the border of the window that will be used to adjust its size. After changing the position of the border, simply press Enter to complete the size operation. Note that this command is not available for a window that is maximized.

See Also

Control Commands

Restore

Minimize

Maximize

Windows Menu Commands


Minimize(Control Menu)
Minimize Window

This replaces the active window with an icon, which is a small graphic representation of the window. This frees up space in the application workspace for other windows to be more readily arranged and viewed. A shortcut button appears on the top right side of a window.

See Also

Control Commands

Restore

Size

Maximize

Windows Menu Commands


Maximize (Control Menu)
Maximize Window

This enlarges the active window to utilize as much of the screen or application workspace as is available. A shortcut button appears on the top right side of a window for more convenient access to this function.

See Also

Control Commands

Restore

Size

Minimize

Windows Menu Commands


Close (Control Menu)
Close Window

This initiates a close operation on the active window or NoteWorthy  Composer application. If any data contained within the window has not been saved, you will be given the opportunity to save the data prior to the window being closed. If a notation editor window which is currently playing is closed, the play operation is stopped prior to closure.

See Also

Control Commands

File Close Command

File Exit Command

Windows Menu Commands


Next (Control Menu)
Next Window

This command activates the next open window within the NoteWorthy  Composer application window chain. The order of the chain of windows is based on the order in which the windows were opened.

See Also

Control Commands

Windows Menu Commands


Previous (Control Menu)
Previous Window

This command activates the previous open window within the NoteWorthy  Composer application window chain. The order of the chain of windows is based on the order in which the windows were opened.

See Also

Control Commands

Windows Menu Commands


Switch To (Control Menu)
Switch To Task

This displays all of the open applications so that you can switch to a particular task or arrange the applications on the screen.

See Also

Control Commands

Windows Menu Commands


Cascade Windows Command

This command arranges all open edit windows which are not minimized into a cascaded stack. All of the score file names will be visible in the banners of each window.

See Also

Windows Menu Commands


Tile Windows Command

This command arranges all open widows on the screen such that the client area of each window is visible in the NoteWorthy  Composer workspace. This command is most effective when three or fewer edit windows are open.

See Also

Windows Menu Commands


Arrange Icons Command

This command arranges all minimized windows around the bottom of the NoteWorthy  Composer workspace.

See Also

Windows Menu Commands


Close All Windows Command

This command closes all edit windows in the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace. Any songs which have changed since their last save will prompt for permission to save the file.

See Also

Windows Menu Commands


Child Windows List

The first nine songs that are open in the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace can be activated from this list. Once selected from this list, that score becomes the active window in the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace.

See Also

Windows Menu Commands


More Windows Command

When more than nine score editor windows are open in the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace, this command menu option becomes available. This command presents a dialog where other score editor windows can be activated.

See Also

Windows Menu Commands


About Command

This displays a dialog box showing the current version of NoteWorthy  Composer and the pertinent copyright statement. If this is an unregistered version of NoteWorthy  Composer, this will be indicated here. The registered version indicates the name of the registered, licensed owner of the product.

See Also

Help Menu Commands

License Agreement


File Menu Commands

The File menu contains the necessary commands to open, save, and print NoteWorthy  Composer files. All NoteWorthy  Composer notation files use a file type extension of nwc. The naming convention is handled automatically by the NoteWorthy  Composer file control commands. Help on the File manipulation commands is provided below:

New	Creates a new score file from scratch or using a predefined template
Open	Opens an existing score file
Save	Saves the score in the active edit window
Save As	Saves the score in the active window to a new file name
Save All	Saves all open score files which have been changed
Revert	Reverts the currently active score back to the version saved on disk.
Close	Closes the currently active score
Import	Imports Type 1 MIDI files
Export	Exports Type 1 MIDI files
Info	Specifies authoring information about the active score
Page Setup	Sets page display options when printing
Printer Setup	Changes the current printer configuration
Print	Prints the active score
History	Scores which have been recently open
Exit	Quits the program


New Command

This command is used to create a new NoteWorthy  Composer composition. A new file is started by selecting a song template and then pressing OK. The template named <Blank Score> in the General tab is a special template that starts a new file from scratch.

You can create your own templates by dragging and dropping an existing NWC song file onto the current list of templates. A copy of the file will be made and placed into the same folder as the other templates in the list. The list of templates is generated from the song files contained in the Template folder inside the NWC application folder. Any first level sub-directories in the Template folder are placed into their own tabs in the template list.

Once a new file has been started, you can edit the new song as any other song being edited in the notation editor. The first time you chose to save the new file, the Save As dialog (see Save As Command) will automatically appear so that you can specify the filename for this new song.

More about templates

The templates feature uses standard *.nwc song files as the basis for song templates. A template can be any standard nwc file. The difference between using a template and opening an existing file is that a new file is created without an association to a pre-existing file. When a new file is created based on a template, the template name is only used during the construction of the new file. Later attempts to save the file will need to be named with a new filename.

Customizing

All templates are files contained in the Template sub-folder of the NWC application directory. The Template folder can contain one additional level of sub-folders that will be recognized by the template feature. Each sub-folder underneath the Template folder represents a new tab in the File New dialog. You can create your own tabs in the File New dialog by adding folders inside the Template folder.

New templates can be added to the system in three different ways:

1. 	A song file can be saved into one of the Template folders in the NWC application directory. This is as easy as a Save As command on the File menu.

2. 	A file can be copied into the Template folder using the explorer or file manager programs.

3. 	A file can be dragged from the explorer and dropped inside a template list in the File New dialog. This will automatically make a copy of the file and place the copy in the appropriate Template folder.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Open Command

Save As Command

Info Command


Open Command

This command opens an existing song file in a new window. This existing file is specified through the standard Windows file dialog.

Open File Dialog Options

File Name

Select or type the file that you wish NoteWorthy  Composer to open. The selection box lists all of the files with the file types listed in the List Files of Type selection box.

List Files of Type

You can specify which of the supported file types you wish to see in the file selection box. The file types that NoteWorthy  Composer can open include:

NWC Files

Files created by NoteWorthy  Composer itself, which always has a file extension of NWC.

Song Files

This lists all files that NoteWorthy Composer is capable of opening, including *.MID files (conform to the Standard MIDI File specification, i.e. SMF format) and *.NTW files (used by older versions of NoteWorthy Composer).

SMF files are commonly used to exchange music performance data between music sequencer, notation, and algorithmic composition software. Any files with an extension of MID are assumed to be MIDI files when they are opened. For more information on importing MIDI files into NoteWorthy  Composer, see Importing MIDI Files.

Directories

This list box provides the ability to move around the file structure on the selected drive. It is often convenient to store all song or NoteWorthy  Composer files in their own sub-directory, or across several directories.

Drives

This box provides the ability to select which disk drive contains the directory and its associated file to open.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Creating a New Composition

Reopening a Composition

Importing MIDI Files


Importing MIDI Files

NoteWorthy  Composer can import Standard MIDI Files (SMF). This is accomplished by selecting the File Import command or selecting a file with a ".MID" extension from the open command (see Open Command). If a MIDI file has been selected in the Import File dialog, the MIDI Import Wizard is started.

The import wizard walks you through the process of importing a MIDI file in a few easy steps. Once all steps are complete, simply select Finish to complete the process.

See Also

Open Command

Export Command


Exporting MIDI Files
Export Command

This command is used to export the active score to a Standard MIDI File. This file can then be loaded and used by other MIDI software. Some components of the export can be controlled in order to satisfy the needs of different MIDI applications on the market. These are controlled with the File tab of the Options command on the Tools menu (see Options Command).

When Export is first selected, the existing file name for the score is automatically changed so that the proper extension of .MID is used, while retaining the rest of the file name.

See Also

Importing MIDI Files

Save As Command

Options Command


Save Command

This command saves the composition in the active window to its associated file name. If the composition has not yet been given a name, the Save As command will automatically be invoked.

Just prior to saving the file, NoteWorthy  Composer optionally checks to see if a file exists with the same name as the one about to be saved. If so, it is renamed to a *.BAK file. If backup files are enabled, you can always restore the previous version of a file after saving it by copying the *.BAK file to an *.NWC file. This only works for the most recent version of the file that existed prior to the last save operation.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Save As Command

Save All Command


Save As Command

This command enables saving the currently active composition to a new file. Only the NoteWorthy  Composer file type (*.NWC) can be saved to file in this command.

Save Song As Dialog Options

File Name

Select or type the file name that you wish to assign to this composition.

List Files of Type

Only the NWC file type can be specified from within this command. This is the only file type included in this list. This allows you to see the existing NoteWorthy  Composer song files in the currently selected directory.

Directories

This list box provides the ability to move around the file structure on the selected drive. It is often convenient to store all song or NoteWorthy  Composer files in their own sub-directory, or across several directories.

Drives

This box provides the ability to select which disk drive contains the directory where you wish this new file to reside.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Export Command

Save Command

Save All Command


Save All Command

When requested, NoteWorthy  Composer will scan all the open songs and initiate a save operation for any which have been changed.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Save Command

Close All Command


Revert Command
Revert File Command

This command reverts the active score file back to the saved version available on disk. This is a more convenient way of simply re-opening the file that is stored on disk while, at the same time, discarding the current changes made to the active score since the last save operation. Any user messages shown during a standard open of the file are also displayed when reverting back to the saved version with this command.

After the Revert command has been executed, the changes that were made to the score prior to the most recent save will be lost. For this reason, use this command with care.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Open Command

Save Command


Close Command
Close File Command

This command requests closure of the currently active composition. If this composition is currently being played, play is stopped. The window is then closed if it has not been changed since the most recent save or open operation. If the file has been changed, you will be given the opportunity to save the file prior to its closure.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Close All Command

Control Commands


Info Command

This command provides the dialog used to define key parameters to your composition, such as its title and copyright information. This information is used when any parts of the score are printed. The song title is also used in the File History list (see History  Commands).

Song Title and Author Dialog Options

Song Title:

This is where you specify the title of this composition.

Author:

If this is a song of your own creation, specify your name as the author.

Copyright Notice:

You are entitled to copyright protection for any song works that you compose. You can specify two lines of copyright information within NoteWorthy  Composer that will be displayed on the first page of the printed composition. A suggested phrasing is provided automatically. If you have registered, your name is also placed here automatically for new songs that are created.

Comments:

Any comments that you wish to make about the composition can be made here. This can be used as a running record of your compositional or performance process associated with the song. This information is not included on any printouts of the song parts.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Print Command

Print Preview Command

History Commands


Page Setup Command

This command allows you to set properties associated with a printed page of your song. The page options are distributed across two tabs:

Contents: One or more staff parts can be selected for editing and/or printing using this tab.

Options: This is where the general setup options are available. They include the following (click on the field name to get additional information):

Page Numbering	From

Title Page Info

Extend last system

Increase note spacing for larger note durations

Notation Size

Staff Labels

Measure Numbers

Measure Start

Margins: This is where the page margins are set. The margin settings include the following (click on the field name to get additional information):

Top of Page

Inside Edge

Outside Edge

Bottom of Page

Mirror Margins

Measure Units

Fonts: This is where you can customize the fonts used in each staff of a score. The page includes the following controls:

Font List

Modify Button

Preview: This is where you can preview the effects of changes made in the other page setup areas. This area includes a summary list of what the current view of the score will look like on the printed page. You can also go directly to print preview from this page. The page includes the following:

Information List

Preview Button

See Also

File Menu Commands

Print Command

Print Preview Command

Printer Setup Command


Printer Setup Command

This command allows you to change your printer device and its configuration. The exact details of the possible options are device and system dependent.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Print Command

Print Preview Command

Page Setup Command


Print Command

This command enables printing the current view of the score selected in the editor. You may wat to use the Page Setup and Print Preview commands to review the appearance of the final printout before sending it to the printer.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Print Preview Command

Printer Setup Command

Page Setup Command


Print Preview

This is where you can preview what the printout of your score will look like. In the 16 bit version, you also can request that the current page be copied to a bitmap file or the clipboard using the Copy button. In the 32-bit version, the page is always copied to the clipboard as a metafile graphic.

Note for users of the 16-bit program: If you have a high resolution printer (300 dpi or better), the resulting bitmap from a "Copy" operation may be very large, and thus consume a large amount of memory. In some cases, the operation may fail due to insufficient memory to perform the operation. In these cases, you may want to decrease the notation size and increase the margins associated with the page. This will reduce the overall size of the bitmap that you are creating.

See Also

File Menu Commands

Printer Setup Command

Page Setup Command

Print Command


History Command
History Commands

The File History commands make it easier to open recent compositions within NoteWorthy  Composer. Your most recent compositions are stored in the file history. Access to these files is fast and easy through the File menu. Once selected, the file associated with the song name is automatically opened and available for edit and play.

The file history is updated anytime a score window is closed.

See Also

File Menu Commands


Exit Command

The File Exit Command closes all compositions and terminates the application. If play is currently in progress, it will be stopped prior to closure.

See Also

File Menu Commands


Experimental Features

The program includes a couple of experimental features that are hidden during normal operation. However, if a file that uses any of the experimental features is opened, the experimental features become available while working on the experimental file. Before using an experimental file and the features that are enabled by it, please read the following:

The experimental features enabled by an experimental file are not guaranteed in future versions of the program. These features are provided for experimental purposes only. You may use them, but we strongly suggest that their use be kept to a minimum to avoid future conflicts with later versions of the program. This is because the experimental features may be changed, reworked, or even removed in the next release of the program.

If you elect to edit an experimental file, using the experimental features enabled by it in the process, you are doing so at your own risk.

The following experimental features are enabled when working with an experimental file:

Staff Layering:

This feature enables more than one staff to occupy the same space in a score system. Layering is controlled by two different options:

1 - The first is the Layer with next staff option in the Staff Properties. This option allows a staff to overlap with the next staff in the score system.

2 - The layering, or overlapping, of staves is then turned on and off in the Page Setup options. The Allow Layering option in the Contents tab is used to turn the layering effect on and off on a score wide basis.

Currently, the layering mechanism is difficult to use, as note head and rest placement will sometimes overlap in unsuitable ways, which cannot be corrected from the editor.


Edit Menu Commands

Most commands available from the edit menu are designed to operate on the active staff of the active window. Many of the commands are only enabled after notation items have been selected in the active staff. Items can be selected by holding down the shift key while moving the insertion point with the mouse or arrow keys. Clicking the left mouse button and dragging the mouse also can be used to select notation items.

The commands available from the edit menu include:

Undo	Reverses the effect of the last action or command
Redo	Reverses a previous Undo operation
Cut	Cuts the selection to the clipboard
Copy	Copies the selection to the clipboard
Copy Special	Copies the portion of the selection that fits on screen to the clipboard as a graphic
Paste	Pastes the contents of the clipboard at insertion point
Clear	Clears the selection (no effect on clipboard)
Selection	Edits the current selection (opens appropriate dialog)
Remove Chord Note	Remove the member of a chord immediately on the left of the insertion point
Beam	Beams the note flags of the selected notes
Triplet	Turns the selected notes into a triplet
Goto	Moves insertion point to the measure you specify
Lyrics	Opens the lyric editor dialog for this staff


Undo Command

The Undo command reverses the effect of the most recent staff editor command or action. You can undo more than one action by repeatedly selecting this command.

The number of commands that can be undone can be configured. See Options for more details.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Redo Command

The Redo command can be used to re-apply a command that was reversed using the Undo command. This command is only available immediately after an Undo operation has been performed. If a subsequent change is made to the active staff after an Undo command is performed, the Redo command will no longer be available.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Cut Command

The cut command removes the selected items from the active staff and places them into the NoteWorthy Composer clipboard. The items are then available to the paste command.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Copy Command

This command makes a copy of the selected notes and places them in the clipboard for future paste operations. If you want a graphical version of the selected notes, use the Copy Special command.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Copy Special Command

This command makes a graphical copy of the portion of the current selection that fits on the screen, and places it in the clipboard for future paste operations into some other program. You can elect to copy just the selection of the active staff, or the selected portion of all the staves in the current view of the score. If only one staff is shown in the current view of the score, no choice is provided, and the copy of the active staff is completed immediately.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Paste Command

Takes the note data from the clipboard (that was put there by a prior use of the Copy or Cut commands) and inserts it into the active staff at the insertion point.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Clear Command

This command removes the selected notation items from the active staff. The items are destroyed after removal. They are not copied to the NoteWorthy Composer clipboard. All notes to the right of the selected are moved backwards in time to meet with the items on the left side of the selected area.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Selection Command

This command is used to edit a selected item on a staff. This command is only active if a single element is selected on the staff, and that element is not a note or rest. It allows for changing any of the parameters associated with the item using the same information screen as was used to create the item.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands

Insert Menu Commands


Beam Notes Command

This command allows a group of selected notes to be beamed across their stems. The notes must be placed onto the staff first, then selected, before using this command. Only adjacent notes and chords with at least one stem flag can be grouped in this fashion. A beam cannot cross past a rest or bar line, or any other item that is not considered an audible note. Notes must be selected before a beam can be applied. Notation items can be selected by clicking the left mouse button and dragging the insertion point across the items. Notes can also be selected by holding the Shift key while moving the insertion point to the right or left.

When a series of one or more notes is selected, the Note Beam tool and menu option will automatically be enabled and checked to indicate the status of the command. The command is only enabled when it is possible to either beam selected notes, or remove a beam on existing selected notes. The addition or removal of a note beam is dependent on whether the menu item is checked or not. When the menu item is checked (and the tool is highlighted), this indicates that the currently selected notes include a note beam. By invoking the command at this point, the note beam will be removed. If the command is not checked, but is enabled, then when invoked, a new note beam will be added to the selected notes.

When performing the operation, any pre-assigned note stem directions are ignored, and the best stem direction for the combination of items is chosen. The stem direction for the grouping can be changed afterwards by selecting the whole group and using the stem direction buttons. Note that after removal, the stem direction for the notes will still be set, and may require you to manually reset them if you do not like the way they are displayed.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Remove Chord Note Command

This command is used to selectively remove members of a chord. The insertion point must be at the same vertical position as the chord member that you want to remove. The insertion point must also be to the right of the chord.

Note that this command only works on chord members. It does not work on individual notes that are not members of a chord.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Triplet Command

This command converts a group of selected notes, chords, and rests into a triplet grouping. Any existing beam or triplet grouping on these notes is removed before the new triplet grouping is assigned. The grouping must be a valid triplet pair for the operation to succeed. When performing the operation, any pre-assigned note stem directions are ignored, and the best stem direction for the combination of items is chosen. The stem direction for the grouping can be changed afterwards by selecting the whole group and using the stem direction buttons.

An existing triplet grouping can be removed simply by selecting one member of the triplet group and activating this command. The existing triplet grouping will be removed in this situation. Note that after removal, the stem direction for the notes will still be set, and may require you to manually reset them if you do not like the way they are displayed.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Goto Command

This command is used to move the insertion point to a specified measure. The measure you specify must be greater than the starting measure number associated with the score.

This command is also useful on occasions where you want to find out the current measure number at the insertion point. By selecting this command, you can find out the current bar number because it is the initial value presented in the bar number field. You can simply cancel the operation if you are only wanting to determine the current measure number.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


Lyrics Command

Lyrics are added to a staff using this command. Each staff can be configured for up to 8 lyric lines, each of which will be automatically aligned to the notes in the staff. You can quickly access the lyric editor dialog, where lyrics are added, by pressing Ctrl+L while in the editor. The lyrics are added within the lyric editor dialog using 9 tabbed property sections.

Configuring Lyrics:

The first property section, the Configuration tab, is used to define the number of lyric lines that should be associated with the active staff. A separate tab is then available for each of the lyric lines that have been defined for the staff. For your convenience, you can also change the lower boundary for the active staff from within the lyric configure page.

Authoring Lyrics:

The remaining property sections, Lyric 1 through 8, are used to enter the actual lyrics. The font used to display and edit the lyrics is the same as is used in the editor. If the text is too small, use the zoom tools to increase the size prior to running the lyric editor.

The lyrics that you add here are not assigned to the staff until you press the OK button. This is true for all of the lyric tabs. None of them are assigned to the staff until you exit the dialog by pressing the OK button. Note that the OK button can be reached by pressing the Tab key until the button receives the input focus. The Enter key is used for carriage returns within each lyric edit control, so it cannot be used to close the dialog box while entering lyric text.

When entering lyrics, you should separate each audible syllable with one of the following separators:

a hyphen	The hyphen is used to separate syllables within a word. Each syllable will be associated with a new note on the staff. The hyphen will automatically be centered between the syllables on the staff.
a space	A space is used to separate words within a phrase.
a carriage return	A carriage return is used to start a new phrase, but generally the next lyric line is related to the previous line, as if they are part of a single verse or section.
two carriage returns	Two carriage returns together creates a new paragraph, section, or verse within the current lyric. Additional carriage returns (greater than 2 in a row) will be ignored by NoteWorthy Composer. They will not exist when the lyric is opened again for edit.

Use of these separator conventions may become more important in later upgrades that may allow "fake book" arrangements.

If you want to imbed one or more spaces into a single syllable (or utterance), you can use the underscore character ("_") to accomplish this. Any underscores in a lyric are displayed as spaces in the score. Using the underscore, you can have multiple words or syllables associated with a single note event on the score. You can also add space onto the front or at the end of a syllable in order to even out the notation display in the score.

Lyric Alignment on the Staff:

When displaying lyrics, each syllable is automatically aligned to the next note in the score. The following rules apply to lyric association to notes in the staff:

1.	Only notes that are not the beneficiary of a slur or tie will be associated with a lyric syllable.
2.	Split stem chords will associate a lyric syllable with the chord component with the smaller duration.
3.	A chord which contains one or more notes that are tied to previous notes will not be associated with a lyric syllable.
4.	Rests are ignored when formatting a lyric line.
5.	Chords which include both a rest and a chord will have an associated lyric syllable. In other words, a chord that is comprised of a rest and a note is considered to be an audible utterance. If you do not wish to attribute a word or syllable to a chord like this, then insert an underscore separated by spaces (or hyphens) in the lyric body at the corresponding syllable position.

Authoring Hints:

It does not matter which order you decide to use when composing a song which includes lyrics. You can author the lyrics first, and then begin to place notes in the staff, or you can add the lyric lines after the notes have been placed. Any lyric utterance which occurs beyond the current duration of the staff is retained and will be displayed as soon as new notes are added to the staff.

If the lyrics are not aligning properly to tied or slurred note groupings, then hit the F9 key to initiate a refresh of the current score (see Refresh Score).This should enable the slur groups to re-synchronize and work correctly.

See Also

Edit Menu Commands


View Menu Commands

This menu contains commands necessary to zoom in and out of the current score, as well as to control the visibility of the tool bars.

Zoom In	Zoom into the currently active score
Zoom Out	Zoom out of the currently active score
Zoom	Specify a specific zoom level for the active score
Refresh Score	Redraw (refresh) the active score
Status Bar	Toggle the visual status of the status bar
Tool Bars	Select which tool bars should be currently visible


Zoom In Command
Zoom In

The size of the notation font used in the NoteWorthy  Composer score editor can be increased with this command. This effectively lets you zoom in or magnify your view of the currently active score.

See Also

View Menu Commands


Zoom Out Command
Zoom Out

The size of the notation font used in the NoteWorthy  Composer score editor can be decreased with this command. This effectively lets you zoom out your view of the currently active score.

See Also

View Menu Commands


Zoom Command
Zoom

The size of the notation font used in the NoteWorthy  Composer score editor can be specified with this command. The size that you specify is the number of pixels which separate each line in the staff. Note that only an even number of pixels can be applied to staff separation. If you enter an odd number, it will be converted to the next even value (based on whether you are increasing or decreasing the separation).

See Also

View Menu Commands


Refresh Staff

This command is used to refresh the currently active staff. This is sometimes necessary if the staff has not been redrawn properly, although this is usually unnecessary. This command is sometimes faster than the primary refresh command, which scans the entire score for possible corrections.

See Also

View Menu Commands


Refresh Score
Refresh

This command is used to refresh the currently active score. This is sometimes necessary if the score has not been redrawn properly, although this is usually unnecessary.

See Also

View Menu Commands


Status Bar Command

This command toggles the display status of the status bar at the bottom of the application. When checked, this indicates that the status bar is visible and available from within the application. When not checked, this indicates that the status bar is currently not included in the application display area.

See Also

View Menu Commands


Toolbars Command

This command is used to enable or disable the listed tool bars. You can use this command to hide or restore tool bars that are available to assist you with your compositional work. The tool bars names that are checked are those that will be made visible. Those that are not checked, will be removed from the screen.

See Also

Customize

View Menu Commands


Customize Toolbars

This window is used to customize the command toolbars available in the program. Using this window, you can:

- Add a new toolbar

- Remove an existing toolbar

- Change the name of an existing toolbar

- Add new command to an existing toolbar

- Rearrange the commands included in a toolbar

- Reset the toolbars to the factory default

All changes to the toolbars are saved in the file toolbars.dat, in the same folder as the program files. The program files folder must be accessible for creating and saving new files in order for the customizations to be saved for future sessions.

See Also

View Toolbars

View Menu Commands


Staff Menu Commands

This menu allows parts to be added, changed, or removed from the score.

New Staff	Add a new staff to the current view of the score
Import Recording	Create a new staff by importing the most recent recorded MIDI performance
Move Staff	Move the currently active staff to another position in the score
Delete Staff	Remove the currently active staff
Staff Instrument	Set the playback instrument for this staff
Mute Staff	Mute the active staff so that it does not sound during play back
Staff Properties	Edit the properties of the current staff


Import Instruction Dialog

This dialog allows you to set the properties that will be used in the MIDI import process. The import instruction options allow you to control the following aspects of the import  for the staff associated with this instruction:

- The Track Number

- The Note Range

- The MIDI Channels

- Conversion of sustain pedal marks

- Conversion of patch changes

- Automatic note beaming

- Detection of compound time

- The note resolution

- The rest resolution

See Also

Staff Menu Commands

Notes Menu Commands

Insert Menu Commands

Tools Menu Commands


Staff Properties
Staff Properties Dialog

This is where a staff can be named, and it visual and performance properties can be controlled. This is done from a series of property tabs, including:

General:

Name: This is the name assigned to the active staff. All staves in a score must have a unique name. This is validated prior to leaving the dialog box.

Group: A NoteWorthy Composer song can organize its parts into one or more staff groups. A typical use of the staff grouping would be to divide a song up into melody and rhythm sections. This list box is where each staff can be assigned to a particular group name. Each staff can be included in one, and only one, group. Creating a new group is accomplished simply by typing in a new unique name in the Group box. It will then be available to subsequent staff properties. By default, all new staves are assigned into a group named Standard.

Visual:

Style: The style of the staff can be assigned in this field. This allows the following styles to be designated for the staff:

Standard: The staff will not have a brace on the far left, and it will not connect its bar lines to adjacent staves.

Upper/Lower Grand Staff: Allows a pair of staves to be designated as a grand staff. Their bar lines will be connected, and they will be braced on the left side in each system.

Orchestral: The staff appearance will be consistent with a conductor's score. It will have its bar lines connected with all adjacent staves, and will have a decorative corner added if it is the first or last staff in the system.

Vertical Size: The top and bottom positions of the staff are defined by the Upper and Lower field definitions. This reserves a portion of space for the notation in the staff.

Midi:

Muted (Ignore Part): This allows the staff to be disabled on subsequent play backs. All notes in the staff will be ignored when playing the song. Tempo marks, instrument patch changes, and volume changes will still be included in the play back.

Part Volume: This controls the initial volume at which the instrument associated with this staff will be heard. A value of -1 indicates that the volume currently set for this channel should not be changed. Volume levels range from 0 to 127, with 127 being the loudest. By default, new staff parts have an initial volume of 127.

Stereo Pan: This controls the initial stereo position at which the instrument associated with this staff will be heard. A value of -1 indicates that the stereo position currently set for this channel should not be changed. Stereo position levels range from 0 to 127, with 64 being the center position in the stereo image. New staff parts are initially assigned a pan position of 64.

Transposition: The playback of the staff can be transposed using this field. This field is used when exporting to a MIDI file as well as with physical play back of the score.

Device: Specify which device should be used on play back of the notation in the staff. NoteWorthy Composer supports up to 16 devices for play back. The device cannot be changed later from within the notation.

Channel: This specifies which channel on the specified device should be used for play back.

Instrument: The instrument sound patch used when playing back the staff can be designated here. This can be changed from within notation as well (see Instrument Patch Command).

See Also

Setting an Staff Instrument

Inserting an Instrument Patch

Tools Menu Commands

Insert Menu Commands


New Staff

This command is used to create a new staff and add it to the current view of the score. The properties for the new staff can be set by using the Staff Properties command.

See Also

Staff Menu Commands

Staff Properties

Setting an Instrument Patch

Tools Menu Commands


Import Recording

This command can be used to import the last recorded MIDI performance. The import options are set via the Import Instruction dialog, and then a new staff is created based on the instructions and the recorded performance. The properties for the newly imported staff can be set by using the Staff Properties command.

See Also

Staff Menu Commands

Staff Properties

Setting an Instrument Patch

Recording a MIDI Performance

Tools Menu Commands


Move Staff

This command is used to move the currently active staff to another position in the score.

See Also

Staff Menu Commands

Tools Menu Commands


Delete Staff

This command is used to remove the currently active staff from the score.

See Also

Staff Menu Commands

Tools Menu Commands


Staff Instrument

This command is used to set the instrument that will be used when the staff is played back. You can override this setting anywhere in a staff by inserting an instrument patch directly into the staff.

See Also

Staff Menu Commands

Staff Properties

Setting an Instrument Patch

Tools Menu Commands


Mute Staff

This command is used to enable or disable the active staff during play back. When muted, a staff will not be heard during play, and its note events will not be included in an exported MIDI file.

See Also

Staff Menu Commands

Staff Properties

Setting an Instrument Patch

Tools Menu Commands


Staff Properties

This command is used to change the properties of the current staff. This is done via the Staff Properties dialog.

See Also

Staff Menu Commands

Staff Properties Dialog

Setting an Instrument Patch

Tools Menu Commands


Insert Menu Commands

This menu contains all of the symbols which can be inserted into a staff. All commands followed by three dots (...) utilize a dialog box to designate parameters associated with the item to be added. When a new symbol is added, it is placed at the insertion point in the active staff. When items are selected, symbols cannot be added to the active staff.

Note	Adds a note
Rest	Adds a rest
Chord Member	Adds a note member to a chord
Bar Line	Adds a standard bar line
Styled Bar Line	Adds special bar lines
Clef	Adds a bass or treble clef
Dynamic	Adds dynamics such as ppp or mf
Dynamic Variance	Adds dynamic variance, such as crescendo
Flow Direction	Adds flow direction symbols such as To Coda
Key Signature	Adds a key signature
Performance Style	Adds a performance style, such as Legato
Special Ending	Adds special endings
Sustain Pedal	Adds sustain pedal symbols
Tempo	Adds tempo designations
Tempo Variance	Adds tempo variances, such as fermata and accel.
Text	Adds a text expression of your choice
Time Signature	Adds a time signature designation
Multi-point Controller	Adds a generic MIDI controller
Instrument Patch	Adds a change of instrument


Note Command

This command adds an audible music note to the active staff. It places the note at the insertion point using the note parameters that are set in the Notes menu. The current view of the score is automatically reformatted to align all notes in the proper positions. This command can be quickly executed by pressing the <Enter> key on the computer keyboard while in the score editor, or by selecting the Note command on the editors context menu.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands

Notes Menu Commands


Rest Command

This command adds a rest at the insertion point using the duration parameters set in the Notes menu. New rests can be added most efficiently through use of the space bar on the computer keyboard.

When adding whole note rests, the duration of the rest may change as new notes, rests, or bar lines are added around it. The program attempts to determine if a whole rest stands alone in a measure so that it can assign a duration equivalent to an entire measure. This requires calculating the time signature associated with this measure. If you experience any difficulties in the visual duration of a particular whole rest, you may need to initiate a refresh of the score.

The stem direction tools (Stem Up and Stem Down) apply to rests as well as notes. This is most useful when combining a smaller duration rest with one or more notes to form a split-stem chord.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands

Notes Menu Commands


Chord Member Command

This command adds a new note to an existing note, rest, or chord that is just behind the insertion point. If only a single note or rest is present prior to executing this command, a new chord will be formed that combines this new note with the prior item. If the operation is not allowed (due to a rules violation, as described below), the computer will beep and no change will occur.

A chord is capable of supporting notes of two differing duration and/or differing stem directions. If the new notes stem direction and note position is consistent with the note, rest, or chord to the left of the insertion point, then the new note is combined with the item to the left. When combining notes with a previously placed rest, the stem direction tools can be used to control whether the notes appear above or below the rest.

The following rules apply to chords in NoteWorthy Composer:

1.	In most cases, a chord can contain only one note at each vertical position on the staff. Two notes with the same pitch but differing duration or stem direction cannot be added to the staff unless:

-> no other notes above them in the chord have a stem down
-> no other notes below them in the chord have a stem up.

In addition, two notes at the same vertical position but with differing accidentals should never be added to the same chord or unpredictable results will occur. If either of these notes are dotted, then both should be dotted, or the visual results may be confusing to the reader. If only one of two overlapping notes is to be dotted, then ties should be used to demonstrate which voice is extended.

2.	If a chord member is added to an existing note, it must have the same duration, or it must be in the opposing stem direction. Attempts to add a third duration type to an existing chord, or two notes of differing duration but the same stem direction, will be rejected.

3.	A chord containing a rest is created by first placing the rest, and then adding one or more notes to that rest. The duration of the rest must be smaller than that of the notes that are added to it. The stem direction assigned to the rest must be different (opposite) than the note that is being added, or the operation will fail.

4.	A note with its stem going downward cannot be combined with a lower note which has its stem going upward. The reverse is also true: a note with its stem going upward cannot be combined with a higher note that has a downward stem.

Chord members can be added most efficiently by pressing <Ctrl Enter> from the computer keyboard. This automatically executes the chord member command. Chord members can be removed from a chord in a similar fashion by pressing <Ctrl Backspace> when the insertion point is directly to the right of the note to be removed. When removing notes from an existing chord that includes dual stem directions, the remaining items will still have their stem direction set. This holds true even if all of the items with stems going in one direction have been removed.

Lastly, it is important to understand that only the smaller duration item is actually used in aligning notes on a score. When creating split-stem chords, the notes in the larger duration are ignored when formatting and alignment is performed with respect to other notes above and around this item. It is also only possible to beam, triplet, or slur the notes of the shorter duration in a split stem chord.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands

Notes Menu Commands


Bar Line Command

This command adds a standard bar line at the insertion point. This command is most efficiently issued by pressing the <Tab> key from the computer keyboard.

Bar lines need to be added manually during note entry. They must be added to each staff individually. During note entry, the bar lines will, at times, not align with one another in different staves. After completing a section of a song, all bar lines should line up properly. If they do not, then there are duration differences between common measures of the different staves of the section. If you are unable to find the differences, then you might try playing the section back and hearing where the parts differ in their duration. Alternately, you may want to refresh the score. This sometimes clears up anomalies caused by such things as whole measure rests temporarily using an incorrect duration that does not match the time signature (whole note rests always assume the time of a measure as defined by the time signature).

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Styled Bar Line Command

This command allows many types of bar lines to be added to the staff. This is done through the presentation of the Bar Line Specification dialog. The following bar line types are supported:

Single: A standard bar line (see Bar Line Symbol Command).

Double: A double bar line, which is typically used to denote a sectional change in the score.

Section Open/Close: Bar lines used to designate the beginning and end of a section of the score.

Local Repeat Open/Close: A special form of sectional repeat symbols. These allow a section to be repeated for a specified number of iterations without specifying special endings for each iteration. These loops can be nested inside a master loop which contains special endings. Special endings do not apply to local repeats. Attempts to combine local repeats and special endings will yield unpredictable results. Unlike master repeats, local repeat loops are performed even after a D.S. or D.C. flow direction has been executed.

Master Repeat Open/Close: Sectional repeat symbols for repeating a section. Each repeat should specify a special ending prior to the closing repeat symbol (see Special  Ending  Command). The closing repeat mark is ignored after a D.S. or D.C. flow redirection has been initiated.

Note that all repeats in a score must be added to each individual staff so that play back will be compiled and articulated correctly. The score printout logic will automatically display the repeat symbols at the proper position in a score system as long as all staves in the system have been assigned the same bar line types.

Several examples of repeated sections are available in the Samples folder in the application directory. They are named REPEATx.NWC, where x is a single numeric digit.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Clef Command
Clef Symbol Command

This command enables treble, bass, alto, and tenor clef signs to be added at the insertion point. The visual orientation of notes and chords contained in the score is not changed in any way when adding a clef to the score. Key signatures, however, are changed to represent the current clef.

When adding a clef in front of a series of notes previously placed on the staff, the notes can still be moved to reflect the clef change, if it is necessary. This is accomplished by selecting the region that should be shifted. The notes can then be shifted by pressing <Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow> or <Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow> until the notes are placed as desired. The accidental associated with each note is not altered during this process. Note stem and slur directions can be audited if they are incorrect after this operation.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Flow Direction Command
Flow Direction Symbol Command

Da capo, Dal Segno, Coda, and Fine instructions are added into the staff with this command. The symbols associated with each command are automatically placed in an appropriate vertical orientation.

These symbols must be added to each staff in the score in order to produce the desired play back result. Several examples of repeated sections are available in the Samples folder in the application directory. They are named REPEATx.NWC, where x is a single numeric digit.

The exact instructions supported by this command include:

Segno: This places a Segno symbol into the staff. This marks the place where play should resume after a Dal Segno instruction (which includes Dal Segno, D.S. al Coda, or D.S. al Fine instructions) is encountered during playback. This marker is ignored unless a Dal Segno mark is used to redirect playback to this marker later in the score.

Coda: This places a Coda mark into the score. This item is ignored by itself. It is used to mark the location where play will resume after a To Coda instruction is performed.

To Coda: This places an instruction into the staff that tells the performer to advance to the Coda mark that appears elsewhere in the score. This instruction is ignored if neither a Da capo nor Dal Segno has been performed. After a D.C. or D.S. instruction is performed, this instruction will send playback to the Coda mark, which generally appears immediately after the D.C. or D.S. instruction. Once a To Coda is performed, master repeat loops are again possible.

Da capo:

D.C. al Coda:

D.C. al Fine: These instructions are all considered to be Da capo, or D.C., instructions. When encountered, playback will be redirected back to the beginning of the song. After this instruction, all master repeats will be ignored, and only special endings marked with a D. will be performed. These items should not be mixed with Dal Segno instructions in the same song. Attempts to do so will yield unpredictable results.

Dal Segno:

D.S. al Coda:

D.S. al Fine: These instructions are all considered to be Dal Segno, or D.S., instructions. When encountered, playback will be redirected back to the Segno mark that should be placed earlier in the song. After this instruction, all master repeats will be ignored, and only special endings marked with a D. will be performed. These items should not be mixed with Da capo instructions in the same song. Attempts to do so will yield unpredictable results.

Fine: This item is used to stop playback of a song after a Da capo or Dal Segno instruction has been performed. This item is ignored in all other cases.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Key Signature Command

A new key signature can be added at the insertion point with this command. When the key signature of an existing section is changed, the visual properties of the notes in that section are not changed in any way.

Key signatures are not automatically propagated to all of the staves in a score. Each staff must be assigned the appropriate key signature.

A key signature designating the key of C is displayed as a single natural sign in the score editor. This is done to visually show that a key signature is present in this location. When the score is printed out, it will not show the natural sign.

Sometimes the key will not be displayed correctly until after a refresh is performed by pressing the F9 key.

See Also

Refresh Score Command

Insert Menu Commands


Special Ending Command

This command is used to designate that the current measure should be played during specific iterations of a master repeat loop. Up to seven standard iterations are possible. These are labeled 1st Ending through 7th Ending in the Repeat Loop Ending Specification dialog. The last ending, Default D.S./D.C. Ending, is used after a Da capo or Dal Segno instruction (flow redirection) has been performed. The last primary ending and the default ending are usually followed by a Section Close bar line to designate the end of the master repeat section.

The special ending containing the first ending must always appear before any other special ending, and must be concluded using a Master Repeat Close bar line. The special ending may be longer than one measure, but only the first measure will contain a printed marker line on top of it. In addition, the first special ending marker must only appear once before the Master Repeat Close is encountered. If more than one first special ending is defined in a single repeat loop, you may get unexpected results.

Special endings should be added to all staves in a score so that playback is performed properly. The print functionality will automatically suppress the Special Endings that appear on staves other than the top most in a system.

Several examples of repeated sections are available in the Samples folder in the application directory. They are named REPEATx.NWC, where x is a single numeric digit.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Sustain Pedal Command

Sustain pedal control can be added at the insertion point with this command. The MIDI sustain pedal controller is used during play back when these symbols are encountered.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Time Signature Command

A time signature can be added at the insertion point using this command. The time signature is not enforced within the NoteWorthy  Composer score editor, so bar lines can be placed at your discretion (although the absence of bar lines makes a printout of the score difficult or impossible to achieve). The time signature does influence the duration of whole rest measures that appear in the staff.

The time signature must be assigned or added manually in each staff for it to appear.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Dynamic Command
Insert Dynamic Command

Performance dynamics can be added at the insertion point with this command. These control the MIDI note on velocity and MIDI note volume with which a particular note is sounded. The symbol is placed at the vertical position of the staff where the insertion point is currently located.

Currently, the default MIDI velocities used by NoteWorthy  Composer when interpreting score dynamics are as follows:

Dynamic	MIDI Note   Velocity
ppp	10
pp	30
p	45
mp	60
mf	75
f	92
ff	108
fff	127

You can override these and assign your own MIDI velocity. If you override the velocity with a zero velocity then the dynamic will not alter the current running MIDI velocity in the staff.

By default, a dynamic does not alter the MIDI volume of the channel being utilized to play back the current staff. You can change this behavior by overriding the MIDI volume behavior and specifying a MIDI volume of your choice. If you specify a override MIDI volume value of "-1" then no MIDI volume change will be triggered.

The changes of a dynamic can be gradually phased into a composition by using the Dynamic Variance item. For example, a Crescendo can be used to gradually move a performance from a pp to a ff performance if it is surrounded both before and after by a dynamic as described here. The crescendo will phase in both changes in MIDI velocity as well as MIDI volume.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands

Insert Dynamic Variance Command

Insert Multi-Point Controller Command

Refresh Score Command


Dynamic Variance Command

Performance dynamics can be gradually altered by combining absolute dynamics with variance items. This command is used to create variance items. When an item of this type is encountered during MIDI play back, the staff is searched backward and forward for dynamic marks. If they are found on both sides of the variance, then the transition from the previous dynamic to the next dynamic is introduced gradually into the play back of the staff. This is true for both MIDI volume and MIDI note velocities.

It should be noted that the variance does not enforce specific rules about how the transition should take place based on the style of the variance. For example, a Crescendo could actually be used to fade out a part if the dynamics were arranged in such a way as to reduce the volume of the notes that follow in the staff. It is up to the composer to ensure that the MIDI velocity and volume defined by the surrounding dynamics reflects the true nature of the dynamic variance.

The duration of the transitional dynamic variance is based on the position of the dynamic that follows the variance in the staff. Note that repeats and flow direction marks are ignored when determining the dynamic that follows the variance. If the variance does not have a dynamic on both sides of it in the staff, it does not alter play back dynamics in any way.

Only the Crescendo and Decrescendo styles exhibit the variance behavior described above. The Diminuendo, Rinforzando, and Sforzando styles are ignored during MIDI play back.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Performance Style Command

This command is used to insert a predefined performance expression into the staff. You can select among many pre-existing styles, most of which are the standard Italian spellings for the styles. Currently, only two styles alter the way the score is played back:

Legato	This style causes all note events to be played to their fullest duration, as if all notes that follow the instruction were slurred  to the following note.

Staccato	This style causes all the notes that follow it to be played with a more staccato feel than normal.

All other styles currently change the style back to the default play back handling.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Tempo Command

This command inserts a tempo designation at the insertion point. The tempo is designated in units of time base beats per minute. You control both the time base (quarter notes, eighth notes, half notes, or their dotted variations) and the beats per minute in that time base. This controls the speed at which a song plays back. The larger the tempo, the faster the song will play.

It is usually best if tempo changes are designated in only one staff of a score, thus making it easier to keep track of where the tempo changes occur.

You can also add an additional Italian text expression to a tempo to humanize the tempo instruction for the player. These expressions do not influence the tempo in any way, as the tempo designation is used exclusively for this purpose. You can optionally designate that neither, one, or both of the tempo markers be included in the printout of the staff. The actual tempo change is always indicated in the editor, regardless of whether it has been configured for printouts or not.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Tempo Variance Command

This command is used to insert a tempo variance into the score. The following variance styles are supported:

BreathMark	The breath mark is represented graphically in the score and indicates that the performer should take a breath at this position. You can optionally specify a delay (in 16th notes) which will influence the play back of the staff. The delay should only be specified for one instance of the mark at any given vertical position in the song.

Fermata	The fermata is similar to the breath mark in that it is represented graphically in the score and has a corresponding delay. The differences are in both appearance, and how the delay is implemented. The fermata delay is designed to influence the note that immediately follows the fermata (the breath mark influences the gap between notes).

The other marks (Accelerando, Allargando, Rallentando, Ritardando, Ritenuto, Rubato, and Stringendo) do not use a predefined delay. They scan on both sides of the variance event to find the presence of tempo marks. If they are found, then the change from one tempo to the next is introduced gradually at a rate determined by the distance up to the next tempo mark. If a tempo mark is not found either before or after the variance mark, then no change in the tempo is introduced into the play back of the staff/score.

Note that it is up to the composer to make sure that the tempo variance that is actually implemented reflects the change indicated in the text. For example, it is technically possible to create a section which slows down in tempo and yet is labeled as Accelerando.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Text Command

This command is used to insert a text instruction of your choice into the staff. It does not influence play back of the staff in any way, but can be useful when creating a printed score for a real performer.

As with other expression marks, you can control whether the text preserves its width in the score or does not influence how the score is printed. You can also indicate whether the expression should use the italic font, the bold font, or a custom font that you specify from Page Setup.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Multi-point Controller Command

This command enables MIDI controller changes as well as tempo changes to be inserted into the song during play back. The changes can either by absolute changes, or the item can be instructed to gradually produce the change (Linear Sweep).

This symbol can be used for sophisticated control over the performance of the song. For example, it can be used to:

•	fade a part in or out during a song

•	gradually speed up or slow down a selection

•	change the pitch of a sustained note (string bends and the like)

The notation item produced from this command can only be seen from within the score editor. The display associated with this command does not get printed. This item can be changed using the Edit  Selection command.

When this command is invoked, the MIDI Controller Specification dialog is presented. It contains the following information:

MIDI Controller Specification

Controller: This is where the type of controller that you want to control should be designated. You can chose from:

Tempo	Controls the speed of the performance
Volume	Controls the loudness of the performance
Stereo Pan	Controls where in a stereo image the instrument will be heard
Breath Control	For instruments which support it, this controls the parameter designed to simulate wind flow into the instrument
Pitch Bend	Most useful when used to change the pitch of a sustained note

Style: You can set up to 4 control points with different values for the controller you specify. This field allows you to specify the algorithm that will be used to interpret the control points.

Absolute	Only the specific values at specific times will be performed
Linear Sweep	Changes between the control points will be changed gradually over the time specified

Time Offset Multiplier: The numeric values that you place into the Time Offset field for each control point are relative times. They are converted to absolute musical intervals by multiplying them by the time offset multiplier specified here.

Linear Sweep Contour: This field can be used to control how dense a series of control changes will be when the Linear Sweep control change style. The larger the value you use, the fewer actual control changes will be used during the linear control sweep. This is most useful for pitch bends, as a very large number of control changes are possible when sweeping the pitch over its full range, thus sometimes overflowing the MIDI data stream.

Control Point Settings: The lower area of the dialog is where you actually can define up to four control points. The first point is automatically enabled, so there is not an enabling checkbox. The other three points have a checkbox which you use to enable the corresponding control point.

Time Offset: The time offset for each control point gets multiplied by the Time Offset Multiplier field and then added to the current song position. This is how you specify when the control point should be initiated. Each control points time offset is added to the previous control points event time. This means that Setting 3 will always occur sometime after Setting 2, and so on. The time offsets do not change when particular notes are played that follow after the controller item in the staff, so one controller item can influence a series of note events.

Controller Value: The scroll bars next to each setting control the value associated with that control point. The range of the control point varies with the type of controller that has been specified.

Special Note: Inserting a Multi-point Controller that contains control points that are scheduled at time offset well beyond the current beat can significantly add to the hesitation time between when you request play and actually hear the song start to play back.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Patch Command
Instrument Patch Command

A MIDI sound patch can be sent during play back by inserting this symbol at the insertion point. This enables a single staff to sound like several different instruments at different parts of the score. Once placed on the staff, it can be changed using the Edit  Selection command.

If a particular part represented by a staff is only going to play using one instrument sound, it is probably best to define that instrument in the Staff Properties of the score. This allows a particular staff to be assigned an instrument without inserting this symbol into the notation.

The notation text used to represent this item in a staff is only visible when in the score editor. It will not be included in the score when it is printed.

Sound (Instrument) Patch Dialog Options

Patch Name: This list box lists the patches that can be sent to the device port. The patch names included in the list are determined by the Patch List Type field.

Patch List Type: This field enables you to specify what type of patch names will be presented in the Patch Name list box. Four patch list types come configured with NoteWorthy  Composer:

Numeric, 1 Based: This puts patch numbers in the list box. The first patch is considered patch number one.

Numeric, 0 Based: This also puts patch numbers in the list box. The first patch is considered patch number zero.

General MIDI: This lists the patch names associated with a General MIDI device such as the Microsoft Midi Mapper.

MT-32: This lists the patch names associated with a Roland MT-32 device.

Other patch list types can be added to this list by manipulating the NTWPATCH.INI file in the NoteWorthy  Composer application directory.

Bank Select: This area is used to enable or disable the bank select command in the MIDI stream. This can be used to select a particular bank of sounds on devices which support this command. In general, this command is used to select a new group of sounds supported by your sound card or MIDI device.

A bank select command is actually broken up into two messages: a control 0 message and a control 32 message. If your MIDI device supports bank select capabilities, consult your hardware's manual for the proper settings for these two control values.

See Also

Insert Menu Commands


Notes Menu Commands

This menu is where the running parameters associated with note entry are maintained. In order to expedite note, chord, and rest entry, all note parameters are controlled through this menu. Each new note or rest that is added to the staff utilizes the parameters that are checked in this menu.

Whole	Checked prior to adding a whole note/rest
Half	Checked prior to adding a half note/rest
Quarter	Checked prior to adding a quarter note/rest
Eighth	Checked prior to adding a eighth note/rest
Sixteenth	Checked prior to adding a sixteenth note/rest
Thirty-second	Checked prior to adding a thirty-second note/rest
Sixty-fourth	Checked prior to adding a sixty-fourth note/rest
Natural	Future notes will include a natural sign
Flat	Future notes will include a flat sign
Sharp	Future notes will include a sharp sign
Double Sharp	Future notes will include a double-sharp sign
Double Flat	Future notes will include a double-flat sign
Accent	Toggles the accent attribute of the selected notes
Dotted	Toggles the dotted note attribute
Double-Dotted	Toggles the double dot attribute
Grace	Toggles the grace note attribute of selected notes
Slur	Toggles the outbound slur attribute of the selected notes
Staccato	Toggles the staccato attribute of the selected notes
Tenuto	Toggles the tenuto attribute
Tied	Toggles the outward note tie attribute
Stem Up	Toggles the upward stem attribute
Stem Down	Toggles the downward stem attribute


Whole Notes Command
Whole Note Command

This command selects a whole note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have a base duration equivalent to a whole note.

For audible notes and chord members, this duration is the equivalent of four quarter notes. For rests, the duration can vary depending on whether the rest appears by itself in a measure. If a whole rest stands alone in a measure, the duration is based on the current time signature.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command

Refresh Score Command


Half Notes Command
Half Note Command

This command selects a half note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have a base duration equivalent to a half note.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command


Quarter Notes Command
Quarter Note Command

This command selects a quarter note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have a base duration equivalent to a quarter note.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command


Eighth Notes Command
Eighth Note Command

This command selects an eighth note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have a base duration equivalent to a eighth note.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command


Sixteenth Notes Command
Sixteenth Note Command

This command selects a sixteenth note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have a base duration equivalent to a sixteenth note.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command


Thirtysecond Notes Command
Thirty-second Note Command

This command selects a 32nd note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have a base duration equivalent to a thirty-second note.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command


Sixtyfourth Notes Command
Sixty-fourth Note Command

This command selects a 64th note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have a base duration equivalent to a sixty-fourth note.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command


Natural Notes Command
Natural Command

This command toggles the running Natural accidental parameter for use during note entry and for selected notes. If it is selected when a note or chord member is added, the resulting note on the staff will included a natural sign in front of it.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command


Flat Notes Command
Flat Command

This command toggles the running Flat accidental parameter for use during note entry and for selected notes. If it is selected when a note or chord member is added, the resulting note on the staff will included a flat sign in front of it.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command


Double Flat Notes Command
Double Flat Command

This command toggles the running Double Flat accidental parameter for use during note entry and for selected notes. If it is selected when a note or chord member is added, the resulting note on the staff will included a double flat sign in front of it.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command


Sharp Notes Command
Sharp Command

This command toggles the running Sharp accidental parameter for use during note entry and for selected notes. If it is selected when a note or chord member is added, the resulting note on the staff will included a sharp sign in front of it.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command


Double Sharp Notes Command
Double Sharp Command

This command toggles the running Double Sharp accidental parameter for use during note entry and for selected notes. If it is selected when a note or chord member is added, the resulting note on the staff will included a double sharp sign in front of it.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command


Accent Command
Accent Note Command

This command toggles the note accent attribute for use during note entry and for selected notes. If it is selected when a note or chord member is added, the resulting item on the staff will be marked as accented.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Edit Menu Commands


Dotted Notes Command
Dotted Note Command

This command toggles the dotted note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have the dotted variation of its base duration.

The period on the keyboard can be used to toggle the dot attribute. If the double dotted note command tool appears next to the dot command on a tool bar, then the period will cycle through both dot attributes. You can use the Toolbar Customization feature to set this up.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Double-Dot Command

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command


Double Dotted Notes Command
Double Dotted Note Command

This command toggles the double dotted note duration for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, chord member, or rest is added, the resulting item on the staff will have the double dotted variation of its base duration.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Dot Command

Note Symbol Command

Rest Symbol Command


Grace Notes Command

This command toggles the grace note parameter for use during note entry. When activated, notes entered onto the active staff will automatically be displayed and treated as grace notes. They will be reduced in size, and will steal time from the full (non-grace) note that follows them when the staff is played back.

See Also

Refresh Score Command

Notes Menu Commands

Edit Menu Commands


Slur Notes Command

This command toggles the outward note slur parameter for use during note entry. When activated, notes entered onto the active staff will automatically be slurred to the right. They will connect with the next note or rest using a slur stroke.

If you are using the lyric feature: All notes other than the first of a slur will not be associated with a lyric syllable, as they are considered to be a note combination formed to articulate the single syllable.

See Also

Refresh Score Command

Notes Menu Commands

Edit Menu Commands


Staccato Command
Staccato Note Command

This command toggles the staccato note attribute for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note or chord member is added, the resulting item on the staff will be marked as staccato.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Edit Menu Commands


Tenuto Command
Tenuto Note Command

This command toggles the tenuto note attribute for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note or chord member is added, the resulting item on the staff will be marked as tenuto.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Edit Menu Commands


Tied Notes Command
Tied Note Command

This command toggles the outward note tie parameter for use during note entry. When activated, notes entered onto the active staff will automatically be tied to the right. They will connect with the next note that is in the same position on the staff. A clef change should not be inserted in the middle of a note tie or the program will associate two notes of differing pitches together, thus preventing some notes from playing, and others from turning off.

A  tied note can be created after a note is placed on the staff by selecting it, and then pressing the note tie button on the tool bar. This only works when the following conditions are satisfied:

1) One, and only one, note or chord is selected

2) The adjacent note or chord to the right includes a note at the same position on the staff

If you are using the lyric feature: All notes that are the recipient of an inward tie will not be associated with a new lyric syllable.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Note Symbol Command

Refresh Score Command


Stem Up Command

This command toggles the note stem up attribute for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, rest, or chord member is added, the resulting item on the staff will have an upward stem, if it requires a stem. This parameter also applies to rests and whole notes, neither of which actually demonstrate their note stem direction visually.

A note's stem direction can be controlled after it has been placed in the staff. This is accomplished by selecting the notes, and then pressing the note stem button on the tool bar. The button is highlighted when the entire selection contains the stem direction attribute, otherwise it is not highlighted. The stem direction cannot be changed for a selection which includes a split stem  chord or chord which includes a rest.

If a note does not contain a stem direction attribute, the stem direction is determined by the position of the note on the staff. If the Audit Note Stems command is used, all stem direction attributes will be reconsidered based on a note's position on the staff, its presence in a beam, as well as any preceding split stem chords which appear behind it.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Edit Menu Commands

Audit Note Stems Command


Stem Down Command

This command toggles the note stem down attribute for use during note entry. If it is selected when a note, rest, or chord member is added, the resulting item on the staff will have an downward stem, if it requires a stem. This parameter also applies to rests and whole notes, neither of which actually demonstrate their note stem direction visually.

A note's stem direction can be controlled after it has been placed in the staff. This is accomplished by selecting the notes, and then pressing the note stem button on the tool bar. The button is highlighted when the entire selection contains the stem direction attribute, otherwise it is not highlighted. The stem direction cannot be changed for a selection which includes a split stem chord or chord which includes a rest.

If a note does not contain a stem direction attribute, the stem direction is determined by the position of the note on the staff. If the Audit Note Stems command is used, all stem direction attributes will be reconsidered based on a note's position on the staff, its presence in a beam, as well as any preceding split stem chords which appear behind it.

See Also

Notes Menu Commands

Edit Menu Commands

Audit Note Stems Command


Tools Menu Commands

This menu contains various tools for working with a score file.

Record	Records MIDI input while playing the active score
Staff Play	Plays just the active staff
Play	Plays the active score
Stop	Stops play or resets all configured devices
Score Review	Review the score in a list format
Mute List	Set and clear the mute status for the score parts from a list
Insert MIDI Input	Enables remote note entry via MIDI Input
Persistent Note Tools	Enables the selection of various note tools to persistent even after a note is added
Automatic Beam	Automatically beaming function for the active staff
Transpose Staff	Transposes the active staff up or down in semitones
Force Accidentals	Forces all notes in active staff to be labeled with an accidental
Audit Bar Lines	Audits and replaces the bar line structure of the current staff
Audit Accidentals	Audits and polishes the accidental assignments in the active staff
Audit Note Stem	Audits and polishes the note stem directions for the active staff
Options	Configure NoteWorthy  Composer application preferences


Record Command

The recording feature of NWC is built on top of the existing play back capabilities in the application. This feature allows a MIDI performance received from the MIDI input device to be recorded and captured while the current score is playing back. Recording is only possible when a score is open and is playing. If the current song is only three bars in length, then starting a recording will only allow up to three bars to be recorded. This is because recording and play back will both stop when the current song play back is finished.

This command can be quickly activated using the F4 key, or the record icon on the file tool bar.

During recording, play back proceeds the same way as with the Play command, except that play always starts from the beginning of the song. The relative play back options supported by the play command are not used in the recording process, since the imported results always create a new staff.

When the play back of the song is finished, or play is stopped, the recorded performance is saved into a dedicated record buffer. The performance may optionally be imported into a new staff or new song window. This is controlled by options that you set in the Record Tab of the Options dialog. Regardless of the setting for the recording import, the saved performance can be manually imported into a new staff at any time by using the Import Recording command on the Staff menu.

Configuring Record Options

A recording can only be started when a MIDI input device has been provided to NWC. This is done from the Record Tab of the Options dialog. Once this is done, a recording can be started for the current song at any time simply by pressing F4, or by pressing the record icon in the tool bar. The current song will immediately begin to play back from the start of the song. An indication that Recording is in progress will appear at the bottom of the screen, which acts as a reminder and confirmation that recording is in progress. The recording concludes when either the song is over, or you press the stop command.

Once recording is concluded, the performance is automatically saved into an internal record buffer. What happens next is up to you. The next step is controlled by the import recording option in the Record tab of the Options. The following choices are included:

1. 	The recording can automatically be imported into a new song window. This is the New window setting. In this case, the import process will be based on the defaults set in the Import tab of Options.

2. 	The recording can be imported into a new staff of the currently active score. The new staff (or staves) will be added to a staff group labeled Record. In this case, the import process will be based on the defaults set in the Import tab of Options.

3. 	The recording can simply be retained in the recording buffer, without any automatic import being performed. In this case, the recording can be manually imported using the Import Recording command on the Staff menu. This allows you to specify the note and rest resolutions used in the import, as well as the pitch ranges and channels that will be recognized in the process. The new, imported musical staff will be added to the end of the currently score view.

If you want the MIDI input received by NWC to be echoed to an output MIDI device, this can also be setup in the Record tab of the Options. The echo feature, as it is called, can be enabled from here. It can also be used to specify echo to an existing playback device, as well as specifying an override MIDI channel that should be used instead of the MIDI channel received at input. This feature is generally useful when your MIDI keyboard does not include its own synthesizer. You can use the echo feature to hear what is played on the keyboard through your computers sound card.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands

Configuring for Sound:

Options Command


Staff Play Command

This command compiles the active staff and begins to play it back over the selected MIDI devices. This command can be quickly activated using the Shift+F5 key combination. This command can be used to review the performance of a single staff without having to go and mute all of the other staves. It will start play back in exactly the same manner as the Play command, except that only the current staff will be played back. This command is not available if the current staff has been muted.

In some cases, the featured play back of a staff may not stop automatically at the end of the staff. This situation can occur when the featured staff is shorter than other parts in the song, and those other parts have volume, tempo, or controller changes in them which occur after the last note in the featured staff. If this happens, simply press the Stop button at any time to manually end the play back of the current staff.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands

Configuring for Sound:

Options Command


Play Command

This command compiles the active score and begins to play it back over the selected MIDI devices. This command can be quickly activated using the F5 function key, or the play icon on the file tool bar.

If play back proceeds, but no sound is heard, there may not be any MIDI devices selected, or the song uses device ports that do not have devices assigned. The Options command should be used to select which devices will be used during play back (see Options Command). It is also possible that the song uses channels on the currently selected device which are ignored by the device driver. In this situation, the parts in the score should be re-channeled to the range which is recognized by the selected device.

The point where play back begins can be customized to suit your preferences. For example, you can chose to have play back begin from the insertion point, instead of from the beginning of the score. See the Options Command for more information.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands

Configuring for Sound:

Options Command


Stop Command

This command is used to stop or cancel a currently playing score. It can be quickly activated from the keyboard using the F6 key.

If a score is not currently playing, all the open MIDI device ports will be reset. This is a good way to quiet or shut off stuck notes, should this ever happen.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Score Review

This command brings up a list of all parts in the score. Some of the MIDI attributes for each part are shown in columnar format so that the MIDI configuration can be reviewed. Each part can be edited by advancing to the properties dialog directly from the review.

See Also

Staff Properties

Setting an Instrument Patch

Staff Menu Commands

Tools Menu Commands


Mute List

This command brings up a list of all parts in the score, each with a select box for turning the parts mute status on and off.

See Also

Staff Properties

Setting an Instrument Patch

Staff Menu Commands

Tools Menu Commands


MIDI Input Active

This command is used to enable remote note entry from an external MIDI device, such as a MIDI enabled keyboard. Notes can be placed into the active staff by keying in note sequences on a MIDI capable keyboard. This is not the same as MIDI recording. In this case, input is not performed in real time, where as in recording, a MIDI performance is captured and subsequently converted to notation. This box enables a procedure whereby notes and/or chords are added one at a time, while also adjusting the other important parameters, such as duration, ties, and the placement of other items like bar lines. The MIDI keyboard simply makes it easier to select the particular note pitches without having to move the insertion point around the staff. It is also possible to create a chord all at once via pressing the keys of the chord simultaneously.

Customizing

Note entry via MIDI is enabled via the MIDI Input Active command on the Tools menu, or by selecting the equivalent button on the tool bars. However, several other areas must be set properly before this can be used to its fullest. These areas include:

1. 	A MIDI input device must be provided: The Record tab in the Options dialog allows a MIDI input device to be established. The pertinent field is labeled as Input Device. Once a legitimate MIDI input driver is specified and accepted, NWC is able to receive MIDI input.

2. 	MIDI port sharing must be set cooperatively: The MIDI ports must actually be open and available for use by NWC for the MIDI input to work properly. The port sharing option in the MIDI tab controls when the MIDI ports are open in NWC. If you plan to perform note entry via MIDI input, then you should set the port sharing option to While Active or Always. If it is set to While Playing, then the MIDI input device will only be available while a song is being played.

If the MIDI Input Active command on the Tools menu is grayed out, review the setup described above. Unless your MIDI devices are not configured properly, the two prior settings  are the only reasons why MIDI note entry would not be possible on an open score.

Changing Note Duration Remotely

When note entry via MIDI is enabled, it is also possible to change the note duration options using a variety of MIDI controllers. Each controller has two modes: the first mode is used before any new note keys are pressed and held; the second mode is used after one or more new notes are pressed and being held on the keyboard. The controllers and their behavior is described below:

·	Pitch Bend
Before the notes are pressed: The note duration setting will move rightward each time you push the pitch bend wheel in the upward, or forward, direction. The note duration setting will be adjusted leftward (towards the whole note) when the pitch bend wheel is pulled downward. The wheel must be returned close to center in order to initiate another movement.

While notes are pressed: After one or more notes have been pressed and are being held on the keyboard, the pitch bend wheel controls the dotted note buttons. Each forward push of the wheel cycles the dotted parameter. Each downward pull of the pitch wheel rests the dotted note parameters to off when note keys are being held.

·	Modulation Wheel

·	Modulation Pedal

·	Data Entry Slider
Before the notes are pressed: The note duration setting will change as the pedal, wheel, or slider is moved. The lower controller values correspond to higher note duration. Each the controller value increases or decreases, the note value will change in the tool bar containing the note duration icons.

While notes are pressed: After one or more new notes have been pressed and are being held on the keyboard, the controller will cycle the dotted note parameters (ranging from off, to dotted, to double-dotted).

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Persistent Note Tools

This option is used to control the persistence of the majority of note tools (such as the dotted parameter) during note entry. When enabled, selected note parameters stay selected until you specifically turn them off. When not enabled, the parameters will reset after you add a note or rest to the staff.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Audit Bar Lines

This command is used to audit the bar line alignment in the active staff. If the audit finds a standard bar line that is not aligned properly, it is removed and a new bar line is added in the proper place.

This command may change the rhythmic structure of your song! For example, if an existing note starts prior to where a bar line belongs, but extends beyond where the bar line belongs, it is split so that the bar line can be added.

This command will abort if it finds that a bar line is needed in the middle of a triplet grouping or a split stem chord. If this occurs, you can manually insert a new bar line at the point where the audit aborted, and then re-initiate the audit to complete the job.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Audit Accidentals

This command can be used to remove any unnecessary accidentals assigned to notes in the active staff. It compares all notes with the running key signature, and if the accidental it contains matches the running signature, then the accidental is removed.

Note that this audit does not currently support the automatic placement of hint accidentals that many composers use to remind the player of the implied accidental associated with a note that is in key, but had been altered in the prior measure.

This audit will not detect if the accidental is the enharmonic version of a note that appears in the key signature. If you want all note spelling to be converted to in key variants, you can use the Transpose command with an interval of 0.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands

Force Accidentals


Audit Note Stems

This command is used to audit all of the note and rest stem directions assigned in the currently active staff. It will remove unnecessary stem up or down attributes and recalculate stem directions for note beams and triplets. This command is useful after transposing a staff into another key and you want the stem directions to be cleaned up to reflect the note's new positions on the staff.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Automatic Beam Command

This command can be used to automatically beam a series of adjacent notes that contain stem flags and also fall inside of a beat. This command does not alter any notes that are already beamed, so it can be run several times through the course of creating a score to beam any notes that have not yet been handled.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Transpose Staff
Transpose Staff Command

This command is used to transpose the current staff up or down by a number of semitones. This is most often used to transpose the visual score to another key which matches the natural pitch of the currently selected instrument for the staff. Both notes and any standard key signatures are transposed by the number of semitones that you specify.

The audible effect of the transpose can be negated so that all staves in the score sound right when played back. This is done using the Transposition field in the global staff parameters. You can designate that the staff play back transposition be updated automatically, or you can change this yourself from inside the Staff Properties dialog on the Midi tab.

You can also use this command to change the enharmonic spelling of notes so that they match the key signature. This is done by specifying an interval of 0 for the transposition. In this case, the notation in the staff will simply be re-spelled, but not shifted up or down on the staff. For example a Gb is in the staff, and the staff is in the key of G. This note could be shown as an F#, and is therefore changed to this kind of note and the accidental is removed.

In some chord scenarios where an interval of a minor second is used, the result of transposition may include some lost or inaccurate notes in the staff . In cases where this might happen, you are warned, and the chords which may have a problem are shown to you, one by one. The specific things which might cause trouble include:

1. Intervals of a minor second where one or more of the notes in the interval are tied to some other note in the staff which is not a part of the same minor second interval. The note tie may not be correct after transposition, as they may get transposed to different staff positions and accidental assignments.

2. A group of 3 or more notes that are all separated by an intervals of a minor second. In this case, one or more of the notes may no longer exist after the transposition.

3.Two overlapping notes combined into a chord.

If any of these situations apply to the staff you are transposing, you should look over the chords as they are shown, and then decide whether you still wish to use the auto-transpose function.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Force Accidentals
Force Accidentals Command

This command runs through all of the items in the active staff and assigns accidentals to any notes that do not currently have them. This can be useful when used as a step in the process of changing key signatures within the staff.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands

Audit Accidentals


Editor Options Tab
Editor Options Dialog Tab

The following options are available for controlling the operation of the NoteWorthy Composer editor and dialog windows. Click on a field to get its description.

Editor Colors

Background

Play Highlight

Active Staff

Inactive Staff

Settings

Rt Mouse Sets Insertion Pt

Smart Insertion Point

Persistent Note Tools

Undo Levels

Use light font in dialogs

Active staff frame

See Also

Edit Menu Commands

Tools Menu Commands


File Options Tab
File Options Dialog Tab

The following options are available for controlling the file handling operations of NoteWorthy Composer:

Save Options

Create Backup Files

Auto save/recovery

MIDI File Export Options

MIDI File Type

Export per track signature

Header Info

Open Options

Use Import Wizard on Open

See Also

Tools Menu Commands

File Menu Commands


Import Options Tab
Import Options Dialog Tab

The following options are available for controlling the MIDI import operations of NoteWorthy Composer:

Notate Options

Notate Pedal Marks

Insert Instrument Changes

Automatic Beam

Detect Compound Time

Note Resolution

Rest Resolution

Track Splitting Options

Separate MIDI channels

Maximum single track chord size

Import Recording Options

After recording, import into box

See Also

Tools Menu Commands

File Menu Commands


Midi Options Tab
Midi Options Dialog Tab

The following fields are included in this tab for controlling the MIDI aspects of NoteWorthy Composer:

Play

Port Usage

Available play devices

Devices used by play back

Timer

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Record Options Tab
Record Options Dialog Tab

The following fields are included in this tab for controlling the MIDI input and recording aspects of NoteWorthy Composer:

Input Device

Echo MIDI Input

Echo Input to Play Device

Echo to MIDI Channel

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Folders Options Tab
Folders Options Dialog Tab

The following options are available for controlling the file location settings in NoteWorthy Composer:

File Type List

Modify Button

See Also

Tools Menu Commands

File Menu Commands


Options Command

This command enables customization of the NoteWorthy  Composer workplace. Once initiated, the NoteWorthy  Composer Options tabbed dialog is presented, where the following tabs are available:

Editor	This is where the editor can be customized.
File	This is where the File handling of NoteWorthy Composer is customized
Folders	This is where the file location handling of NoteWorthy Composer is customized
Import	This is where the MIDI import options are customized
Midi	This is where MIDI play back behavior is customized
Record	This is where MIDI input and recording featured are customized

Any changes you make in a tab will take effect when you press OK, or switch to another tab. Once you switch to another tab after having made changes, you can no longer cancel the changes that were made in the prior tab.

See Also

Tools Menu Commands


Keyboard Guide

The following are the quick key lists for use in NoteWorthy Composer. When the words Up, Down, Left, or Right are used in the key chart, they refer to the four arrow keys on the keyboard.

The following quick keys are generally available when editing a score:

Enter	Adds a note at the insertion point
Space	Adds a rest at the insertion point
Ctrl+Enter	Adds a chord member at the insertion point
Tab	Adds a standard bar line at the insertion point
1	Selects a whole note for the running note duration
2	Selects a half note for the running note duration
3	Selects a quarter note for the running note duration
4	Selects a eighth note for the running note duration
5	Selects a sixteenth note for the running note duration
6	Selects a thirty-second note for the running note duration
7	Toggles the natural sign for note entry
8	Toggles the flat sign for note entry
9	Toggles the sharp sign for note entry
>	Toggles the accent note attribute
;	Toggles the outbound slur note attribute
Comma (,)	Toggles the staccato note attribute
Underscore (_)	Toggles the tenuto note attribute
Slash (/)	Toggles the note tie outward status for note entry
.(period)	Cycles the dotted note status for note entry. Will also cycle the double dot if it appears next to the dot in a tool bar.
Shift+Up	Toggles the upward note stem attribute
Shift+Down	Toggles the downward note stem attribute
B,b	Adds a styled standard bar line at the insertion point
C,c	Adds a bass or treble clef
D,d	Adds dynamics such as ppp or mf
E,e	Adds tempo variances, such as fermata and accel.
F,f	Adds flow direction symbols such as To Coda
G,g	Adds a time signature designation
I,i	Adds a change of instrument
K,k	Adds a key signature
L,l	Adds a generic MIDI controller
M,m	Opens a mute list for the current score
P,p	Adds a performance style, such as Legato
R,r	Review the score in a list format
S,s	Adds special endings
T,t	Adds tempo designations
U,u	Adds sustain pedal symbols
X,x	Adds a text expression of your choice
Y,y	Adds dynamic variance, such as crescendo
Alt+Backspace	Performs an Undo operation
Ctrl+V	Pastes the contents of the clipboard
Ctrl+A	Create a new staff
Ctrl+D	Remove the current staff
Ctrl+G	Moves the insertion point to a measure that you specify
Ctrl+N	Create a new score
Ctrl+O	Opens an existing score file
Ctrl+S	Saves the currently active score
Ctrl+Y	Performs a Redo of a previous Undo operation
Ctrl+Z	Performs an Undo operation
F9	Redraws (refresh) the active score
Ctrl+F9	Redraws (refresh) the active staff
0	Clears the note accidental, tied, and dotted status parameters
+	Shifts the running note duration to next smaller duration
-	Shifts the running note duration to next larger duration
Home	Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the active staff
Ctrl+Home	Changes the active staff to the first staff in the system
End	Moves the insertion point to the end of the active staff
Ctrl+End	Changes the active staff to the last staff in the system
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Moves the insertion point forward to the next measure.
Ctrl+Left Arrow	Moves the insertion point backward to the nearest bar line.
Shift+L/R Arrow	Selects notation as the insertion point moves
Page Up	Shifts the active staff upward
Page Down	Shifts the active staff downward
Alt+Plus	Zoom in
Alt+Minus	Zoom out
Alt+Equal	Zoom
F1	Shows this help file
F4	Records MIDI input while the current score is played
Shift+F5	Plays just the active staff (featured play of the current staff)
F5	Plays the active score
F6	Stops play/shuts off stuck notes
Ctrl+F4	Closes the active window
Ctrl+F6	Switches to the previous score window

The following keys are available when notation has been selected:

~ (tilde)	Brings up a context menu
Ctrl+X	Cuts the selection and places it in the clipboard
Ctrl C	Copies the selection into the clipboard
Ctrl+Del	Clears the selection
Ctrl+E	Allows a single, selected item to be edited
Ctrl+B	Beams the selected notes
Ctrl+T	Converts the selected notes into triplets
Backspace	Removes the currently selected notes
Shift+Ctrl+Down	Shifts the selected notes downward on the staff
Shift+Ctrl+Up	Shifts the selected notes upward on the staff

These commands do specific things when notation is not currently selected:

~ (tilde)	Brings up a context menu
Ctrl+L	Opens the lyric editor dialog for the active staff
Delete	Deletes the notation item to the right of the insertion point
Backspace	Deletes the notation item to the left of the insertion point
Ctrl+Backspace	Deletes the chord member just behind the insertion point
Shift+Ctrl+Down	Shifts the running note duration to next smaller duration
Shift+Ctrl+Up	Shifts the running note duration to next larger duration
F2	Open the Staff Properties dialog


Tool Bar Guide
Tool Bar Reference Guide

The following tool buttons appear on the tool bars:

	Create a new song file
	Opens an existing song file
	Saves the active score
	Saves all open files that have changed
	Setup the current printer
	Go to Page Setup
	Preview what the printed page will look like
	Prints the active score
	Opens the Info dialog for the active score
	Redraws (refresh) the active score
	Add a new staff to the current view of the score
	Remove the current staff from the score
	Toggles the mute status for the current staff
	Cuts the selection and places it in the clipboard
	Copies the selection into the clipboard
	Pastes the contents of the clipboard
	Undo the previous operation
	Redo the previous Undo operation
	Opens the lyric configuration editor
	Starts a MIDI recording while playing back the active score
	Plays the active score
	Stops playing of the score
	Zoom in on the active score
	Zoom out on the active score
	Specify the zoom level in pixels
	Cascades all open windows
	Tiles all open windows
	Enables the persistence of various buttons in the note palette
	Toggles the natural sign for note entry
	Toggles the flat sign for note entry
	Toggles the sharp sign for note entry
	Toggles the double sharp sign for note entry
	Toggles the double flat sign for note entry
	Selects a whole note duration for use during note entry
	Selects a half note duration for use during note entry
	Selects a quarter note duration for use during note entry
	Selects a eighth note duration for use during note entry
	Selects a sixteenth note duration for use during note entry
	Selects a 32nd note duration for use during note entry
	Selects a 64th note duration for use during note entry
	Toggles the dotted note status for note entry
	Toggles the double dot note status for note entry
	Turns the selected notes into grace notes
	Slurs the selected notes
	Toggles the note tie outward status for note entry
	Makes the selected notes staccato
	Makes the selected notes tenuto
	Accents the selected notes
	Beams the selected notes
	Converts the selected notes into triplets
	Places upward stems on new or selected notes
	Places downward stems on new or selected notes
	Enables remote note entry via MIDI


Answers to Common Questions

The following are some common questions about NoteWorthy Composer. The answers can be found by clicking on the word Answer at the end of each question.

1. How do I make NoteWorthy Composer play on my sound card's internal synthesizer? Answer

2. On some songs, when I select play, I do not hear any sound, even though NoteWorthy Composer sequences through the score. Why is this happening? Answer

3. Why does a note sometimes keep playing through an entire song, as if it were stuck on? Answer

4. How do I tell the program when I am done with a line of notes? Answer

5. How do I add a repeat symbol? Answer

6. Can I use NoteWorthy Composer to create drum or other General MIDI percussion parts? Answer

7. When I try to start NoteWorthy Composer, it fails and says there is a problem with the CTL3DV2.DLL. How can I fix this? Answer

8. Why does my printout go crazy after a couple of pages? Answer

9. Why does NoteWorthy Composer not put out as much volume as other MIDI programs? Answer

10. How do I remove NoteWorthy Composer from my hard drive? Answer

11. What is the diamond that appears in front of some notation expressions? Answer


Why does NoteWorthy Composer not put out as much volume as other MIDI programs?

The loudness you hear when playing back a performance is based primarily on three parameters: MIDI volume, MIDI note on event velocity, and the MIDI instrument patch selected. Some sound modules also include a master volume, which controls the relative loudness of the whole device. Given these parameters, the best way to answer your question is by indicating which parameters are imported and exported from NWC (NoteWorthy Composer):

MIDI Volume: This is assigned in the per-staff data of a song in NWC (note that new staves, by default, do NOT assign a MIDI volume to a staff). This data is exported to MIDI files, but is ignored when importing a MIDI file.

MIDI Note On Velocity: This is controlled using the Dynamics symbol in NWC (ppp to fff). The Help file provides a table of the velocities used for each dynamic level. This data is exported by NWC, but is ignored when importing a MIDI performance.

MIDI Instrument Patch: This data is assigned per staff in NWC. It can also be inserted directly into the notation of a staff, to affect a change of instrument in the middle of the part. This data, when present,  is exported to MIDI files, and can optionally be imported using the appropriate toggle in the initial import dialog.

If you want NWC to play back things in a loud manner, you should always set the Volume parameter in the staff data to a value of 127. In addition, you should use a dynamic level of "fff" at the beginning of each staff. Placing an accent on certain notes will also force a higher velocity when using a dynamic other than "fff".


Why does my printout go crazy after a couple of pages?

Generally speaking, when the printout logic starts to go a little crazy, the cause is usually one or more staves that do not rhythmically align with each other properly. All measures in all staves should consist of the same number of beats.

If you are unable to detect any bar line mis-alignments in your score, then there could be a problem with the formatting logic in NoteWorthy Composer. In this case, we would need to review your file to isolate the cause of the problem. If you decide this is necessary, please attach the file in an E-Mail, and indicate what kind of printer you are using. We will then follow up within 2 business days with diagnosis.


What is the diamond that appears in front of some notation expressions?

Most notation expressions give you the option whether you want to preserve the width of the expression in the staff. If you specify that an item should not preserve its width, then a diamond shape will appear in front of the item while in the editor. This diamond does reserve space on the staff, even though the remainder of the expression does not reserve any width. This allows you to select the item on the staff while in the editor, and yet achieve high quality printouts (since the diamond is not included in printouts, the paper copy will look much more polished).


When I try to start NoteWorthy Composer, it fails and says there is a problem with the CTL3DV2.DLL. How can I fix this?

Somewhere on your machine, the following file is corrupt, missing, or in the wrong location:

CTL3DV2.DLL	Microsoft 3D Controls Library

The SETUP utility attempts to copy this file to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory if it determines that it does not exist there already, or that it exists but is an outdated version and needs to be replaced.

In order to resolve, the first thing to try would be to manually copy this file from the setup ZIP directly to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. If this does not work, then we recommend using File Manager to track down all copies of this file on your machine. After you find them all, delete them and re-setup NWC (which will re-install the file properly).

If a problem persists with the CTL3DV2.DLL library, the following additional info may help:

This file is a library provided by Microsoft which is used by applications to add 3d effects to many types of controls. Microsoft originally provided library CTL3D.DLL for this purpose, but too many applications were installing this file in places where it does not belong (it belongs in the Windows directory, or the System directory). Microsoft then released CTL3DV2.DLL, which does the same thing as the original, but now MUST be included in the proper directory before it will work. The problem you are experiencing is either a result of some other app improperly installing this DLL on your machine, or the DLL being corrupt on your disk.

The NoteWorthy Composer setup routine, SETUP.EXE, should be properly installing the CTL3DV2.DLL in the Windows System directory for you. If this failed for some reason, you should have been notified of this event during program SETUP. In any event, you can correct the problem by manually copying the CTL3DV2.DLL included in the ZIP file to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. The file should also not appear anywhere else on your disk, or the program could still fail.


Playback problem description/diagnosis

The first thing to note is that sound cards support a variety of sound generation methods. For starters, the audio out from a CD player may be run through the amplifier in your sound card to generate sound. In addition, almost all sound cards include a digital audio section that works with audio samples, such as *.WAV files. Neither of these sound types are MIDI sound. Your card, and your Windows system, must be configured for MIDI, whether by you, or an installer provided with your card.

When setting up NWC for MIDI, it is important that your system already be configured for MIDI support via a sound card or MIDI interface. In most cases, you need to make sure that MIDI synthesis is supported by the card, and is operational within Windows. You can test to see if MIDI is supported by your system by doing the following:

1 - Open the Windows Media Player program

2 - Open the "CANYON.MID" file, which comes with Windows and should be in your \WINDOWS directory (or \Windows\Media is you are using Windows 95).

3 - Press the play button

If no sound is heard, or some other problem prevented play back, then MIDI is not properly setup on your system, or it is not supported. If sound is heard, then NoteWorthy Composer should be able to play back files on your system.

If it failed, you may need to re-install the software that came with your sound card. If this does not work, you may have a IRQ or DMA conflict in your system. Many sound cards provide a diagnostic utility that can help you solve problems like this. Please refer to your sound card's instructions for additional details.


How do I make NoteWorthy Composer play on my sound card's internal synthesizer?

NoteWorthy Composer can be set up to use either your MIDI port, the internal synth of your sound card, or both when playing back scores. The MIDI tab in the Tools, Options command is used to select which drivers should be used during play back. If none of your MIDI drivers seem to work, click here for more diagnostic information.

Selecting Specific Sound Drivers: You can select more than one driver when configuring from the MIDI Tab of the Options dialog. The easiest way to hear sound from the internal synth on your SoundBlaster card is to select the SoundBlaster internal synth driver from this dialog, and unselect any other choices. When play is invoked, it will send the notes to the driver selected.

Using MIDI Mapper: If you have selected the MIDI Mapper driver for play back, then the device you hear playing depends on how the channels are assigned within the MIDI mapper. The port and channel that NoteWorthy uses to play back a score is defined on a per-staff basis. You can change the channel that is used for a staff by using the Edit button in the Score Builder dialog. At the bottom of the Staff Specification dialog, the box labeled Channel can be used to assign a different channel for the part. By changing the channel used for a staff, you can control the device used for play back of a score through the MIDI Mapper driver.

One of the songs included in the demo is setup for use on a system that is using a General MIDI configuration through the MIDI Mapper. File NOWELL.NWC has duplicate parts for several MIDI channels:

•	The vocal is assigned to channel 2, and duplicated on channel 13

•	The right hand piano is assigned to channel 3, and duplicated on channel 14

•	The left hand piano is assigned to channel 4, and duplicated on channel 15

Using this song, you may be able to trigger both the MIDI port and the internal synthesis of your sound card at the same time. This assumes that your MIDI Mapper is configured  to send lower channels to one device, and higher channels to the other device.


On some songs, when I select play, I do not hear any sound, even though NoteWorthy Composer sequences through the score. Why is this happening?

The most likely cause for some scores not producing MIDI sound is how the channels are assigned in the songs. MIDI divides up music events into one of 16 different channels to facilitate performances that require more than one instrument. Each of up to 16 channels on a device can often be mapped to different instruments: piano on channel 1, flute on channel 2, etc. Not all sound cards respond to event data on all 16 different channels. This is what often causes some parts to not be audible when played back. If you are using the Microsoft MIDI Mapper, it is very often set up so that an internal sound card uses channels 13 through 16, with the lower channels being reserved for outboard MIDI gear such as a synthesizer keyboard.

From within NoteWorthy Composer, you have two options to resolve this situation:

Option 1: Select the sound card driver directly

This assumes that you are currently using the MS Midi Mapper device. You want to bypass the Midi Mapper and select the sound card directly. Goto the MIDI tab from the Tools, Options command and first unselect the Midi Mapper. Then select the device name that represents your sound card. Select OK, and then try to play the songs.

Option 2: Re-channel the songs

Open up the song you wish to play. Select the Score Builder command from the Tools menu. Select each part, one and a time, and press the Edit button. Inside the Staff Specification dialog, change the channel used for the part using the channel combobox at the lower right hand side of the dialog. If the part currently is assigned a low channel number like 1,2,3, etc. then change it to a high channel number like 13, 14, or 15. If it has a channel assignment of 10 then this is likely a drum track, and you should change its channel to 16. After you do this for all of the parts, hopefully you will now be able to hear your songs.


Why does a note sometimes keep playing all through an entire song, as if it were stuck on?

When this occurs, the quick fix is to hit the Stop button twice. The second Stop command will cause Note Off events to be sent for all notes on every MIDI channel for every selected device.

As for the cause, there are several possibilities:

The most likely cause for this situation is from note ties across bar lines, where both notes do not have the same accidental assigned to them. For example, you might be selecting to tie a note outward, and then changing the key signature or clef before the recipient of the note tie is encountered. This will cause stuck notes, as the "Note Off" pitch will not coincide with the original "Note On" pitch. For example, if you have a B-Flat note, including its accidental, tied outward into a bar line, then you need to make sure that the note on the other side of the bar line at that staff position is also a B-Flat note, either via the key signature or by its accidental. Any accidental that you assign to the recipient of a note tie will be suppressed when the note is displayed.

The second cause is mostly a consequence of internal data getting confused. NoteWorthy Composer can be very sophisticated in how it handles note ties: for example you can tie a note going into a special ending, and NoteWorthy Composer will figure out that the note should be tied to the next note in all of the special endings automatically. If you do not resolve the note tie on one of the special endings, then the tied note will be "stuck".

Lastly, if you play a score which includes the Sustain Pedal markings, and Stop the play back while the pedal is down, the "pedal down" effect remains for that MIDI channel even after you start play back again. This can cause stuck notes when play is selected again. If this is the cause, the easiest solution is to hit the Stop button twice.


How do I tell the program when I'm done with a line of notes?

When you are in the score editor, you work with the score as one long series of measures, without regard to the formatting of a system on the page. When you print, NoteWorthy Composer formats the staves you select based on your printer and the notation font size that you select. This allows maximum flexibility in printing single staff systems, conductor scores, and anything in between without having to manually format the notation based on what you are printing.


How do I add a repeat symbol?

You can add a repeat symbol using the Insert menu. Position the insertion point where you would like the repeat to begin or end, and then do the following:

1. Select "Insert" from the menu

2. Select "Bar Line (Decorated)..."

3. In the Bar Line Specification dialog, select one of the bar line types which include the word repeat. For example, Master Repeat Open creates the beginning of a repeated section which may or may not have special endings. Select Master Repeat Close to end a repeated section.

Note: If you use Local Repeats, special endings are not used. Also, you can select the number of repeat iterations using the local repeat capability when you enter the closing symbol of a local repeat.

If you have more than one staff in the score view, you will want to add the same repeat bar line type in the same positions for each staff. This will enable proper printing and play back of the repeated sections.


Can I use NoteWorthy Composer to create drum or other General MIDI percussion parts?

Drum sounds are typically assigned to a dedicated channel on the sound card, usually channel 10 or channel 16 (in some devices, drum kits are assigned to an instrument patch, rather than to a dedicated channel). In General MIDI, different note pitches equate to different percussive sounds. You can use NoteWorthy Composer to trigger these sounds by placing notes at the pitches which equate to the sounds you wish to trigger. When using NoteWorthy Composer in this way, the best way to create drum parts is to create one or more percussion staff groups for entering the rhythm parts. You will then be able to use Local Repeats more liberally to repeat rhythms, without impacting the structure of the melodic score. You can very quickly switch between staff groups using the Page Setup commands Content tab. Once you create a group for drum parts, you can enter notes wherever you wish to have a drum or other percussive strike.

An complete sample of all General MIDI drum sounds can be found in the Samples folder, as file Drumref.nwc. You can use this file to copy and paste drum notes into your own drum parts.

The following list is the General MIDI standard key mappings for drums. By placing notes at the proper pitches, each of these sounds can be triggered within NoteWorthy Composer.

General MIDI Drum List

*Note: Key 35 = a B Natural note (use your equipment to settle on its octave)

Key	Percussion Sound
35	Acoustic Bass Drum
36	Bass Drum 1	(Note = C)
37	Side Stick
38	Acoustic Snare
39	Hand Clap
40	Electric Snare
41	Low Floor Tom
42	Closed High Hat
43	High Floor Tom
44	Pedal High Hat
45	Low Tom
46	Open High Hat
47	Low-Mid Tom
48	High-Mid Tom	(Note = C)
49	Crash Cymbal 1
50	High Tom
51	Ride Cymbal 1
52	Chinese Cymbal
53	Ride Bell
54	Tambourine
55	Splash Cymbal
56	Cowbell
57	Crash Cymbal 2
58	Vibraslap
59	Ride Cymbal 2
60	High Bongo	(Note = C)
61	Low Bongo
62	Mute High Conga
63	Open High Conga
64	Low Conga
65	High Timbale
66	Low Timbale
67	High Agogo
68	Low Agogo
69	Cabasa
70	Maracas
71	Short Whistle
72	Long Whistle
73	Short Guiro
74	Long Guiro
75	Claves
76	High Wood Block
77	Low Wood Block
78	Mute Cuica
79	Open Cuica
80	Mute Triangle
81	Open Triangle


See how that worked! Any tips that include the Additional Information button have extra information in the help file that can be quickly reviewed simply by pressing it. When you are finished reviewing the information, you can return to the program by pressing the Alt and Tab keys simultaneously until the program is selected.


Whats New
Whats New in NoteWorthy Composer

The following section lists the developmental history of NoteWorthy Composer. The newest changes are listed first, followed by the new additions made in earlier releases prior to this latest version.

A summary list of additions is also available. Click here to see the features in a summary format.

Features Added for Version 1.50

Grace notes

A new grace note attribute can be assigned to notes on a staff to reduce their size, as well as eliminate the audible and visual cues normally associated with notes. This allows a series of short notes to be placed in front of a note as a lead-in grace note sequence. These notes are not heard on playback, and do not affect the overall rhythmic count in a measure where they exist.

Unison Note in a Chord

The chord feature now supports combining two notes at the same vertical position in the staff. This allows two voices to be notated together at the same pitch. Even though true dual-voice arrangements are not fully supported in a single staff, this allows attempts to do so to be slightly more true to original printed notation.

User selectable text fonts

The text fonts used in the program can now be fully customized, and saved with the music in a score file. You can select typeface, font size, as well as bold and italic styles for all text on a score.

High performance playback on Windows 95 and the 32-bit edition

The play back engine in the 32-bit edition now includes a special mechanism which overcome the performance problems of the Windows 95 native 32-bit multimedia timer services.

Toolbar Customization

The user can now configure the name and contents of the toolbars. New buttons have been added for some of the commands not previously available as buttons.

Automatic save/recovery mechanism in the editor

An automatic save and recovery features now helps to safeguard your work, even when you forget to save your work during a long composing session. The auto save frequency can be set in the Options, and any auto saved files are automatically recovered after a system or program crash or power failure.

Position/Align Lyrics to Top or Bottom of a Staff

The lyric configuration now allows the lyrics to be positioned to the top or the bottom of a staff, and the placement can be offset by a configurable number of staff positions.

Print preview directly from Page Setup

Page setup now includes a print preview feature, as well as a summary list of details about the print job and your print system. It is now fairly easy to determine how many pages will be printed; simply go to the Preview tab in the Page Setup.

Zoom in or out in Print Preview

Print preview now supports a zoom feature using the left and right buttons on the mouse.

Standardized print mechanism

The print procedure now uses the standard Windows print dialog. If your printer supports multiple copies, it is now possible to take advantage of this in the program.

Features Added for Version 1.31

For a quick overview of the interface changes that were done in this version click here.

New song templates

Song templates are now available from the New command on the File menu. Templates are simply song files that are used as the basis for a new title. They are any files that are found in the Template folder within the NoteWorthy Composer application directory.

Record feature for MIDI keyboard users

MIDI input is now possible. A new record feature enables a performance to be captured while the current song is playing. The results can optionally be imported into a new window, or added to a Record staff group in the active score.

Note input via MIDI keyboard

Notes and chords can be manually placed into the staff by pressing keys on a MIDI keyboard. This feature can be turned on and off from a button in the note tool bar.

New import wizard

An import wizard is now available when MIDI performances are loaded via the File Import command. The wizard assists in the process of splitting tracks and individual channels within a track. It also allows changing default note and rest resolutions on a per file, and per staff, basis.

Exporting of either SMF type 0 or type 1 files

Either type 0 or type 1 MIDI files can be exported from a NWC song. This is controlled via a new option in the File tab of the Options.

On/off padding control of notes based on duration

Past versions have added extra padding after notes of longer duration. For example, a whole note will automatically be padded with extra space to give it a longer separation than shorter duration notes. This can now be disabled from a new option in Page Setup.

Copy Special feature for copying notation graphics

A new Copy Special command is available on the Edit menu. This allows notation graphics to be copied directly from the editor into other applications, such as a word processing document. The Print Preview Copy feature has also been enhanced to better represent page margins, and now includes the grand staff brace in the copied image (when it is present).

Add, remove, or edit a staff straight from the editor

A staff can now be added or removed straight from the editor via a new menu and new toolbar buttons. Staff properties can now be changed directly in the editor via a new menu and context menu command.

Miscellaneous

The following other modifications are included:

Enhanced tab dialog interface
Tabs can now be navigated while they have the input focus.

Improved performance of score audits
Score audits now process the score in a linear fashion. They are also more comprehensive. Manual score audits may not be required as often as they have been in the past.

Staff transpose logic enhanced (for interacting with non-standard special endings)
The transpose now emulates the new score audit for navigating the staff sequence. This means that some non-standard special endings will now be processed better, even if the song does not actually play back properly.

A menu item now allows chord member removal using the Edit menu
The chord member removal is now accomplished via a menu command. This makes it more accessible to macros and other access needs.

Fixed dynamic variances that use MIDI velocity changes
A dynamic variance will now vary MIDI velocity changes in a gradual manner, provided that enough notes are between the variance and the following dynamic.

Fixed MIDI export of tempo variances
Tempo variance will now export properly to the conductor track of a MIDI file.

Fixed bank select feature in the instrument patch definition
Bank select changes now conform to the MIDI standard. However, not all equipment implements a bank select to the standard. If you have trouble, try multiplying your bank by 128, and using the result in the bank select box.

Fixed stem direction audit results for center position notes
The stem direction audit now restores the B note on a treble clef to a default direction of down.

Features Added for Version 1.30

Enhanced Tool Bars

The tool bars are now dockable. You can grab them with the mouse and reposition them around the screen.

Enhanced Tool Button

The toolbar buttons now provide tool tips if you leave the mouse pointer on them for a short time.

New Notation Elements

You now have double sharp, double flat, and double dot capability. There is also a Tenuto button.

Faster Access to All Insert Commands

The Insert menu is now a flat menu, and each command has a corresponding shortcut key.

MIDI Port Sharing

NoteWorthy Composer will now share your MIDI devices with other applications.

Go to the Options command on the Tools menu, and select the MIDI tab. The Port Usage field can be used to specify the circumstances when NoteWorthy Composer will claim the play back MIDI ports.

MIDI Device Selection Order

Users with multiple devices can now select the order in which the MIDI devices are to be used.

Optional Backup Files

The creation of backup files can now be controlled in the File options tab.

DDE Interfacing for Opening NoteWorthy Composer Files

NoteWorthy Composer now uses DDE interfacing with Windows 95 when you open *.NWC files from the Explorer. This means that only one copy of NoteWorthy Composer will be created while you are opening files. Also, if you open a file which is already open in NoteWorthy Composer, that files editor will simply be activated. You cannot open multiple copies of a NoteWorthy Composer file within a single session.

MIDI Commands Moved to the Tools Menu

The Play and Stop commands now appear on the Tools menu (the MIDI menu has been removed). The MIDI Configure function is now available on the MIDI tab of the Options dialog.

Enhanced Note Accent Display

The accent and staccato symbols can now both appear on a note. Prior editions only displayed one or the other.

Features Added for Version 1.21

Undo/Redo Facility

The editor now allows you the safety of correcting/undoing an operation performed on the staff. Each open editor window can support up to 100 reversable edit actions. You can control this number in the Options dialog, available from the Tools menu.

Expanded Lyric Support

Each staff can now have up to 8 lines. As with version 1.20, each lyric line will automatically be aligned in the score.

Centering of Whole Rests

When you print a score, any measures consisting of a whole rest will centered in the measure.

Dotted Notes in Chords

Tightly packed chords that contain dotted notes are now displayed better. All dots are now visible in the chord.

Windows Meta File Support

The Print Preview Copy feature now supports *.WMF files.  Once you create the WMF file, make sure that NoteWorthy Composer is still open when working with the meta file, or the NoteWorthy Composer notation font will not be available to other applications on your computer.

Easier Opening of NoteWorthy Composer Scores

NoteWorthy Composer now allows one or more *.NWC files to be specified on the command line at program startup.  This means you can also open a file directly from the Windows 3.1 File Manager or the Windows 95 Explorer.

Standardized File History

The file history stored on the File menu now uses a last in, first out scheme. This makes it more consistent with the way other applications implement this feature. The first file in the history is always the last file which was closed after an edit session.

Integrated Upgrade Support

The NoteWorthy Updater program is now included in the standard NoteWorthy Composer package. This program provides a standard way of upgraing NoteWorthy Composer without downloading a whole new package.

Reduced Download Size

We have reduced the overall binary footprint of the NoteWorthy Composer package, while adding more features and sample files into the package. Proof that bigger is not always better.

Features Added for Version 1.20

Lyrics

Support for lyrics has now been added to NoteWorthy Composer. Each staff in your score can be assigned up to 4 lyric lines which will aligned and displayed on the lower boundary of the staff. You enter lyrics from within the lyric editor tabbed dialog, which you can access by pressing Ctrl+L while in the notation editor.

Measure Numbers

You can now enable measure numbers for a score from within the Score Builder tool. You can control the starting number in the sequence, and how the numbers are displayed. Your display choices are the following:

Plain, Circled, or Boxed. In the editor, all bar lines that constitute a measure boundary will display its measure number (except the local repeat bar, which already as a repeat count which it displays). When printing, the front of each system will display the current measure number.

Goto Measure Command

You can now jump to a specific measure in the score without having to scroll around to find specific places. Simply press Ctrl+G and enter the measure that you want to locate.

Enhanced Slurs

Slurs have been changed in this version to behave in a similar fashion to the outward note tie. You now assign an outbound slur attribute to notes, which is then extended to the next note in the score. NoteWorthy Composer even detects if the next note is elsewhere in the score due to a repeat or flow direction change. This means you can extend a slur into multiple special endings and other directional changes. The direction of slurs are now determined by the first note of the slur: if the stem of the first note is upward, then the slur will be underneath the notes. If the stem of the first note is downward, then the slur is extended above the notes. If the first note is a split direction chord, then these rules are reversed.

Expressions Marks

Many new style expressions, including Fermatas, Breath Marks, Crescendo, Decrescendo, Accelerando, Legato, and many other Italian expressions are now included in NoteWorthy Composer.  Many of these items are recognized and performed during MIDI play back. In many cases, you can specify that the item not be included in the printout, or that it should not reserve any width on the staff when it is placed.

In addition, you can now override MIDI key velocities and volume directly from within a dynamic mark. These overrides are especially useful when combined with dynamic variances like crescendos. Lastly, a new generic text expression item has been added which enables you to write your own expressions. You are no longer confined to conventional Italian expressions or predefined expressions created by us. Now you can add your own.

The expressions are generally grouped into three categories: dynamics, tempos, and performance styles. In general, you have more flexibility over how the expression will be placed and formatted into the printed score. For example, you can specify that a tempo that you insert not be included in the printed score. You can also specify that an expression should not reserve any width in the printed score so that it does not create a large white space in the middle of notation.

Edit Selection

You no longer need to delete old symbols and replace them with new ones just to make a small change. You can now change existing notation on the staff simply by selecting it and pressing Ctrl+E. This is the new Edit Selection functionality. You can change previously inserted clefs, time and key signatures, and any of the performance expressions using this new method.

Clefs with Octave Higher/Lower Indicator

You can now specify octave up or down marks on all clefs. This is most common with the treble clef, where an 8 appears either above or below the staff. This indicates that the performance should be played higher or lower in pitch by an octave.

Note Stem Direction Controls

A notes stem direction is now just another attribute that you can assign, just like an accidental or dotted duration. You can set up note entry such that notes use their default note stem direction, or you force them in either an upward or downward stem direction. A new audit is also introduced which will assist in cleaning up a staff after it has been transposed and has note stems going in directions inconsistent with the new note positions.

Enhanced Chords

You can now combine a note with a previously placed rest into a chord. The rest must be of a smaller duration than the note that you are adding to it.  You can also combine notes of the same duration but with differing stem directions to achieve a split stem look for the chord. Please be aware, however, that NoteWorthy Composer continues to only recognize a single, dominant voice when formatting a staff. In other words, only the smaller duration in a chord is utilized when aligning a staff  in the editor and when printing. Completely dual, independent staff voicings are not supported by NoteWorthy Composer, but notation which has the appearance of dual voicings can often times be obtained by using the new chord functionality added in this release.

File Type Change

NoteWorthy Composer now uses the file type of *.NWC, rather than the original *.NTW type used in earlier versions. You can continue to open and save your existing *.NTW files, but we recommend making the change over to the new extension. The easiest way to do this is to use the File Managers File Search function to locate all of your existing *.NTW files. You can then rename them to *.NWC files as a collective group, and never be bothered again by this change.

Conversion of Notation Fonts to True-Type Technology

We have upgraded the notation technology used by NoteWorthy Composer to include True-type capability for all elements of the displayed score. In previous versions, we relied on a static library of bitmapped images for most notational elements, which created difficulties for some high-resolution printers and postscript devices. It also forced you into a few discreet print sizes when printing out your score. You now specify the score font by defining the point size for the italic font used in the printout. NoteWorthy Composer then decides on the sizes for all other elements in the score based on this sizing.  As a consequence, your notation size selection, as well as any custom margin settings, are retained after each of your NoteWorthy Composer sessions, and between different printer device selections. These metrics were formerly reset after selecting a new printer or exiting the application.

Spin Buttons for Numeric Fields

All numeric fields in NoteWorthy Composer now include a corresponding spin control so that you can change their values with the mouse. You can now also enter negative numbers directly, as the minus sign is no longer overridden to decrement the value in the control.

Retention of Edit Position When Zooming In and Out

You can now increase or decrease the font size in the editor and your edit position is retained. The editor no longer resets back to the beginning of the song as was done in earlier releases.

You also can access the font size selector tool when in the editor by using the backslash ( \ ) key. Pressing this key will change the input focus to this tool.

Note Entry Enhancements

By default, the dotted note parameter is now reset after each note or rest is placed onto the staff. This makes the dotted note attribute behavior similar to that of the accidentals. It eliminates the need to explicitly turn off the dotted parameter after a note is placed.  You can disable this function from the Options command in the Tools menu.

You can now combine additional note combinations are into triplets. In previous releases, some valid note combinations were not permitted to be grouped into a single triplet. This is now enhanced to support any note grouping which has a total non-triplet duration which is a multiple of 64th notes.

You can now control whether the right mouse button changes the position of the insertion point. This is done from the Options command of the Tools menu.

Fixes and General Maintenance

The following General Protection Faults have been corrected:

•	clicking to the far left of an inactive staff

•	assigning a print page range with the from value larger than the to

The Gravis Ultrasound (GUS) card, and any other cards which require patch caching, are now supported. Patch and drum caches are automatically set-up and loaded prior to playing a score.

If a device fails to open when starting NoteWorthy Composer, the error should now be reported correctly, without causing an unusual initialization behavior within NoteWorthy Composer.

A bug in MIDI import triggered by a series of whole measure rests contained in a staff has now been corrected.

A staff containing triplets will no longer cause a bar line audit to disengage unless the triplet grouping crosses directly over a place where a bar line should be assigned.

The default note velocity for a staff is now louder, so songs which do not include dynamic marks will probably sound louder.

The print logic now detects when the score title is too large for the printer page, and it reports this prior to printing.

The author text for a song is now expanded to allow more words, so you can include phrases such as Words and Music by ... or other text of your choice.

The score is no longer audited when saving a score to a file. It is done when loading a file. You also can access the staff and score audits easier through Ctrl+F9 and F9 accelerator keys, respectively.

The help file no longer forces a background color of light gray. The file now uses the default color specified by Windows.

Changes in Version 1.20.1:

Slurs extending through time and key signatures, as well as other notational elements, is now displayed better. A slur is now only interrupted when extending backwards into a special ending which is not a first ending.

Features Added for Version 1.10

New Notation Display Capabilities

A number of new notational display symbols have been added in this release. They include:

•	Alto and Tenor clefs

•	Common Time and alla breve time signatures

•	Tempo marks based on eighth, quarter, and half note and dotted note beats

In addition, many enhancements to the notational display capabilities have been made. These include:

•	Better looking time signatures through the use of

•	True-Type fonts

•	Key signatures now include the naturalization of the previous key in the staff

•	Better looking sustain pedal markings in all sizes

•	Better looking dotted notes in some of the notation sizes

•	Better looking slurs

Print Enhancements

The following improvements have been made when printing the active score:

•	Staff labels optionally attached to staves

The name of each staff can now be inserted in front of each staff in a system. This can be turned on and off, as well as controlling whether it should be done only on the first system on the title page, the first system on each page, or on every system in the print job.

•	Formatting Logic Improvements

The formatting logic for printing contained several problem areas where the print operation could cause the application to abort, or freeze up and not return control to the user.  These have been corrected. As a result, some score print jobs may be formatted better in this version.

•	The last system in a score print is not justified to fill the page

The formatting logic for printing automatically justifies all score systems so that the left and right sides of each successive system is aligned evenly on the page. The last system in a score print out is no longer right justified, to prevent spreading out just a few measures over a large amount of space.

•	New approximated fonts, providing more large notation sizes

You can now select several new font sizes which are enlargements of existing font sizes. These new approximated fonts are distinguished by the first letter in their name: they all start with an A instead of an X (A = Approximate, X = Exact).

New Menu Structure

The menu system has been completely revised to provide more ease-of-use features. These include:

•	New file management capabilities, including:

•	Automatic save recovery through use of BAK files on replaces

Revert to saved version of the active score

Import/Export of MIDI files

History tracking of the last 10 songs used

•	Symbols are added via the Insert menu, which is divided into:

high runner items (such as notes, rests, and bar lines)

notational symbols (such as clefs and key signatures)

and midi controls (specifically the multi-controller and patch changes)

•	The Score menu has been removed, and a new Score Builder tool replaces it

•	A new Tools menu provides access to many new utilities, including:

Automatic beaming function for the active staff

Transpose function for the active staff

Tools to assist in changing the key signature within the active staff

Audit tools for the active staff and the whole score

Bar line audit of the active staff, aligning all bars at measure boundaries

Score builder tool

•	Notes menu now includes Staccato and Accent commands

•	Window menu now used for visibility control of the tool and status bars

•	Editor speed menus now include Note, Rest, Chord and Bar line commands

Tool and Status Bar Enhancements

The following enhancements have been made to the tool and status bars:

•	All tool buttons now include mouse fly-over hints within the status bar

•	New tool button access to important functions:

Tool button access to the Score Builder tool

Tool button access and display for the Audit Staff tool

Change editor font sizes straight from the tool bar

Change the displayed staff group straight from the tool bar

See when the active staff needs auditing straight from the tool bar

Status bar indicator of current play buffer when active score is playing

•	Notation editing straight from the note tool bar:

•	Change note accidentals by selecting notes and pressing a button

•	Add or remove a note tie by selecting a note and pressing the tie button

•	Add or remove dots, staccato, or accent marks from the corresponding button

•	Get immediate visual feedback on the availability of a particular button

•	Get immediate visual feedback on whether a button will add or remove an attribute

•	Right mouse support in the note tool bar for changing its orientation

MIDI Play Back Enhancements

The following improvements have been made for playing back the active score:

•	Configurable starting point for play to begin

Play back can now be configured to start either from the beginning of the score, or from a configurable number of measures behind the insertion point. All imbedded patch, volume, tempo, and pitch bend information is properly tracked for the point where play back begins.

•	Staff mute no longer disables tempo and other controller changes

You can now mute a staff in the Score Builder tool and its global performance parameters will still be included in the play back, even though its note events will not.

•	Very short staccato notes should now still be heard on your equipment

When notes smaller than an eighth note were made staccato, they would no longer be audible with some sound gear in situations where they should have. Staccato notes are now handled better by MIDI play back.

Score Editor Enhancements

The following improvements have been made in the editing of score data:

•	Dynamic changing of selected notes attributes

As mentioned in the tool bar enhancements, many more note attributes can be added and removed to a group of selected notes simply by selecting the notes, and pressing the appropriate tool button.

•	Double-click editing of midi data controllers (patch and multi-point)

The multi-point controller and patch data inserted into a staff can now be changed by double clicking on its symbol.  The symbol looks like a target (several circular rings).

•	Right mouse button changes

The right mouse button now repositions the insertion point prior to presenting the speed menu. The speed menu now allows for adding notes, rests, chords, and bar lines, thus allowing efficient mouse-based note entry (without ever having to hit the Enter key).

•	Cut, copy, and paste fixes

In some situations, key signatures could be displayed improperly when they were added to the staff via the NoteWorthy Composer clipboard. This has now been corrected. Also, the Audit Staff tool automatically determines if an audit may be required after cut or paste operations.


History of new features
Feature History List

Version 1.50:

- Grace notes

- Two chord members at the same vertical staff position

- User selectable text fonts

- High performance native 32-bit playback on Windows 95

- Automatic save/recovery mechanism in the editor

- Lyric placement can be aligned to top or bottom of a staff

- Toolbars can now be customized

- Print preview directly from Page Setup

- Zoom in or out in Print Preview

- Standardized print mechanism

Version 1.31:

- New song templates

- Several templates included out of the box

- Ability to add your own templates

- Record feature for MIDI keyboard users

- Note input via MIDI keyboard

- New import wizard for enhanced midi import capabilities

- track splits

- SMF type 0 detection

- dedicated tempo track

- Exporting of either SMF type 0 or type 1 files

- On/off control over padding of notes based on duration

- Copy Special feature for copying notation graphics

- New Staff menu for add, remove, or edit of a staff

- Enhanced tab dialog interface

- Improved performance of score audits

- Staff transpose logic enhanced (for interacting with non-standard special endings)

- A menu item now allows chord member removal using the Edit menu

- Fixed dynamic variances that use MIDI velocity changes

- Fixed MIDI export of tempo variances

- Fixed bank select feature in the instrument patch definition

- Fixed stem direction audit results for center position notes

Version 1.30:

-	dock-able tool bars, with tool tips

-	advanced MIDI port sharing (allowing other such "cooperative apps" to also be running and using the MIDI ports)

-	double dots

-	double sharps

-	double flats

-	tenuto mark

-	flatter menus for easier navigation

-	optional .BAK files

-	long filenames when run on Windows 95

-	Double sharp/flat cancellation at new measure

-	Help file version 1.30 errors/omissions

-	Right mouse button behaviour when insertion point is set

-	Auto-scroll feature is very slow on older computers/large scores

-	Help file documentation of MIDI controllers

-	Help file connection to Zoom Level dialog does not work

-	The "+" and "-" keys should work to 64th notes

-	Lyric Editor Should Use Same Font as Staff Editor

-	Add patch # to score at {patch}

-	Display dynamic override values in editor

-	MIDI import should ignore irrelevant timing byte data

-	Support "Placeable Meta File" format in Print Preview Copy feature

-	Support mixed staff bar line styles in a score system

-	Default stem direction for B notes in G clef changed to downward

-	Print margins applied to physical page (rather than printable area)

-	Long filename support in 16-bit package for Windows 95 users

-	Save and restore last frame window position

-	Allow file and midi options to be set without an open score

-	Support new Win95 keyboard popup property menu key

-	Choice of centimeters or inches for page margin settings

-	Note tie direction improvements for chords which include a rest

-	Allow disabling of multiple memory critical warnings

-	Allow user cancel of MIDI import

-	Add extra gray shades to the editor's color scheme

-	Optional control of last system extending out to right margin

-	Provide and use a help contents file when run on Windows 95

-	Update NoteWorthy ArtWare's mailing address

-	Fixed bug which could cause a program fault when using transpose

-	Fixed bug which printed override values in a dynamic

-	Fixed bug in the View menu's group list display

-	Fixed bug in music font, which occasionally showed up on Windows NT

-	Added '*' key shortcut for quick entry of standard bar lines from numeric keypad

-	Simplified the entry of Dynamics that do not use overrides

-	MIDI play buffers are now allocated dynamically as needed

-	Added Printer Setup capability to the File menu

-	Improved performance of *.BAK files during a save

-	Notation font is now installed directly into the system

-	Support for Windows 95 "What's This?" dialog box help  (32-bit only)

Version 1.21:

-	Configurable Undo/Redo of up to last 100 edit actions

-	Lyrics expanded to support 8 lines per staff

-	Whole measure rests are now centered

-	Tightly packed chords with dotted note attribute are displayed better

-	Print Preview Copy now supports clipboard

-	NWC files can be opened directly from the File Manager, the Windows 95 Explorer, or the Windows 95 Start menu

-	File History mechanism has been standardized (now uses the Last In/First Out scheme)

-	Setup detection of Windows 95

Version 1.20:

-	Lyrics (up to 4 lyric lines per staff)

-	Measure numbers, and a "Goto Measure" command

-	Flexible Slurs (across bar lines, rests, repeats, etc.)

-	Many new style expressions, including Fermata, Breath Mark, Cresc, Decresc., Accel, Legato, etc. (many of which are supported by play back).

-	Control of both MIDI key velocity and volume from the Dynamics marks, and support for both of these in Cresc. and Decresc. marks.

-	Select and edit any single notation or expression mark on a staff (notes continue to use the tool bar as opposed to a dialog box).

-	Note stem direction control

-	A chord composed of a note, or notes, and a smaller duration rest

-	A generic Text Expression item where you can add your own expressions

-	All notation symbols now use True Type fonts, so you have much more control over the size of a score

Version 1.10:

-	Alto and Tenor clefs

-	Common Time and alla breve time signatures

-	Tempo marks using eighth, quarter, half and dotted note beats

-	Staff labels optionally attached to staves

-	The last system in a score print is no longer justified to the right

-	Automatic save recovery through use of BAK files on replaces

-	Revert to saved version of the active score

-	Import/Export of MIDI files

-	History tracking of the last 10 songs used

-	Symbols are added via the Insert menu

-	Automatic beaming function for the active staff

-	Transpose function for the active staff

-	Tools to assist in changing the key signature within the active staff

-	Audit tools for the active staff and the whole score

-	Bar line audit which aligns all bars at measure boundaries

-	Score builder tool

-	Notes menu now includes Staccato and Accent commands

-	Editor speed menus now include Note, Rest, Chord and Bar line commands

-	All tool buttons now include mouse fly-over hints in the status bar

-	Tool button access to the Score Builder tool

-	Tool button access and display for the Audit Staff tool

-	Change editor font sizes straight from the tool bar

-	Change the active staff group straight from the tool bar

-	See when the active staff needs auditing straight from the tool bar

-	Status indicator of current play buffer when active score is playing

-	Change note accidentals by selecting notes and pressing a button

-	Add/remove a note tie by selecting a note and pressing the tie button

-	Add/remove dots, staccato, or accent marks using tool buttons

-	Get immediate visual feedback on button availability

-	Get visual feedback on whether a button will add/remove an attribute

-	Right mouse support in the note tool bar for changing its orientation

-	Configurable starting point for play to begin

-	Staff mute no longer disables tempo and other controller changes

-	Very short staccato notes should now still be heard on your equipment

-	Dynamic changing of selected notes attributes

-	Double-click editing of midi data controllers (patch and multi-point)

-	Right mouse button changes


Summary of version 1.31 interface changes
Version 1.31 Interface Changes

This section lists all of the interface changes contained in version 1.31. The intent of this list is simply to identify all of the interface changes, rather than document any new behavior. Use of the product is explained in the help file and later sections of this document.

Menu Changes

Changes to "Edit" Menu include new commands

•	Copy Special

•	Remove Chord Note

Changes to "View" Menu include new commands

•	Refresh Score

New "Staff" Menu adds the following commands

•	New Staff

•	Import Recording

•	Move Staff

•	Delete Staff

•	Playback Instrument

•	Mute Staff

•	Staff Properties

Changes to "Tools" Menu include

Obsolete (Removed) Commands:

•	Score Builder (replaced by Score Review and new Staff menu)

•	Audit Score (became Refresh Score on View menu)

•	Audit Staff (available only as Ctrl+F9 key shortcut)

New Commands:

•	Record

•	Staff Play

•	Score Review

•	Mute List

•	MIDI Input Active

•	Persistent Note Tools

Keyboard Shortcut Changes

•	Ctrl+A changed from Note Accent to New Staff

•	Ctrl+D added for Delete Staff

•	Ctrl+I added for File Info

•	Ctrl+U removed (formerly Note Slur)

•	F2 added for Staff Properties

•	">" added for Note Accent

•	"." now toggles through dot and double-dot

•	";" added for Note Slur

•	F4 added for Record

•	Shift+F5 added for Staff Play

•	"R" and "r" added for Score Review tool

•	"M" and "m" added for Mute List tool

Toolbar Changes

•	Removed Score Builder icon

•	Added New Staff button

•	Added Delete Staff button

•	Added Staff Mute button

•	Added Lyrics button

•	Added Record button

•	Added Persistent Note Tools button

•	Added Remote MIDI Note Entry enabler button


This About box show the latest version of the product, and indicates if the product has been registered. Further details about the product can be found in the online help.


Enter the name that you would like to be associated with this staff. This name must be unique in the score. It cannot be the same as any other staff name that already is present in the score.

If Staff Labels are enabled when printing, this name will be used for the label placed to the left of the staff when it is printed.


This box contains the group name that will contain this staff. A score organizes its parts into groups. Each score can have more than one group, with different staff groups assigned via this field. A staff can only reside in a single group.

A typical use of the staff group would be to divide a song up into melody and rhythm sections. This list box is where each staff can be assigned to a particular group. Each staff can be included in one, and only one, group. Creating a new group is accomplished by simply typing in a new group name in this box. It will then be available to subsequent staff properties. By default, all new staves are assigned into a group called Standard.


The position of the staff can be changed through this list box. The staff will be inserted above the staff selected in this box. If the position is set to default, the position will be not be changed from its current location.


The style of the staff can be assigned in this field. The style is used to adjust how bar lines are drawn in the staff, and whether the staff is connected to another staff to form a grand staff. This allows the following styles to be designated for the staff:

Standard: The staff will not have a brace on the far left, and it will not connect its bar lines to adjacent staves.

Upper/Lower Grand Staff: Allows a pair of staves to be designated as a grand staff. Their bar lines will be connected, and they will be braced on the left side in each system.

Orchestral: The staff appearance will be consistent with a conductor's score. It will have its bar lines connected with all adjacent staves, and will have a decorative corner added if it is the first or last staff in the system.


Each staff has a reserved amount of space that it requires when a system is constructed. This box indicates the number of note positions reserved above this staff when it is displayed. This reserves a portion of space for the notation in the staff.


Each staff has a reserved amount of space that it requires when a system is constructed. This box indicates the number of note positions reserved below this staff when it is displayed. This reserves a portion of space for the notation in the staff.


This allows the staff to be enabled or disabled during play back. When muted, all notes in the staff will be ignored when playing the song. Tempo marks, instrument patch changes, and volume changes will still be included in the play back, in case another staff uses the same channel, and depends on the settings from this staff.


This controls the initial volume for this staffs MIDI channel. A value of -1 indicates that the volume currently set for this channel should not be changed, and no volume settings will be sent to the MIDI device. Volume levels range from 0 to 127, with 127 being the loudest. By default, a new staff is assigned an initial volume of 127, which is the loudest possible setting.


This controls the initial stereo position for the instrument associated with this staff. A value of -1 indicates that the stereo position currently set for this channel should not be changed. Stereo position levels range from 0 to 127, with 64 being the center position in the stereo image. New staff parts are initially assigned a pan position of 64.

Note: not all MIDI devices respond to this parameter. Consult your devices documentation if it does not respond to changes in this box.


Specify which device should be used for play back of this staff. This can be any of the devices that are currently configured for use from within the MIDI tab of the Options dialog. Up to 16 devices can be used for play back, if you are lucky enough to have this many devices on your system.

Note: The device cannot be changed later from within the notation. A staff always uses the same device for play back, as listed in this box.


If an instrument patch has been selected, this field indicates whether a bank select message will be included. This is useful for some MIDI devices which support more than 128 different instrument patches. A bank select message can be included with the patch change in order to indicate which group of 128 patches should be used by the MIDI device on this staffs MIDI channel.


This box shows the 1 based numeric value for any instrument patch selected for this staff. This patch number will be sent to the MIDI device on the selected channel whenever MIDI playback is requested.


The audio playback of the staff can be transposed using this field. This allows each staff to use a different key signature and tonal center, which is often necessary in orchestral arrangements. This field is used both when exporting to a MIDI file as well as with physical play back of the score.


This specifies which channel on the specified device should be used for playback of this staff.

MIDI devices can support up to 16 channels. Each channel generally uses its own instrument patch, volume, and various other performance parameters. It is usually necessary to use unique channels per staff so that one staff does not interfere with the playback of another staff. By default, each new staff is assigned a new, unique channel.


This button opens a dialog where the instrument patch and patch bank can be selected for this staffs MIDI channel.


This is where you specify the title of this composition.


This box is where you place your name, or the name of the composer of this work. You can also add a phrase such as arranged by in front of your name in order to distinguish your role in the song.


You are entitled to copyright protection for any original songs. You can specify two lines of copyright information that will be displayed on the first page of the printed composition. A suggested phrasing is provided automatically. If you have registered, your name is also placed here automatically for new songs that are created.


Any comments that you wish to make about the composition can be made here. This can be used as a running record of your compositional or performance process associated with the song. This information is not included on any printouts of the song.


NoteWorthy  Composer allows you to select a set of staves for inclusion in a print job. This is done inside of this box. All of the selected staves are then considered to be a single system. By default, all the staves currently in the edit window are selected for print. As staves are selected, the print metrics are updated to reflect how much of a printed page will be used by a single system.


System Height: This shows how much of the printed page will be occupied by a single system. This value will change as you add or remove staff parts to the system, or change other options which affect notation size and spacing. This is intended to help you optimize the options for a successful printout. The preview is a better method once you have your settings pretty much the way that you want them.


Cover Page Systems: This indicates how many systems will fit on the cover page of your printout. Use Print Preview for a better indication of what your printout will look like on paper.


Other Pages: This indicates how many systems will fit on all pages after the cover page of your printout. Use Print Preview for a better indication of your printouts appearance on paper.


Print All Pages: Select this option if you want your entire score to be printed.


Print a Range of Pages: Select this option when you want to only print a range of pages in your printout.


This is the starting page in the range that will be printed when the page range option is enabled.


The ending page in the print range that will be printed when the page range option is enabled. The printout will include all pages in the numbered range, including the page specified here.


If you want your printed pages to be numbered, then check this box.


If you have elected to have your pages numbered, then this indicates what number should be used for the first page. All subsequent pages will be incremented from this starting value.


This box identifies the size of the printed staff, in points. The size defines the number of points inside the basic staff minus all ledger lines. Depending on your printers resolution, not all point changes will show actual change on the printed page. Use the Print Preview feature to check the results before printing.


If you want title, author, and copyright information to be included in the first page of a printout, then check this box. If this box is not checked, all printed pages will use the same format.


In some cases, the final system in a printout may not extend to the right margin of the page. If you want each staff to be extended out to the right margin in the final system, then check this box. If this is not checked, your last system may not be right aligned with the other systems in a printout.


If you want the name of each staff to appear in a printout, this can be controlled from this box. You can select one of the following values:

None: The staff names will not appear in the printout.

First System: The staff names will appear only once, on the top of the first page.

Top Systems: The staff names will appear on the top of each page in the printout.

All Systems: The staff names will appear to the left of every staff on every page.


Press this button to setup the current printer shown to the right of the button.


This is the name of the currently selected printer, which will be used if you press the Print button.


Press this button when you are ready to print your score. It is generally a good idea to preview it first to make sure everything looks as intended.


Press this button when you are ready to preview how your printout will look on paper.


Import is capable of embedding sound patch changes into the final notation data. The first sound patch encountered in a track is automatically placed into the track data associated with the track performance information. This option enables all patch changes found in a track to be imported and imbedded into the music notation.


Import can convert sustain pedal events directly into standard music notation. This option enables this conversion. In many cases, it is desirable to disable the automatic import of this data, since it can detract from the overall visual quality of the imported score.


When this option is enabled, Import will automatically beam any adjacent notes smaller than a quarter note that appear in the same beat of a measure. If you wish to do the note beaming manually, you can disable this option.


Import will automatically detect compound time signatures in a MIDI sequence when this option is enabled. When disabled, any time signatures encountered in the sequence are assumed to be simple time. This influences how the musical beat in a score is emphasized when converting note events into notation. For example, when this option is enabled, a sequence in 9/4 time will use a dotted half note as the beat when the beaming function is performed. If the option is disabled, that same sequence would use a quarter note as the beat when the beaming function is executed.


The note resolution value specified here influences how note events in the sequence are converted into music notation. Smaller note values allow more complex sequences to be notated correctly. Larger note values tend to simplify the resulting notation, but may not adequately represent the original musical sequence.


The rest resolution option can be used to control the overall placement of rests within the score. Larger note values here will result in fewer rests being placed in the imported score. Smaller rests may still be used in order to preserve the sequence of note on events, but smaller rests will not be used to create staccato effects.


This option is used to control whether each MIDI channel found in a MIDI track will be mapped into a new staff. When set, a new staff will be created for note events occurring in each MIDI channel that is present. When not set, all note events will be treated together in the conversion to a notated staff regardless of their MIDI channel.


This option is used to enable automatic splitting of MIDI tracks into two staves. The value in this box is semitones. Whenever a group of simultaneous note events span a semitone interval larger than this value, the performance will automatically be split into two staves during import.


In most cases, you will want to use a standard key signature from this list. Select User Defined if you want to enter the sharps and/or flats yourself manually in the definition area below.


This area shows the sharps and/or flats that are included in the key signature. If you have selected User Defined from the list above, you can enter your own key signature here.


Chose the type of clef that you want to use from the drop-down list. Treble, bass, alto and tenor clefs are all supported from within this box.


You can apply an octave shift to the clef using this box. You can elect to have notes played an octave up or down from the standard pitch associated with the selected clef.


This is the value used for the top half of the time signature. This is generally the number of beats per measure. If you want to use common or cut time, this should be set in the drop-down box below these fields.


This is the value used for the lower half of the time signature. This is generally the value of the beat. If you want to use common or cut time, this should be set in the drop-down box below these fields.


For standard time signatures, leave this value set to Standard. If you need common or cut time, then set the value to Common time or Alla Breve respectively.


This field defines the tempo base. For example, if this is set to Quarter, then the specified tempo will be in units of quarter notes per minute.


This is the tempo, in base units per minute.


Check this box if you want this item to occupy space in the staff where it is placed. If this box is not checked, the item will not reserve space for itself in the staff. This can be used to avoid blank spots in the score. When an item does not reserve space for itself, a diamond will appear in the editor to the left of the item. The diamond is present so that you can edit the item. The diamond will not show up in a printout.


This value controls the vertical position of the item on the staff. The value is in staff units, which is half the distance between each horizontal line in a staff. A value of 0 is the vertical center of the staff. Negative values move the item downward on the staff, and positive values move it upward.


The tempo can optionally include a predefined text-based instruction to the performer. By checking this box, the instruction selected in the next field will be displayed in the tempo.


When the Display Text Expression is checked, this box defines what tempo instruction should be included in the tempo display.


Check this box when you want the tempo specification (in the upper box) to be included in a printout. If this box is not checked, the actual numeric tempo will not be printed. If neither the Display Text Expression field nor this field are checked, the tempo becomes used only for playback. You can use this to make changes to the tempo in your MIDI performance without cluttering your printed score with tempo designations.


Use this box to specify the dynamic that should be used at this position on the staff.


Use this checkbox and value box combination to override the default MIDI velocity associated with the selected dynamic. MIDI velocity controls how hard a note is struck (or blown for wind instruments). By default, the following velocities are used, based on the dynamic expression selected above: ppp = 10, pp = 30, p = 45, mp = 60, mf = 75, f = 92, ff = 108, and fff = 127.


Use this checkbox and value box combination to change the current MIDI volume for the MIDI channel associated with the staff. By default, no changes are made to the channel volume when a dynamic expression is inserted into the staff. An override volume must be set for the volume to change. If you are using Cresc/Decresc dynamic variances with the dynamic, you may want to use volume overrides to achieve a smoother volume swell over the variance.


Check this box if you want this item to occupy space in the staff where it is placed. If this box is not checked, the item will not reserve space for itself in the staff. This can be used to avoid blank spots in the score. When an item does not reserve space for itself, a diamond will appear in the editor to the left of the item. The diamond is present so that you can edit the item. The diamond will not show up in a printout.


If this dynamic is for MIDI performance only, then you can elect to hide it when printing using this checkbox. When this box is checked, the dynamic will not appear in a printout.


This value controls the vertical position of the item on the staff. The value is in staff units, which is half the distance between each horizontal line in a staff. A value of 0 is the vertical center of the staff. Negative values move the item downward on the staff, and positive values move it upward.


This style box control what kind of bar line will appear in the staff.


When the bar line style is a Local Repeat Close item, you must also set the repeat count for the local repeat using this box. This is the number of times that the music will repeat between the open and close repeat bar lines.


This box is used to indicate whether the sustain pedal is being pressed down or being released. The equivalent MIDI sustain pedal message will be sent based on the value of this box.


This box is used to set the type of flow direction that should be used.


Using these boxes, you can set the different endings that apply to the section that follows this item in the staff. Up to seven standard endings are supported. You can select more than one ending in a single item. These are used in conjunction with master repeat open and close bar lines to build a repeated section.


This is the default ending for a repeated section. The default is used after a Dal Segno or Da Capo have been executed, since master repeats are themselves ignored after one of the flow directions have been executed.


This is the actual depiction of the printed page, shown in a preview window.


When you are finished with previewing the printout, press this button to close the preview window.


This resets the preview back to the first page of the printout.


This advances the preview to the next page.


This moves the preview to the prior page in the printout.


This button is used to copy this page of notation into a graphical format that can be used to insert the page into some other program. You can copy the page into the clipboard, a metafile (*.WMF), or in the 16-bit version to a bitmap file(*.BMP).


This box can be used to enable measure numbers for the score. In the editor, measure numbers will appear on top of nearly every bar line (except local repeat close items). When printing, the measure number appears at the front of each system in the printout.


When measure numbers are included, this value indicates the starting number for the beginning of the score. This can be used when a multiple movement piece is created in multiple files. When printing, measure numbers are displayed at the start of each system on the page. In the editor, numbers are displayed for all bar lines in the staff that constitute a new measure. In the editor, only the top-most staff in the system will display the measure number.


This is a summary list of facts regarding the score printout. This includes things like how many pages are expected to be included in the printout, as well as facts about the currently selected printer (which may be needed by support staff if you experience any print problems). The Label column is used to describe each piece of information included in the Information column.


Press this button to preview the score based on the current page setup options. If you do not like the results, you can change or cancel the page setup options from the other tabs.


Select each tool bar that you want to be visible in the program. Those that are not selected will not be available on the screen until this box is opened again, and the item is turned back on by selecting it.


This controls the timer period used by the play back engine. Generally, this value should not be changed unless you are responding to a particular problem with your system or the play back engine.


This controls the timer resolution used by the play back engine. Generally, this value should not be changed unless you are responding to a particular problem with your system or the play back engine.


This button restores the timer period and resolution back to the system defaults. These are the values recommended in normal use of the product.


If your device supports multiple banks of sound patches, you can use this box to send a MIDI bank select message before the actual MIDI patch number. In most cases, this is unnecessary. For example, if you are using a General MIDI compatible sound card, you probably do not need to use the bank select mechanism.


This box is used to select a particular bank of sounds on devices which support the bank select MIDI message.


This list box lists the patches that can be sent to the device port. The patch names included in the list are determined by the Patch List Type field.


This field enables you to specify what type of patch names will be presented in the Patch Name list box. Four patch lists are configured in the default setup that ships with NoteWorthy Composer:

Numeric, 1 Based: This puts patch numbers in the list box. The first patch is considered patch number one.

Numeric, 0 Based: This also puts patch numbers in the list box. The first patch is considered patch number zero.

General MIDI: This lists the patch names associated with a General MIDI device such as the Microsoft Midi Mapper.

MT-32: This lists the patch names associated with a Roland MT-32 device.

Other patch list types can be added to this list by manipulating the NTWPATCH.INI file in the NoteWorthy Composer application directory.


This is where the type of performance parameter that you want to control should be designated. You can chose from:

Tempo	Controls the speed of the performance

Volume	Controls the loudness of the performance

Stereo Pan	Controls where in a stereo image the instrument will be heard

Breath Control	For instruments which support it, this controls the parameter designed to simulate wind flow into the instrument

Pitch Bend	Most useful when used to change the pitch of a sustained note

The actual change in this parameter is implemented by the remaining fields.


You can set up to 4 control points with different values, which is used to vary the controller value over time. This field allows you to specify the algorithm that will be used to vary the controller between the different control points. You can use:

Absolute	Only the specific values at specific times will be performed

Linear Sweep	Changes between the control points will be changed gradually over the time specified


The numeric values that you place into the Time Offset field for each control point are relative times. They are converted to absolute musical intervals by multiplying them by the time multiplier specified in this box.


This field can be used to control how dense a series of control changes will be when the Linear Sweep control change style. The larger the value you use, the fewer actual control changes will be used during the linear control sweep. This is most useful for pitch bends, as a very large number of control changes are possible when sweeping the pitch over its full range, thus sometimes overflowing the MIDI data stream.


This lower area of the dialog is used to define up to four control points. The first point is automatically enabled, so there is not an enabling checkbox. These three check boxes are used to enable the remaining control points. When a check is next to a control point, it is considered active, and will cause a change in the performance parameter equal to the controller value set to the right.


The time offset for each control point gets multiplied by the Time Offset Multiplier field and then added to the current song position. This is how you specify when the control point should be initiated. Each control point's time offset is added to the previous control point's event time. This means that Setting 3 will always occur sometime after Setting 2, and so on. The time offsets do not change when particular notes are played that follow after the controller item in the staff, so one controller item can influence a series of note events.


These scroll bars are used to control the value associated with the corresponding control point. The range of the control point varies with the type of controller that has been specified.


If you have registered, you should type your name in this box, exactly as it appears in your registered user package.


If you have registered, you should type your registration activation code in this box, exactly as it appears in your registered user package.


This area shows information about the product and its usage license.


This box contains the number of semitones that the staff will be transposed by during execution of the transpose operation. A value of 0 in this box will cause the staff to be enharmonically re-spelled, based on the current key signatures in the staff.


If this box is checked, the staff will be audibly transposed during play back such that the effects of the transpose will not be heard (although they will be seen on screen). This box is most often used to compensate for an instrument that does not match concert C tuning. When transposing to the instruments natural key, a check in this box will ensure that MIDI playback will still sound correctly through your sound card.

If you prefer for the effects of the transpose to both be seen and heard, then do not place a check in this box. If you decide to undo the effect later, this can be done from within the Score Builder, using the Edit button for this staff.


If you press this button, the transpose will be performed without any additional warnings, even if other chords may not be transposed correctly.


If you want to cancel the transpose operation, press this button. Once pressed, control will be returned to the editor without making any changes to the staff (ie. the transpose will not be performed).


This presence of this button indicates that there is at least one more chord in the staff that might not transpose correctly. You can press this button to view the next chord that may have problems during the transpose operation.


This is the margin associated with the top of the page.


This is the margin associated with the inside edge of the printed page. If Mirror Margins is not checked, the inside edge is always the left side of the page.


This is the margin associated with the outside edge of the printed page. If Mirror Margins is not checked, the outside edge is always the right side of the page.


This is the margin associated with the bottom of the page.


When mirror margins is enabled, the inside edge and outside edge is reversed from page to page. On odd numbered pages, the inside edge is on the left. On even numbered pages, the inside edge is on the right.


You can enter the margin values in inches or centimeters. This box controls how the values are interpreted.


You can include up to 8 lyric lines per staff using this box. A lyric is not available until it is enabled from this box.


The lyric lines can be positioned either above or below the staff using this field.


This field is used to add space near the staff boundary. The lyric lines will be placed above or below this space, thus making room for things like special endings at the top of a staff.


The actual lyric text is inserted into this box. When entering lyrics, you should separate each audible syllable with one of the following separators:

hyphen	The hyphen is used to separate syllables within a word.

space	A space is used to separate words within a phrase.

carriage return	A carriage return is used to start a new phrase, but generally the next lyric line is related to the previous line, as if they are part of a single verse or section.

two returns	Two carriage returns together creates a new paragraph, section, or verse within the current lyric. Additional carriage returns (greater than 2 in a row) are ignored.

An underscore can be used to insert spaces into the lyric that do not cause a split of the text into two syllables (underscores are displayed as spaces in the staff).


This box is used to set the type of variance that will be placed into the staff.


This is the delay that will be performed when this item is encountered during play back. This is used only for the fermata and breath mark variance types. In all other cases it is ignored. The value is in units of sixteenth notes. For example, a fermata with a delay of four will cause the playback to hold for the equivalent of one quarter note.


Check this box if you want this item to occupy space in the staff where it is placed. If this box is not checked, the item will not reserve space for itself in the staff. This can be used to avoid blank spots in the score. When an item does not reserve space for itself, a diamond will appear in the editor to the left of the item. The diamond is present so that you can edit the item. The diamond will not show up in a printout.


This value controls the vertical position of the item on the staff. The value is in staff units, which is half the distance between each horizontal line in a staff. A value of 0 is the vertical center of the staff. Negative values move the item downward on the staff, and positive values move it upward.


Select the style that you want to include in the staff from the items in this drop-down list.


Check this box if you want this item to occupy space in the staff where it is placed. If this box is not checked, the item will not reserve space for itself in the staff. This can be used to avoid blank spots in the score. When an item does not reserve space for itself, a diamond will appear in the editor to the left of the item. The diamond is present so that you can edit the item. The diamond will not show up in a printout.


This value controls the vertical position of the item on the staff. The value is in staff units, which is half the distance between each horizontal line in a staff. A value of 0 is the vertical center of the staff. Negative values move the item downward on the staff, and positive values move it upward.


Select the variance style that you want to include in the staff from the items in this drop-down list.


Check this box if you want this item to occupy space in the staff where it is placed. If this box is not checked, the item will not reserve space for itself in the staff. This can be used to avoid blank spots in the score. When an item does not reserve space for itself, a diamond will appear in the editor to the left of the item. The diamond is present so that you can edit the item. The diamond will not show up in a printout.


This value controls the vertical position of the item on the staff. The value is in staff units, which is half the distance between each horizontal line in a staff. A value of 0 is the vertical center of the staff. Negative values move the item downward on the staff, and positive values move it upward.


Type the text that you want to include in the staff into this box.


Check this box if you want this item to occupy space in the staff where it is placed. If this box is not checked, the item will not reserve space for itself in the staff. This can be used to avoid blank spots in the score. When an item does not reserve space for itself, a diamond will appear in the editor to the left of the item. The diamond is present so that you can edit the item. The diamond will not show up in a printout.


This value controls the vertical position of the item on the staff. The value is in staff units, which is half the distance between each horizontal line in a staff. A value of 0 is the vertical center of the staff. Negative values move the item downward on the staff, and positive values move it upward.


You can control the look of the text using this box. Currently, you can specify that the text be either bold text or italic text.


This box is used to move the insertion point to a specified measure, as identified in this box. The measure you specify must be greater than the starting measure number associated with the score.


This box is used to indicate what background color will be used in the score editor. Be careful not to use a color that hides active or inactive staff colors in the editor.


When a score in the active window is played, the editor follows the play back of the score and highlights the notes as they are played. The color of the highlight can be specified here.


The editor allows editing of only one staff at a time. This staff is the active staff. The color of the active staff and its notes can be controlled through this field.


This field controls the color of all staves that are not currently active or being edited. It is recommended that this color be different from the active staff color, but this is not a strict, enforced rule.


This checkbox is used to control how a click of the right mouse button is treated by the staff notation editor. If you check this box, the editor will re-position the insertion point when you click on the right mouse button. When not check, you must use the left mouse button to first position the insertion point, and then the right mouse button can be used to add notation items. Note that when notation is selected, a right mouse click never re-positions the insertion point, thus leaving the selection present.


This checkbox is used to control how the insertion point is positioned in the score editor. When checked, the insertion point will generally track to the right side of any notes or rests on the staff. When not checked, the insertion point aligns along the transparent vertical grid that aligns all notes and rests in the current score.


Persistent note tools: This checkbox is used to control how many of the note tools (such as the dotted parameter) behave during note entry. When enabled, selected note parameters stay selected until you specifically turn them off. When not enabled, the parameters will reset after you add a note or rest to the staff.


This is used to control how many levels of Undo will be maintained while you work in the editor. You can have as many as 100 commands saved for possible undo. The more levels of Undo that you specify, the more memory will be required by NoteWorthy Composer while you are editing. Keep this in mind while setting this value. Also, please note that changing this value will clear the current Undo buffers in all open windows within NoteWorthy Composer.


This box is used to indicate whether backup files (*.BAK) are generated on a Save operation. When enabled, any time a composition is saved, an equivalent *.BAK file is generated for the score that preserves the previous version of the file.


This checkbox is used to control whether Export places key and time signatures in the track or staff where they exist as well as the conductor track. Some applications complain if they detect signature data in a track other than the conductor track.


This box is used to control whether MIDI Export includes such items as song title and author information. Some commercial MIDI and notation applications have trouble handling this kind of information when it is present in the conductor track of a MIDI file. It sometimes causes the program to assume that there is not a conductor track in the file. With this box, you can configure this in one of three ways:

Exclude:	Disables all exporting of this kind of information in a MIDI file

Track 0:	Places this information in the conductor track

Track 1:	Places this information in the first sequenced track after the conductor track


This box is used to control the format used in exporting a song to a standard MIDI file. With this box, you can select one of the following MIDI file formats:

SMF Type 0:	This format exports all song information into a single track in the MIDI file. All staff level properties are lost when exporting to this file type, since only one track is stored in the file.

SMF Type 1:	This format allows multiple MIDI tracks in the file. In this case, all timing and signature information will be stored in the conductor track of the file, and then each staff will be exported into its own track in the file.


You can turn the automatic save feature on and off using these fields. When enabled, your files will be automatically saved as you work on them. This can protect your efforts if you forget to periodically save a file on your own as you work on it. The length of time between automatic save operations can be controlled by the frequency field, which is time in minutes.


This box controls where the program starts the play back of an active score. You can elect to always start playback from the beginning of the score, or several places closer to the current insertion point.


This box controls when MIDI devices are in use by the program. This is important if you are using other MIDI applications at the same time as NoteWorthy Composer. The following variations are available:

While Active: The MIDI devices will only be open while the program is active. When you switch to a different application, the devices will be released prior to activating the other program. If a Play operation is in progress, it is terminated at the point where a different application is activated.

While Playing: The MIDI devices will only be open while a score is being played back. Whenever a Play operation is not being performed, the MIDI devices are available for some other application.

Always: The MIDI devices are always open and available. This is a good option if you do not plan to use other applications that require the MIDI devices at the same time.


This is all the devices that are not currently being used for play back. You can move any device to the "used list" by double clicking it.


This is the devices that can be used during play back, in the order that they will appear in device selection boxes, such as the one associated with each staff. You can remove a device from this list, thus restoring it to the list of available devices, by double clicking it.


This button can be used to move an available device into the playback list.


This button can be used to move a selected device back to the available pool.


This button enables you to change the timer period and resolution used by the MIDI playback engine. In general, you should not need to change these values.


You can enter the size of the notation that should be used in the editor into this box. This value is in pixels. Only even numbers are used for zoom level. If you enter an odd number, it will be converted to an even number before the zoom is performed.


This is a list of templates that can be used as the basis for a new file. Select the template that you want to use, and then press OK. A new file will be created that looks just like the template. The <Blank Score> template on the General tab is always available for creating a new, generic file that is not based on any predefined templates.

If you drag and drop an existing file into this box from the explorer or file manager, it will automatically be copied and used as the basis for a new template.


This is a list of all the import instructions that will be used in converting the MIDI file into a score. Each instruction corresponds to a staff in the imported score. The instruction list is used, in order from top to bottom, in the construction of the score. Individual instructions in this list can be modified by double clicking on them. Instructions can be added or removed using the adjacent buttons.


Use this button to add a new import instruction to the end of the instruction list. This is useful if you are manually splitting one of the MIDI file tracks into two or more staves, or you just want to import a track into additional staves beyond that which was created during the automatic construction of the import instruction list.


Use this button to remove the selected import instruction from the import list.


Use this button to edit a selected instruction in the list. You can also double click on an instruction to edit its properties.


This field specifies the track number that will be imported into a music staff.


These two boxes are used to control the note range that will be imported into the staff. Notes above or below this range will be ignored. The ranges are listed as MIDI note pitches, which are a combination of note name followed by the octave.


This is a list of all the MIDI channels that will be imported into this staff. All channels that are marked will be imported together into the new staff. All channels that are not marked will be ignored.


This field controls how a recorded MIDI performance will be handled after the recording is completed. The choices for handling the recorded data are:

New window: A new score window will be created with the imported notation from the performance

'Record' group: The imported staff or staves will be added to the current score. They will be placed in a group called Record. If the group already exists, then the import will add a staff to the group. If the group does not exist, it will be created.

Buffer only: The recorded performance will simply be captured into the record buffer, but no import actions will be performed. In this case, the Import Recording command must be used to import the performance.


This box is used to designate a MIDI device driver that should be used for MIDI input and recording features. This generally requires that you have an external MIDI device, such as a MIDI keyboard, that is connected to your computer via a MIDI interface.


This field is used to enable a MIDI echo feature. When enabled, any MIDI data received from the MIDI input device will be echoed to the play device listed in the echo input to play device box. This is generally used for playing your internal sound card from an external MIDI keyboard. When echo is disabled, anything you play on an external keyboard will not generally trigger sounds in your computers sound card.


This field is used to specify a playback device for use in the MIDI echo feature. If you have a MIDI keyboard, and have enabled the MIDI input device and the echo feature, then any MIDI data received will be echoed to this device.


This field can be used to override the MIDI channel for events arriving from the MIDI input device. This can be used to echo input received from one channel to a different channel on your internal sound card.


This option enables the use of a light font in the dialogs native to this program. This makes the dialogs look consistent across the various operating systems. Changes to this option take effect after  the options dialog is closed.


This option controls whether notes are padded with space on their right as the duration increases. For example, when this option is checked, whole notes will be padded on their right, keeping other notes from getting too close on the staff. Turn this option off to get as many notes as possible to fit into the space used by the staff.


This box enables the use of the MIDI file import wizard when an *.mid file is opened via an action other than File Import. When this is not checked, only the File Import command will use the import wizard, whereas the File Open command will simply open the file using the default specified in the Import tab of Options.


This box lists all of the parts in the score. Each part has a checkbox to its left. Each part that is checked will not be played back when the Play command is selected. Each box that is checked indicates that mute is enabled for the part. The buttons can be used to quickly set or clear the mute status for all the parts in the score.


This button is used to clear the selection status of all parts in the list. This can be used to quickly clear the entire selected list.


This button can be used to quickly select every staff in the list.


This button can be used to quickly reverse the selected status of each part in the list.


This is the list of parts in the score. A summary of the MIDI properties associated with each staff are shown in the columns to the right of each parts name.


Select this button to advance to the properties dialog for the selected part. This can be used to make changes to a part and then return back to the review screen. A part can also be changed by pressing Enter while in the review list.


These two boxes allow control of whether just the active staff, or all of the staves, will be copied to the clipboard as a graphic. When just the active staff is selected, it will appear by itself in the clipboard graphic. When all staves are selected, all the notation in the editor view that aligns vertically with the selection will be copied to the clipboard as a picture. If only one staff is present in the editor, then this dialog will not be presented, as it is unnecessary.


Use these buttons to navigate through all of the usage tips. Press Back to review past tips, or Next to see new tips.


Many tips have additional information in the help file. When this button is present, you can press it to get additional help on the current tip.


This box is used to have a new tip displayed each time you start the program. Deselect this  box if you do not want to receive a new tip each time you start the program.


This dialog shows many useful tips on how to use the program. This area shows the current tip.


This is a list of the most recent songs used in the program. Double click a file to open it, or select it and then press OK.


Press the Clear button to empty the contents of the history buffer, thus starting over on history tracking.


Use this list box to select the parts that you want to appear in the editor. You can select or deselect entire staff groups using the group list on the left side of the staff list.


This list summarizes the folder locations that can be adjusted by the user. The folder types that can be adjusted include:

Song Files: This is where the Open and Save commands will initially look for song files when you first start the program

Print Preview Copy: In the 16-bit edition of the program, this is the default location where copied graphics will be saved while in Print Preview.

New File Templates: This is the folder that will be used for new file templates when selecting the File New command.

Auto Save/Recovery: This is the folder where songs will automatically be saved and recovered while you work in the editor.


Use this button to change the location for one of the folder types.


This is the list of font types that are used by the program. You can customize the typeface and styles for each font type, and the information will be saved inside each song file. The font types are used in the following manner:

Staff Italic: Used in the staff for dynamics, text expressions, and other italic text

Staff Bold: Used for bold text that appears in a staff, such as tempo numbers, special ending numbers, and text expressions

Staff Lyric: Used for lyric text in a staff

Page Title Text: Used for the title page when printing a score

Page Text: Used for the author text when printing a score

Page Small Text: Used for copyright and page number text in a printout

User '#': Available for use in the Text Expression item


Use this button to change the type face or styles of a particular font group.


Press this button if you want to rearrange the contents of any of the toolbars, or create your own custom toolbars.


This box is used to select the toolbar that can be edited using the remaining buttons and list box controls. Select the toolbar that you want to change from this list, then you can remove it, change its name, or rearrange its contents using the remaining controls.


These buttons are used to alter the names and numbers of toolbars in the program. You can delete the currently selected toolbar, add a new custom toolbar, or rename one of the existing toolbars. Note that at least one toolbar must always exist, and all toolbars must have unique names.


Use this button to restore the toolbars to their factory default settings.


This is the list of available commands that can be included in a toolbar. When you add a command to a toolbar, it is removed from this list and placed into the selected toolbar. This list is sorted alphabetically so you can quickly locate the available commands. Simply double-click the commands that you want to appear in the selected toolbar.


Use these buttons to insert or remove a command from a toolbar. New commands are added after the currently selected command in the list of toolbar commands. The separator item can also be removed from the toolbar using the removal button, even though this item does not actually appear in the list of available tools.


Use this button to add a separator after the currently selected command for the toolbar.


This is the list of tools currently present in the selected toolbar, in order. Double-click any item to remove it from the list.


Use these two buttons to move a selected command up or down in the toolbar command list. Changes can also be seen in the toolbar if it is currently visible.


Shows a framing rectangle around the active staff in the editor.


When set, the staff will overlap with the next staff in the system whenever Layering is enabled for the score.


Enables staff layering (overlap) for those parts that have specified layering should be used.


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