A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

- . -

.mid, export Yamaha XF format

.musicxml import

.mxl import

.xml import

- 8 -

8va

Window menu

- A -

accacciatura

accelerando

accent marks

adding

filtering (selection) of notes based on

tutorial

viewing piano roll notation while editing

accidental

cautionary

changing pitch of note by changing

courtesy

editing

tutorial

accompaniment

accompaniment - split from melody in same staff

accompaniment, Band-in-a-Box®

acknowledgements

add measure

add mode

toolbar button

add mode "dongles"

add note and cut previous duration

adding

notes

adding objects

overview

using palettes

additional license purchase

align

chords

lyrics with notes

ALT key

Alt key commands

annotations

dynamic marks

hairpin crescendo marks

overview

pedal marks

slurs

special symbols

text

tutorial

viewing piano roll notation while editing

IconViewing Piano Roll Notation While Annotating a Score
IconViewing the Loudness of Notes While Annotating the Score

annotations, show or hide

appoggiatura

arc direction of ties

arpeggios

arranging music

for your musical group

for your own instrument or voice

MidiNotate Composer as a tool for

arrow

green playback location marker

green staff focus arrow

arrow key commands

arrow key shortcuts

articulations

ASIO

ASIO logo and acknowledgement

ASIO settings

ASIO technology

as-notated

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

snap as-performed rhythm to

as-notated in Piano Roll

as-performed

displaying as-performed notes

editing as-performed notes

locking of timing

IconEditing the Rhythms of Notes
IconEditing Only the Notation or Performance of Recorded Notes

snap rhythm to as-notated

as-performed in Piano Roll

assignment

association of .mid file names with Notation Composer

attack

as-performed offset from as-notated time

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

editing as-performed

moving note attack

quantize

snap as-performed to as-notated

attack of note

audio driver setting

audio export

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconExporting Your Work in Other File Formats
IconNotation Software Internal Synthesizer

audio export gain control

audio export settings

audio file formats (Composer only)

audio levels for export

audio parameters

audio problem

audio wave compared to MIDI

auto channel

automatic accompaniment, Band-in-a-Box®

Auto-Save

- B -

backup

manually done

Recover Auto-Saved File

using Auto-Save feature

backup Notation Composer

backup your installation files

balance left and right

Band in a Box, chord names

Band in a Box, endings

Band in a Box, intros

Band in a Box, takes

Band-in-a-Box, main palette screenshot

Band-in-a-Box, Style Picker

Band-in-a-Box® plug-in

Band-in-a-Box® plug-in, chord names

Band-in-a-Box® plug-in, endings

Band-in-a-Box® plug-in, intros

Band-in-a-Box® plug-in, multiple takes

Band-in-a-Box® plug-in, styles

Band-in-a-Box® plug-in, takes

Band-in-a-Box®, Quickstart

bank

bank (see MIDI bank)

bar - moving to the previous system

barline

IconJoining Measures
IconBarlines

adding barline in middle of measure

adjusting for metronomeless files

IconReBar: Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
IconHow to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
IconSummary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
IconUsing the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

edit barline style

join measures

move

rebar

IconReBar: Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
IconHow to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
IconSummary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
IconUsing the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

remove

repeat marks

shifting multiple barlines to right

types

bars

fixed number of bars per line

beams

editing

beat ruler

for adding notes

beep sound

removing

bmp export

bookmark, temporary

bookmarking sections

bookmarks

in score for editing references

bow marks (string)

brace or bracket

name displayed in left margin

braces and brackets

named displayed in left margin

bracketed chord names

brackets and braces

breaks

line and page breaks

line breaks

buffer count

IconNotation Software Internal Synthesizer
IconNotation Software Internal Synthesizer

buffer size

IconNotation Software Internal Synthesizer
IconNotation Software Internal Synthesizer

buffers

buy Notation Composer

- C -

cable MIDI

CakeWalk Instrument Definition (INS) file

calibrate

MIDI device

CD-ROM

audio on CD-ROM compared to MIDI

transcription to music

channel

assignment to track

auto channel assignment

tune MIDI device to

channel volume

channel, MIDI

chart

chord chart

chord

chord chart

combining separate notes into

chord builder

IconAdding and Editing Chord Names
IconAdding and Editing Chord Names

Chord menu

Chord Name Display Styles

Show Chord Names

Transcribe Chord Names

chord name transcription options

chord name transcription settings

chord names

add

adding and editing

advancing to the next or previous

builder

copy

IconAdding and Editing Chord Names
IconAdding and Editing Chord Names

default styles

edit

enharmonic spelling

enter

entering by typing

fake book preparation

formatting

hear

IconAdding and Editing Chord Names
IconAdding and Editing Chord Names

hide

introduction

moving

paste

IconAdding and Editing Chord Names
IconAdding and Editing Chord Names

show/hide

transcribe

transpose

chord names delete

chord names red

chord names show or hide

chord names verification for MIDI export

chord names with Band in a Box

chord names with brackets

chord names, analyzing a file for

chord names, Band-in-a-Box®

chord names, Band-in-a-Box® plug-in

chord names, copy and paste special

Chord names, palette

Chorus

Chrome

clearing region of score

clef, same clef for entire staff

clef, set clef for a range of measures

clefs

clipboard

copy cut paste

creating new song from

importing lyrics from a text file via

lyrics

IconCopying and Pasting Lyrics
IconEditing Lyrics Using an External Text Editor

clone

track

clone staff

coda, editing

color customization

overall color theme

playback highlighting

commands

Alt and Ctrl key commands

arrow key commands

learning

Quick ("Q") commands

remote from MIDI keyboard

shortcuts

commands from MIDI instrument

comparison of features

Notation Musician and Notation Composer

composer name

displayed as lyrics

composing

compress all note durations

compressing the score horizontally

computer keyboard

entering notes using only

conductor's bracket

conductor's score

formatting

reduction to piano score

configuration of MIDI devices

copying

creating

deleting

managing alternative MIDI setups

re-initializing

renaming

saving

selecting

connecting devices to ports

context-sensitive help (F1)

for buttons

for menus

continuously on note

controller (MIDI) data

controller MIDI (see keyboard)

convert staccato performance to accented notes

convert staff to solo notes

copy and paste

copy and paste (see clipboard)

loop

copyright notices

displayed as lyrics

copyright of Notation Composer

courtesy accidental

crackling

IconNotation Software Internal Synthesizer
IconWhat To Do If You Hear Static or Crackling

crackling audio fix

creating a new song

formatting of new song

from clipboard

tutorial

creating songs

crescendo

editing loudness of notes

graphical editing of

hairpin crescendo marks

Ctrl drag mouse

Ctrl key commands

CTRL shortcuts

custom part preparation

cut note duration

- D -

D.C. and D.S.

Da Capo

dal segno

dash character in lyrics

delay of playback

on acoustical/MIDI player piano

on some MIDI software synthesizers

delete staff/staves

deleting objects

deleting region of score

device

IconAdjusting for the Delay of Some MIDI Output Devices
IconAdding an External Device

adding to MIDI device configuration

bank (MIDI)

calibrate

configuration

connecting to port

default playback device

IconChanging the Default Playback Device
IconSpecifying the Default MIDI Output Device

delay

echo

explained

General MIDI (GM)

latency

managing

MIDI Thru

patch (MIDI program) names

properties

quick setup

removing

renaming

testing playback on

trouble-shooting

tune to MIDI channels

device delay

device description (importing and exporting)

importing from a  MIDI Device Description (MDD) file

importing from a CakeWalk INS file

device renaming

device, using multiple devices for different instruments in a single song

dialog box

different machine, transfer license

directory (program folder) for Notation Composer

disc jockey feature (playlist)

documentation

printed

using this

documentation, change language

dotted note value

double note durations

downloading MIDI files and zip files

tutorial

drag mouse

note pitch

drivers

drum

assignment of staff to drum instrument

editing of notes

loop

preparation of part (tips)

special percussion symbols

split drum staff into single drum instrument staves

drum kit note names

importing drum note names

duration of note

duration of notes

changing

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

double note durations

editing as-performed

new notes

note duration adjustment table

quantize

scale note durations

sequential note entry mode

snap as-performed to as-notated

dynamic mark association for MusicXML export

dynamic markings and MusicXML

dynamic marks

tutorial

- E -

Easy Notes

in a part

in one or more staff/staves

echo

Edit menu

IconCopy, Cut, and Paste
IconUndoing Editing Operations

Clear

Clear Undo History

Copy

Paste

Paste Lyrics

Paste Special

Redo

Undo

editing the score in large regions

education (music)

easy notes part

practicing music

preparing music lessons

self-study and enjoyment

elapsed time during playback

empty staves, show or hide

end of song toolbar button

endings

editing

ignoring endings during playback

endings in Band in a Box

endings, Band-in-a-Box® plug-in

enharmonic spelling

IconTutorial: Correcting the Notes and Accidentals
IconEditing Note Accidental (Sharp, Flat, etc.)

ENTER key

to toggle add and select mode

entering notes using Virtual Keyboard

erase

eraser

eraser-graphical

expand all note durations

export

Karaoke file

MIDI file

MusicXML file type

export .wav

export audio

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconExporting Your Work in Other File Formats
IconNotation Software Internal Synthesizer

export audio settings

export FLAC

export image

export Karaoke

export MIDI

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconExporting Your Work in Other File Formats

export MP3

export MusicXML

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File

export MusicXML (Composer only)

export OGG

export PDF

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconExporting Your Work in Other File Formats

export WAV

export, bmp

export, gif

export, image

export, jpg

export, png

extend license

extension license

external versus internal port

extract part from score

easy notes part

fake book lead sheet

Karaoke part

vocal part

with customized options

- F -

F1 help

for buttons

for menus

fake book preparation

fast forward playback

feature comparison

Notation Musician and Notation Composer

fermata

file

automatic backup and recovery (Auto-Save)

creating new

opening

IconTutorial: Opening a File on Your System
IconOpening a MIDI or Karaoke File Already on Your System

saving

viewing multiple songs at a time

file export Karaoke

file export MIDI

file formats

alternative ways to share your music with others

Karaoke (.kar)

MIDI (.mid)

MidiNotate (.not)

MP3

MusicXML

wave (.wav)

File menu

Auto-Save Options

New

New Song from Clipboard

Open

Print

Print Parts

Recover Auto-Saved File

Save As

Set Auto-Save Frequency

Song Title and Authors

filtering

of accompaniment notes

of melody notes

of notes based on accent mark

of upper or lower voice notes

silent notes

small rests

Finale (music software by MakeMusic)

transferring a score to

find MIDI files

fine (end of score)

Firefox

flac (Composer only)

FLAC export

flag on note stem

fluidsynth

focus during playback

font, interface

fonts

for individual text objects

international characters

mixing music symbols and normal text

overall font size

setting overall font size

setting size and face for types of objects

fonts, MusicXML import options

footer (page)

IconAdding Page Title, Headers and Footers
IconPage Text
IconAdding and Editing Page Text
IconStandard Page Text Such as Page Number

Format menu

Collapse Multiple Measure Rests

Copy Formatting to Other Parts

Font Size and Spacing

Format Part Using Template

Hide Empty Staves

Instrument Names Display Options

Page Setup

Re-Transcribe

Show or Hide  Instrument Names

Show or Hide Types of Objects

Text Fonts

Transcribe Chord Names

formatting

IconPage Setup
IconStandard Page Text Such as Page Number

copying format of one part to another

default

default horizontal and vertical spacing

font size

hide instrument names

hide types of annotations

lyrics alignment with notes

margins of page

measure numbers

move barline

move measure (bar) to previous system

move system to previous page

overview

page breaks and system breaks

page header and footer

page layout

IconLaying out Pages of a Part
IconTip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

page numbers

page size and orientation

page text

template

title page

formatting horizontal spacing

forum (Notation Users Community Forum)

free player

Notation Player for viewing, printing, and playing Notation .not files

free text

adding and editing

introduction

mixing music symbols and normal text

vertically aligning

freeze page layout

- G -

gain control

General MIDI (GM)

generate accompaniment, Band-in-a-Box®

generate accompaniment, Band-in-a-Box® plug-in

getting started

gif export

glissandos

adding

editing

go to

next or previous page

rehearsal mark

go to instructions and annotations

go to measure

go to page

grace notes

adding

borrow time from left or right

converting short notes to

converting to written-out short notes

editing performance of

overview

slash on stem

viewing as written-out short notes

graph erasing

Graph menu

graphical editing

controller (MIDI) data

left to right pan

note loudness (velocity vectors)

overview

overview of viewing and editing MIDI data

piano roll notation

pitch bend

show/hide graph

sustain pedal control

tempo

track volume

tutorial

graphing MIDI performance

GraphOverNotes

graphical editing

tutorial

green arrow, horizontal

green arrows

grid

beat ruler

GS Wavetable activation

GS Wavetable Synth

GTHM

guitar

chord names

harmonic mark

pitch bend

prearation of part (tips)

tablature

- H -

hairpin crescendo marks

harmonic mark

Haru PDF

header (page)

IconAdding Page Title, Headers and Footers
IconPage Text
IconAdding and Editing Page Text
IconStandard Page Text Such as Page Number

help

for buttons

for menus

hide

chord names

IconShowing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
IconShowing and Hiding Types of Text

empy staves

instrument names

lyrics

IconShowing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
IconShowing and Hiding Types of Text

lyrics individually

parts of the Composer window

rehearsal marks

rest

track controls

highlight

highlighting active notes and lyrics

horizontal spacing

IconHorizontal and Vertical Spacing
IconChanging Horizontal Spacing in Layout View

horizontal spacing between notes

hyphen in lyrics

- I -

image export

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File

import MusicXML filetypes

importing a device description

from a CakeWalk INS file

from a Notation Software MDD file

importing MIDI or Karaoke file

INS Cakewalk Instrument Definition file

Ins(ert) key for adding notes

insert

measures from clipboard

insert measure

install, Windows

installing Notation Composer

instrument

instrument key, transpose to

instrument name

changing staff name

displayed left of brace or bracket

formatting options

importing

long versus short instrument names

show and hide

instrument settings

instrument sound (MIDI patch)

assignment to staff

for recording

mid-track sound changes

show/hide instrument sound change marks

instrument sound selection

instrument transposition (key)

interface font style and size

internal versus external port

international characters

internet

Internet browsing features

tutorial

Internet Explorer

internet MIDI

introduction to Notation Composer

intros in Band in a Box

intros, Band-in-a-Box® plug-in

- J -

jamming along with a song

jazz

swing rhythm

join measures

jpg export

jukebox

IconUsing Playlists (Jukebox)
IconPlaying Songs in a Playlist

jump

to another location during playback

- K -

Karaoke export

Karaoke file

.kar file name association with Notation Composer

downloading from the Internet

export

opening

what is a

Karaoke part

part extraction from score

preparation of (tips)

karoke export

Keep Measure With Previous command

Keep System With Previous command

key of instrument

key signature

key, transpose concert key

keyboard

add both right- and left-hand staves in one step

MIDI controller

IconRecording Your Performance at MIDI Keyboard to Enter Notes
IconAdding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
IconUsing Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

recording from

two-hand recording

using music keyboard for entering notes by recording

using music keyboard for entering notes via step-time recording

IconAdding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
IconUsing Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

keyboard (computer) commands

arrow key commands

Ctrl and Alt key commands

palette selection

Quick ("Q") commands

keyboard (MIDI)

accompaniment

adding to MIDI device configuration

delay

echo

practicing with your MIDI keyboard or MIDI instrument

remote control of MidiNotate

setup

keyboard part

preparation of (tips)

reduction of score

split single staff into right- and left-hand staves

keyboard, adding notes overview

- L -

latency

calibrate

latency, keep low

latency, recording

Layout menu

Increase or Decrease Font Size

Keep Measure With Previous

Keep System With Previous

Page Break

System Break

layout of page (see page layout)

IconLaying out Pages of a Part
IconTip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

lead sheet preparation

lead-in beats (see pickup beats)

learning to read music, practice features

legato

lessons

using Notation Composer to prepare

letter shortcuts

license agreement

license transfer

line break

IconForcing a System Break or Page Break
IconMoving a Measure to the Previous System

freezing (setting) all in part or score

lines

adding

deleting

editing

location

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

editing as-performed

moving note attack

lock

note performance

IconEditing the Rhythms of Notes
IconEditing Only the Notation or Performance of Recorded Notes

loop

paste

playing a list of songs (or just one) in a

practice

using rehearsal marks

loudness of notes

changing

of new notes

loudness of notes, viewing

lyrics

adding (tutorial)

adding and editing

advancing to next or previous

color used for highlighting during playback

copy and paste

IconCopying and Pasting Lyrics
IconEditing Lyrics Using an External Text Editor

copyright notices, composer, and arranger name displayed as

hide all lyrics

IconShowing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
IconHiding Lyrics

hide individual lyrics

highlighting during playback

hyphen in

international characters

introduction

line up with notes

melisma

show/hide

verses

verses and repeats

lyrics using an external text editor

lyrics, align with notes

- M -

Mac installation

manual

in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format

margins

measure

add

delete

editing

fixed number of measures per line

join by removing barline

move to previous system

numbers

repeat marks

split with barline

upbeat

viewing range of measures

Measure menu

Add Measure

Delete Measures

Insert Measure

Measure Numbers

Repeat Instructions

View Measures

measure number

specifying frequency of display

measure, go to

measure, remove

melisma

melody

filtering melody or accompaniment notes

melody - split from accompaniment in same staff

split staff into melody and accompaniment

menu listings shortcuts

menu, Alt+letter shortcut

menu, keyboard shortcuts

menus

customizing color of

overview

merge staves

meter

scale

metronome

IconSetting Up the Metronome
IconMetronome Button

pickup beats

recording

setting and auditing metronome sound

toolbar button

turning on and off

metronomeless

IconReBar: Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
IconHow to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
IconSummary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
IconUsing the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines
IconRecording Without the Metronome

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MIDI

graphs of MIDI data

overview of viewing and editing MIDI data

MIDI bank

assignment to staff

bank selection method

importing bank and patch names

mid-track bank selection

MIDI cable

versus USB cable

MIDI cc

MIDI channel

assignment to track

auto channel assignment

tune device to

MIDI controller data

converting MIDI sustain pedal events to pedal marks

converting pedal marks to MIDI sustain pedal events

editing of

MIDI device

MIDI device (see "device")

MIDI device configuration

copying

creating

deleting

introduction

managing alternative MIDI setups

re-initializing

renaming

saving

selecting

MIDI device configuration window

example configurations

menus

overview

MIDI Device Description (MDD) File

exporting

MIDI device explained

MIDI device, default

MIDI equipment, setup

MIDI export

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconExporting Your Work in Other File Formats

MIDI file

.mid file name association with Notation Composer

downloading from the Internet

export

opening

what is a

MIDI file search

MIDI instrument setup

MIDI keyboard

echo

recording from

remote control of MidiNotate

setup

MIDI note velocity

default assigned to new notes

editing

versus volume level

MIDI note-on and note-off events

editing

viewing piano roll notation of

MIDI port

MIDI port explained

MIDI program (patch)

assignment to staff

importing patch names

initialization of patch names for a device

mid-track change in

MIDI thru

MIDI thru capability

MIDI, export Yamaha XF format

mistakes

clearning up recording

mode, add

mode, no need to manually switch

mode, select

modes, changing

modulation

mordents

mouse

adding notes with

Ctrl drag

double right click for Region Select

drag note pitch

right click toggles Add or Select

with Shift key

move

barline

free text and page text

measure to previous system

notes between staves

palette

staves or systems up or down on page

system to previous page

Mozilla Firefox

MP3

compared to MIDI

file format

mp3 (Composer only)

MP3 export

multiple files, open all at once

multiple measure editing

multiple measure rests

multiple object selection

multiple takes in Band in a Box

multiple takes, Band-in-a-Box® plug-in

multiple verses of lyrics

music keyboard

for entering notes by recording

for entering notes via step-time recording

IconAdding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
IconUsing Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

MIDI controller

IconRecording Your Performance at MIDI Keyboard to Enter Notes
IconAdding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
IconUsing Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

music symbols, size

MusicXML (Composer only)

MusicXML and dynamic mark association

MusicXML export

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File

MusicXML export (Composer only)

MusicXML file type

export

MusicXML import

MusicXML, export of dynamic markings

MusicXML, fonts

MusicXML, open

mute a staff

mute staff

track control button

- N -

Netscape

new in version 3

IconWhat's New in Version 3
IconWhat's New in Version 3.0

new machine, transfer license

new song

creating a

creating from clipboard

formatting of

tutorial

next page

Notation (.not) file

file format

open

save

Notation Musician and Composer

feature comparison

Notation Software (the company)

Notation Users Community Forum

Notation Software Synth

Notation Software Synth default

note

name letters in noteheads

note duration adjustment table

note durations - change all

note letters in noteheads

Note menu

Add Note Duration submenu

Combine Chord

Convert Selection of Notes to Region

Crescendo Across Selected Notes

Enharmonic Spelling

Loudness submenu

Notehead Shape submenu

Pitch submenu

Remove Silent Notes

Save Loudness for New Notes

Staff Assignment submenu

Triplets and Quintuplets

Voice submenu

note names for drum kits

note performance editing

note velocity

note, manually edit duration

notehead

shape

shared between upper and lower voice

with both stem up and stem down

notes

IconSpecifying the Stem Direction (Voice)
IconEditing Note Accidental (Sharp, Flat, etc.)
IconEditing Note Location (Attack)
IconEditing Accent Marks
IconEditing Beams
IconEditing Drum Notes
IconUsing Rests to Erase Notes
IconSaving and Applying Note Duration Adjustments

accent marks

accidental

add (tutorial)

adding (alternative methods)

adding by recording live with MIDI keyboard

adding using mouse point-and-click

advancing selection to next or previous note

articulations

as-performed duration of new notes

automatically playing when selected

beams

combining separate notes into chord

deleting

displaying as-performed notes

double note durations

drum

duration

IconSelecting the Note Duration
IconUsing Rests to Erase Notes

duration adjustment table

editing (introduction)

editing as-performed notes

enharmonic spelling

entering notes using only computer keyboard

filtering

flags

grace notes

location

loudness

loudness of new notes

moving attack

moving notes between staves

notehead shape

ornaments

percussion

performance of (overview)

pitch bend

pitch changing

pitch of new notes

removing silent notes

scale note durations

selecting

sequential note entry mode

stem direction

step-time recording

ties

transposing

using rests to erase notes

voice

notes, adding overview

notes, adding with keyboard overview

notes, adding with mouse overview

notes, highlighting

NoteSoft file saving

- O -

object

adding

properties

selecting

terminology

Object menu

object specific shortcuts

object the same as score element

octaves

8va

change pitch of note by

offset of as-performed from as-notated note rhythm

ogg (Composer only)

OGG export

open multiple files at once

open source libraries

opening a MIDI or Karaoke file

automatically launching Notation Composer

downloading from the Internet (tutorial)

opening one already on your system

opening song files

openSUSE installation

order of staves

organ

add both right- and left-hand staves in one step

orientation of page

portrait and landscape

ornaments

adding

arpeggios

converting to written-out performances

converting written-out performances to

deleting

grace notes

mordents

transcription of

tremelos

trills

turns

viewing the written-out performance of

overlapping notes

transcription option to remove

- P -

page

next and previous page toolbar button

start and end of song toolbar button

page break

IconForcing a System Break or Page Break
IconMoving a System to the Previous Page

freezing (setting) all in part or score

page layout

IconLaying out Pages of a Part
IconTip: Postpone Doing Page Layout
IconStandard Page Text Such as Page Number

font size

header and footer

move barlines within a system

move measure (bar) to the previous system

move system to the previous page

page breaks and system breaks

page numbers

restore default pagination

song title

vertical spacing between staves and systems

page layout horizontal spacing

page number

as page text

changing the first

odd-numbered pages on right or left

page numbering

page scroller

IconFirst Page, Next Page, Previous Page, and Last Page
IconGo to a Measure or Page

page setup

IconPage Setup
IconAdding Page Title, Headers and Footers

page skip to last

page slider

page text

adding and editing

aligning

assignment to multiple pages

introduction

specified in templates

standard page text types

page turns

advance timing of

page view

toolbar button

page, go to

pagination

freeze (set)

palette

Rebar

IconSummary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
IconUsing the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

palettes

adding objects using

computer keyboard commands for

customizing color of

editing objects using

hierarchy of

moving

piano roll palette buttons explained

pan left and right

graphical editing of

initial staff setting of

paper size

parentheses

around notes

courtesy accidental

part

Add Part

automatic creation of

changing included staves

customized part options

delete

drum (preparation tips)

easy notes part (preparation of)

fake book lead sheet (preparation of)

format

formatting

freeze (set) layout of

guitar (preparation tips)

hide empty staves

layout of

IconLaying out Pages of a Part
IconTip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

name of

piano (preparation tips)

print

select

sing-along part (preparation of)

transpose

tutorial

versus staff (terminology)

vocal (preparation tips)

part creation wizard

Part menu

Delete Part

Display Easy Notes for Selected Staves

Display or Define Part

Edit Part Name

Part Preparation Wizard

Prepare Easy-Notes Part

Prepare Fake Book Lead Sheet

Prepare Piano Reduction

Prepare Sing-Along Part

Select Part

Part, rename

paste

patch

patch (see MIDI program)

assignment to staff

initialization of patch names for a device

mid-track change

patch names for device

pause playback

PDF

printable version of documentation

saving a part or score as a PDF file

PDF export

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconExporting Your Work in Other File Formats

pedal control

pedal marks

converting MIDI sustain pedal events to

converting to pedal performance

editing

percussion

drum kits

editing of notes

preparation of part (tips)

special symbols

split drum staff into individual drum instrument staves

Perform menu

IconStarting and Stopping Playback
IconMetronome Button

Hear Metronome

Ignore Repeats and Endings

Metronome Setup

Pickup Beats

Playback Page Turns

Practice Setup

Set Play-Along Sound

Start Playback

Start Practice

Stop Playback

Turn Off Stuck Notes

Volume

performance (MIDI)

overview of viewing and editing MIDI data

performance sound, GraphOverNotes

performance, MIDI cc graphing

performance, MIDI controller graphing

Phaser

phrase marks (see slurs)

piano part

add both right- and left-hand staves in one step

preparation of (tips)

reduction of score

split single staff into right- and left-hand staves

piano part, braces and brackets

piano reduction of band/orchestra score

piano roll

displaying as-performed attack and release offsets

explained

historical reference

piano roll palette buttons explained

tutorial

viewing it while annotating a score

piano roll editing

piano roll, manually entering values

pickup beats

creating upbeat measure

shifting barlines to account for

used in practice loops

used in recording

pitch

edit

letters in noteheads

of new notes

transpose

pitch bend

pitch name letters in noteheads

Pitch-to-command

IconControlling Notation Composer from Your Music Keyboard
IconExecuting Commands from Your MIDI Keyboard

pizzicata mark

play-along

sound selection

trouble-shooting

playback

automatic playing of notes when selected

changing position during playback

default playback device

fast forward

highlighting active notes and lyrics

highlighting colors

indicator in quick MIDI setup window

jamming with your MIDI instrument during

mute staff

overview

page turns during

pause

playback marker

playing a list of songs

playing multiple songs (or just one) in a look

repeats

scrolling during

solo staff

song time indicator

staff focus during playback

start and stop

start at green playback location marker

stuck notes

tempo changes during

testing

toolbar buttons

tutorial

volume level changes during

player

free Notation Player for viewing, printing, and playing Notation .not files

playlist

.ply file format

adding songs to

changing order of songs in

moving playlists and their song files

overview

playing songs in

tutorial

viewing songs in

png export

point size

overall point size for score

versus zoom

point-and-click method of adding notes

port

connecting to external device

disconnecting from external device

explained

internal versus external port

managing

portamento

portaudio

practice features overview

practicing

practicing options

loops (repeats)

overview

practicing while singing or playing a non-MIDI instrument

practicing with your MIDI keyboard or MIDI instrument

rehearsal marks

starting and stopping a practice session

previous page

print preview

printing

page setup

parts

IconPrinting the Score
IconPrinting Parts

preview

range of measures

score

printing this documentation

Prof-UIS

program (see MIDI program)

program folder (directory) for Notation Composer

punch-in recording

purchase additional license

purchase extension license

purchase Notation Composer

purchase second license

purchase upgrade

purpose of Notation Composer

- Q -

q commands (keyboard shortcuts)

Q shortcuts

quantization

snap as-performed to as-notated rhythm

tutorial

Quick "Q" commands

Quick ("Q") keyboard commands

quick start tutorial

quintuplets

IconSelecting the Note Duration
IconEditing Triplets and Quintuplets

QWERTY keyboard

entering notes using only

- R -

range of measures

selecting

viewing

razor for cutting note duration

rebar

IconReBar: Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
IconHow to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
IconSummary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
IconUsing the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

barline correction

IconReBar: Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
IconHow to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
IconSummary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
IconUsing the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

details

finalize

keep changes

overview

palette

IconSummary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
IconUsing the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

review adjustments

rebar lines, edit

rebar lines, make barlines editable

rebar lines, record

rebar, lines

Recodare (developers of MusicXML file format)

recording

automatically locking the performance of recorded notes

cleaning up

indicator in MIDI Device Configuration Window

indicator in Quick MIDI Setup Window

instrument sound

introduction to real-time recording from music keyboard

metronome

no metronome

IconReBar: Correcting the Barlines for Files Recorded Without a Metronome.
IconHow to Determine a "Metronomeless" File
IconSummary of Steps for Correcting Barlines Using the Rebar Feature
IconUsing the Rebar Tools to Correct Barlines

pickup beats

punch-in (in a region)

real-time as a way to enter notes

recovery from interrupted

setting up your MIDI keyboard

starting and stopping

step-time

IconAdding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
IconUsing Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together
IconRecording in Step-Time

takes

tempo

transcription options for

trouble-shooting

two-hand (keyboard)

versus real-time

recording keyboard two-hand

recording, no metronome

recovery

from interrupted recording

from interrupted song file editing

IconBacking Up Your Work with Automatic Backup
IconRecovering Interrupted Song File Editing

redo

toolbar button

redownload

reduction of score into piano part

region

convert to selection of entire staff

convert to selection of notes

defined

region selection mode

selecting

region editing

Region menu

Clean Up Rests and Overlapping Notes

Convert Region to Selection of Rests

Convert Selection to Entire Staff

Filter Notes According to Selection Criteria

Filter Notes in Current Region

Remove Silent Notes

rehearsal marks

adding and editing

advancing to next or previous

go to

introduction

show/hide

used as bookmarks

used in practice loops

reinstall Notation Composer

release

as-performed offset from as-notated time

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

editing as-performed

note duration adjustment table

snap as-performed to as-notated

release of note

remote control from MIDI instrument

remote control of MidiNotate from MIDI keyboard

remove a device from all configurations

repeated loop

paste

repeats

D.C. and D.S.

endings

ignoring repeats during playback

instructions (manual control of)

practice loops

repeat marks

repetition marks

segno

resize song window

resting staves, show or hide

restore from program interruption

rests

deleting

dividing and combining

eliminating small rests

hiding

multiple measure rests

overview

selecting whole measure rest

transcription option

using rests to erase notes

voice

re-transcribe

Reverb

rewind

rhythm

editing notes

rhythm style used in transcription

swing

right and left hand split of single keyboard staff

right mouse click

ruler

for adding notes

- S -

sample rate selection

save as .not file

save file

tutorial

saving filetypes

scale note durations

score

formatting

freeze (set) layout of

layout of

IconLaying out Pages of a Part
IconTip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

part

reduction to piano part

score annotations, font size and style

score elements, adding or deleting

score elements, the same as object

scroll window

automatic scrolling during playback

scrolling pages

scrolling the window

search for MIDIs

secondary beams

section parts, braces and brackets

segno

used in performance of repeats

select

advancing selection to next or previous note

automatically playing notes when selected

entire staff

notes

region

selecting objects

select a staff

select mode

toolbar button

selecting whole measure rest

Sequential Note Entry

sequential notes from two-note chords

set (freeze) page layout

setup

MIDI equipment

soundcard

uninstalling

Setup menu

Associate with .MID Files

Enable Pitch-to-Command

Set Up Pitch-to-Command

Transcription Options

setup Notation Composer

shape of notehead

share your music files with others

shared notehead between upper and lower voice

shift notes between staves

shortcuts

keyboard

list of

remote control of MidiNotate from your music keyboard

shortcuts, ALT key

shortcuts, arrow keys

shortcuts, CTRL

shortcuts, object specific

shortcuts, specific letters for objects

show

graphs of MIDI data

piano roll

IconViewing and Editing the Performance of Notes
IconViewing Piano Roll Notation While Annotating a Score

show or hide annotations

Sibelius

transferring a score to

sing-along part

single-note instrument lines

slash on stem of grace note

slurs

IconSlurs (Phrase Marks)
IconChanging the Shape and Extent of a Slur

adding

deleting

length of

overview

shape of

ties are not the same thing as

tutorial

SmartMode

IconWhat's New in Version 4
IconMouse Mode Buttons: Select and Add

snap as-performed to as-notated rhythm

software

free updates for Composer

software libraries

software synthesizer

delay in playback

setup

solo a staff

IconMuting and Soloing Staves
IconStaff Controls

solo instrument

correcting double-played notes

solo notes

solo staff

song

copyright notice

creating new

creating your own templates

saving

terminology

title

viewing multiple songs at a time

song time indicator

sound

for recording

no sound heard

overview of viewing and editing MIDI data

selection of instrument sound for staff

sound card, setup

sound libraries, setup

sound library

sound module

configuring

sound names, import

soundcard (see device)

soundfont, selection

spacing

creating horizontal space with hidden rests

default vertical spacing between staves and systems

vertical spacing between individual staves and systems

spacing between lines of the music (vertical spacing)

spacing between systems (vertical spacing)

spacing horizontally

spelling (enharmonic)

split

keyboard staff into right and left hand staves

split drum staff

split measure

split staff into melody and accompaniment

splitting a multi-note staff into melody and accompaniment

splitting chord notes to solo notes

splitting double-played notes

splitting multi-drum staff into individual drum instrument staves

splitting staff into right and left hand staves

splitting staves

staccato

staccato performance to accented notes

harmonic mark

staff

IconDeleting Staves
IconChanging the Instrument Sound of a Staff
IconAdjusting Per-Staff Volume Level and Left-to-Right Pan
IconSplitting a Staff into Melody and Accompaniment

add

channel assignment

clone

delete

drum staff into single instrument staves

editing

focus during playback

hide empty staves

instrument sound

keyboard right and left hand staves

left to right pan

melody and accompaniment

merge

MIDI device assignment

IconChanging the Instrument Sound of a Staff
IconChanging the Default Playback Device

name

order in score

pan

part preparation

remove

select

Setup

IconUnderstanding Tracks, Staves, and Parts
IconAdding New Staves
IconDeleting Staves
IconChanging the Instrument Sound of a Staff
IconAssigning MIDI Channels
IconMerging Staves
IconAdjusting Per-Staff Volume Level and Left-to-Right Pan
IconSetting the Instrument Sound for Recording
IconPer-Staff Channel Volume Level
IconLeft-to-Right Pan

show and hide

sound assignment to

split

sustain pedal control

symbols for

track controls

versus part (terminology)

vertical spacing

volume level

IconAdjusting Per-Staff Volume Level and Left-to-Right Pan
IconPer-Staff Channel Volume Level

staff controls

instrument sound selection

mute button

overview

select staff

show and hide track controls

solo button

Staff menu

IconAdding New Staves
IconTransposing to the Key of an Instrument

Add Staff

Clone Staff

Delete Staff

Merge Staves

Show Concert Pitches

Split Drums

Split Hands

Split Melody and Accompaniment

Staff Setup

Transpose Actual Pitches

Transpose Instrument Key

staff order

staff select

Staff Setup

IconUsing Staff Setup To Change Instruments and Settings
IconInstrument Sound Selection
IconAdding New Staves
IconChanging the Instrument Sound of a Staff
IconAssigning MIDI Channels
IconLeft-to-Right Pan
IconAssigning Bank, Patch, and Drum Note Names to a MIDI Device

staff, change in a Part

staff, instrument

staff, instrument sound

staff, mute

staff, notehead display

staff, pan

staff, solo

staff, volume

start of song toolbar button

start playback

static

IconNotation Software Internal Synthesizer
IconWhat To Do If You Hear Static or Crackling

static audio fix

staves, merge

stem direction

changing stem direction of notes

force stem direction

of new notes

stem up and stem down for same notehead

step-time recording

IconAdding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
IconUsing Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

compared to real-time recording

step-time record button

Step-time recording using Virtual Keyboard

stop playback

string

bow marks

pitch bend

stuck notes

studying music with Notation Composer

style names, hide for printing

styles

styles, Band-in-a-Box® plug-in

styles, changing

styles, default folder

styles, editing

styles, show or hide (composer only)

support

sustain pedal control

swing rhythm

editing notation for

transcription

swing style

symbols

synthesizer

delay of playback on some MIDI software synthesizers

software synthesizer

SysEx

IconConfiguring a New External MIDI Output Device
IconSpecifying Properties of a Device

system

brackets and braces

move to previous page

system break

terminology

vertical spacing

system break

System Exclusive events

IconConfiguring a New External MIDI Output Device
IconSpecifying Properties of a Device

- T -

tablature guitar notation

takes (recording)

takes in Band in a Box

takes, Band-in-a-Box® plug-in

tap in delay

tap in device delay

tap in latency

technical support

template

copying format attributes

creating new song template

creating your own

formatting a part using

page text

tempo

changing during playback

graphical editing

graphical viewing

marks

recording

saving the tempo change

toolbar button

tempo mark

tutorial

terminology used in Composer

text

adding

chord names

deleting

editing

font size and style for categories of text

font size and style of individual objects

footer

free text

header

international characters

lyrics

mixing music symbols and normal text

moving

overview

page text

rehearsal marks

show/hide lyrics and chord names

tempo markings

title of song

vertically aligning

text, assigning page text to a page/pages

ties

adding and removing

arc direction

reducing number of

slurs are not the same thing as

time signature

TimGM6mb.sf2 soundfont

TinyXML

title

IconPage Text
IconAdding and Editing Page Text

title of song

IconAdding Page Title, Headers and Footers
IconStandard Page Text Such as Page Number

toolbar

add and select mode buttons

metronome button

overview

show and hide

toolbar buttons

next and previous page

playback

start and end of song

tempo control

undo and redo

volume level

Window View and Page View

zoom in and zoom out

track

is called a staff in Composer

transcribing MIDI files

transcription

IconTranscribing MIDI Files and Recordings to Notation
IconTranscription Options

chord names

correcting errors

how it works

of new recording

options

ornaments

re-transcribing

rhythm style

viewing with piano roll notation

transfer license

transpose

as-heard pitches

chord names

instrument key of a staff versus all of the pitches in a staff

instrument key transposition

understanding two types of transposing

transpose parts for musicians

transpose parts for printing

transpose, difference between instrument and concert key

tremelos

trial version of Notation Composer

trills

trills, edit accidentals

trills, transcribe from MIDI file

triplets

editing

swing rhythm

trouble-shooting

play-along

playback

recording

turns (ornament)

tutorial

graphical editing

quick start tutorial

tutorial video

IconWhat's New in Version 3
IconWhat's New in Version 3.0

two-hand split of single keyboard staff

two-hand, braces and brackets

- U -

Ubuntu installation

Ultimate Grid

undo

toolbar button

uninstalling Notation Composer

unzipping zip files

downloading from Internet

upbeat

creating upbeat measure

in practice loop

recording

update

free updates for Composer software

USB

cable

MIDI interface

User Guide, change language

user interface

overview of Composer's window

- V -

velocity (MIDI)

editing

velocity vectors

viewing them while annotating a score

verses of lyrics

assignment to repeats

version

free updates for Composer maintenance releases

vertical alignment of text

vertical spacing

using Page Layout

vibrato

video

IconWhat's New in Version 3
IconWhat's New in Version 3.0

view

graphs of MIDI data

note velocity

piano roll

show piano roll

View menu

Go To Rehearsal Mark

Page View

Play Notes When Selected

Playback Highlighting Options

Show Attack and Release Timing

Show commands

Show Palette

Show Playback Position

Show Staff Controls

Show Toolbar

Window View

Zoom

view range of measures

Virtual Keyboard

vocal part

preparation of (tips)

sing-along part (preparation of)

split staff into melody and accompaniment

voice

changing voice of notes

of new notes

transcription option

voice, rests

volume

IconAdjusting the Volume Level of Selected Staves During Playback
IconPer-Staff Channel Volume Level

changing volume during playback

graphical editing of

initial volume per staff

toolbar button

using Windows volume control

versus note loudness (MIDI velocity)

- W -

WAV (Composer only)

WAV export

IconTutorial: Saving Your Work in a File
IconExporting Your Work in Other File Formats

WAV file format

compared to MIDI

what's new

white space

reducing

whole measure rest

selecting

window

overview of Composer's window

resize

scroll

showing and hiding parts of the window

window view

toolbar button

Windows CTRL shortcuts

wizard, part creation

- Y -

Yamaha XF

Yamaha XF chord names

Yamaha XF format chords

Yamaha XF lyrics

- Z -

zip files

downloading from Internet

zoom

changing zoom level

toolbar buttons

versus point size