Advanced Tips Request

[rrayner]

Thanks for the compliment, David. It is much appreciated. And thank you for the updates. The first piano measure is 22 and I see that the velocity in your version is set at 71 in both the left hand and the right hand, the same level that I uploaded with the previous reply, so I'm confused about that point. I know I'm in your version, as I can hear the trombone differences.

My Clavinova is not yet directly connected to my PC, so the only way I can record is to the USB drive, to be imported on my PC, so I don't think that approach is doable, yet.

I am keenly interested in digging into the controller aspects of Notation and will do that as time permits. Adding/modifying vibrato will be a very nice choice. And I do want to learn how to approach a tone from below, not necessarily like bending a guitar note. I will try to figure out how you manipulated the trombone. Thanks.

The score you included still has the 8va bassa notation in it, so I'm not certain what you meant there. I do see that you have the tenors sounding one octave below where they're written. That's a little less messy for the notation. I did the same and removed the 8va bassa notations.

Also, I will dig into the stereo spread concept. I haven't detected the change yet, but I will listen more closely.

Thanks again for opening new doors. I'm really enjoying resurrecting my writing skills. I'm relearning a lot by revisiting old scores, all the while trying to figure out how to make Notation Composer hum.

Ralph

[rrayner]

OooOoo, David! I LOVE the stereo affect! I exported your file as midi to my thumb drive and took it to my Clavinova. I hadn't noticed the stereo split when I played it on my PC's sound card. Do you do that with the Pan feature of Notation Composer? I hadn't given that feature a single glance yet and had no idea it referred to channel separation. I hope that's what you used, because I need to do almost all of my work in Notation.

Ralph

[rrayner]

Originally Posted by rrayner

The first piano measure is 22 and I see that the velocity in your version is set at 71 in both the left hand and the right hand, the same level that I uploaded with the previous reply, so I'm confused about that point.

Ah, I see that measure 36 is where you dropped the velocity of the left hand. Yes, I see (hear) your point. Thank you. Ralph

[dj]

Interesting that you're seeing the 8va bassa marks. I just checked the file and don't see them at all.

And, you're right: I missed the piano entrance at bar 22 entirely.

Yes, Pan sets the stereo spread. You can set it numerically, either in the staff setup controls at the left of the staff, through the Staff/Setup menu item or graphically through GraphOverNotes/L<->R icon.

The latter is especially useful for "wandering minstrels".

David

[rrayner]

Hi David -- I think I've tweaked this score enough for now. It's hard to stop tweaking -- there always something, searching for perfection, but it's time to move on.

I'm going to post the final (for now) version on the Notation Share Forum. I owe you a lot for your suggestions. I've incorporated most of the changes you suggested. I didn't use the "swoops" at this time, but I've been wondering how to do this and hadn't found it yet, so I'll be using swoops in other scores in the future. Also, I narrowed the trombone vibrato a bit, now that you've given me insight into how to do it. And, as I mentioned earlier, the Pan stuff is great!

Thanks again for everything.

Ralph

[dj]

The swoops are a bit of pitch bend, in the GraphicsOverNotes toolbar. Pitch bend is the note with a wobbly line icon. A little is a lot.

David