Using stacatto to control playback

[Sherry C]

Hi,

Originally Posted by docEdock

In the user guide and help files, I can't figure out where to find a discussion of using stacatto to control the articulation in playback. Searching both documents for the term turns up no matches

Thanks for bringing up a glaring omission in the Index! I've made a note to myself to fix that in the Users Guide.

Any hints about where to look? (Or is this the articulation that dare not speak its name in polite society?)

Oh, we'll let it poke it's head out

You are correct that the staccato note dots do not currently affect the actual performance. You can, however, use Composer to get the performance to sound the way you want it to. For the details on doing it, you can use the Index in the Users Guide to look for "duration of notes" and select the subtopic "editing as-performed".

The shortcut method to use is:

1. Open your file.

2. Click on the Piano Roll tab, and then the "Edit as performed" button (third from left). This keeps the notation as it is, but will allow you to edit the durations of the notes to create a more staccato performance of them.

3. Click the note (or click-drag the notes) you want to make staccato to select them.

4. Now hold the "D" key (for duration), and press the Left arrow key a few times (each press of the arrow key lessens the duration by 1 tick, and there are 480 ticks for a quarter note). You can listen and adjust as needed, or you can use the following shortcuts to set a numerical duration:

DurationShortcuts.png

ttfn,
Sherry