User manual CAKEWALK SCORE WRITER GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] Cakewalk Score Writer Getting Started © TM Copyright Information Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance of the terms of the agreement. It is against the law to copy this software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the agreement. [. . . ] To put it in the score: 1. Choose the mezzo-piano tool from the dynamics palette. You can drop the palette down temporarily from the dynamics button in the tool bar, or you can tear off the palette for repeated uses. 2. Position the pointer under the first note of the score and click to place a mezzo-piano symbol there. To move it, move the pointer over the symbol so that it becomes a drag cursor, and drag the symbol to the right place. Some dynamics symbols, like the crescendo hairpin, are resizable. To see how this works, add a crescendo and diminuendo to the score. 1. Choose the crescendo hairpin from the dynamics palette. 2. Put the pointer at the start of the second measure, press and hold the mouse button and drag to the right. The crescendo symbol appears and grows as you drag. Drag to right to create a crescendo 12 Chapter 2: Writing Your First Score Now add a diminuendo in the third measure, using what you learned above. Drag from right to left, using the same open hairpin symbol. Drag to left to create a diminuendo Ornaments and Articulations Add ornaments (like Þngerings) and articulations (like staccato marks) to the score just as you add dynamics. To add the same ornament or articulation to many notes, drag a box around them with the ornament tool. You can drag an attached ornament wherever you please, but it remains attached to the original note for playback purposes. Adding Voices Now itÕs time to add a second voice to the score. For further explanation of voices, consult ÒTermsÓ in on-line help. 1. Choose the dotted half note in the note palette. Click the half note, then the augmentation dot to add a dot to the half note. Half note Augmentation dot Chapter 2: Writing Your First Score 13 Writing a Score 2. Select Voice 2 from the voice pop-up menu at the bottom of the score window. Selecting Voice 2 dims the notes belonging to Voice 1: Dimmed notes indicate inactive voice 3. Click the f space at the start of the second measure to add f#. Don't worry about the stems--you'll clean them up later. New note inserted in Voice 2 4. Add more dotted half notes, one per measure: another f#, a g, then a final f#. New notes in Voice 2 14 Chapter 2: Writing Your First Score Changing Stem Directions With the stems from each voice going in the wrong direction, the score is difÞcult to read. To change stem direction: 1. Choose Edit>Select All (or type Control-a) to select all the notes in the current voice. Choose Notes>Stem>Stem Down (or type Control-d) to point the stems down. Choose Voice 1 from the Voice pop-up menu at the bottom of the score window (or type Control-1). Choose Edit>Select All (or type Control-a) to select all the notes in Voice 1. Choose Notes>Stem>Stem Up (or type Control-u) to point the stems up. Show all voices by selecting All from the voice pop-up menu (or typing Control-0 [zero]). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Another easy way to control stem directions is to use the Tracks window. Here, you can set stem direction automatically for any voice in the track before you even enter the notes. ThereÕs just one Þnal bit of clean-up to do to complete this section: you may want to move the slur in measure two. Otherwise youÕll reshape it rather than move it. Chapter 2: Writing Your First Score 15 Writing a Score Cursor Toggle Type c to toggle between the Arrow Cursor and the most recently used palette tool. This is a great way to switch between tools, letting you keep your mouse near your score. Saving The File>Save and File>Save As commands save your score to disk. Now is a good time to save your work before proceeding with the next part of the tutorial. [. . . ] A little space between notes often sounds a little more realistic. Chapter 3: Beyond the Basics 25 Beyond the Basics 5. Play the low notes of the left hand part as shown here: You can, of course, enter rests and chords, as well as rhythmic and slash notes. See ÒThe Step Input WindowÓ in on-line help. Adding Chords Use the Chords window to put chord names in the Score window. To open the Chords window, choose Windows>Chords. Root buttons Bass buttons Chord Name Display Symbol list To add a chord to the score: 1. Click a sharp or flat button if the root is sharp or flat. 26 Chapter 3: Beyond the Basics 3. Click one of the bass buttons to add an alternate bass note to a chord name. [. . . ]