Apple MB792Z/A User Manual - Page 962

Head Controls the appearance of note heads. You can choose to display note heads as normal, show note names or finger names, or hide the note heads completely. Assign Parameters The Chan and Split parameters of the Staff Style window are covered in detail in Assigning Notes to Voices and Staffs. Assigning Notes to Voices and Staffs You can use two different methods to assign notes to voices and staffs: define a fixed split point, or use MIDI channels for each voice of a staff. Using a Split Point You can use a fixed split point to assign notes to voices. This is a defined pitch, which determines the absolute border between two voices. Notes above it, or at the same pitch, are assigned to the upper voice. Notes below it are assigned to the lower voice. Quite often, in real-life situations, the border between voices needs to be flexible. A piano piece's right-hand part may dip below middle C (the defined split point), or the left hand may go above. It's not possible to notate this properly using a fixed split point, but you can use this feature to create an "almost right" version. To separate voices by split point µ In the Staff Style window's Split column, choose a note pitch. Using MIDI Channels You can use MIDI channels (Chan) to assign notes to voices. Every note belongs to the voice that "owns" its MIDI channel. The different MIDI channels have no impact on MIDI playback, as the playback channel is determined by the Track Parameter box setting (in the Arrange window). Given the use of MIDI channels for voice assignment, notes that aren't assigned to channels are not displayed at all. This can, however, be used to your advantage, as it allows you to exclude certain notes from the display (improvised parts, trill notes, and so on). To separate voices by MIDI channel µ In the Staff Style window's Chan column, assign a MIDI channel to each voice. When you use MIDI channels to assign notes to staffs or voices: • You can edit the MIDI channel in the same way you do all other events: by selecting the events and changing the MIDI channel in the Event Parameter box or the Event List. • You can quickly change the MIDI channel of selected note events with the Event Channel +1 and Event Channel −1 key commands. These can be especially useful when used in combination with the Select Next Region/Event, or Set Marquee End to Next Transient key command and the Select Previous Region/Event, or set Marquee End to Previous Transient key command, which allow you to move the selection from note to note. 962 Chapter 31 Working with Notation