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The '''part properties''' menu for any part is to be reached from the [[ | The '''part properties''' menu for any part is to be reached from the [[score overview]] after selecting the desired part, but also by using {{MenuReference|[[Part menu|Part]]|Part properties}}. | ||
[[File:part_properties.png|part properties]] | [[File:part_properties.png|part properties]] | ||
;Part | ;Part name | ||
:the | :the part name is used to keep track of voices. The part name is used internally. | ||
;Part | ;Part title | ||
:the label to show with the first line in a score (to hide all part-headers | :the [[part title]] is the label to show with the first line in a score (to hide all part-headers deselect [[texttype|text type]] in {{MenuReference|[[Options]]|[[Text dialog|Text]]|Part title}}) | ||
;Abbreviation | ;Abbreviation | ||
:a label to show near all other lines in a [[score_dialog|score]]. | :a label to show near all other lines in a [[score_dialog|score]]. Layout: {{MenuReference|[[Options]]|[[Text dialog|Text]]|Next part title}} | ||
;Tuning | ;Tuning | ||
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:Default position for [[fingerings|fingering]] is below the staff | :Default position for [[fingerings|fingering]] is below the staff | ||
; | ;Note letters | ||
: | :'Easynote' display; each note is drawn with a letter inside | ||
;Help letters | |||
:each note is drawn with a letter underneath/above - location determined in {{MenuReference|[[Options menu|Options]]|[[Layout varia dialog|Music]]}}. | |||
;Audible | ;Audible | ||
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;Meter-accents | ;Meter-accents | ||
:On playback give important notes extra accentuation (see [[ | :On playback give important notes extra accentuation (see [[playback dialog]]) | ||
;Visible | ;Visible |
Latest revision as of 21:10, 22 July 2023
The part properties menu for any part is to be reached from the score overview after selecting the desired part, but also by using [Part|Part properties].
- Part name
- the part name is used to keep track of voices. The part name is used internally.
- Part title
- the part title is the label to show with the first line in a score (to hide all part-headers deselect text type in [Options|Text|Part title])
- Abbreviation
- a label to show near all other lines in a score. Layout: [Options|Text|Next part title]
- Tuning
- an (optional) text to display in single-voice part-extractions when printing a part for transposing instruments.the label to show with the first line in a score (to hide all part-headers set text type
- Chord diagrams
- the instrument to display chord diagrams for as available in the chord diagrams file mcdiagrams
- Instrument
- midi instrument to be used when playing
- Top staff height
- reserved extra whitespace above the staff.
- Bottom staff height
- reserved extra whitespace below the staff.
- Nr-staff lines
- Usually 5 lines. For percussion parts is will be set to 1.
- Transposition
- Transposition is the number of semitones a part is played higher than written
- MIDI-channel
- The midi-channel a voice is assigned to. Note that percussion and drums need channel 10 to sound right.
- Volume
- MIDI-volume (0-127) a part should start with (will be different when using dynamic markers within the tune.)
- Pan
- Panning (balance) or position in a stereo sound.(0=left, 63=center, 127=right.) See mixer for an easy way to set.
- Bar-continuation
- Number of bars that will be used for automatic (drum-part) 0 to disable. Note: setting bar-continuation to anything other than 0 will overwrite all bars with a repeated copies of the first # bars (still full of bugs)
- Fingering Above
- Default position for fingering is above the staff
- Fingering below
- Default position for fingering is below the staff
- Note letters
- 'Easynote' display; each note is drawn with a letter inside
- Help letters
- each note is drawn with a letter underneath/above - location determined in [Options|Music].
- Audible
- Let a voice be audible on playback
- Meter-accents
- On playback give important notes extra accentuation (see playback dialog)
- Visible
- Hide a voice from a score.
- Break bar lines
- Stop bar lines from running from top of score to bottom.
- Curly-bracing
- BreakCurlybracing
- Bracing
- BreakBracing
- Settings to group barlines with braces and/or curly braces.
- Calculated
- Take voice into account for layout without being visible
- Only text
- Use text from voice without showing the voice's notes
- Separate notes
- Separate notes instead of clusterize (old fashioned typesetting of sung music)
- No bar lines
- Hide all bar lines in this voice.
- No rest staffs
- Whenever a voice contains only rests for one staff line, hide the staff within the score.
- Cue-size part
- Typeset entire voice with cue-size notes
- Sync-rest visible
- If a voice is has less bars than other voices MusiCAD will usually make complaints. In a score these 'missing' bars will be padded using special rests, to allow normal score rendering.