Friday, 9 May 2008

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NoteWorthy Composer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Answers to the following questions are based on the latest release of NoteWorthy Composer Version 1.75.

Editing

• What is the best way to get started using NWC?
• How do I enter more than one staff?
• How do I work with chords - notes aligned vertically?
• What is the procedure to change notes to a new clef?
• Is there an easy way to change the key of a song?
• What does Preserve Width mean?
• Why are my Beam and Triplet commands not available?
• Is there a way to quickly edit symbols?
• What is the fastest way to notate with NoteWorthy Composer?
• How do I make more space between staves so the notes do not intersect?
• How do I enter a multi-measure rest?
• How do I Audit Bar Lines with a pick up note (anacrusis)?
• Where do I select how I want the staves to be connected?
• Getting started with lyrics
• Can you move a note instead of deleting and re-entering it?
• Is there a way to put notes closer together on the staff?
• How can an icon be forced to stay on, or active?
• How do I create my own templates? *new*
• How do I change the title of a song?
• Can more space be added above or below a staff?
• How are 2 voices notated on a single staff?
• How do I delete text I have without deleting the notes?
• How do I change the size of the notation or text fonts?
• How can I change the direction of a tie or slur?
• How can I move a note horizontally so with layering notes do not overlap?
• Is there a find feature for notes and symbols?
• Can I change the number of lines in a staff from 5?
• Is there a line break command?
• How can I access more properties for an item?
• When I Insert Expressions, I only get 1 tab and my friends get 3 tabs. Why?
• How do I delete Text, etc without deleting notes underneath?
• Is there a list of keyboard shortcuts?

Play & Sound

• How can others play back my .NWC files without NoteWorthy Composer?
• Is there a loop play function in NoteWorthy Composer?
• How does the Multi-point Controller work (volume example)?
• Where can I learn more about pitch bend?
• How does the Linear Sweep Contour in the MPC work?
• Do I always have to start play back from the beginning?
• Why does a note sometimes keep playing all through an entire song?
• How can I play back only one staff of my song?
• After transposing, how do I get the correct play back?
• How do I direct play back to my MIDI keyboard?
• Playback Instrument Sound Quality
• How do I set NoteWorthy Player to play *.mid files that I double click?
• How can I get sound from a laptop computer?
• How do you set NoteWorthy Player to play a list of songs?
• Can individual notes be muted instead of the entire staff?
• How do I set up to use a MIDI keyboard with NWC?
• How do I record live play from my MIDI keyboard?
• How do I casually enter notes from my MIDI keyboard (step time)?
• How can I get left hand and right hand staves to show on recording?
• Transposing a staff
• Staff versus MIDI Channel
• How do I add repeated sections?

Import & Export

• How do I create a MIDI File (*.mid)?
• When exporting to a *.mid file, should I use Type 1 or Type 0?
• What file formats are supported in NWC
• Making an audio CD of *.nwc files
• Can I copy my score to another application, like a word processor?
• Splitting multiple voices during import into separate staff parts
• How do I add lyrics to MIDI files?
• What is imported when a MIDI file has lyrics?
• Does NWC support karaoke (*.kar) files?

Printing

• How do I print only 1 staff of a song with several staves?
• What settings can I use to fit more on a page?
• How do I name (label) the staves and have them print?
• How do I change the size of the printed staff?

Troubleshooting

• No sound or volume during play back
• My system is cutting off notation symbols, is there a work around?
• Why does the printed copy cut off the bottom copyright?
• I run NoteWorthy Composer, it says I do not have enough memory. Why?
• NoteWorthy Composer crashes when I open it. What is the problem?
• How to fix Font Error: NWC true-type font cannot be found
• I got an error message that I have too many fonts. What do I do?
• What happens to my song files when I uninstall NoteWorthy Composer?
• What if I already uninstalled NWC and I cannot find my song files?
• Why is one staff playing back percussion/drum sounds?
• Why are my notes highlighting before they are played?
• What does "improperly treated as an ASCII file" mean?
• Disappearing Staff Lines *new*
• Why do I get an error message when I try to save a file?
• "Corrupt Installation Detected" message when running setup
• Why do I get 2 notes, when I only press one on my MIDI keyboard?
• Why will my song file not print properly or at all?

Miscellaneous

• Can I move a tool bar to the side instead of across the top?
• How can I broaden my practical knowledge of NWC and related topics?
• How do I open a *.bak file created by NoteWorthy Composer?
• Where can I find more NoteWorthy Composer song files (*.nwc)?
• Where can I find MIDI files and other MIDI links of interest?
• Can I place a link to your site? Do you have graphics for the links?
• Is there a Mac version of NoteWorthy Composer?
• What is MIDI?
• Is there a dictionary for the music terms in NWC?
• Is there a chart mapping the NWC note durations to British?
• What is the difference between a Tie and a Slur?
• What is a triplet?
• Adding *.nwc files to your web site
• What does it mean to select notes?
• Asking for help - how to write an effective e-mail
• Moving NWC to a new computer
• How do I change the browser that opens when I check for updates?
• Accessing Help on Windows Vista