PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 159)

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With Notion, you can place standard dynamic marks into any staff and have the program respond to
the marks during playback and audio file export . You can use keyboard shortcuts or click the Entry
Palette to place dynamic marks on individual instruments or on different voices of the same instrument .
There are no limits on the number of different dynamics you can have throughout a score .
TIP: Dynamic marks are an excellent way to communicate volume changes to musicians reading your
score . However, if your current project is making a composition’s playback sound as realistic as possible,
then using dynamics to fine-tune all volumes can get tedious . A faster (and more accurate) way of
controlling volumes throughout a score for playback is Velocity Overdub, discussed in Chapter 11 .
Use Keyboard Shortcuts
1 . Select the dynamic you need:
> Press F repeatedly to cycle on your Music Cursor through four louder (forte) dynamic marks:
TIP: To quickly select mezzo forte ( ), press Shift + F .
> Press P repeatedly to cycle on your Music Cursor through four softer (piano) dynamic marks:
TIP: To quickly select mezzo piano ( ), press Shift + P .
> Press either the period key (.) or Shift + period (>) to place a diminuendo mark ( ) on your Music Cursor .
2 . Position the Music Cursor where you want to place the dynamic marking .
3 . Click the mouse or press Enter .
4 . If you are Entering a crescendo or diminuendo mark:
> Click the mouse or press Enter .
Use the Entry Palette
1 . In the Entry Palette, hover over the fifth pane from the left . A pop-up menu of options appears .
◙ Dynamic mark options.
Also, the fourth pane from the left offers Sforzando score markings: these are not heard in playback .
2 . Click the graphic of the dynamic marking you need .
»The item displays on your Music Cursor .
3 . Position the Music Cursor where you want to place the dynamic marking .
4 . Click the mouse or press Enter .
5 . If you are Entering a crescendo or diminuendo mark:
> Move (don’t drag) the Music Cursor to where you want the mark to end .
> Then click the mouse or press Enter .
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