PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 172)

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You can use a tremolo marking as a shorthand to represent repeated rhythmic figures . In the following examples, the
tremolo marks in the first measure are equivalent to the notes in the second measure
Single note tremolo / slashes Two-note tremolos / fingered tremolos / shakes
Single Note Tremolo - rhythmic shortcut slashes
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . To place the mark you want on your Music Cursor either:
> Press / once for one (8th note), twice for two (16th note), or three times for three (unmeasured) stem slashes, or
> In the Entry Palette, hover over the middle pane and select one, two, or three slash
marks that appear on note stems (upper right) .
3 . Place your Music Cursor on a note needing the shortcut .
4 . Either click your mouse or press Enter .
» Notion adds the slash mark to the note’s stem .
Two-note / Fingered Tremolos (Shakes)
A tremolo between two alternating notes is a two-note or fingered tremolo or shake . This has a unique notation quirk: the
total duration of the tremolo is the count of one of the notes .
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . Enter two notes (or two chords) of the same duration . For a quarter note length tremolo for example, you will first
enter two eighth notes
3 . Then either:
> Press Shift + / (the ? character), once for one beam (8th note), twice for two (16th note), or three times for three
beams (unmeasured) . OR
> In the Entry Palette, hover over the middle pane and select one, two, or three shake
symbols (right-hand end, lower group) .
4 . Place your Music Cursor over the left note or in between the two notes
5 . Either click your mouse or press Enter .
» Notion adds the tremolo mark between the two notes and automatically adjusts the printed noteheads .
◙ Example of entering a fingered tremolo of a quarter note duration
Write this Select the tremolo and click on the note Notion displays this
Playback of tremolos
Measured tremolos i .e . with one or two slashes/beams, will playback as repeated 8th notes or 16th notes respectively .
Unmeasured tremolos i .e . three slashes/beams, will trigger a tremolo sample for Notion’s built-in instruments if one exists
and is installed . If no sample can be found, then Notion will synthesize the unmeasured tremolo .
Shortcut Slashes, Tremolos, and Shakes