PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 60)

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This playback option has Notion interpret metronome marks in the score to determine playback tempo (you do
not tap) . If the score does not have a metronome mark, then the software plays at the moderate speed of
90 .
With this CD-like playback you can start at any measure, stop at any point
and jump back where you last started (or the beginning) .
Play All Parts
Play operates the same in either NTempo or Edit mode .
1 . Inform Notion where in the score you want to start . To move the marker, you can use any method discussed in Jump
to Another Location earlier in this chapter .
2 . Click the Play button or press the Spacebar .
» You hear Notion play the score .
3 . To fine-tune the overall volume or individual instrument volume, pan, and solo/mute settings, use the Mixer .
4 . You can permit the playback to continue to the end – or at any point during playback:
> To stop, click the Stop button or press Esc or the Spacebar to halt playback . When you click the Play button or
Spacebar again, playback resumes from this point after repeating the last note played .
> Clicking the Rewind button or the Backspace key once stops playback and takes you back to the place in the
score where you last started . Clicking the button or the Backspace key twice takes you back to the beginning .
> You can quickly switch from play to perform: just start tapping any NTempo key (discussed in the next topic) . If
you want to end NTempo and return to play, press R (the Auto-Resume feature) .
Play One or a Few Select Parts
If you only want to hear one or a few parts, you can:
Click the
Solo/Mute buttons for select instruments in the Mixer in both NTempo and Edit modes, or
In Edit mode (only) highlight just the measures/instruments you want to hear before you play .
Indicators
As you listen to your score play you will see:
The playback marker progress through the score in your choice of page view . When it advances
toward the right-hand side of the score area, your view of your score jumps ahead .
The top right area of the Toolbar display updates a timecode count by
hour:minute:second:frame (based on 30 frames per second) .
The Heads-Up Display, if used, keeps you updated on current meter status, measure number, and more .
A vertical red line on the timeline moves to indicate where you are in the file . As you jump ahead in the score, the
silver box surrounding the red marker changes to indicate the measures you are currently viewing in the score area .
Play a Score