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PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) User Manual

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4.6

Adjust Tempo

Even in Play, the software offers some limited control over tempo in real-time . By pressing Up Arrow (for faster)

or Down Arrow (for slower), you can adjust the speed while the score plays . Each press can alter the tempo

by 4 or 5 beats-per-minute: so this method is not as precise as NTempo control when you perform .

Keyboard Shortcuts

At a glance, here are the few keyboard shortcuts you can use to play a score .

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To begin play, press the Spacebar .

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To stop, press the Spacebar (while playing) or Esc .

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During play you can change tempo speed by pressing the Up Arrow (faster) or the Down Arrow (slower) key .

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After you stop playing a score:

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Press Backspace once to return to last place you started .

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Press Backspace twice (or Home) to return to beginning .

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Press ] to move forward by measures . Press [ to move backward by measures .

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Press the Right Arrow key to move forward by notes in the NTempo staff . Press the Left Arrow key to move
backward by notes in the NTempo staff .

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Press Shift + ] to jump to the next rehearsal mark; if none are found, you go to the end of the score . Press Shift + [
to jump to the previous rehearsal mark; if none are found, you go to the end of the score .

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Loop measures in Edit mode to hear selected measures of your composition as a loop:

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Select the last measure of the required instruments with the mouse .

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Press Shift + Space, then x, then R (where x is the number of measures to loop back) .

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The tempo is set by the time taken between pressing x and then R .