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Ntempo keyboard shortcuts – PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) User Manual

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Notion provides some convenient keyboard shortcuts for use with NTempo .

Basic Shortcuts

Reminder: you can use a MIDI keyboard instead of a computer keyboard; this is discussed later in this chapter .

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Perform – Tap any key on the row from

A

through the single-quote key .

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Pause or Cutoff – Press

Q

.

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Stop – Press Spacebar or Esc .

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Auto-Cruise – Set a tempo then press once the

U

key .

Move Playback Marker

It happens to all musicians: At some point in a live performance you discover that you’re a bit lost with respect

the rest of the ensemble . Most musicians playing instruments stop, look for a familiar landmark in the score,

and Enter back in when the ensemble reaches that point . With keyboard shortcuts, you can do the same thing:

Use the keyboard shortcuts below to move the dark green

playback marker

to a familiar place in the score,

then wait for the ensemble . When they reach that point, begin tapping again . As a convenience, once you

press any option below, your sound output stops so you can concentrate solely on moving the marker:

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Move the green playback marker forward by measures: press the ] key or Shift + Right Arrow as many times as you

need (MIDI keyboard default: D below Middle C) .

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Move the green playback marker backward by measures: press the [ key or Shift + Left Arrow as many times as you

need (MIDI keyboard default: C an octave below Middle C) .

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Move the green playback marker forward by notes (in the NTempo staff): press the Right Arrow key as many times

as you need (MIDI keyboard default: D# below Middle C) .

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Move the green playback marker backward by notes (in the NTempo staff): press the Left Arrow key as many times

as you need (MIDI keyboard default: C# below Middle C) .

Auto-Resume (Switch from Perform to Play)

If for any reason you want to continue playing a score but you want Notion to cease reading your tapping

and switch to the tempos written in the score (that is, switch from Perform to Play), either:

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Press the keyboard shortcut of R, or

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Press the G# above Middle C (default setting) on an attached MIDI keyboard .

Press the key at the point you would have tapped the next NTempo note . Once you activate Auto-Resume the software

continues automatically at the tempos set by metronome marks in the score: you immediately stop tapping .
You are free to jump back to the “A” row if you need to readjust the speed at any point – or you can press Up

Arrow (for faster) or Down Arrow (for slower) if the tempo adjustment does not have to be precise .

NTempo Keyboard Shortcuts