Vamps – PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) User Manual

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To add to the flexibility of performing in live settings, NTempo offers various vamps
A vamp is a repeat with no predetermined number of playthroughs . Vamps supply audio interest during

scene changes in stage musicals or other activities that have the potential of varying in length from one

production to the next . You use keyboard shortcuts (or MIDI key presses) to control the duration of a vamp .
You can control two kinds of vamps:

anticipated vamps

with repeat signs already in the score

and

sudden vamps

when you need to cover surprise situations . With both kinds of vamps

there are special jump shortcuts so you can exit or restart a vamp on the next beat .
To alert you that you’re currently in a vamp, the playback marker takes on

an orange color (see right) for the duration of the vamp .

Anticipated Vamp

Usually, there are predicTable points to vamp, such as during scene changes . Scores often have repeat

signs already in place to indicate the measures needed . In this situation, you already know which

measures will be repeated; the unknown is the

number

of repeats for any particular production .

1 . While performing a score, Enter the repeated section either by tapping (keys

through ‘) or auto-cruising (the

key) or auto-resuming (the

key) .

2 . At any beat inside the repeat, start tapping with the Enter key (or tap C# or D# above Middle C on a MIDI keyboard if

you use default keys) .

» While you control the tempo with each tap of the Enter key, Notion repeats the measures between the repeat

signs indefinitely .
Note: The Heads-Up Display displays the current status of your vamp in bright orange characters . The first number is
the current time through the repeat . The second number is how many repeats were originally specified in the score .

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Heads-Up Display during an anticipated vamp, which is currently in the fourth time through a repeated section.

3 . Continue tapping with the Enter key until the vamp can end . Then, when you complete tapping the last beat in the

measure before the repeat end sign, begin tapping with any tapping key (A through ‘) .

» You proceed to the next measure after the repeats .

4 . You can continue tapping or esTablish a tempo and set playback on Auto-Cruise (press the

key) .

Vamps