Effects enable you to "humanize"
your tune, by playing certain notes in a particular
way.
The main effects in regular musical notation
(staccato, tenuto, pedal…) can be used and are
performed when the tune
is played.
What can I do with effects?
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In order to show you most of the available
effects,
a sample file is provided. From the
program, select "File>Open" and
load the tune file called "Effects.mus" located in
the "Demos"
folder. When loaded, select
"'Score>Scroll tune"
and follow the explanations about the different
effects.
How to set an effect
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Use the "Selection" (lasso) tool, and
double-click on the required note. The
note editing
window opens.
Click the "Effects"
tab and select the effect(s) to be applied to
the note.
Effect parameters
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By selecting parameter values for each effect,
you can fine-tune the way a note is played.
Depending on its type, the value of a parameter
can be given in:
100ths of a second: for absolute delays
or
durations, not dependent on the speed at which
the tune is played.
256ths of a whole note: for delays or
durations relative to the tune tempo: the higher
the tempo, the shorter
the delay.
For example, an eighth note's duration
is
32,
and a half-note has a value of 128.
100ths of a semitone: for pitch shift
applied to the
normal note pitch. To shift from C to D, for
example, select
a value of 200 (or close to 200). You can also
select a negative value.
A value of -200 will shift a C to a Bb (because
there is only one
semitone,
i.e. -100, from C to B).
In the same way, 1200 equals one octave up (12
semitones per octave x 100).
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Tip:
To learn the function of each
parameter for each
effect, experiment. Drop a note,
link an effect to it and change
its
parameters.
The "Try" button lets you listen
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