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101
Object Plugins / Re: ChordPlay.nw
I seemed to remember there was a user tool to transpose chords (and only chords).
I was right: adp_TransposeChords.php.
But it's old and only transposes chords entered as text items.
Maybe the best thing would be to update it than to perform all the steps you listed.
104
General Discussion / Re: Icon appearance
This kind of things has been made difficult in Windows 10, then Windows 11 made it even more difficult...

In the old times it was very easy to select which icon to use.
Now you must resort to external specific tools like Nirsoft's FileTypeMan.
105
User Tools / Re: Very basic help with User Tools required, please
Quote from: jonnotes –
I'm having difficulty creating an 'fp' effect to my satisfaction.
Just two ways: volume (or expression) MPC or (perhaps) custom volume change.
Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposer(2.751)
|Editor|ActiveStaff:1|CaretIndex:1|CaretPos:-4
|SongInfo|Title:""|Author:""|Lyricist:""|Copyright1:""|Copyright2:""
|PgSetup|StaffSize:16|Zoom:4|TitlePage:Y|JustifyVertically:Y|PrintSystemSepMark:N|ExtendLastSystem:N|DurationPadding:Y|PageNumbers:0|StaffLabels:None|BarNumbers:Plain|StartingBar:1
|Font|Style:StaffItalic|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:10|Bold:Y|Italic:Y|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:StaffBold|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:Y|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:StaffLyric|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:7|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageTitleText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:24|Bold:Y|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:12|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageSmallText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User1|Typeface:"MusikDingsSans"|Size:18|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User2|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User3|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User4|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User5|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User6|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|PgMargins|Left:1.27|Top:1.27|Right:1.27|Bottom:2.00|Mirror:N
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:12|BoundaryBottom:12|Lines:5|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:1
|StaffInstrument|Name:"Trombone"|Patch:57|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:C|Tonic:C
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Dynamic|Style:f|Opts:Volume=127|Pos:-8|Wide:Y
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0|Opts:Diminuendo
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Opts:Volume=10|Pos:-8|Wide:Y|Visibility:Never
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:f|Opts:Volume=127|Pos:-8|Wide:Y
|Dynamic|Style:p|Opts:Velocity=92,Volume=127|Pos:-8|Placement:BestFitForward
|DynamicVariance|Style:Decrescendo|Pos:-13|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-2
|Dynamic|Style:p|Opts:Volume=30|Pos:-8|Wide:Y|Visibility:Never
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:p|Opts:Velocity=108,Volume=30|Pos:-8|Wide:Y|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:Whole|Pos:-4|Opts:Crescendo
|Dynamic|Style:ff|Opts:Volume=127|Pos:-8|Wide:Y
|Bar
|MPC|Controller:vol|Style:Linear Sweep|TimeRes:Quarter|SweepRes:1|Pt1:0,36|Pt2:1,127|Pos:8|Wide:Y
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0|Opts:Crescendo
|MPC|Controller:vol|Style:Linear Sweep|TimeRes:Quarter|SweepRes:1|Pt1:0,127|Pt2:1,43|Pos:8|Wide:Y
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-1|Opts:Diminuendo
|MPC|Controller:vol|Style:Linear Sweep|TimeRes:Eighth|SweepRes:1|Pt1:0,60|Pt2:1,127|Pos:8|Wide:Y
|DynamicVariance|Style:Sforzando|Pos:-8.5
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-3
|Bar
|MPC|Controller:vol|Style:Linear Sweep|TimeRes:Eighth|SweepRes:1|Pt1:0,60|Pt2:1,127|Pt3:7,17|Pos:8|Wide:Y
|DynamicVariance|Style:Sforzando|Pos:-9.5|Wide:Y
|Note|Dur:Whole|Pos:-5|Opts:Diminuendo
|Bar|Style:SectionClose|SysBreak:Y
!NoteWorthyComposer-End
106
User Tools / Re: Very basic help with User Tools required, please
Quote from: jonnotes –
Here is my command line:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Noteworthy Software\NoteWorthy Composer 2\Scripts\CopyVolVel.js <PROMPT:Copy:=|Volume|Velocities|Both> <PROMPT:Act upon:=|Visible_Staffs|All_Staffs> <PROMPT:Execution Mode:=|Modify|Show|Help>
Nerd note: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Noteworthy Software\NoteWorthy Composer 2\" is the default directory, so you can just write: "Scripts\CopyVolVel.js".
For the newbies: take care NOT to start the path with a backslash '\'!
108
User Tools / Re: Very basic help with User Tools required, please
Quote from: jonnotes –
how does Noteworthy send instructions about them, and how does the 'play device' and 'sound card' interpret them?
That's called MIDI (Musical Instruments Digital Interface) and is a well established standard.
Each key pressure has a "velocity" attribute that, as I already wrote, can change how the sound is generated. For sure it changes the volume.
Then there is the channel volume: each channel has his own "slider" for all the sounds of that channel.

Quote from: jonnotes –
Do you have a view about the interaction between the current setting for velocity and the MPC instuctions about volume?
Yes, two very different hats. You can't change the key velocity once a key is struck!!!!!
But, of course, you can change the volume.

Quote from: jonnotes –
I'm having difficulty creating an 'fp' effect to my satisfaction.
In a real keyboard you can hope to resort to the aftertouch. Some keyboards have a "per key" aftertouch, others (many more) have a channel aftertouch.
In NWC the only way is to use the MPC. Not very intuitive to use, I must admit.
109
User Tools / Re: Very basic help with User Tools required, please
Quote from: jonnotes –
Does this mean that the supplier of the tool is expected to say which of the various types it is
Yes, but this is just because of the limitations of the newsgroup.
If, for example, the file is inside a .zip then it has already the right extension.
Anyway it's not so difficult with a little bit of experience. Just take a peek at the very first lines of the source code.

It's not at all mandatory, but there is a very strong propension to deliver the tools written for interpreted languages.
This has two vantages: you can look at the source code and be sure there is no malware in it and, furthermore, you can look at it and improve it or, at least, learn from it.
111
User Tools / Re: Very basic help with User Tools required, please
Quote
CopyVolVel.js by Opagust
Installation instructions:
   Command Line: "Wscript YourScriptsFolder\CopyVolVel.js <PROMPT:Copy:=|Volume|Velocities|Both> <PROMPT:Act upon:=|Visible_Staffs|All_Staffs> <PROMPT:Execution Mode:=|Modify|Show|Help>"
   Input Type: File Text
   Under 'Options: Check 'Returns File text'

   There are 3 execution modes : 'Modify', 'Show' and 'Help'. 'Modify' is the normal mode, 'Show' shows the generated output in stdout (without modifying your file), 'Help' shows the Helptext.

Lorenzo, come vedi sei in compagnia!  :))
112
User Tools / Re: Very basic help with User Tools required, please
There is not a "one size fits all".

If the source file is a php source then you have to (well, maybe it's not completely necessary but it's for sure much better) rename it with extension .php and call it saying to NWC that he must open the php interpreter and operate on that file.
For example: "php\php.exe scripts\adp_GlobalMod.php <PROMPT:Enter your global modification expression:=*help>"
means: run the php interpreter "php\php.exe" with the file "scripts\adp_GlobalMod.php" and adp_GlobalMod parameters "<PROMPT:Enter your global modification expression:=*help>"

If the source file is a javascript source then you have to rename it .js and you have to request the windows script parser "wscript" to interpret it.
E.G. "wscript scripts\ThreeEight.js"

if the source file is a Lua source then you don't need to specify any interpreter because the Lua interpreter is already inside NWC.
113
User Tools / Re: Very basic help with User Tools required, please
Hi Jonathan,
Quote from: jonnotes –
have there been any fresh initiatives to explain completely what's going on with Volume and Velocity?
Well, do you play keyboard?
Volume is the same as the keyboard volume knob, while velocity is the velocity of the key pressure, that translates directly to key pressure strength.
The volume is an attribute of the channel, the velocity is an attribute of the note, so each note can have a different velocity.
Depending on the soundfont, changing the velocity may change the timbre too, not just the sound volume. Did you try clavinet?

Did I answer the right question?
115
General Discussion / Re: Bar
Quote from: fathafluff –
Note: sometimes the "open" is missing. Then, when you hit the "close" go back to the beginning. Although if the piece has no "open" I think NWC would want one anyway, but you could hide it.
Nope.
NWC assumes "repeat from the beginning" or "from the latest section open or close" with the master repeat.
Always "from the beginning" for the local repeat, unless there is a "master repeat open", in which case no repeat at all.

I know because I just notated some ancient scores often with mismatched repeats.  >:(
117
Tips & Tricks / Re: smaller notes
H.M. you're right. I missed it was a piano score (+ voice).
It's hard to do hand clapping while playing piano!  :D
I assumed it was a choral score without thinking.
119
General Discussion / Re: Normalizing MIDI files
You can fiddle with Options -> Import -> Note resolution and Rest resolution, but I must admit I've never really seen much difference or, at least, not the difference I expected.
A passage through MuseScore (importing MIDI and exporting MIDI or mxml) sometimes does miracles. ;-)
122
Object Plugins / Re: Trill.ms (2.2)
No, Mike, I don't want the whole chord to trill!  :o  Only the top note.
At least that's what's needed by the scores for piano I have.   :)
And I doubt that, in case of a trill on a chord, someone wants the lower note trilling. In that case a more specific (and clear) notation is in order!  ::)

I feel stupid: I forgot that the chord is muted. Simply unmuting it solves the remaining problem!  :-[
Possibly there is a double key-on midi event for the top note (I didn't check), but this seems creating no problem (checked  ;) ).

What was the need to mute the note in the score? Maybe the clash between the starting note of the trill and the note of the score?
I think I can live with it (i.e. not using "auxiliary first" with chords)...  :P

Well, now I'm completely satisfied of the last (mine...) version.
Thanks a lot.
123
Object Plugins / Re: Trill.ms (2.2)
Gosh! I didn't expect it was so trivial to apply the fix!
About the best solution... That's a different hat.

N.B. The attached file is zipped because I'm not allowed to upload an object of somepone else, and I don't want to steal the honor from Mike.
I hope Mike will not be offended by my "instrusion" and will update the official object.
124
Object Plugins / Re: Trill.ms (2.2)
I stumped on a problem with the trill object.
If the trill is the upper note of a chord (no matter if the duration of the notes is the same or different) the chord don't plays at all and the trillling note is... the lowest one!

If I use the old tool that makes a trill using the grace notes I have the upper note trilling ok but also the unpleasant result of the chord playing at the end of the trill. What I need is not possible in this way. The only way is an hidden staff.

Maybe the simplest fix could be to make the trilling note the upper one instead of the lowest.
The very best would be to have the upper note trilling and the rest of the chord playing as usual.

I'll take a look if I can fix the object, but maybe Mike can do a miracle...
130
General Discussion / Re: Real Instrument Dynamic Velocities
Well, the problem is not NWC but your synth/soundfont.

To complicate the matter even more, the dynamic response of the synth is not standard. Every manufacturer, if not every model, has a different curve.
I have an old document comparing some instruments, but I can not attach it here because, even zipped, it's oversize.

The best would be to use a soundfont editor to level off each instrument volume of your preferred soundfont, but it's not so easy for a not techie.

The simplest solution is to use the part volume in NWC to obtain the desired voice balance.
Usually I do the local volume changes using the "expression" MPC so as to leave the "volume" free to be used as a master channel setting.
131
General Discussion / Re: Digital way to key in the note
Using Sharpeye and converting it to NWCTXT in many cases results in using invisible notes to try to "fix" the problems.
I hate to have objects I can't see in the editor. It's very easy to forget them and it's very annoying to have to remove them by hand.
I solved the problem with:
Code: [Select · Download]
OCR clean = php\php.exe scripts\adp_GlobalMod.php Note,Pos==0z DELETE
134
User Tools / Re: NWCCONVERTOR
Thank you for the detailed report and the modifications, Opagust!

Re. the 1/128 (i.e., the "fusa"), it's not an impossible time for a slow song. Beethoven and Mozart used it.
In NWC it has been surreptitiously allowed via the arpeggio and acciaccatura plugins.
The semifusa (1/256)... I never saw it!  :D
135
User Tools / Re: NWCCONVERTOR
Opagust,
I'm not sure the problem is all in your convertor, but I get various errors converting the attached file.
It was generated by MuseScore and, I know, there are some odd notes (MIDI value around 100) in channel 10.
In case you're interested to investigate...
136
General Discussion / Re: looks different rest sign
Something liket this?
Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposer(2.751)
|Editor|ActiveStaff:1|CaretIndex:7|CaretPos:15
|SongInfo|Title:"Only Two Ways"|Author:""|Lyricist:""|Copyright1:""|Copyright2:""
|PgSetup|StaffSize:18|Zoom:4|TitlePage:Y|JustifyVertically:Y|PrintSystemSepMark:N|ExtendLastSystem:N|DurationPadding:Y|PageNumbers:0|StaffLabels:None|BarNumbers:Plain|StartingBar:1
|Font|Style:StaffItalic|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:11|Bold:Y|Italic:Y|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:StaffBold|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:9|Bold:Y|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:StaffLyric|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageTitleText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:24|Bold:Y|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:12|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageSmallText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User1|Typeface:"MusikDingsSans"|Size:18|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:1
|Font|Style:User2|Typeface:"MusikTextEuroSans"|Size:10|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:1
|Font|Style:User3|Typeface:"MusikTextEuroSans"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:1
|Font|Style:User4|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:13|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User5|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User6|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|PgMargins|Left:1.27|Top:1.27|Right:1.27|Bottom:2.00|Mirror:N
|AddStaff|Name:"Right Hand"|Label:"Piano"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:18|BoundaryBottom:10|Lines:5|WithNextStaff:Brace,ConnectBars|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:1
|StaffInstrument|Name:"Acoustic Grand Piano"|Patch:0|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|User|PageTxtMaestro.nw|Pos:9|Class:StaffSig|Visibility:TopStaff
|User|PageTxt.nw|Pos:1|PgStyle:"Line 1"|Text:"Hello world!"|Fnt:PageTitleText|YLoc:Top|XLoc:Left|CY:16|FntSz:0.6|PgCtrl:Once|CX:5|Visibility:TopStaff
|User|PageTxt.nw|Pos:1|PgStyle:"Line 2"|Text:"Happy Easter!"|Fnt:PageTitleText|YLoc:Top|XLoc:Left|CY:24|FntSz:0.6|PgCtrl:Once|CX:5|Visibility:TopStaff
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:C|Tonic:C
|TimeSig|Signature:Common
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-6
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-5
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-3
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:5
|Bar
|Bar|Style:SectionClose|SysBreak:Y
|AddStaff|Name:"Left Hand"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:10|BoundaryBottom:10|Lines:5|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:1
|StaffInstrument|Name:"Acoustic Grand Piano"|Patch:0|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|Clef|Type:Bass
|Key|Signature:C|Tonic:C
|TimeSig|Signature:Common
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-6
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-5
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-3
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:5
|Bar
|Bar|Style:SectionClose
!NoteWorthyComposer-End
137
General Discussion / Re: looks different rest sign
Quote from: FrankSit –
See the third measure, it is the 1/8 note rest symbol
No, it isn't. Look carefully. It's like a 1/8 rest symbol but seen on a mirror kept vertical.
It's a 1/4 rest.

Quote from: FrankSit –
how can I add the Bible verses on the top of the staft/part of the title.
Using PageTxtMaestro.nw and PageTxt.nw.
There are instructions for each of these plugins on their respective pages.
138
General Discussion / Re: looks different rest sign
Ha! Me too, I'm transcribing an old score and I have the same gliph for the 1/4 rest: it's the 1/8 rest mirrored. ;D
It's not the first time I see it.

Regarding the bar length, I don't see any problem.
Maybe you missed the augmentation dots?
139
Tips & Tricks / Re: Glissando
glissando.ms is a plugin, a.k.a. an "object".
Use: Tools -> Manage objects -> Browse online and download it.
140
General Discussion / Re: staves with different time signatures
Quote from: Richard Woodroffe –
If you are prepared to copy the nwctxt to a text editor, you can completely move the triplet marks to position 2000 or -2000 where they can't even be seen as grey in the editor (many people do not like this bit)
Well, that's exactly what I hate: the score behaving in a odd way without any hint in edit mode.
Another example of my pet peeves is a muted invisible note...
143
User Tools / Re: NWCCONVERTOR
A small request: allowing the drag & drop of the nwctxt file?
I'm hard to please.  :)
147
General Discussion / MIDI to score
A friend of mine "recorded" a piece in MIDI but completely overlooked the MIDI tempo.
It sounds right, but importing it in NWC (or elsewere, for that matter) is a complete mess.
Anyone knows a trick to simplify at least a bit the insane work of rewriting it all by hand?
150
General Discussion / Re: Single staff and double staff
Se ho capito bene il tuo problema, la risposta è sì.
Al più, ai puristi potrebbe non piacere del tutto l'ultima nota della battuta 7 perché la direzione dell'asta potrebbe indicare quale mano suona cosa e, cambiandola, indicheresti l'altra mano. Ma è una ultra-finezza.
Va là che la vai bene.
Ciao