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101

General Discussion / Re: Hairpins

2018-06-10 09:04 pm

The current version of NWC has the hairpins built in--look for them on your toolbars. Select the notes to be under a hairpin, then click on the appropriate one. The hairpin will be at the same location on the staff as the last dynamic marking.

HTH

102

General Discussion / Re: An idea

2018-06-03 05:32 pm

In Tips & Tricks there are quite a few suggestions that don't require any script or plug-in. Some other topics might be "When to used hidden/played and visible/muted pairs of staves" or "Layered staves: when to use and how to solve problems they cause" to suggest a few. Of course Tips & Tricks is chronological and some posts are obsolete, wrong, or posted in that section by mistake--however, going through that section as well as its sub-boards is suggested for anyone trying to compile a help page or blog.

103

General Discussion / Re: An idea

2018-06-02 06:12 pm

Maybe a compilation of the various scripts, plug-ins, and functions that have been developed over the years could be put together. Ask the writers of these various tools to describe the problem they were trying to solve along with a description on how to install/use their tool(s)--and this documentation would be sent where? Any volunteers?

104

General Discussion / Re: Change the widge of measures?

2018-05-19 01:18 pm

This might help: Spacer.htm

105

General Discussion / Re: Italics again

2018-05-18 01:12 am

I would start by selecting the notes you want to italicize. Do Cntl/E and under Notes (click it) there will be a "Lyric Syllable" dropdown near the lower right and select "Never". Insert your italics as text expressions where the lyrics would normally be. You might have to do this several times, inserting only a word or two--you will have to experiment to see what works for you in that song.
Good luck!

P.S. You would have to take your italic words out of the staff lyric window.

106

General Discussion / Re: Multiple Rests (Please Help! I'm such a beginner)

2018-04-30 03:07 am

There is a tool to create multi measure rests or back them out. First visit Nwc Page and note the instructions for installing tools on the upper right side. Then click on Multi Measure Rests. On the file option of your browser, choose Save As with the name mmr.js and remember where you parked it. In installing, the line will start with wscript, the location of the script (after choosing browse) and the prompts, copy and paste from near the top of the script.

Mike's method also works, this just automates the process and counts the measures for you.

107

General Discussion / Re: Switching Clef?

2018-04-13 12:31 pm

Try this previous topic.

BTW, welcome to the forums.

108

General Discussion / Re: Switching Clef?

2018-04-13 11:20 am

Select the entire staff and, holding Cntl/Shift down, press the up arrow or down arrow however many times as needed. There are tools that can do that for you, handling different octave shifts as well as clef changes like octave down treble to unshifted bass (up five times).

109

User Tools / Turn grace notes into real ones.

2018-04-12 12:42 pm

This script turns grace notes into real ones and steals time from either the prior note or the following one.

There is no undo with this so either save before using or on a copy from another staff.

Code: [Select · Download]

/* Notes to Rests by Warren Porter "graceFix.js"
   After downloading this file, when setting it up in NWC User Tools create this command line:

   wscript "'Browse can insert the path for you' \graceFix.js" <PROMPT:Which?:=|Prev|Next>

   This converts grace notes to real ones while reducing the duration of the previous object.  First, copy an entire staff (which
   you will make visible and muted) to the clipboard, create a new staff (will eventually be hidden and played),
   then copy the clipboard to the new staff.  Run this command on that new staff.  Notes, chords, or rests which are followed
   by grace notes will be shortened by the (total) duration of the grace notes and the grace attribute will be removed.
   The original (and still on the displayed/muted staff) grace notes will now sound BEFORE the beat instead of ON the beat.
   
   Change:  You can take time from the note/chord AFTER the grace note(s) by chosing "Next"

 */
 //  Substitutions: Wscript.Arguments <-> parms
 //                 Item(n)            <-> [n]


var rc=0, errMsg="", Wscript_Arguments = new Array();
var NoteLengths = [ "Whole", "Half", "4th", "8th", "16th", "32nd", "64th", "128th", "256th", "512th", "1024th" ] ;
var SearchDur;


function getNoteLength(notelet) {  // Returns duration of note , whole = 768
//   var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
parts = notelet.split(","), numParts=1;
var  noteLength= -1, searchstr="";
searchstr = parts[0].substr(0,3);
//shell.Popup(parts[0])
switch (searchstr) {
	case "Who" : noteLength = 768; break;
	case "Hal" : noteLength = 384; break;
	case "4th" : noteLength = 192; break;
	case "8th" : noteLength =  96; break;
	case "16t" : noteLength =  48; break;
	case "32n" : noteLength =  24; break;
	case "64t" : noteLength =  12; break;
	default:     noteLength =  -1;
}
  if (noteLength == -1)
    return -1;

  for (var i = 1; i < parts.length; i++) {
    if (parts[i].substr(0,9) == "DblDotted") {
	  numParts=2;
	  noteLength = noteLength * 7 / 4; }
	else
      if (parts[i].substr(0,6) == "Dotted") {
	  numParts=2;
	    noteLength = noteLength * 3 / 2; }
	  else
	    if (parts[i].substr(0,7) == "Triplet") {
	  numParts=2;
	      noteLength = noteLength * 2 / 3; } }
  SearchDur = (numParts == 1)? parts[0]: parts[0] + "," + parts[1]
  return noteLength;
}

function doNext(clip) {
  var i, durTable = new Array(), newDur, binString="", saveDur, subDur=0, durSub = new Array(), saveOrig, newStrings = new Array();
  var lines = new Array(), result = new Array(), lastDur = 0, locDur=0, locGraceFst, locGraceLst, durGrace, sumGrace=0
  var saveBar="", locBar= -1, wholeRest=768;
  lines = clip.split("\n");

  for (i=0; i < lines.length; i++) {
      result=lines[i].match(/Dur:([^\|]*)/);
	  if (sumGrace && (result == null)) {
		  errMsg="Unattached Grace note";
		  rc=1;
	  return lines; }
	  if (result == null)
		  continue;  // No duration, didn't follow grace note.
	  if (lines[i].indexOf("Grace") > 0) {  // Found a grace note/chord
		durGrace = getNoteLength(result[1]);  // Find duration
		sumGrace+= durGrace;   // Sum of grace notes so far
	    lines[i]=lines[i].replace(",Grace","");  // Remove grace attribute
        continue;  }
	  if (!sumGrace) // If has duration, is not grace, and doesn't follow grace
		  continue;  // Ignore
  /*
  At this point something with a duration follows (a) Grace Note/Chord(s) and its duration must be reduced
  by sumGrace.
   */
    lastDur = getNoteLength(result[1]);
	saveDur = SearchDur;
		  newDur = (lastDur - sumGrace)
		  if ((newDur % 3) != 0) {
		    lines[i]+="\n|Text|Text:\"Can't do triplets.\"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:10|Color:1"
            break; }
          newDur /= 3;
		  if (newDur < 4) {
		    errMsg="Note to convert isn't long enough, aborting.";
			rc=1;
			return lines;}
		  binString=""
		  for (var ii=0; ii < 9; ii++) {   //Convert to binary
		    binString = (newDur % 2) + binString;
			newDur = Math.floor(newDur/2); }
		  durTable.length = 0, subDur=0;
		  while (binString != "000000000") {
		    for (ii=0; ii < 3; ii++)
			  durSub[ii] = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
		    result = binString.match("111")
			if (result != null)
			  durSub[0] = result.index;
		    result = binString.match("110")
			if (result != null)
			  durSub[1] = result.index;
		    result = binString.match("10")
			if (result != null)
			  durSub[2] = result.index;
			if (durSub[0] <= durSub[1] && durSub[0] <= durSub[2]) {
			  durTable[subDur++] = NoteLengths[durSub[0]] + ",DblDotted";
			  binString = binString.replace("111","000");
			  continue;}
			if (durSub[1] < durSub[0] && durSub[1] <= durSub[2]) {
			  durTable[subDur++] = NoteLengths[durSub[1]] + ",Dotted";
			  binString = binString.replace("11","00");
			  continue;}
			if (durSub[2] < durSub[0] && durSub[2] < durSub[1]) {
			  durTable[subDur++] = NoteLengths[durSub[2]];
			  binString = binString.replace("1","0");
			  continue;}  }
	// Code to manipulate durations goes here
	saveOrig = lines[i];  // Save so can modify it several times if necess;
	newStrings.length = 0;
	for (ii = 0; ii < subDur;ii++) {
	  newStrings[ii] = saveOrig.replace(saveDur,durTable[ii]);
      if (((subDur - 1) > ii) && (saveOrig.slice(0,6) != "|Rest|")) {
	    newStrings[ii] = newStrings[ii].replace(/(\d),/g, "$1^,");	;
	    newStrings[ii] = newStrings[ii].replace(/$/, "^");
	    newStrings[ii] = newStrings[ii].replace("^^", "^");	 } }
	lines[i] = newStrings.join("\r\n");
    sumGrace=0;	} // So will not try to apply reductions again.

  return lines;
}

function doPrev(clip) {
  var i, durTable = new Array(), newDur, binString="", saveDur, subDur=0, durSub = new Array(), saveOrig, newStrings = new Array();
  var lines = new Array(), result = new Array(), lastDur = 0, locDur=0, locGraceFst, locGraceLst, durGrace, sumGrace=0
  var saveBar="", locBar= -1, wholeRest=768;
 // lines = clip.split("\r\n");

  lines = clip.split("\n");
  for (i=0; i < lines.length; i++) {
      if (lines[i].slice(0,4) == "|Bar")  {
		saveBar = lines[i];
		locBar=i;
		continue;
	  }
	  if (lines[i].slice(0,8) == "|TimeSig") {
	    result = lines[i].match(/re:(\d+)\/(\d+)/);
		if (result != null)
		  wholeRest = 768 * result[1] / result[2];
		continue; }
      result=lines[i].match(/Dur:([^\|]*)/);
	  if (result == null)
	    continue;
      if (lines[i].indexOf("Grace") == -1) { // Found something with duration not a grace note
        lastDur = getNoteLength(result[1]);
		saveDur = SearchDur;
		locBar= -1;  // This measure didn't start with (a) grace(s) note/chord.
		locDur = i;
        if (lines[i].slice(0,5) == "|Rest" && lastDur == 768)
		  lastDur = wholeRest; }  // In case we need it.
	  else  { // Found a grace note to convert
		  locGraceFst=i;
		  sumGrace=0;
		  for (locGraceLst=i; locGraceLst < lines.length; locGraceLst++) {
		    result=lines[locGraceLst].match(/Dur:([^\|]*)/);
			var buggy = lines[locGraceLst].indexOf("Grace");
		//	if ((result == null) || (lines[locGraceLst].indexOf("Grace") > -1)) {// Doesn't have duration or not grace
		//	  break; }
		    if (result == null)
			  break;
			if (buggy == -1)
			  break;
		    durGrace = getNoteLength(result[1]);
			sumGrace+= durGrace;}
		  locGraceLst--;
		  if (locDur > 0)  {  //There was something with duration earlier so will have to reduce it.
		  newDur = (lastDur - sumGrace)
		  if ((newDur % 3) != 0) {
		    lines[locGraceLst]+="\n|Text|Text:\"Can't do triplets.\"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:10|Color:1"
            break; }
          newDur /= 3;
		  if (newDur < 4) {
		    errMsg="Note to convert isn't long enough, aborting.";
			rc=1;
			return lines;}
		  binString=""
		  for (var ii=0; ii < 9; ii++) {   //Convert to binary
		    binString = (newDur % 2) + binString;
			newDur = Math.floor(newDur/2); }
		  durTable.length = 0, subDur=0;
		  while (binString != "000000000") {
		    for (ii=0; ii < 3; ii++)
			  durSub[ii] = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
		    result = binString.match("111")
			if (result != null)
			  durSub[0] = result.index;
		    result = binString.match("110")
			if (result != null)
			  durSub[1] = result.index;
		    result = binString.match("10")
			if (result != null)
			  durSub[2] = result.index;
			if (durSub[0] <= durSub[1] && durSub[0] <= durSub[2]) {
			  durTable[subDur++] = NoteLengths[durSub[0]] + ",DblDotted";
			  binString = binString.replace("111","000");
			  continue;}
			if (durSub[1] < durSub[0] && durSub[1] <= durSub[2]) {
			  durTable[subDur++] = NoteLengths[durSub[1]] + ",Dotted";
			  binString = binString.replace("11","00");
			  continue;}
			if (durSub[2] < durSub[0] && durSub[2] < durSub[1]) {
			  durTable[subDur++] = NoteLengths[durSub[2]];
			  binString = binString.replace("1","0");
			  continue;}  }
	// Code to manipulate durations goes here
	saveOrig = lines[locDur];  // Save so can modify it several times if necess;
	newStrings.length = 0;
	for (ii = 0; ii < subDur;ii++) {
	  newStrings[ii] = saveOrig.replace(saveDur,durTable[ii]);
      if (((subDur - 1) > ii) && (saveOrig.slice(0,6) != "|Rest|")) {
	    newStrings[ii] = newStrings[ii].replace(/(\d),/g, "$1^,");	;
	    newStrings[ii] = newStrings[ii].replace(/$/, "^");
	    newStrings[ii] = newStrings[ii].replace("^^", "^");	 } }
	lines[locDur] = newStrings.join("\r\n"); }
	for (ii = locGraceFst; ii <= locGraceLst; ii++)
	  lines[ii]=lines[ii].replace(",Grace","");
	if (locBar > -1) {
      lines[locGraceLst]+= "\n" + saveBar; // Add barline after the grace notes
      lines[locBar] = "#"; }  // Turn original bar into a comment.
	if (locDur == 0)
	  lines[locGraceLst]+="\n|Bar\n|Text|Text:\"New bar added\"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:8|Color:1";
	i=locGraceLst; // So won't try to redo the same string of grace notes.
 }
  }  //End main processing loop
  return lines;
}

var myLines;
  if (WScript.Arguments.length != 1) {
    errMsg="NO Prompt read.";
	rc=1; }
  else {
    if (WScript.Arguments.Item(0).slice(0,4) == "Prev")
	  myLines=doPrev(WScript.StdIn.ReadAll()).join("\r\n");
	else
	  myLines=doNext(WScript.StdIn.ReadAll()).join("\r\n"); }

if (rc == 0)
  WScript.StdOut.Write(myLines);
else
  WScript.StdErr.Write(errMsg);
WScript.quit(rc);

Edit: Change documentation in first few lines of the script.

110

General Discussion / Re: Looking for portamente

2018-03-08 12:14 pm

In a violin part to "Cloudburst" from Grand Canyon Suite, there was a low whole note, an empty measure, high whole note, empty measure, and it repeated several times with a zig-zag line connecting them.

111

General Discussion / Re: Tremolo and Note Value.

2018-03-03 04:11 am

Can it help the following (from same piece as previous post)?

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.751,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:Bb,Eb,Ab|Tonic:C
|TimeSig|Signature:6/8
|Note|Dur:16th,Accent|Pos:-9|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-9|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-9,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-9,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-4,1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-4,1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-4,1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-4,1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-9,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-9,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-9|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-9|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:16th,Accent|Pos:-9|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-9|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-9,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-9,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-4,1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-4,1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-4,1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-4,1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-9,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-9,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-9|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-9|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

112

General Discussion / Re: Tremolo and Note Value.

2018-03-02 02:38 am

Never mind, I think?!? Just killed TripletPlayback and it sounded fine. Didn't notice that until I saw the nwctxt file.

113

General Discussion / Re: Tremolo and Note Value.

2018-03-02 02:32 am

I was revisiting a piece with some tremelo and thought I would experiment. It looks good but is a lot faster than nearby measures where it is still written out. Am I missing something?

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.751,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:Bb,Eb,Ab|Tonic:E
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:#-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:#-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|RestChord|Dur:4th,Dotted|Opts:Stem=Up,Muted,HideRest|Dur2:Half,Dotted,Accent|Pos2:#4
|User|Tremolo.ms|Pos:0|Beams:2|TripletPlayback:Y
|RestChord|Dur:4th,Dotted|Opts:Stem=Up,Muted,HideRest|Dur2:Half,Dotted|Pos2:6
|Bar
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:#4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:#4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

114

General Discussion / Re: Looking for portamente

2018-02-19 12:08 pm

I was entering my reply when Rich posted his. It contains an older example:

Go here: nwc-scriptorium.org/helpful.html and download gliss.nwc. It isn't a straightforward process since you can only glide a few semitones at a time and hidden staves have to do it like a relay.

115

General Discussion / Stuck pedal makes other part stacatto.

2018-02-10 08:24 pm

I was revisiting a Grieg sonata I worked on quite a few years ago to put pedal markings in it. The last pedal mark I had was down and until I fixed it the violin part had nothing but short notes, regardless of note lengths and slurs. A score review showed each staff with a different midi channel (not 10). Any idea why?

TIA

116

General Discussion / Re: Request help to update links in older posts

2018-02-10 08:20 pm

It took me a few days to change references to my free website (courtesy of ISP, now discontinued) to the one I'm paying for now. Nothing I could do about links to my site made by others, though.

117

General Discussion / Re: Convert Violin score to Viola score?

2018-01-26 12:13 pm

In addition to moving the notes, a clef change is involved. Move the notes up six positions then transpose down 7 half-steps, This will put notes in their proper places as well as subtract a sharp or add a flat.

Edit: change 'key' to 'clef' in first sentence.

118

General Discussion / Re: Convert Violin score to Viola score?

2018-01-25 03:43 am

You will be moving middle C from one line below the staff to the middle line. In step (2), press the <up> arrow six times.

119

Object Plugins / Re: PageTxtMaestro.nw

2018-01-19 02:09 am

We had an earlier thread on this a few years ago.

120

Tips & Tricks / Swapping between 4 and 2 staves for a chorus.

2018-01-17 03:34 am

Printed scores for (especially) major choral works may alternate between one staff per part (i.e., a fugue) or having sopranos and altos sharing a staff with tenors and basses doing likewise for a chorale. This may seem impossible to do in NoteWorthy since a staff is either layered or unlayered for the whole file.

The workaround is to give sopranos and tenors an extra staff each--the top one stands alone and the bottom one is layered with the next part. By using boundary collapse commands and stop boundary collapse commands on either side of a bar line, the two soprano and tenor parts will never be on the printed parts at the same time. They should also share the same midi channel and use the same midi patch (like Choral Aahs).

When two parts share (by layering) a staff, it will be necessary to force stem direction and perhaps slur and tie direction as well. Also, extra space may be needed for notes and/or accidentals when the notes are too close to each other otherwise. See the attachment for an example.

121

User Tools / Re: Is it possible to scale down some of the staffs in a score?

2018-01-17 01:06 am

Are there sections where the choir could use just two staves? You would need to create an extra Alto and Tenor staff (one to be layered, the other not), one staff would be collapsed and the other not. On a system break where you need to change from one to the other, matching staff collapse and end staff collapse commands would make the switch for you.

122

General Discussion / Re: Moving or placing all dynamics in one position

2018-01-16 01:23 am

Another tool for dynamics placement: dynplace.js

123

General Discussion / Re: Recording video and sound from NWC playback

2018-01-10 12:15 pm

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

124

General Discussion / Re: Recording video and sound from NWC playback

2018-01-07 04:41 pm

I already have bought a utility that converts from midi to mp3 and have a few examples on my website. I am trying to create videos like this youtube video, but using NWC, doing a video with sound.

125

General Discussion / Recording video and sound from NWC playback

2018-01-07 04:09 pm

Is there a way to record NWC playback without having to use another camera or cellphone. I have been trying to use some free products from VSDC, but can't get off the ground. Also, I don't have the option of recording audio.

Am open to ideas. TIA

126

General Discussion / Putting notes in the other staff in piano music

2018-01-07 04:01 pm

I am trying to transcribe some fast arpeggios and sometimes a note or two at the beginning or ending of a beamed set will be on the other staff, perhaps with an N shaped beam (notes out of both sides).

Does anyone have a workaround for this? TIA

Finishing Grieg III Sonata for Violin & Piano

127

User Tools / Re: Multi Measure Rest tool

2017-11-09 01:07 am

Bug fix: Unless a whole rest is the last thing selected or is at the end of a staff when no selection is done, a cancel collapse statement will be created. The script in the initial post has been replaced.

128

General Discussion / Re: Clipboard data

2017-11-05 03:02 am

Thank you. I just didn't know how to use the mmr tool. The last thing selected should never be a whole rest unless this a part that is tacet to the end of a piece. The mmr tool stops counting and creates an MMR if it finds a bar with any style attribute. To break the MMR's on a rehearsal symbol (on the tempo staff), I just needed to change that bar to a double bar, run the MMR, and change it back.

First time I've looked at that tool in five years. Rust accumulates.

129

General Discussion / Clipboard data

2017-11-04 01:15 pm

Is there any way to tell if clipboard data from NWC is from the end of the staff or not?

130

General Discussion / Re: Buglet in printing?

2017-11-03 11:35 am

Run the conductor staff through my Multi Measure Rest tool with the option "Layer Hide". Tempo, tempo variences, and rehearsal symbols will be seen on all parts.

131

Tips & Tricks / Re: User function to play grace notes before the beat.

2017-10-22 03:19 pm

Thank you flurmy for the backup copy.

Had a problem when the duration was the last thing on the nwctxt line like a vanilla half note. Now I'm only looking at the first 3 chars of the duration.

Enjoy. Attachment is back on the first post.

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Tips & Tricks / Re: User function to play grace notes before the beat.

2017-10-20 12:33 pm

If anyone has a copy of this tool that works, please send it to me in a PM. I tried to add a new feature to it (grace notes at the front of a new measure moved to the previous one / assign a duration to whole rest depending on the time signature) but have added a bear of a bug to tackle. Can't get any saves or backups to work either.

TIA

133

Tips & Tricks / Re: User function to play grace notes before the beat.

2017-10-18 11:59 pm

Just replaced the attachment in the initial post. If the original grace notes were before the first beat, the converted grace notes will be moved to the other side of the bar line.

134

Object Plugins / Re: TupletMarks.fso (version 0.1)

2017-10-16 11:42 pm

Quote from: scriabin53 - 2016-02-06 02:11 pm

Thank you for developing this feature! Do you think it would be possible to develop this feature such that it actually affects the notes' duration and playback? Alternatively, is there a way to hide the triplet marks in a score? Usually when I really want, say a 17 tuplet, I end up writing a bunch of 32nd notes, some of which are tripleted and some of which aren't; when I really want a quintuplet, I write a duplet and a triplet. If there were a way to hide the triplet notation and then just group the whole series of notes with a tuplet object, it would make the scores look much cleaner (but wouldn't necessarily help with playback realism). Thanks!

Have you checked this User Tip on various Tuples? I haven't experimented with adding TupletMarks to this yet.

135

Tips & Tricks / Re: User function to play grace notes before the beat.

2017-10-12 11:44 pm

Must have been thinking about the cube of 12 rather than 2^10. I don't know the reason, but at the time it made sense that the 64th was not the last item in the array from the script I copied it from.

136

Tips & Tricks / User function to play grace notes before the beat.

2017-10-09 03:26 am

There are no prompts or parms in this new function. Remove ".txt" from its name when you download it. Installation instructions are on the first few lines.

Replaced attachment

137

General Discussion / Re: Windows Media Player: no sound when playing midi files

2017-09-10 11:38 am

Quote from: Lawrie Pardy - 2017-09-10 08:44 am

I think it will mix all the lyrics together - it isn't really that smart

If you know a midi file will be used on Van Basco, only have one staff with lyrics.

138

General Discussion / Link to article on violinist.com website.

2017-08-25 11:47 pm

Just saw an article in violinist.com Six Scientists Discuss Benefits of Violin Study.

I meant to say Many other users of that program share their code in a forum, will fix it as soon as possible.

139

General Discussion / Re: percussion

2017-07-09 05:54 am

This could give you an idea what each midi sound is available if that helps: patchtst.nwc

It is in Scriptorium.

140

General Discussion / Re: Can't see verse three notechase with da capo & coda

2017-06-30 11:18 am

It looks like I can adapt that, thanks!

Also, is there a user object that increment or assign a verse number? That would be useful here.

P.S. Or a new attribute for a bar line.

141

General Discussion / Can't see verse three notechase with da capo & coda

2017-06-30 01:57 am

I am transcribing a song with three verses--there is a simple repeat w/ 1^st and 2^nd endings, an instrumental interlude, the r^rd verse and a coda. Lyrics for the first two verses turn red when that note is reached, but nothing happens to 3^rd verse lyrics. Any ideas or useful previous threads on this? TIA

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposer(2.751)
|Editor|ActiveStaff:1|CaretIndex:5|CaretPos:0
|SongInfo|Title:""|Author:"<Name>"|Lyricist:""|Copyright1:"Copyright © 2008 <Name>"|Copyright2:"All Rights Reserved"
|PgSetup|StaffSize:16|Zoom:4|TitlePage:Y|JustifyVertically:Y|PrintSystemSepMark:N|ExtendLastSystem:N|DurationPadding:Y|PageNumbers:0|StaffLabels:None|BarNumbers:None|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:"Boxmark2"|Size:16|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:1.27|Mirror:N
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Section Close|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:12|BoundaryBottom:12|Lines:5|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:1
|StaffInstrument|Name:"Violin"|Patch:40|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|PerformanceStyle|Style:Legato|Pos:0|Visibility:Never
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|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:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatOpen
|Flow|Style:Segno|Pos:11|Wide:Y
|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:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Flow|Style:ToCoda|Pos:5|Wide:Y
|Bar
|Ending|Endings:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatClose
|Ending|Endings:2
|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:5
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:6
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:7
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:8
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Flow|Style:DSalCoda|Pos:8|Justify:Right|Placement:BestFitForward
|Bar|Style:Double
|Flow|Style:Coda|Pos:8|Wide:Y
|Chord|Dur:Whole|Pos:-1,1
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff-1"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Section Close|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:10|BoundaryBottom:22|Lines:5|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:2
|StaffInstrument|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|Lyrics|Placement:Bottom|Align:Standard Rules|Offset:0
|Lyric1|Text:"verse one verse one verse one verse one verse one verse one verse one verse one verse one verse one\n"
|Lyric2|Text:"verse two verse two verse two verse two verse two verse two verse twoverse two verse two verse two verse two verse two verse two verse two\n"
|Lyric3|Text:"verse three verse three verse three verse three verse three verse three verse three verse three verse three verse three verse three verse three\n"
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatOpen
|Flow|Style:Segno|Pos:11|Wide:Y
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Flow|Style:ToCoda|Pos:5|Wide:Y
|Bar
|Ending|Endings:1
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatClose
|Ending|Endings:2
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Flow|Style:DSalCoda|Pos:8|Justify:Right|Placement:BestFitForward
|Bar|Style:Double
|Flow|Style:Coda|Pos:8|Wide:Y
|Note|Dur:Whole|Pos:-1
!NoteWorthyComposer-End

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General Discussion / Re: Ties at a repeat, appear unresolved.

2017-06-28 04:14 am

My bad. The measures before the repeat were in the 1^st ending and the 2^nd ending was after the double bar. I had added a muted, invisible, grace chord to absorb the ties but after adding 2nd ending in all parts I took out the MIGC with no ill effects.
Thanks for looking at it. Learned something useful for the future so it wasn't a complete waste of everyone's time.

143

General Discussion / Ties at a repeat, appear unresolved.

2017-06-27 12:10 pm

In the following snippet (treble clef, A major) within the first ending, the ties are resolved after a previous Master Repeat Open. In the first bar of the 2^nd ending, the ties carry over looking for a resolution. Fortunately the same tied chord is at the end of the measure.

Is there any way to eliminate the unwanted "lens" in that measure? TIA

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.751,Single)
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:n-2,0
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-1,1
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-4^,-1^
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-4^,-1^
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:Half,Dotted|Pos:-4,-1
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-1^,1^
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatClose
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-8^,-6^,-4^
|Chord|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-8,-6,-4
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-1^,1^
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-1,1
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-1,1
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:0^,2^
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:0,2
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:0,2
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:n-2^,0^
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-2,0
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

144

User Tools / Re: How to (1) alter code and (2) get it back into the notation file

2017-06-15 12:42 pm

Quote from: Mike Shawaluk - 2017-06-15 12:16 pm

One thing to be aware of when doing this is that if you manage to make edits that are "illegal", NWC may silently throw away notes or attributes when you paste the code back into NWC. Therefore, always be sure to save your score before making these sorts of changes.

Yep. Step One.

145

User Tools / Re: How to (1) alter code and (2) get it back into the notation file

2017-06-15 11:30 am

If you are going to modify something with a text editor:

First save your file if you have done anything else to it.
Open text editor, do Alt/Tab to get back to NWC.
Select what you want to change.
Cut to the clipboard (Cntl/X). Alt/Tab.
Paste from the clipboard (Cntl/V) into your text editor, then modify as needed.
Select all (Ctl/A). Cut to the clipboard. Alt/Tab to get back to NWC.
The cursor will be where you left it. Paste from the clipboard.

146

General Discussion / Re: middle line stem direction default

2017-04-22 06:58 pm

This tool will assign a Stem=Up attribute to any mid stem note without an assigned stem direction. This does not work on beamed notes since all beamed notes have a direction assigned. The link is in User Tools.

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User Tools / Force Stem Up for unstemmed middle line notes.

2017-04-22 06:49 pm

Code: [Select · Download]

/*
 doStem.js  by Warren Porter
                                  Stem Tool
 This tool will change all notes on the middle line where no stem direction is specified to stem up. 

 This tool can operate on ONLY a selected part of a staff, or, if nothing has been selected, the entire staff.

 To install:
 1) Save this file with the name doStem.js on your computer and remember its location.
 2) Start NWC and press Alt/F8.  Pick new
 3) After choosing a name and group, browse for this file and click "Open".
 4) Insert "wscript " at the beginning of the command.
 5) Clip text should be selected and check no options.
 */

rc=0, errMsg="";

function doProcess(clip) {
var displ=0, upDispl=0;
var result = new Array();
var lines = clip.split("\r\n");
  for (i = 1; i < lines.length; i++) {           // Main processing loop
	  if (lines[i].indexOf("Stem=") > 0)  // Already has stem direction specified
	    continue;
	  else {
    result = lines[i].match(/(\|Note.*Pos:)([n#bvx]?)0/) // 1. Note thru Pos 2. Accidental 3. Position 4. Shape 5. Ties 6. To end of line
	if (result != null) {
	  lines[i] += "|Opts:Stem=Up" }
   } }    // End main loop
  return lines;
}

var myLines;
	  myLines=doProcess(WScript.StdIn.ReadAll()).join("\r\n");

if (rc == 0)
  WScript.StdOut.Write(myLines);
else
  WScript.StdErr.Write(errMsg);
WScript.quit(rc);

If you have to transpose after running this, run Audit Note Stems and then rerun it.

148

General Discussion / Re: showing on the same staff

2017-03-07 12:09 pm

You could try using two staves for the alto part, one would be layered with the soprano for the chorale and the other (normally collapsed) would be available for the fugue. Same for the tenor part.

149

General Discussion / Re: RANT: user tools = useless tools

2017-02-25 12:37 pm

I wrote on my webpage, "clipboard data created and read by NWC (in addition to their .nwctxt format) is text based, (and) tools can be written to create or modify it." These were put together to help automate various repetitive tasks I faced in NWC, first as web pages with the user having to go through the clipboard, then as user tools.

I don't consider the installation of any tool to be a hassle, just follow the directions and it's up in less than a minute. Besides, it's only done once. For example, the bass staff of a piano part often is in octaves. It can be done by building the octave chord every time it's needed or copying an existing chord and changing its duration or position as needed. Or, run a user tool one time for all the single notes that will turn them into octave chords, complete with all necessary accidentals and ties. Your choice.

150

General Discussion / Re: NWC to abc

2017-02-17 11:36 am

Have you checked this earlier thread?
This is my tool for going the other way: abcnwc.htm.