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Messages - Warren Porter

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General Discussion / Importing a midi file from internet into NWC
I was visiting this site http://www.violinonline.com/etude10.htm and a mouseover on Play Etude No. 10 shows the same url except it ends in MID instead of htm.  I never had the opportunity with the Windows Media Player of saving that file and IE 7 only lets me save the website.  After letting NWC open the file by giving it the location on the internet, the imported file sounded like a harp (not a violin) and had tons of wierd time signatures, barlines, and short measures in it.

I got the file cleaned up, but is there an easier way to do this? 

TIA
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General Discussion / Re: wish list re triplets
I would like the option of hiding the -3- altogether if the next umpteen measures have nothing but triplets, e.g., Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.
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General Discussion / Re: 1812 Overture
I liked the P.D.Q. Bach's version: The 1712 Overture, just a little ahead of its time.  It featured such classic themes as "Pop Goes the Weasel", chirping birds (and crows), and a rock organ. <g>
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General Discussion / Re: Trills
You can find an example of that in your "Samples" folder.  First open "Moonlite"; then find the "open book" icon and, under the first tab, be sure everything is checked (made visible).  In measure 188 you will see the displayed note with "tr" but the third staff (normally hidden) will show what is actually played.

HTH
1008
General Discussion / Re: Forum bug?
I don't know if this is relevant, but a few weeks ago the my.noteworthysoftware.com wanted to open a pop up window.  When I finally gave it permission in my firewall I had a new message.
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General Discussion / Re: Feature request? Automatic measure numbers in the lyric line.
I use a script with the Semware Editor to take out digits from text.  First, I place measure numbers in the front syllable of a line "10Set me as a seal" and see how everything lines up.  If everything thru measure 20 is correct but the syllable at the beginning of measure 26 is out of place, I know to look for missing words, hyphens, and slurs in just those measures.  Once everything is corrected, all numbered text is copied to the clipboard for the script to do its thing.  The new text is pasted at the beginning of the lyric page.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/w/b/wbport/nwc2/
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User Tools / Re: A better Arpeggiate Chord
I found you can have more than one line referring to the same file in your ini file.  The displayed info on the left side has to be changed (it is sorted automatically), but you can add prompts only to one of the lines, accepting the defaults in the other.  If you usually use 16ths or 32nds as your grace notes, change the hardcode in the script near the top on the line $ARPEGGIO_DURATION=.
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User Tools / A better Arpeggiate Chord
I am trying to learn PHP and tried to make some minor modifications to the arpeggiate script--to change the duration of the grace notes to 16ths (easy) and to not include the top note of a chord.  I'm not sure what I need to do to stop the foreach loop early.  All my code does now is not include the last (unwanted) grace note from the beam.
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General Discussion / Re: Noteworthy Software en español?
I just ran his text through babelfish:
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Hello friends, I am fans I number one of Noteworthy Software, in spite of being in ingles, wanted to know how if there is a translator to the Spanish, to be able to use it with but property.

Ademas I want to know how if they are possible to be inserted to the sound system plugins wav of real instruments, to improve its final effect of the subject with respect to sound of the instruments.

Atte
Manuel Goicochea
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General Discussion / Re: what sound does a guitar make
Fred Nachbaur was a master at NWC in addition to being an excellent guitar player.  I've attached one of my favorite pieces of his and is a good definition as to what a guitar (should) sounds like.
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Tips & Tricks / Re: About the Tips & Tricks area
I feel Tips & Tricks should be about answers, not questions.  When someone discovers something potentially useful for other NWC users, this is the place to share it.  On the other hand, use the general forums for the "how do I ... ?" questions.
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General Discussion / Re: MP3 file convertion
The big problem is just how complicated the sound is for almost any instrument.  For example, your software identifies the frequency of a certain high frequency sound in the mix.  Is that the fundamental of a piccolo, a 3rd harmonic of a violin or the 6th harmonic of a tuba?
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General Discussion / Re: Bug in default folders config
It is true that you can change your default locations. For now, this is the answer. These should probably be defaulting into the "My Documents" area for each user, so we will explore that option in future releases.
Another reason for choosing "My Documents" is that, if you take your PC to the shop and they have to do a full backup before wiping out your hard drive, they will save your stuff, but not files under "Program Files".  I had lost a few NWC2 files done since my last backup but none of my NWC1 stuff which was in "My Documents".
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General Discussion / Re: Question about registering
There will be a short dialog saying that if you save the file it will not be able to be changed by an unregistered program ... proceed anyway?  In the future you would not be asked that when you save a file; it will just do it.
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General Discussion / Re: how mordente is inserted (~)?
First download and install the Boxmarks font http://nwc-scriptorium.org/ftp/helpful/boxmarks.zip from the Scriptorium.  Once in NoteWorthy, select the icon that looks like an open book (Page Setup) and click on Fonts.  Choose a numbered "User" item and click on Modify to change it to your newly installed Boxmarks font.  When you need it, insert text and choose that user font.  A lower case "r" should give you a mordent.

You can see what else that (or any other) font can offer by clicking on "Start",  "All Programs", "Accessories", "System Tools", and then run "Character Map" to see what the various characters will give you.

Hope this helps.
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User Tools / Re: Using Global Mod to turn off certain attributes
It helps to have a text editor which supports what is called "regular expressions".  This gives you the chance to group what you are looking for, including wild cards, and specify separately what you want to change.   For example search for

Code: [Select · Download]
\(Note.*\)Stem=Down
and replace it with
Code: [Select · Download]
\1Stem=Up

This searches for "Note" and other stuff ending with "Stem Down".  "Note" and other stuff is copied intact and "Stem=Up" will be the only change.
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User Tools / Re: Using Global Mod to turn off certain attributes
One thing that might help in the future to do a global mod is to see what code NWC generates for what you want on the clipboard.  Copy a note (rest, other object, etc.) and itsert it next to the original and change the attribute(s) you want.  Select both to the clipboard and run a text editor with the copied text.  Note the difference(s) and figure out a way to make just those changes globally.
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General Discussion / Re: Good Bye To All
I can understand how you are feeling since the same thing almost happened to me about 4 years ago.  I had started hearing distortions and pops in one ear and eventually, when I whistled, I heard 2 distinct pitches.  Hearing a choir at dinner a few days later drove me up the wall and it was very depressing thinking all my music was to be forever behind me.  My last use of NWC was to let others know what I was hearing. 

Fortunately, I had just O.D.'d on too many salted peanuts earlier.  My problem responded quickly to a few prescribed drugs.

This thing called life is time-limited and has many pleasant and not-so-pleasant milestones along the way.  I pray you can find something to replace some of the joy you used to find in music.
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General Discussion / Re: printing
Do a Print Preview and note the page you want to print.  Add the Force System Break to the end of the part you don't want to see, perhaps adding a few garbage measures before that.  When your print preview gives you exactly what you want, note it's page number and get out of preview.  Print the score, but select only the page(s) you want.  If you had to add junk to get the page to start where you wanted it, [glow=red,2,300]don't save the file[/glow].
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General Discussion / Re: Multi Measure Rests
Warren, thanks for the reference - I didn't know Boxmarks and Boxmark2 could make boxed numbers, that's really cool.   Also your detailed printing preparation instructions are something I plan to read.  Looks like really good stuff. 
Thank you, I'm glad to know it's useful.  It was originally a user tip on just multi-measure rests, but just expanded to where long rests would most likely be used.
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General Discussion / Scripts to handle lyrics?
Can PHP scripts handle the text in lyrics?  If lyrics can be set up with imbedded measure numbers (removable) it would greatly help in proofreading.
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General Discussion / Re: clefs
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Press Shift+Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow until the notes are at the proper position for the new clef

The above line is from the tip.

A good way to do this is to know where the middle C is on each staff.  Insert an extra (temporary) middle C at the beginning to help keep track of it.
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General Discussion / Re: Quick way to transpose notes?
First create a new staff and make sure the clef and key signatures are correct.  Cut the stuff you want to transpose to the new staff.  After the transpose, cut it back to where you found it.
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General Discussion / Re: Lyrics and ripples
A fast way to not put a note in the first 93 measures would be to select those measueres and then Cntl E.  A Notation Properties window would open up--select the tab Notes.  On the dropdown for Lyric Syllable, choose Never.
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General Discussion / Re: How to crescendo on one note
I had a user tool of sorts to do the dynamic markings:  I cut the whole score to the clipboard where I changed the dynamics en mass.

I cleaned up the piece a little bit.