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Tips & Tricks / Re: Synalephe

Last post by Richard Woodroffe - 2026-07-21 07:13 PM

Why not just have it as part of the lyrics so that the lyrics would say
"Ar-ri-va‿un gril-lo, che‿è mol-to‿ar-zil-lo,"

Unless of course, you need the "synalephe" to be a different colour.

R.

Tips & Tricks / Synalephe

Last post by lawrroc - 2026-07-21 05:58 PM

Good evening,
When writing text, sometimes two syllables that end and begin with a vowel, appear under the same note. To "join" these syllables, NWC uses empty space. Other programs insert the "synalephe" symbol. I tried inserting this text symbol "‿" with encouraging results. The greatest difficulty is the correct positioning, that is, perfectly between the two syllables. Do you have any suggestions for performing this operation correctly and quickly?
Thank you.
Lorenzo

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Last post by Lawrie Pardy - 2026-07-19 06:05 AM

Two words: Layered staves...

Create the chords once, move the staff that contains them to just below the staff requiring them and and layer.

Need 'em on another staff, move the chord staff below that one and layer...

I also use this for lyrics - quite often I have lyrics AND chords on one staff and layer as necessary.

If you need different lyrics on different staves (E.G. SATB scores where they don't all sing the same thing) then set up the lyrics as needed and use a separate, layered staff for the chords.

FWIW I tried using lyric lines for chords and found it was more trouble than it was worth. IMHO

General Discussion / Re: Import from the song book

Last post by Mike Shawaluk - 2026-07-18 10:54 AM

What would be helpful is to have an example of the text and the standard notation that corresponds to it. Perhaps there is a website that describes this notation. Would it perhaps be this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelan_notation

General Discussion / Re: Import from the song book

Last post by Flurmy - 2026-07-18 07:44 AM

I think that a slight change to nwsw_NoteNames.php or OGNoteNames.js can fit the bill.
Of course, after you cleared up all the details of your request.

General Discussion / Import from the song book

Last post by FrankSit - 2026-07-18 01:22 AM

The way we Indonesian learn singing, is using number note which can be made in the NoteworthyComposer. My problem is I have to key in the note to NoteWorthy and it takes time and less accuracy. Is there any way like we import it to Noteworthy nowadays?.

Thank you if anyone can give me an update.

Frank Situmorang

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Last post by Flurmy - 2026-07-17 06:45 AM

Quote from: Mike Shawaluk – 2026-07-16 07:09 PM

They could be put on a separate layered staff with hidden rests (or stemless mute blank noteheads :-) ).

So do ChordPlay and GuitarChord.

Quote from: Mike Shawaluk – 2026-07-16 07:09 PM

And a user tool could probably be written that converts the lyrics into ChordPlay objects.

Probably, but at least three times I deemed it too hard for me.

Anyone wants to try?

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Last post by Mike Shawaluk - 2026-07-16 07:09 PM

I would agree that objects like ChordPlay and GuitarChord have certain advantages over using lyrics for chords, but there is something attractive about entering chords as lyrics. One advantage is that they can be entered quickly and easily copied/pasted in bulk. They could be put on a separate layered staff with hidden rests (or stemless mute blank noteheads :-) ). And a user tool could probably be written that converts the lyrics into ChordPlay objects.

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Last post by Flurmy - 2026-07-16 03:34 PM

I have very, very often to shift parts for transposing instruments. Whole parts, not just chords.
If you use the ChordPlay plugin, the chords are automatically transposed too.

My old solution: I wrote the chords as text.
With the embedded user tool, ChordPlay can convert the chords in the text to ChordPlay objects, so you get the previous case.

Often I use a staff that contains only the chords (together, of course with many invisible items, usually bars and rests) layered on the staff that needs the chords.
To create this staff you can use pe_EmptyBars.vbs or AddEmptyStaff.js and then add the ChordPlay objects.

Bad practice to use the lyrics for chords.
Yes, you can easily copy them on a different staff, but then you have to set "lyrics=never" in a lot of notes, I suppose, not to mention that those staves can not have lyrics...

And all without AI! :-D

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Last post by David Palmquist - 2026-07-16 11:01 AM

I needed to transpose a lot of chords in concert pitch for tranposing instrument parts. They were all in Lyric 1 of the top staff.

Rather than tranposing them manually I had GhatGTP do the work. :

Quote

Transpose these chord symbols up 2 semitones
D
F
C
G7
C
C7
F7
C
C7
F7
G7(b3)
G11
C
C7
F7
C
C7
F7
G7(b3)
G11
C
C7
F7
C
C7
F7
G7(b3)
G11
C
C7
F7
C
C7
F7
G7(b3)
C
F
C
G7
C
transpose the chord symbols for me.

and

Quote

Transpose the same chords 9 semitones

The AI did the job very quickly and accurately. Then I just had to copy the results in the Lyric 1s of each transposing intrument part. Knowing how slowly I'd do this manually, I figure AI saved me about an hour's work.