Lyric placement

2003-09-16 08:16 pm

Dumb question but how do you get your lyrics to start after the intro. everything I try the lyrics start under the first note of the song. I want the lyrics to start in the fifth measure.

Thanks.

Re: Lyric placement

Reply #1 – 2003-09-16 08:56 pm

Not a dumb question. There is a simple answer, though. Well, two simple answers.

The underscore character ( _ ) is your friend. It displays as a blank, and counts as a letter.

Thus, " _ " under a note means "no syllable", and "the_end" would be two words (presumably pronounced as one syllable) under one note.

Using a new feature somewhere in 1.7+ versions of NWC, you can also highlight all the "introductory" measures, do: change properties, note, and set them all at mouse-stroke to 'never any syllable attached.'

Re: Lyric placement

Reply #2 – 2003-09-17 02:40 am

Stephen,

Thanks for the reply I will try this and see what I come up with.

Thanks