Arpeggio (sp) and Trills

1999-02-15 05:00 am

I noticed that in the Sample Moonlight Sonata that comes with Noteworthy there are Arpeggios and Trills ( "{" and "tr~~~~") These seem to just be text, but the notes still play like arpeggios and trills are being used. How do I do this on my own? Thanks

Re: Arpeggio (sp) and Trills

Reply #1 – 1999-02-15 05:00 am

Welcome to the Forum, Jimmy

NWC doesn't as yet support trills and arpeggios. In the case of Moonlight Sonata, the music you see is not actually playing - the staves are muted. What you hear is a duplicate (almost) in hidden staves where the trills etc. are constructed from individual notes. If you click <File><Page Setup><Contents>, you will see that there are two extra staves in a 'Hidden' category. Check the box, and then they will become visible. This method is documented in the User tips page under http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/usertip2.htm#trill
Another way of constructing trills (a bit tricky this one) is to use the multi point controller. See user tip http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/usertip3.htm#trillmpc
There is an easy way to construct an effective arpeggio using grace notes - you will find this in the user tips under http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/usertip4.htm#sprdgrc

Hope this helps, Peter.

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