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Indicating hand clapping

I've put a song into NWC to which I want to add hand claps.  I've seen printed religious scores before where hand claps are indicated by an 'x' with a stem (like a double-sharp with a stem) above the staff instead of a regular filled-in note shape.  How could one accomplish a similar thing in NWC?  How would you guys/gals indicate hand claps in a piece of music?

Re: Indicating hand clapping

Reply #1 –
Well, the current NWC doesn't allow you to notate any special note heads. The 2 version gives an option to leave the note without a head, so you can insert your own as a text entry using a special font.

Currently, I would make a single-line staff with normal notes, and designate this staff as a hand clap rhythm staff.

Re: Indicating hand clapping

Reply #2 –
As mentioned above, you can only get this visually in not yet released version 2 (there are no X noteheads in version 1). You can get the sound in either version. The hand clap is a standard sound of the General MIDI drum kit. The start of the second bar, second staff of the Drumref.nwc sample file shows the correct pitch to use for a hand clap.

Re: Indicating hand clapping

Reply #3 –
As mentioned, the capability is part of NWC version 2.

If you must do it in NWC 1.xx, you can add the X-hotes as "text items" (which do not sound) on a staff with hidden but audible regular notes (which do sound).

Some of my music fonts have a variety of X-head pre-formed notes. Try "MusiSync" at
http://www.icogitate.com/~ergosum/fonts/music-fonts2.htm

But NWC2 is mo' betta'.

Re: Indicating hand clapping

Reply #4 –
Thanks for the hints.  I have the latest preview release of version 2.  I've played with it some, but not enough to really notice how I could use the features to do what I need for this song.  You guys/gals have given me some great ideas to be able to do this like I want.  I really appreciate your input!  Thank you so very much.  This is very cool.