x head notes half note (minim)

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x head notes half note (minim)

2012-01-29 03:13 pm

Could something be done to make it more obvious that a half note with an x head is a half note? Maybe a half note with an x inside the note? Granted, the spacing tells one something, but a half note doesn't look much different from a quarter note.

Re: x head notes half note (minim)

Reply #1 – 2012-01-29 07:17 pm

Quote from: Robin L. Øye – 2012-01-29 03:13 pm

Maybe a half note with an x inside the note?

Perhaps you could use one of these:

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.5,Single)
|Text|Text:"_X"|Font:StaffCueSymbols|Pos:0|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0
|Text|Text:"_X"|Font:StaffCueSymbols|Pos:0|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0f
|Bar
|Text|Text:"j"|Font:StaffCueSymbols|Pos:0|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0x
|Text|Text:"š"|Font:StaffCueSymbols|Pos:0|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0x
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Re: x head notes half note (minim)

Reply #2 – 2012-01-29 08:12 pm

Thanks Rick,
these are definite possibles.

Re: x head notes half note (minim)

Reply #3 – 2012-01-29 08:16 pm

Rick,

Those do look good. Thanks. I think I tried something else last time I had some percussion to write, but I don't quite remember.

Re: x head notes half note (minim)

Reply #4 – 2012-01-29 08:32 pm

Umm, this doesn't work?

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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.5,Single)
|Clef|Type:Percussion
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0y
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0y
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0y
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Whole|Pos:0y
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0y
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0y
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:0y
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:0y
|Note|Dur:32nd|Pos:0y
|Note|Dur:32nd|Pos:0y
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

For a drum kit, an x in a circle means something different to an x without a circle, of course the diamond is not strictly correct either...

Re: x head notes half note (minim)

Reply #5 – 2012-01-29 08:46 pm

Laurie,

Yes, that works, too. Thanks.

Re: x head notes half note (minim)

Reply #6 – 2012-01-29 10:57 pm

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