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NoteAbilityPro Features

Standard Features of NoteAbilityPro are:

  • Complete set of standard and extended music images (including graphical versions of most images that can be placed anywhere on the page).

  • A wide variety of entry methods including mouse, on-screen keyboard, MIDI step time, MIDI real time and QuickScrawl (gesture recognition).

  • No limits on score size, image size, number of staves, rhythmic complexity, chord complexity, beaming, tuplet groupings, etc.

  • On-screen inspector for modifying the attributes of images and altering the layout of your score.

  • Selection options include shift-selection and selection across multiple pages for efficient editing of your score.

  • Drag and drop TIFF or PDF graphics from a library of custom images.

  • Extensive import and export options.

  • Automatic part extraction.

  • Playback through MIDI and/or QuickTime.

  • Complete on-line help (HTML and PDF).

  • Unlimited number of pages per document

  • Unlimited page size (width and height)

  • User-specified margins

  • Up to 40 systems per page

  • Up to 40 staves per system

  • Up to 16 measures per system (expandable after setup)

  • Standard clefs as well as unusual clefs (25 different clefs are supported)

  • Variable number of lines in staff (1 - 6) and custom staff lines

  • Staff type (number of lines) may change at any location

  • Staff segments may be hidden at any location

  • Standard key signatures and custom key signatures (and combination of sharps and flats)

  • All time signatures from 1/1 to 32/32 plus complex time signatures (eg. 1/4 + 3/8)

  • Irrational time signatures such as 4/5 and 7/12 are supported

  • Standard and custom braces on each system (including nested braces)

  • Standard & custom barlines on each system

  • Staff labels (right or left justified in any font & font size)

  • Automatic addition of pages as needed

  • Document display from 25% to 1000%

  • Adjustable page size

System and Page Formatting Specifications

  • On-screen adjustment of all beat positions in all systems

  • On-screen adjustment of all margins, vertical & horizontal positioning of systems, vertical position of staves, vertical position of lyrics (relative to staff) & horizontal position of the staff labels

  • Re-position page numbers (locations, font, etc.)

  • Re-position measure numbers (frequency of appearance, location, font, etc.)

  • Change number of systems on the page

  • Change the number of measures in the system

  • Change the number of staves in the system (insertion, deletion, hiding & showing of staves)

  • Change the size of any staff

  • Change key signature (all staves in the system or single staves)

  • Change the time signature (automatic realignment of notes)

  • Change the barline type and format

  • Change the brace type and format

  • Change clef (25 clefs available) at any beat location within the score)

  • Add partial measures (e.g. upbeat measures)

Input Methods

  • Mouse input (image drags and note sounds while the mouse is down)

  • On-screen piano keyboard

  • Step-time entry from MIDI keyboard

  • Real-time entry from MIDI keyboard (via MIDI Recorder)

  • Quickscrawl entry (gesture recognition)

  • Import of MIDI files, or GUIDO files

Audio Specfications

  • Audio MIDI synthesizers and/or Quicktime

  • Audio during note entry (all methods)

  • Audio during single note adjustment

  • Staves may be freely linked to outgoing MIDI channels

  • MIDI output can be mapped to 8 different banks (each of 16 channels)

  • Programmable MIDI and Quicktime drum kits

  • Support for Interapplication MIDI connections

  • Tempo map can be specified for the score

  • Playback of individual staves

  • Playback of selected notes

  • Playback map allows repetitions of scores sections

  • Transposition of staves on input and playback can be specified

Music Specifications

  • Complete set of standard music symbols (from double whole to = 128th notes and rests)

  • Supports all accidentals (including quarter sharps and flats - which can be set to playback through MIDI)

  • Simple graphics (rectangles, circles, lines in grayscale, filled or framed)

  • Any image can be any size and any colour

  • Unlimited number of voices per staff (default set at 3)

  • Unlimited number of notes per chord

  • Permits extreme rhythmic complexity

  • Flexible beaming of notes (e.g. across staves and barlines)

  • Correct placement of notes in chord clusters

  • Correct placement of accidentals in chords

  • Correct vertical alignment of all music images

  • Correct beaming of notes (beam angle and vertical position)

  • Correct system formatting according to a complex spacing algorithm

  • Automatic tieing of notes which exceed the measure duration

  • User can adjust the positions of accidentals, noteheads, stems, etc.

Text Specifications

  • Text can appear in any font, size, or colour and can be freely edited, copied and pasted.

  • Header Text: is fixed on the page and appears on every page of your score

  • Page Text: is fixed on the page

  • Measure Text: adjusts to the staff and measure position

  • Max Text: for encoding Max messages

  • Lyrics: Are aligned to metrical positions and may have dashes and underscores connecting them to other lyrics or notes

  • Figured Bass Symbols: Allows standard figured bass symbols and dashes to other figured bass symbols

  • Text can be made global so that it is gathered by all parts during part extraction

  • Frames can automatically be drawn around text

  • Graphics (TIFF or PDF) can be dropped into text boxes

  • Individual format rulers are available for each text box

  • Unlimited number of verses of lyrics (leading between verses can be specified)

  • Provides a user defineable Text Library

Editing Facilities

  • Image selection by graphical area or staff section across multiple systems and/or pages

  • Cut and copy of all selected images

  • Paste over, merge, and insert options

  • Paste to other NoteAbility documents or other applications via pasteboard (as NoteAbility, TIFF, MIDI, Score, EPS/PDF, or GUIDO)

  • Can import EPS/PDF, TIFF, MIDI, Score and GUIDO via pasteboard

  • Local adjustments to the position of all images

  • Adjust secondary positions of images (e.g. length of stem, arc or slur, etc.)

  • Change the point size of images (any image can be any size)

  • Beam note groups (by beat or by group)

  • Automatic insertion of rests

  • Transpose notes by interval or key

  • Shift images from one voice to another

  • Flip stems of notes

  • Flip direction of ties

  • Add accidentals to notes

  • Add and remove ties from notes

  • Merge tied notes into a single note of greater duration

  • Form and alter the display of tuplets (showing bracket, ratio etc.)

  • Merge multiple rests into a single rest

  • Add & remove articulation markings from notes

  • Modify the duration of notes and rests

  • Change notehead type

  • Change playback velocity and duration

  • Edit tie shape

  • Increase the value of notes by eliminating following rests

  • Reduce the duration of notes by converting to a note and a rest

  • Change beam format (can contradict the rhythm values if desired)

  • Change line width and type (20 line types to choose from)

  • Part extraction of specified staff into a new editable document

  • Undo is available for most editing operations

MIDI Recording Specifications

  • Sixteen (16) channels of MIDI recording

  • Built-in metronome (supporting standard meters)

  • Adjustable metronome speed

  • Reads standard MIDI files

  • Reads NeXT .score files

  • Quantize at standard rhythmic values

  • Re-quantize of recorded or imported data

  • Insert into score at any location on any staves or voices

Control Panel Specifications

  • Displays the current command

  • Allows selection of current tool (and corresponding cursor)

  • Allows Entry Cursor to be moved by measure or beat

  • Allows movement through pages

  • Specifies tuplets (triplet, quintuplet or user defined)

  • Indicates current measure, beat position, staff number and voice number

  • Indicates starting position of playback and current tempo

  • Indicates last undoable operation

File Specifications

  • Unlimited number of open documents

  • On-screen toolbar allows access to most panels and many editing operations

  • Standard Open, Save, and Save As menu commands

  • Imports .MIDI, .MID and .score files (through MIDI Recorder)

  • Imports GUIDO files which can be pasted directly into an open document.

  • Exports .MIDI, .score, NoteWriter (Macintosh), Max qlist, Max explode, EPS/PDF, JPG, GIF, PICT, and GUIDO formats

  • Loads and saves score templates

  • Loads and saves text libraries

Printing Specifications

  • Uses a customized Page Setup panel which allows you to set reduction size, margins, paper orientation, and print location on paper.

  • Prints to all compatible Mac OS-X printers.

  • Saves documents in PDF or EPS format.

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