Creating custom notehead sets

You can create custom notehead sets to which you can add existing noteheads or new custom noteheads.

Procedure

  1. Choose Library > Notehead Sets to open the Edit Notehead Sets dialog.
  2. Optional: If you want to create a copy of an existing notehead set, select the category of that notehead set from the Category menu.
  3. Create a new notehead set in one of the following ways:

    • To create a default new notehead set in the Common category, click New in the notehead sets list action bar.

    • To create a notehead set that is a copy of an existing one, select the existing notehead set in the notehead sets list and click New from Selection in the notehead sets list action bar.

  4. In the Notehead Set section, enter a name for the new notehead set in the Name field.
  5. Optional: If you want to change the category of the notehead set, select the category you want from the Category menu.
  6. Change the noteheads included in the set in any of the following ways:

    • To add an existing notehead, click Add Notehead to Set in the Notehead Set action bar and select the notehead you want from the menu.

    • To create a new notehead with default settings, click New Notehead in the Notehead action bar.

    • To create a new notehead that is a copy of an existing one, select the existing notehead in the Notehead Set section and click New from Selection in the Notehead action bar.

    • To edit an existing notehead, select it and click Edit Notehead in the Notehead action bar to open the Edit Notehead dialog.

    • To remove a notehead from the set, select it and click Remove Notehead from Set in the Notehead Set action bar

  7. Optional: Customize the appearance, name, and settings of noteheads.

    For example, you can change the stem direction and note durations for which they are used. You can also double-click noteheads to open the Edit Notehead dialog, where you can edit the appearance of the notehead.

    Note

    If you edit a notehead that appears in multiple notehead sets, your changes affect its appearance in all notehead sets that contain it.

  8. Optional: If you want your new custom notehead set to be available in all future projects you open on your computer, click Save as Default in the notehead sets list action bar.
  9. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.

Result

The new custom notehead set is added to the project. If you clicked Save as Default so that it appears as , the custom notehead set is available in all future projects on your computer.

After Completing This Task

You can use your custom notehead sets for individual noteheads or unpitched percussion playing technique-specific noteheads.