Inputting playing techniques with the panel

You can input playing techniques using the Playing Techniques panel, both during note input and by adding them to existing music.

Note

  • You cannot input playing techniques with duration in sequence, which automatically groups them, when using the panel. If you want to input playing techniques with duration in sequence, you can use the popover.

  • You can input playing techniques in the middle of tie chains by starting note input, then moving the caret to the required rhythmic position.

  • These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference Create item at selection. If you want to input the same playing technique in multiple places, change your mouse input preference to Load pointer with item so that you do not have to reselect the playing technique for each note.

Prerequisite

You have created any custom playing techniques you want to input.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, do one of the following:

    • Start note input.

    • Select an item on each staff at the rhythmic position where you want to input a playing technique. If you want to input playing techniques with duration or a separate playing technique for each note, select items that span the required duration.

  2. In the Notations toolbox, click Panels Panels button, then Playing Techniques Playing Techniques button to show the Playing Techniques panel.
  3. In the Playing Techniques panel, click the playing technique you want.

Result

The specified playing technique is input. It is considered voice-specific by default, meaning it only applies to the voice indicated by the caret indicator during step input or the selected voice when adding playing techniques to existing notes. It is automatically placed above the staff for up-stem voices and below the staff for down-stem voices.

During note input, playing techniques are input at the caret position, even if your preference is set to Load pointer with item.

Playing techniques added to existing music are input according to their playback technique and your selection:

  • If you selected a single item on each staff, a playing technique without duration is input on each staff at the corresponding rhythmic position.

  • If you selected a range of items on each staff and input a playing technique with an Attribute playback technique, a playing technique is input at the rhythmic position of either only notes or any items in the selection, according to your item input position setting.

  • If you selected a range of items on each staff and input a playing technique with a Direction playback technique, a playing technique with duration is input that spans either only notes or any items in the selection, according to your item input position setting. For playing techniques whose continuation type is set to show lines, the appropriate continuation line is shown.

After Completing This Task

  • If you want to show transition lines between playing techniques, you can group them together.

  • You can enable independent voice playback for individual instruments to hear different playing techniques in different voices simultaneously.