Preparing Scores
When you prepare a score, we suggest you do things in the following order, since this minimizes the time needed if you make a mistake somewhere and need to redo a step.
Prerequisite
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You have made copies of the recorded tracks. You might have to change them permanently, after which they do not play back as they originally did.
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You have broken up the score into smaller segments.
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In the Project window, you have arranged the tracks in the order you want them displayed in the score. You cannot rearrange the order of systems in the Score Editor.
Procedure
- Open the Score Editor and select to set up the page.
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Do one of the following:
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If you have recorded music into tracks already, adjust the graphic display of the score as much as possible without permanently editing the notes by using Display Quantize or Grouping.
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If the tracks are empty, make basic staff settings, enter the notes, and then make detailed adjustments.
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- If needed, use polyphonic voicing to resolve overlapping notes, create piano systems, handle crossing voices, etc.
- Hide unwanted objects and add note-dependent and note-related symbols such as accents, dynamic symbols, crescendo, slurs, lyrics, or graphic rests.
- Use the Auto Layout options.
- Add layout symbols such as endings or page text.
- Print or export the score.
- Create alternative layouts to extract voices, for example.