Playback - Unbelievable control

Score Writer 4 has many new playback features not found in any other notation program. Articulations, ornaments, expressions, symbols, hairpins, dynamics, etc. can affect MIDI playback. The built in library defines how they affect the MIDI playback and is customizable for each score.

  • Articulation Playback
    Articulations can affect attack times, durations, velocities, and send controller data, key switch data, or even pause the score. These are user definable and saved with the score.  Articulations such as Breath mark and Grand Pause, pause score playback.

  • Glissando Playback
    Select a glissando and then choose diatonic, chromatic, or white keys to be used during playback. You can set the line type to solid (none if thickness 0), or wavy and choose to display text.

  • Chord and Guitar Frame Playback
    Select a chord and then choose the starting offset times, durations and velocities to be used during playback.

  • Symbol Playback
    Any symbol from the graphics palette can affect playback.
     
  • Voice  Playback
    Select any note and set  its playback to another voice using parameters in Tracks Window, maintains its original voice.
     
  • Expressions
    Expressions now can send tempos throughout a range, bank changes, etc. at any point in the score. You can also tell Score Writer to switch playback voices anywhere in the score. Controller names and key switches are predefine for VST instruments.

  • Solo and Mute
    Right mouse click on any track to solo or mute the track directly on the score.

               

  • Non-Metered Playback
    Score Writer plays all the notes in measure even if it is 4.5 beats, and allowing you to have unlimited number of notes in a measure. This is useful for Cadenzas or music without barlines.

  • MIDI Clock
    Score Writer now sends MIDI Start, MIDI Stop, MIDI Continue, and MIDI clock.
  • Measure Repeats
    Single and double bar repeats.

 

Score Writer 4
New Features
 
   

Playback

 
   

VST Support

 
   

Page Layout

 
 

Score Editing

 
   

Score Creation

 
   

Summary of Features

 
   

System Requirements