SoftScore User Manual v1.31
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1. To select a note or rest simply tap on the main body When selected a note will change color to blue to show that it is the currently selected note Note edits as described below are always performed on the currently selected note To select a group of notes select the first note in the group by tapping it and then select the second subsequent note note by double tapping it To deselect a note or a group of notes tap on another note or rest Note Inversion Notes are automatically inverted when they pass the middle of the stave Notes that are part of a beamed group will invert when the average pitch of the group is above the middle of the stave Editing individual notes All note changes are made from the Edit Menu as described below Edit Menu In landscape orientation the Edit Menu allows the user to add and delete notes by changing duration change notes to rests and vise versa raise and lower the pitch of a 11 SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 note in semi tone or octave steps to step to the next or previous note to set a note to display it s enharmonic value and to play back and pause the score Auto Step Duration Select Add Bar Auto Step Tie To Duration Octave Keyboard i Semi t Next Note Triplet On Off semi tone Up Down On Off enora LLL V 3 bar nn 4 op Ld l a BLUT LLL i mnm Return to Change Delete Show Note Virtual Playback Pause Playback Mode Durat2. SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Specification Version 1 31 supports the following J Devices iPad and iPad 2 J Note Durations Whole Note semi brev to 16th semi quaver including dotted durations Vf Clefs Treble vf Voices Single Vf Time Signatures 2 2 3 4 and 4 4 vf Tempo 20 300 bpm vf Bar Line Types normal double final repeat start and repeat end vf 1st and 2nd time repeat bars Vf Screen Orientation Portrait and Landscape Vf File Types PDF and SMN SoftScore Music Notation notation files vf Auto beaming 8th and 16th note quavers and semi quavers Triplets 1 4 1 8 and 1 16 note crotchet quaver and semiquaver J Keys Twelve Major and Minor J Transposition Through twelve keys with octave pitch shift 7f Select Single and multiple note selection vf Pitch C1 C8 notes below C4 are currently off stave Vf Ties including tie across bar line and new line Vf Auto Scroll In performance mode with variable scroll speed vf Play Back Audio playback in notation mode vf Layout add and delete bars User defined number of bars per line J Bars Numbers vf Song data Song Title and Composer vf Sharing iTunes File Sharing vf File Management Open New Clear Save Save As Delete swipe J Help files included Yes vf User preference system and note sounds on off vf Note tail inversions vf System symbols Coda Segno D S D C al Fine al Coda Fine Vf Bass clef
3. rpg E PDF Viewer Portrait 19 SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 File Transfer SoftScore currently allows the transfer of song files in pdf or smn format from an iPad to a MAC or PC via iTunes File Sharing iTunes File Sharing iTunes iPad sync is complete 4 b o GENENENEEN D 46 See ay I H gi Q Search Apps LIBRARY Summary 273 ngtones Music Mavies TV Shows Podcasts iTunes U Books Photos J Music ia aes DSS T H Movies m Find My iPhone l gl TV Shows Utilities 9 6 ME 4 Podcasts TF Free Granhina Svmbolic C ie iTunes U vf Automatically sync new apps Select apps to be installed on your iPad or drag to a specific home screen ILE Books Drag to rearrange app icons or home screens Xj Apps e File Sharing Radio s The apps listed below can transfer documents between yeuriPad and this computer e iig ae Apps SoftSc re Documents Purchased ta GarageBand 12th Street Rag smn 19 06 2011 18 24 16 KB Purchased on iP 52nd Street Theme smn 14 08 2011 20 31 4 Purchased on iP m Pages A Ballad smn 03 07 2011 18 50 7 Purchased on St s Affirmation smn 4 12 07 2011 23 49 24 KB DEY Africa smn 16 08 2011 09 39 16 Kp A Afro Blue smn 24 05 2011 00 18 tB GENTS Afternoon In Paris smn 23 05 2011 23 10 i KB PLAYLISTS Ain t It The Truth smn 23 05 2011 23 19 16 KB gt gt iTunes DJ Ain t Misbehavin smn 28 04 2011 07 47 16 KB i 90 s Music Alfie s Th 25 05 2
4. will be launched Save Save As Clear SoftScore Version 1 3 info softscore org visit www softscore org for sample scores and support File Menu Alley Cat Song smn Almost Like Being In Love smn Alright Okay You Win smn Always smn Amantes 408 lrb pdf Amazing Grace smn An Oscar For Treadwell smn Angel Eyes smn Documents Menu SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 New To open a new song tap the New button in the File Menu The New song dialog will appear Song preferences Song Title song title Composer new song composer Tempo m Time Signature 4 4 Key qm gt Create Song New Song Dialog To create a new song enter the Song Name Composer Tempo Time Signature Key and Clef and tap the Create Song button With the exception of Time Signature all these values can be changed later If the previous song has not been saved you will receive a warning To exit this dialog without changing the current song click on the screen outside this dialog Tapping Create Song will erase the current song and start a new song When a new song is created it must then be manually saved as described below to create the song file Save To save the current song tap on the Save button The song will be saved to the song file and the user is returned to the song When a song is saved for the first time the Save As dialog will be displayed SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 After
5. 011 22771 16 KB gelectud erm All of Me smn 25249572011 22 03 16 KB All The Things You Are smn 28 06 2011 23 20 16 KB Alley Cat Song smn 01 07 2011 22 29 24 KB Audio Video Other I97GB 5 9GB lt 01GB X 2 6GB Qi6GB Q051GB 035GB iTunes File Sharing With the iPad connected to your MAC or PC open iTunes and select your iPad under devices in the left hand column 1 Click on Apps 2 then select SoftScore in the File Sharing area 3 If File Sharing is not visible you may need to scroll iTunes down Your SoftScore files are now displayed in the SoftScore Documents area 4 To transfer files from iTunes on you MAC or PC to your iPad simply drag and drop them into the SoftScore Documents area 4 When the iPad is connected to iTunes the files will be immediately synchronised to your iPad Note that you do not need to perform a manual Sync In a similar manner with the iPad connected to iTunes file changes in SoftScore s iPad documents area will automatically be synchronised to iTunes If your iPad is not connected and file changes are made either on in iTunes or on the iPad then they will be synchronised next time the iPad is connected 20 SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 lt should be noted that if file changes are made to the same file in both iTunes and in SoftScore next time the iPad is connected there will be a conflict between the two version of the same file and changes made be lost 21
6. 7f Chords names J Virtual Keyboard Input vf Enharmonic Note replacement manual Bass clef 7f Chords names J Virtual Keyboard Input vf Enharmonic Note replacement manual 22
7. Cat Song smn Almost Like Being In Love smn Documents Dialog Delete Song Edit Menu Tapping on the Edit Menu button opens the current score in the Notation Edit view Refer to section for more information on the Notation Editor Auto Scroll start pause rewind speed The Pause Rewind and Start Scroll Speed buttons allow the user to control the scroll function The Scroll function automatically scrolls the page so the performer does not have to manually scroll or turn the page Tapping on the Start Scroll Speed button will start the score scrolling To adjust the scroll speed tap on the Start Scroll Speed button a second time and a speed control will appear as shown in the diagram Auto Scroll Controller User Preferences Tapping on the User Preferences button opens the preferences and user guide view as seen below The user preferences view allows the user to change sound settings and display the user manual These settings are saved on exit and affect all scores i e they are specific to the application and not to the individual scores To return to the Notation Editor view tap on the Done button SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 memos E sound on pitch change on SCC re org x sound on note select info softscore org Done INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing SoftScore the original performer s music notation editor for iPad a User Preferences Dialog 10 SoftS
8. Select Semi tone Octave Return to Up Down Up Down Clear Edit Bar Step to Next Previous Note Playback Pause Chord Suffix Select Chord Entry Bar To enter a chord name first select the note and then tap on the respective Chord Root Selector Button To add a chord suffix tap on the respective Suffix button To clear a chord name tap on the Clear button When a Chord Root button is tapped the previous chord name and suffix is erased Whilst in the Chord Entry editor note pitches may be raised or lowered in semitones or octaves using the Up Down arrowed buttons To select the next note tap on the Next Previous button To return to the Edit Menu tap on the Return to Edit Bar button on the right of the bar SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Changing Key and Clef To change the key or clef double tap on the area between the clef mark and the time signature tempo 111 key change The following dialog will open Major Eb D Octave shift 1 ET mm gt Save Key and Clef Change Dialog Changing Key Select the desired mode Major or Minor and key To shift the entire score up or down an octave select the 1 or 1 buttons If the key signature is left unchanged and the octave shift is selected the entire score will be shifted up or down an octave without changing key To execute the changes tap Save If after the song has been transposed some grou
9. SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 SOFTSCORE 1 31 User Manual 10th August 2011 SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Table of contents Welcome PDF Viewer and Notation Editor SoftScore Views Performance View Main Menu File Menu Edit Menu Auto Scroll start pause rewind speed User Preferences Notation Editor View Selecting notes Note Inversion Editing individual notes Edit Menu Duration Changing a Note to a Rest and vise Versa Ties Triplets Add Delete Bars Pitch Auto Step Enharmonic Values Audio PlayBack Returning to Performance View Chord Name Editor o o do o ng a A A A 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Chord Entry Edit Bar Changing Key and Clef Changing Key Changing Clef Changing the Tempo Bar line Repeat Bars and System Symbols Changing the bar line type Changing first and second time repeat bars System Symbols Song Preferences Bars Per Line Global Enharmonics PDF View File Transfer iTunes File Sharing Specification 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 22 SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 SoftSco l Q Music notation for the iPad Welcome SoftScore is musical notation editing and display application for the Apple iPad SoftScore is designed to provide musicians with a portable solution to replace printed paper sc
10. a song is Saved for the first time the file name is display i in the top left of the score tempo 111 Save As To save the current song with a different file name tap the Save As button in the File Menu ui Documents The following dialog will be displayed NewSong Select the desired song name and tap Save It 12th Street Rag smn is not necessary to enter the file suffix smn as this will be added automatically 52nd Street Theme smn A Ballad smn Affirmation smn Africa smn Afro Blue smn Afternoon In Paris smn Documents Dialog Save As Clear To clear the contents of the current song tap the Clear button in the File Menu All notes rests chords and ties will be removed The song title composer time signature tempo and key will remain unchanged The song file if the song has previously been saved will remain unchanged until a subsequent Save is performed To revert to the previous song before a Save is performed simply go to the File Menu and select Open as described earlier SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Deleting A Song File To delete a song file tap the Open button in the Flle Menu In the Documents folder that opens i right swipe on the song that you wish to remove and select delete to confirm Documents Afternoon In Paris smn Ain t It The Truth smn Ain t Misbehavin smn Alfie s Theme smn All The Things You Are smn All of Me smn Alley
11. core Version 1 31 release 004 Notation Editor View REENEN a The notation editor provides an intuitive es interface to allow the user to rapidly cis escis create and edit musical scores E rH C Hee SF o To enter the Notation Edit select EDit a E Leegi z from the Main Menu ee 3 For simplicity all editing is performed pe i Pao within the space of each bar i e edits gt ET made in one bar will not affect other bars pap EEEE E P E der f FEE E1 f Note and rest durations between a semi S brev whole note and semi quaver sixteenth note are supported including fpa dotted values The editor also supports JP triplets ties and chord names For full d d specifications please refer to specification section at the end of this document C 7 2 F 755 A7 bt pe E D7 G Maj7 ze m7 a a Landscape Notation Edit View SoftScore incorporates an automatic bar completion function Whenever the duration of a note is changed the subsequent notes in the same bar will be immediately corrected to maintain the musical integrity of the bar Similarly rests are automatically joined to simplify the score and to make sight reading easier In 4 4 timing the third beat of the bar is left exposed in line with engraving standards Selecting notes Notes may be selected individually or as a group A group of selected notes can be raised or lowered in pitch in semi tone or octave steps
12. eate a quaver eight note triplet select a crochet quarter note and tap the Triplet button To remove a triplet select the first note in the triplet and select a new duration Crochet quarter note quaver eight note and semi quaver sixteenth note triplets are also supported SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Add Delete Bars To add or delete a bar tap on the Add Bar or Delete Bar button accordingly When a new bar is added it is placed immediately before the current bar When deleting bars the last bar in a score cannot be deleted Pitch When the first note in a song is created it s pitch is set to the pitch of the selected key Subsequent notes are set to the pitch of the previous note To change the pitch of a note tap the semi tone up down buttons or the octave up down buttons Alternatively in landscape mode only tap the required pitch on the virtual keyboard Auto Step Auto Step automatically steps the selected note or rest to the following note or rest when an edit is made In most cases this allows for faster input Auto Step can occur after either a duration change or when a pitch is set on the virtual keyboard therefore there are two Auto Step buttons one on the left for duration changes and one on the right next to the virtual keyboard for pitch changes To turn Auto Step on or off simply tap the appropriate button Green indicates that Auto Step is turned on Enharmonic Values An enharmon
13. ic value is a musical alternative visual representation of the same note For example a Bb may also be written as an A Enharmonic values are often used to improve the readability of a song As an example if an A is followed by an A natural and then by another A three accidentals are required i e two sharps and one natural However if the A s are shown as Bb s thus moving them up to the B line of the stave only one accidental is required i e a flat SoftScore provides the option of displaying a note in it s enharmonic mode Note that switching to an enharmonic value does not change the pitch sounding of the note If a note has an alternative enharmonic value the Show Enharmonic On Off button will displayed Tapping the button will shift the note to it s enharmonic value Audio PlayBack To playback the score tap the playback button The playback will begin from the currently selected note or rest To pause play back tap the pause button To return to the beginning of a paused song tap the pause button a second time Returning to Performance View Once you have finished editing the song tap the check mark in the bottom left of the Edit Menu to return to Performance View SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Chord Name Editor To enter the Chord Name Editor tap on the Chord Entry button on the far right of the Edit Menu The functionality of the Chord Entry Edit Bar are described below Chord Entry Edit Bar Chord Root
14. in their standard representation relative to the key signature on the stave SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 PDF View SoftScore supports pdf file display in portrait and landscape view To open a pdf file select Open from the File Menu and select the appropriate file from the Documents list The selected PDF file will be displayed To close the PDF file tap the Exit button and SoftScore will return to the Performance View A ed c P il i p e EE aop C p J X3 L a ILICE cf men 1 ya si sua mor Fwe Aw E Ge Fma 7 Teer P EE E J aR 8 8 i l 4 T a i cucn g Nw E TERN Emi A i 65 LEN Ur EU o y 8 i b L ji E FS B 1 b S be 7 a L Dm i GY Cms EE qui e i bran que cel tiem po pa sa ra z s mi vi da si gue he Tey D ra EZ i t Peet ptr or I tc Qui z s aa pe ro vo Awe Fma Em Pu C i 4 ae Ten e horns v b 7 9 po e E bass v E Gr t p Ef E f H p i v s 1 n ca ol da A M Am Fma Awe id Tra slo A P 3 1 f my i t oE e i 4 inan a man tes l TA Trp solo B E i Fas IN Aj son Fma De Je Fo ZZZ Z ZAA E A r S 2 A MAT A P Fma A Aw A s D
15. inal etc simply rotate the picker wheel to the required bar line Changing first and second time repeat bars Select the appropriate number of repeat bars before and after the current bar Up to nine repeat bars can be selected Repeat bars are not recognised during audio playback System Symbols A variety of system symbols are available and may be selected by tapping the appropriate button To remove a system symbol simply select none SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Song Preferences To edit the song preferences tap on the info button at the top left of info the score button Song preferences allow for changes to the number of bars o displayed per line and whether or not enharmonic values are GofiScore smn displayed in the score Song preferences are saved with the current score and do not affect other scores tempo z 111 The following dialog will open Song preferences Bars per line in portrait Bars per line in landscape Global Enharmonics Song Preference Dialog Bars Per Line SoftScore layout scores with a set number of bars per line This value can be set for both portrait and landscape orientations To set the required number of lines simply tap on the appropriate button Global Enharmonics SoftScore supports enharmonic note display as described earlier To turn this function on or off use the Global Enharmonics button When Global Enharmonics is set to OFF all notes will be shown
16. ion Select Note Rest Bar UR Keyboard n Landscape Edit Bar Duration To change a notes duration select the note by tapping on it or using the Next Previous Note buttons and then tap the appropriate Duration Selection button The note s duration will change If the selected duration is less than the current note s duration then a rest will be automatically added to fill the missing duration and maintain the musical integrity of the bar If the selected duration is greater then the duration of the current note then subsequent notes rests will be deleted to provide the additional space Should a selected note duration exceed the length of the bar then an error sound will be heard and the note will remain unchanged Changing a Note to a Rest and vise Versa To simplify the user interface musical rest duration buttons are not provided To create a rest first create a note of the same duration and then tap the Change Note Rest button Like wise a rest can be changed to a note of the same duration by selecting it and tapping the Change Note Rest button Ties To add a tie to a note select the note and tap the Tie button If there is not a subsequent note that is of the same musical pitch then an error sound will be heard and the tie will not be added Ties may be added over bar and line breaks Triplets To add a triplet create and select a note of the full value and then tap the Triplet button For example to cr
17. ore sheets SoftScore takes full advantage of the Apple iPad s large screen high quality graphics and light form factor to provide and editable notation application for performing musicians The iPad comfortable sits on a music stand and thus replaces the need for printed scores The scrolling capability of the iPad allows the musician to view notation in a continual vertical form avoiding the inconvenience of pages turns that can distract concentration SoftScore supports single instruments and is suitable for monophonic instruments i e that play single concurrent notes such as the flute saxophone violin oboe brass etc SoftScore provides full transposition though all twelve keys a particularly useful tool for transposed instrument players SoftScore is also an ideal tool for teaching both for musical performance and musical theory With IOS 4 3 and higher the Apple iPad may be connected directly to a projector or wall mounted Television making it the perfect class room teaching tool PDF Viewer and Notation Editor SoftScore is both a PDF viewer and a musical notation editor In PDF mode SoftScore allows the musician to display standard formatted PDF music files By switching to the Notation editor the user is able to create and edit standard musical notation and display the resulting score in landscape or portrait orientation during performance SoftScore Views SoftScore has three primary views Performance Notation Edit and PDF Vie
18. ps of notes are too high or too low then group select them as described in above and shift their pitches up and down using the arrow buttons on the edit menu Changing Clef To change the song clef Treble or Bass select the appropriate button in the dialog above 15 SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Existing notes will remain in the clef range that they where added in and may need to be lowered or raised in pitch to bring them into the appropriate clef Changing the Tempo To change the song tempo double tap on the tempo mark at the top left of the score The following dialog will open o SoftScore smn song tempo 111 tempo 11 Select tempo Tempo Change Dialog Adjust the slider to the required tempo and tap the Select tempo button The tempo determines the song audio playback speed SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Bar line Repeat Bars and System Symbols To change bar line type repeat bars and system symbols double barline tapping on the appropriate bar line edit 1 Gm7 The following dialog will open 1st and 2nd Time Repeat Selectors 1st time bars Bar Line Selector EL Al Coda Bar symbol none SS n labium D C To Coda Fine Save System Symbol Selector Bar Line Edit Dialog Changing the bar line type To change the bar line type e g single double repeat f
19. w Each view is specifically designed to provide a specific simple and intuitive interface SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 Performance View Performance view is design for the displaying the fe _ SoftScore Notation score for the purpose of performance In Performance Mode the space provided to the score is maximized without the distraction of unnecessary menus and the score is locked to prevent accidental edits thus allowing the musician to focus fully on the music and not be distracted by the application In this view scores can be scrolled manually or automatically thus allowing hands free performance In Performance View the functionality remains the same in both portrait and landscape orientations Main Menu The Main Menu is located at the bottom of the Performance View Screen File Menu Edit Menu Pause Rewind Start Scroll Speed User Preferences UI i Main Menu SoftScore Version 1 31 release 004 File Menu The file menu provides access to the following functions Open New Save Save As and Clear as described below Open To open an existing song file tap on the Open button to reveal the Documents folder To open a song file tap on song s name If the song is of file type smn the Notation Editor viewer will be launched If the song file type if pdf the PDF viewer
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