Scoring and Arranging submenu

Use this submenu to access plug-ins to analyze your score and create elements like drum grooves, piano reductions, and cue notes.

  • Add Cue Notes. Choose this command to use the Add Cue Notes plug-in to place cue notes in any number of staves.
  • Canonic Utilities. Choose this command to use the Canonic Utilities plug-in to transform the selected region using inversion, retrograde, transpositions, or a combination of these. You can also use this plug-in to apply accidentals, remove accidentals, or remove ties in the selected region.
  • Check Range. Choose this command to use the Check Range plug-in to verify that the staff you have selected is within the range of a specified instrument or voice.
  • Chord Analysis. Choose this command to use the Chord Analysis plug-in to generate chord symbols by analyzing existing notation. This plug-in works much like the One-Staff Analysis and Two-Staff Analysis options under the Chord menu, but for any selected region.
  • Drum Groove. Choose this command to use the Drum Groove plug-in to add unique rhythms and percussion parts to your score.
  • Find Range. Choose this command to use the Find Range plug-in to report the highest and lowest notes in the selected region.
  • Global Staff Attributes. Choose this command to use the Global Staff Attributes plug-in to change the Staff Attributes and Group Attributes for a number of staves or groups at a time, including changing the font for selected Staff and Group names.
  • Latin Percussion. Choose this command to use the Latin Percussion plug-in to create authentic Latin Percussion rhythm section notation with various styles.
  • Piano Reduction. Choose this command to use the Piano Reduction plug-in to condense the selected staves into a piano grand staff at the bottom of the staff system.
  • Score System Divider. Choose this command to use the Score System Divider plug-in to add system separation marks between systems in a score.
  • Smart Cue Notes. Choose this command to use the Smart Cue Notes plug-in to search for cue note opportunities throughout a document and adds them.
  • Space Systems. Choose this command to use the Space Systems plug-in to quickly adjust the vertical spacing of systems throughout a page or multiple pages.
  • Split Point. Choose this command to use the Split Point plug-in to change the split point between the two staves of a piano grand staff over the selected region.
  • Vertical Collision Remover. Choose this command to use the Vertical Collision Remover plug-in to reformat the vertical positioning of staves, systems, and instrument groups to avoid collision of notes, articulations, Smart Shapes, and other items.

See also:

Staves