Notation

Adding Notes

To add a music note or symbol into the score:

1. Touch the Note button
   
2. A panel will open that displays a set of music symbols
   
   
3. Touch the symbol that you would like to add to the score.
   
4. The Note button will change to reflect the new symbol.  This symbol will remain in effect until the Note Selection panel is used to change it.
   
5. To add the symbol onto the music score, press and hold down the Note button and drag the note over to the music.  While dragging the note, the Note Positioning Tool will display, allowing accurate placement:
   
   
6. When you are happy with the note placement, release your finger to "set" the position.
   

Auto Stem

When selecting notes (see above) the Auto Stem button can be used to enable or disable automatic stem directions.  Use this option to have the stem direction automatically determined based on the note position after it is dragged into the song.  This button lights up when active.

Grace Notes

When selecting notes it is possible to drag a Grace Note into the song (symbol next to the Auto Stem function).  These may be added as pure ornamentation, or tied to a note to sound during playback:

Ornamental: The grace note does not sound during playback

Functional: The grace note sounds during playback, by tying it to another note
which is equivalent to

Dots, Triplets and Staccato

To add a dotted or triplet note, or to add a staccato accent:

1. Touch the Length button
   
2. The "Select Duration" panel appears
   
3. Touch a symbol to select it.  The Note button will change to reflect your choice.
   
4. Drag the note onto the score using the Note button.  The length of the note will now be set to the duration you have chosen.

Sharps and Flats

To add sharps, flats or naturals to the music:

1. Touch the Accidentals button
   
2. A panel will display Accidentals
   
   
3. Touch a symbol to select it.  The Note button will change to reflect your choice.
   
4. Drag the note onto the score using the Note button.  The note will be drawn using the symbol you have chosen.

Auto Alignment of Notes in Other Tracks

When notes are entered into the music it is often desirable to line up the different tracks so that any notes positioned vertically in the same column will play at the same time regardless of which track they are in.  Touch the button located just above the Note selection button on the main screen to activate "Auto Sync" mode, which will automatically recalculate this alignment whenever new notes are added to the score.

Note that when Auto Sync mode is active, the horizontal "column" position of new notes is automatically determined by Symphonix Evolution.

Beams and Ties

Sometimes it is useful to tie or beam notes together.  This can be done as follows:

1. Touch the first note and hold it down.  The note will turn orange and a connecting line will be drawn to wherever your finger moves while it is held down:
   
   
2. Drag the connecting line until the second note you want to connect is also drawn in orange:
   
   
3. Release the touch.  A menu will appear containing options to beam or tie:
   
   
4. Choose the option to Tie or Beam.  The notes will now be connected:
   

Similarly, to untie or unbeam notes, use the touch/drag function to highlight them in orange and choose the "Untie" or "Unbeam" menu options when prompted.

Measures

Use the Measures button to add or remove a Measure (bar) from the score:

1. Select a single "column" in the position where you would like to add a measure.
2. Touch the Measure button.  The Measure options panel appears:
   
3. Choose the type of measure to be added.

Alternatively it is possible to add a measure quickly without having to make a selection:

1. Touch and DRAG the Measure button to drag a bar into the song
2. Dragging a measure onto an existing bar to remove it

Touch the Measures button without dragging to Go directly to a measure.

Repeat Measures

Add a Repeat to one or measures by following these steps:

1. Select the measures to be modified.  The repeat will be added at the start of the measure where the selection begins, up to the end of the last measure where the selection ends:

2. Press the Measure button on the main toolbar.

3. In the Measure options, press the Repeat button to add the repeat symbols

4. Symphonix Evolution will ask how many times to repeat the selection.  Specifying "1" will repeat the section once (i.e. it will play twice).  Specifying "0" will remove an existing repeat:

4. Touch "Done" to confirm the repeat count.  The measures will now be displayed with Repeat notation and will play back accordingly:

It is also possible to add repeats by using the Selection menu:

1. Touch inside the selection to display the Selections menu:

3. Choose the "Repeat" option.  Symphonix Evolution will ask how many times to repeat the selection.  Specifying "1" will repeat the section once (i.e. it will play twice).  Specifying "0" will remove an existing repeat:

4. Touch "Done" to confirm the repeat count.  The measures will now be displayed with Repeat notation and will play back accordingly:

Key Changes

Many songs do not keep the same key signature throughout - quite often a piece of music will require a key change.  With Symphonix it is possible to enter a Key Change at any point in the music.

Changing all notes after a certain point in the song to be scored in a new Key Signature:

1. Select the position from which the new key will take effect, by touching the top of the Notation panel until a green column is displayed.
2. Use the Key Signature button to select the new key.

Changing a range of notes temporarily to a new Key Signature, and then back again to the original Key:

1. Select the range of notes to be edited, so that they are highlighted with a green background.
2. Use the Key Signature button to select the new key.

Time Signature Changes

It is possible for the Time Signature to change in the middle of a song.  A time signature change can be added as follows:

1. Select the position from which the new Time Signature will take effect, by touching the top of the Notation panel until a green column is displayed.
2. Touch the Time Signature button to select the new time signature

The time signature will be added at the selected position

Tempo Changes

To add a tempo change to the current song:

1. Touch the Notation panel at the very top until a green bar is displayed, to select that position in the score.
2. Touch the Tempo and change the tempo.  Now when the Enter button is touched, the system will insert a tempo change event at the selected position.  The main tempo is not affected.

Now when playing the song, the tempo will change to the new value at that point in the music.

Scrolling the Notation

The Notation Panel can be scrolled in two different ways:

1. Touch and drag the notation directly.  Do this by touching a white area of the screen where there are no notes, and drag to a new position.
   
2. Use the scrolling/thumb tracker on the bottom edge of the Notation panel.  Touch anywhere along this line to scroll directly to that position.  This provides a quick way to navigate large compositions.

Scrolling Directly to a Measure Number

It is possible to jump directly to a Measure by touching the Measure button :

Enter the desired measure number and touch the "Done" button to position the display on that measure.

Controlling the Track Display

By default, the Notation panel displays the current track in black, with other tracks in a translucent gray.  This makes it easy to see how the different tracks interact, but it can make it difficult to use the Notation to play a single part because of all the overlapping notes.

Use the button in the lower left corner of the Notation panel to toggle the display of other tracks.  When Hide mode is active only the current track is visible.

Note that Hide mode does not affect playback or recording.