Polyphonic Objects : Poly and Multi-seq Editors
Common Features
A poly and a multi-seq objects are a superimposition of voices or chord- seqs .
They both have one additional tool : the poly tool
, which allows to edit all voices at once.
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Add / Delete Staves
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To add a staff :
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select the voice
or the poly tool , -
to add a new staff,
Cmdclick on a staff.
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Notice that new staves are automatically added above the “lower” staff .
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To delete a staff :
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select the voice tool,
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click and drag a staff
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press
backspace.
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Respacing Staves
As in voices editors, staves can be moved up of down, and consequently, respaced.
To respace staves :
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click on the clefs of the staves you want to respace
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use the
↓↑keys.
Internal Voice or Chord-Seq Edition
To open a voice or a chord-seq as an internal object from a poly or a multi-seq :
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select the voice tool,
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click and drag a staff to select a voice or a chord-seq,
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press
o, or double click on it.
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Individual Chord-Seq and Voice Staff Configuration
To define clefs individually :
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click on a clef
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choose a configuration in the
staffpop up menu.
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Remember that multiple staves configurations - e.g. FF, GF, GGFF etc. -
do not allow individual staff editing or respacing.
Poly Editor and Multi-Seq Specific Features
Poly : Polytemporality and Polymeter
Within a poly, each voice can have its own time signatures, channel and tempo, so as to build polytemporal and metric structures. The score is then organized according to absolute durations.
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To change the tempo or midichannel of a voice :
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select the voice
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enter a value or scroll the mouse up or down in the voice inspector.
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To change the meter of a measure :
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select it with the measure tool
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enter values in the measure inspector.
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Multi-Seqs : Internal Chord-Seq Edition
Within a multi-seq, chord-seqs must be open in internal windows to be edited separately.
References :
Contents :
- OpenMusic Documentation
- OM User Manual
- OpenMusic QuickStart