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To Enable Beaming of Rests
1. Click Layout button to open the Staff View Layout dialog box.
2. Select the Beam Rests option.
3. Click OK.
Thereafter, the Staff view beams rests as though they were notes.
Changing the Way Notes Are Displayed
Unlike musical notation programs, SONAR uses the MIDI events themselves as
the permanent representation of the music; thus, the Staff view is only an
interpretation of a MIDI performance.
MIDI notes do not always correspond exactly to notes on a staff. Whereas a staff
defines precise grid-like starting times and durations for notes, a MIDI note can
start at any arbitrary time during the project, and last for any length of time. If
you record a performance from a MIDI keyboard, for example, you’ll find that some
notes may start slightly before the beat, and some a little after, and that the notes
end a little late or a little early. Although these slight imperfections are what gives
a performance its “human” quality, you don’t necessarily want to see all these
imperfections notated with excruciating precision.
The Staff view has two options you can select to affect the way MIDI notes are
displayed on the staff:
Option... Purpose...
Fill Durations Visually rounds up note durations to the next beat or the
next note, whichever comes first.
Trim Durations Visually rounds down note durations if they extend a little
way past the start of the next note.
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