MUS 319Cakewalk
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| Character | Meaning | Example | Displays as |
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b |
flat | Cb5 | Cb |
| # | sharp | C#5 | C# |
| " | double flat | C"5 | Cbb |
| x | double sharp | Cx5 | Cx |
Lyrics
(The Lyrics tool will be of limited use to us in Cakewalk, so we will not spend much time on this application.) If your song includes lyrics, these will appear in Staff view.
- One option for adding lyrics to a song is to add the lyrics
directly to the Staff view. To do so, select the Pencil tool
and click the Lyric button [L], located beneath the duration
buttons.
Move the cursor underneath the lowest note on the staff. Continue to move the cursor down until the pencil looks like a pencil and not the "can't drop" cursor; then click. You will see an insertion box (p. 213)
If the cursor is positioned close to a note when the Lyric tool is selected, its shape changes to the ordinary arrow cursor. If you click, you will deselect the Lyric tool, and the duration button corresponding to the duration of the note you clicked will be selected. Click the Lyric tool to reselect it.
As you type lyrics, if you press the Spacebar or hyphen, the insertion box moves through the available notes and the lyrics appear just as shown in the manual (p. 213). After typing each word, press the Spacebar or Tab to advance the editing box to the next associated note. (Shift+Tab moves back to the previous note.)
When a lyric word spans multiple noteheads, a trailing underline or series of regularly-spaced hyphens is automatically drawn.
Entering Chord Symbols
(Again this application will only be used when we study Finale.) Staff view lets you enter chord symbols above staves. You can enter ordinary chord names, such as G7, as well as guitar chord symbols.
To enter a chord symbol, select the Pencil tool and click the Chord button [C], located beneath the duration buttons. Move the cursor over the correct staff, and position it horizontally so that the symbol will be aligned with the note or notes that you intend the symbol to describe. (If the track is split into Treble/Bass staves, chords are allowed only above the Treble staff.)
Click to enter a chord symbol. The most recently added symbol will be inserted in the Chord Properties dialog box; if you have not yet entered any chord symbols, a C chord will be inserted. Right-click the chord symbol to edit it. For further information, see pp. 215-217.
Adding Expression Marks
Expression, or dynamic, markings allow traditional notation to convey dynamic information to MIDI in the form of velocity or volume.
To enter an expression mark, select the Pencil tool and click the Expression button [f], located beneath the duration buttons. Move the cursor under the staff and line it up below the correct note. Click to enter an expression mark. A text box opens in which you can enter traditional abbreviations: ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, fff, or any performance suggestion you desire. Press the Enter key to insert the marking. In the case of a track split into Treble/Bass staves, markings are only allowed between staves.
Inserting crescendo & diminuendo hairpins [<]: Select the Pencil tool and click the Hairpin button [<]. Move the cursor to the desired insertion point. Click to enter the mark. A crescendo or diminuendo mark matching the last one edited is inserted, which you can now edit. Right-click a < or > to edit its starting time, direction of increase, and duration from the Hairpin Properties pop-up box. If the track is split into two staves, < and > are only allowed between staves.
Adding Pedal Events
Pedal symbols indicate when the sustain pedal of a piano is to be depressed, and for how long. The Pedal button [P] lets you achieve the same effect, which translates to MIDI information.
To enter a pair of pedal symbols, select the Pencil tool and click the Pedal button [P]. Move the cursor under the appropriate note where the pedal-down is to appear. Click to enter a pedal event. Two symbols are inserted: a pedal down and a pedal up (*). You can drag either symbol to a different location. You can right- click either symbol to get the Pedal Event Parameters box, where you can further edit the time in the usual way (p. 221).
Working with Triplets
Limitations are:
- Triplets must occur in full sets of three.
- All three steps in a triplet must be notes (no rests) of the same duration.
- There can be no ties in or out of the triplet.
Again, it would not be advantageous to spend a great deal of time working with these limited notation parameters. We will address notation with Finale. (See p. 223ff for further information.)
Printing the Staff View
While printing Cakewalk Staff view pages will have limited use, nevertheless, following are the basics:
The Staff view must be the active window in order to print music. Nine staff sizes are available.
To get an idea of how the music will look when you print it:
- Choose File, Print Preview.
- Click in the music or the Zoom button to toggle between close-up and standard view.
- Click the Configure button. The Staff View Print Configure dialog box is displayed.
- Use the drop-down list to select a staff size.
- Click OK.
To print the Staff view, from the File menu bar, choose Print. For further info on printing, refer to pp. 225-228.