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Step-time note input

Step-time note input - Sibelius Tutorial

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Step-time note input

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- [Instructor] If you have a good handle on alpha-numeric note input and if you can get around on a MIDI keyboard fairly well, then step-time note input should be a breeze. And it may end up being your favorite and fastest way to input notes into Sibelius. The process of inputting notes in step-time is exactly the same as the process for alpha-numeric input except instead of typing the letters A through G on your QWERTY keyboard to input pitches, you'll play the pitches on your MIDI keyboard. The advantages of using step-time over alpha-numeric note input are that you'll be able to input notes immediately into the correct octave with their accidentals and you'll be able to use one touch on the MIDI keyboard to input intervals or chords without having to make those adjustments or additions later. So let's give this a try. I'm going to go ahead and zoom in a little bit here. And you may need to add some bars. I think I'm doing…

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