**********************  WELCOME  TO  EMAGIC ***************** 
With  the  NOTATOR  Version  3.21  you  hold  the latest, even further 
optimized version of this highly developed program in your hands.

This  text  gives  you additional informations about the new features, 
which are not described in the manual.



General advices

- Attention TOS 2.06 users: CPX modules "WCOLORS" and "COLORS" must be 
  disabled.

-  Attention  NVDI users: NVDI is a screen accelerator which is mainly 
   available  in  Germany  but  which  may have been exported to other 
   countries. 


   In   NVDI's  Configuration",  "GEMDOS-Zeichenausgabe",  "Dynamische 
   Maus"  and  "Line  A"  should  be  enabled, and all other functions 
   disabled. 


If  using  NVDI  with  the  Mega  STE  or  TOS 2.06, start NOTATOR via 
SOFTLINK only.

NOTATOR SL 3.21 runs also with LOG3:
 LOG3 is the integrated Copy Protection and MIDI Interface for our
 software Notator-LOGIC.

 ***ATTENTION***
 When you run NOTATOR SL with LOG3 you must not use the NOTATOR dongle.
 This may cause damages in the dongles as well as in the computer.

 The MIDI outports namened G,.H and I of LOG3 are supported by NOTATOR 
 3.2. If you used ExPort beforehand the MIDI Routing of your songs will 
 be automatically converted to LOG3:

       ExPort      LOG3
       ----------------
         B   <-->   G
         C   <-->   H
         D   <-->   I

Printeradaptation:

 NOTATOR 3.21 supports the new Epson STYLUS 800.
 In the printer folder of the program disk you find two printer 
 adaptations for this printer:
 STYL_180.PRT    for printout with 180dpi resolution
 STYL_360.PRT    for printout with 360dpi resolution


Sequencer

-  TCM-Mode for tape machine control (Fostex, Tascam): the TCM-Mode is 
   activatd  by  pressing  [SHIFT F] in the mainpage. You find further 
   information  in the operating guides included in the manuels of the 
   tape  machines  and  which  can  be  ordered, if neccessary, at the 
   distributors. 

-  CUE  LOCK  in the GAM: while scrubbing the bar ruler with the right 
   mouse  button, additionally pressing the left mouse button puts the 
   sequencer into PLAY mode.

-  Alternative  Reset  Message:  certain devices have problems dealing 
   with  things like TRUE VOLUME after a STOP followed by a START. The 
   new  alternative Reset Message which contains no Active Sensing can 
   be of help here: press [RightShift-Help].

-  If  you're  using  the  Mega  STE,  its  Cache is now automatically 
   disabled  when  NOTATOR is started, and re-enabled when the program 
   is quit, depending on the Mega STE's Control Panel settings. 

- A new internal routine for transpose has been developed; there won't 
  be stuck notes after transposing anymore.

Notation

-  Larger  Dal  Segno  symbols:  while pressing Alternate , select the 
   existing ones in the pop-up Partbox and enter into the score.

-  "Realbook"-style  Repeat  signs:  click the Global Score Parameters 
   dialog box's "DISPLAY REPEAT AS" button.

-  Graphic  Arrows  and  hideable bar lines: additional symbols in the 
   pop-up  Partbox. Hideable bar lines: drag the dotted barline on top 
   of normal barline to hide it.

-  More  printing  possibilities  for  key  and clef: "KEY" and "CLEF" 
   parameters in the PRINTER window.

- Page number position now selectable: centred or in the margin:
  "POSITION" parameter in the PRINTER window.

-  Force Display Quantisation onto MIDI Notes: select the notes in the 
   Event Editor, select the Display Quantisation and press 
   [Alternate-Q].


Notation Symbol Fonts

The Notation Symbol Fonts are in GEM/GDOS format. Fonts in this format 
can be created in a variety of Font Editors for loading into Notator. 


The new Symbol Fonts in this update are in the GDOS format which means 
that they match the other Text Fonts in Notator - except that they use 
different  shapes  -  and  can be used in the same way as the familiar 
Text Fonts.

The two demo songs SYB_DEMO.SON for the general Symbol Font and
CHD_DEMO.SON  for the Chord Symbol Font show what can be done with the 
characters. The songs' Font Configurations (choose Fonts from the Edit 
menu) can be used as a starting point for your own configurations.

How to use the new Fonts:

Name            resolution  used for

General settings of the Symbol Font

SYMB .FNT        72dpi      Screen, 9-pin dot matrix printing
SYMB_SP .FNT    180dpi      24-pin dot matrix printing
SYMB_LS .FNT    300dpi      Laser & Inkjet printing

Special settings of the Symbol Font

SYMB .FNT        72dpi      Miniature mode: 24-pin dot matrix printing
SYMB_SP .FNT    180dpi      Miniature mode: Laser & Inkjet printing

General settings of the Chord Font

CHORD .FNT       72dpi      Screen, 9-pin dot matrix printing
CHORD_SP .FNT   180dpi      24-pin dot matrix printing
CHORD_LS .FNT   300dpi      Laser & Inkjet printing

Special settings of the Chord Font

CHORD .FNT       72dpi      Miniature mode: 24-pin dot matrix printing
CHORD_SP .FNT   180dpi      Miniature mode: Laser & Inkjet printing

Sizing  of  the  fonts  on  the  Fonts window (e.g. 3:2 or 2:3) allows 
characters to be bigger or smaller (see the encircled "1" in bar 11 of 
SYB_DEMO.SON).

When  saving  a song, the Font Configuration is saved with it, but not 
the  fonts  themselves:  you  must  save  these separately on the same 
floppy disk/hard disk partition as the song.

One  Megabyte RAM computers might have problems loading the Demo Songs 
due to lack of memory, in which case restrict yourself to loading only 
those  fonts you actually need. For instance, if you have a 24-pin dot 
matrix  printer,  use  only  the  72dpi  and  180dpi  fonts. If you're 
primarily  working  with the new symbols, not with text, save valuable 
memory  by  not  loading  the  Demo  Songs'  Text  Fonts  ATTR_10.FNT, 
ATTR_10SP.FNT and ATTR_10LS.FNT.


An  understanding of the relevant keyboard layout is vital for the new 
Symbol  and Chord Fonts. It shows not only the position of the symbols 
on the keyboard but gives an impression of the layout concept. 

We  trust  that  the two sets of fonts will encourage you to set about 
creating  your own fonts using a suitable Font Editor program. Bear in 
mind that not all Font Editors support 300dpi laser font creation.


The Symbol Font

The Symbol Font's characters can be successfully used as Text or Lyric 
events.  Use  as  Lyric  events  means  notes  can be quickly assigned 
symbols  (such  as  most  of  the  note  attributes)  which  are  then 
automatically  centred below or above them. Use of [Tab] allows you to 
move  quickly  from  note to note.In addition to the sizing functions, 
the  Text  attributes  (italics, boxing, etc.) can also be used on the 
Symbol  Fonts: see the boxed symbols in the CHD_DEMO.SON, and the D.S. 
in the SYB_DEMO.SON.
Text  and  Lyric  events are appreciably more flexible than many other 
notation  symbols as regards where they can be positioned. However, if 
you  use the new symbols as, say, Text events, they will not behave in 
quite the same way as the "official" symbols in the two Partboxes when 
the  notation  is  edited.  For this reason, always try to enter these 
Text-based  symbols  afterall the musical, etc. editing has been done. 
Positioning  of  the  characters may lead to a bit of head-scratching: 
most  of them are most easily grabbed by their lower ends, but you may 
find  it easier to use the Event List to change their positions. To do 
this,  you  need  to  display  their  numeric data by enabling the "#" 
symbol  in  the  event  list  Partbox. Their numeric data is edited as 
follows:

Upper line,      "Channel" column -   Font number
Upper line,      "-1-" column     -   P_USER number (e.g. Text = 60)
Upper line,      "-2-" column     -   Text attribute (e.g. Bold)
Lower line,      "Status" column  -   Horizontal shift
Lower line,      "Channel" column -   Vertical shift

It's  a good idea to set the Font number before entering the character 
(using  the  little  digit  to  the  right  of  the word "Text" in the 
lefthand Partbox - valid for both Text and Lyrics).

1.  Time  Signatures  
Both  parts of the Time Signature are entered as separate Text events, 
as are the big brackets. All events should be entered at the same time 
position  and  then graphically shifted to their final positions using 
[Alternate]  while  dragging, or by editing the horizontal or vertical 
shift values in the event list (see above). To make space for the Time 
Signature, use one of the Spacing events (P_USER 70 to 72) with values 
of between 50 to 70 (see SYB_DEMO.SON bars 7 and 10).

2.  Repeat Signs, Bar Lines
Enter  the Repeat Signs and other Bar Lines as text. If the characters 
are  to  apply  to  more  than  one staff use the new fonts additional 
"repeat"  lines  (the  ones  without  the  dots) making sure that they 
overlap  a little. If you have difficulties vertically positioning the 
dotted  line  or  Bar Lines between staves, try dragging a staff up or 
down  a  little  (SYB_DEMO.SON  bar  10). When subdividing bars, rests 
normally  need  to  be  changed,  so  use  User-Rests  by entering the 
corresponding  note value and pressing [Alternate-R]: this can then be 
positioned anywhere (SYB_DEMO.SON bars 4 and 6).

3.  Tempo  and Groove Symbols 
The  notes,  brackets,  equal,  and then dot and all the swing-related 
characters  can  be  combined as a Text event(SYB_DEMO.SON bars 11 and 
14).

4. Note Attributes
Time attributes such as Pizzicato, encircled Plus / Minus, Bending and 
certain Fermata can be entered as Lyric events (use Tab to move to the 
next  note). The ornaments and Vibrato wavy lines are assembled within 
a  Text  event  using  the  repeated  use of the appropriate keys. The 
length  of  the symbol you see on the screen doesn't always correspond 
to  what  you  get  on paper (SYB_DEMO.SON bars 10 and 12). The little 
Accidentals  and  brackets  can  be  combined in each Lyric event with 
ornaments from the Font or the Partbox (SYB_DEMO.SON bars 10).

5.  Octave  Markings  and  other  brackets 
Octave  markings  behave  like  ornaments.  These are combined as Text 
events;  the  dotted  bracket faces up or down depending on whether it 
represents  one or two octaves (SYB_DEMO.SON bars 7, 8, 9 and 12). You 
can use the horizontal square-shouldered brackets accordingly.

6. D.C. and D.S.; system separation signs
These  symbols  can  be  effectively  modified  using  Text attributes 
(SYB_DEMO.SON  bar  14).  The  Segno can be made even bigger using the 
Font  sizing  function. The multi-bar rest in bar 16 consists of three 
characters, and so is very flexible. The system separation sign can be 
left-justified  using  the  attribute "Left". When entering the event, 
place  it  below  the bottom staff half way along the first bar of the 
new line.

7. Guitar string numbers
The  six  encircled  digits  are  ideally  sized  to  represent guitar 
strings.  Font  sizing  allows  them  to  become larger score position 
markers (SYB_DEMO.SON bar 11).

Use of the [Spacebar]:
The  Spacebar  creates  a  smaller  gap  between  two characters, than 
happens  in  normal  text:  this  makes  it  easier  to  fine-position 
characters.


The Chord Font

The  Chord  Font is used in combination with Notator's Chord function. 
All  inputs are to be made in the lower Descriptor line only. Where it 
makes  sense, characters are available in upper and lower case. Use of 
the   Chord   function   allows  chords  to  be  included  in  Display 
Transposition   (warning:  items  in  the  lower  Descriptor  are  not 
transposed).  If  this doesn't matter to you, the chord can be entered 
as Lyrics or Text. The use of Lyrics allows you to hop quickly between 
notes using the Tab key; when doing this, precede each use of Tab with 
a  Spacebar  so  as  to  ensure a little gap between the chords. A few 
characters  or  combinations of characters cannot be created using the 
normal Chord function (see CHD_DEMO.SON's boxed symbols).

If a character has upper and lower case versions, they are both on the 
same key, and Shift switches between them.
Root  notes  /  bass  notes  including  their  slash  lines are on the 
corresponding  letter  keys. The root note is accessed via Shift . The 
large  accidentals  are  root  note  extras,  the small ones bass note 
extras.


We  would  like  to thank Armin Keil for designing these fonts and the 
demosongs.



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