When you begin a document with the Setup Wizard, a template, or new default document, all of the existing expressions that already apply to playback are performed by Human Playback (though their playback definitions are substituted with Human Playback’s interpretation based on the style chosen). In addition, Human Playback looks for any expression or Smart Shape that contains common words used for tempo and dynamic changes such as "rit." and "cresc." These expressions, which can be typed into a new expression, are also interpreted during the performance. The following list includes the words Human Playback will recognize and perform. Note that any dots, extra spaces, parenthesis or brakets are ignored as Human Playback looks for these words in the score. For details on adding expressions, see Expressions.
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Tempo + |
acc., accel., accelerando, affretando, incanzando, ristringendo, stringendo, string., stretto, en pressant, pressez, en accélérant, faster, beschleunigend, eilend, drängend, belebend |
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Tempo - |
rall., rallentando, calandro, rit., ri., ritar., ritenuto, ritenente, ritardando, morendo, ritardo, allargandro, allarg., retenu, rallentir, en retenant, en cédant, cédant, cédez, zurückhaltend, breiter werdend, breiter |
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Tempo |
a tempo, tempo, au mouvement, zeitmafl, on time |
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Dynamics + |
cresc., crescendo, en augmentant, augmentez, erhebend, aufschlagend |
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Dynamics - |
dim., dimin., diminuendo, decrescendo, decresc., decr., perdendosi, smorzando, smorx., en diminuant, en s’éloigant, en atténuant, abnehmend, nachlassend, nachgebend |
All of the above can be combined with the following, which can be used to modify the playback effect:
poco a poco, peu à peu, nach und nach, little by little, sempre, toujours, always, immer, molto, moltissimo, moltiss, trés, beaucoup, much, un poco, pocp, pochissimo, poch., un peu, légérment, etwas
Human Playback also interprets the following:
con pedale, ped., pedale, solo, non arpeggio, g.p., grand pause
In addition to text, Human Playback also recognizes musical characters from the music fonts (Maestro, Engraver, etc.), including symbols like trills, accents and turns. You can even combine characters in the Text Expression Designer. For example, entering a turn with accidentals above and/or below, such as , will be recognized and performed. For this example, you would add the characters into a note expression as you want it to appear and then attach the expression to the desired note. Similarly, you can add an accidental to a trill character or other such symbols to customize the performance.
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