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Hints and tips for tablature

For complete information, see Tablature in the User Manual.

  1. Up and down pick markings can be entered with the Articulation Tool.
  2. You can add stems and beaming to tablature by configuring the Staff Attributes of your tab staff. Click the Staff Tool, double click the tab staff and click the Stem Settings button in the Staff attributes dialog box.
  3. To customize the smallest note value for a HyperScribe session, first configure your Quantization Settings. From the MIDI/Audio menus choose Quantization Settings. For more information, see Quantization in the User Manual.
  4. If you are using a non-standard tuning, or other fretted instrument (lute, banjo, etc.) you can manually customize your string tuning in the Staff Attributes. Click the Staff Tool, double click the tab staff, click the Select button at the bottom, then click the Edit Instruments button.
  5. To use fret letters instead of numbers, click the Staff Tool, double click the tab staff, click the Select button at the bottom, and check Use Letters.
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