Creating Publisher Quality Scores In TablEdit
These tutorials have been developed to demonstrate how publisher quality scores can be created using TablEdit notation and tablature editor. The tutorials have a three-fold purpose:
- Identify the notation elements necessary to qualify as publisher quality.
- Present an efficient approach for creating a complete score.
- Integrate in an orderly sequence the major features of TablEdit used to create a publisher quality score.
When completed, you should have developed a method for creating scores that best meets your approach to using the keyboard and mouse. Several alternatives are presented. In addition, the tutorials provide a handy reference on how TablEdit features are used. Below is a quick reference of the tutorial topics.
The tutorials were created using program version 2.65 d7. Some frames will appear slightly different on earlier versions. They are best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
Tutorial Index
Introduction
- Using The Tutorials
Set Program Options
- General Options
- Display Options
- Screen Options
- Advanced Options
- Summary
Important Terminology
- Multiple Or Block Selection
- Markers
- Upper And Lower Voice
- The Note Ruler
- Summary
Start A New Tab
- Open A New Tab
- Set Time Signature
- Set Key Signature
- Set Tempo, Picking Syncopation and Instrument
- Set Dynamic Level
- Set Song Title and Composer
- Summary
Entering Notes In Notation
- Enter Notes With Auto Duration
- Perform Block Copy
- Mute (Muffle) Notes
- Force Stems Downward
- Enter Notes By Duration
- Force Stems Upward
- Set Pick-up Measure
- Entering Rests
- Summary
Entering Notes In Tablature
- Adjust Measure Width
- Enter Lower Voice With Pre-Set Muted Note
- Enter Upper Voice
- Tie Notes
- Enter Notes Using The Fretboard
- Break Beams
- Adding/Deleting Measures
- Summary
Endings And Repeats
- Changing Screen Modes
- Endings And Repeats In Sheet Music
- Creating A Reading List
- Real World Example #1
- Real World Example #2
- Summary
Slurs, Syncopation and Tempo Changes
- Simple Bend
- Slides
- In-score Syncopation Change
- In-score Tempo Change
- Rolls and Brush Strokes
- Inserting Text And Macros
- Summary
Chord Diagrams
- Create And Insert A Chord Diagram
- Create A Chord Diagram Wirh Fingerings
- Determine Unknown Chord Names
- Chords Up The Fretboard
- Positioning Chord Diagrams
- Summary
Fret Hand Fingerings
- Default Fret Hand Fingering
- Alternate Fret Hand Fingering Locations
- Enter Fret Hand Fingering on Tablature Line
- Precise Positioning Of Fingerings
- Summary
Pick Hand Fingerings
- Pick Hand Fingerings In Tablature
- Pick Hand Fingerings In Notation
- Summary
Printing Options
- Display Options
- Fonts Options
- Multitrack Options
- Page Layout Options
- General Options
- Printing Options
- Printer Drivers
- Summary
Print Formatting Examples
- Proportional Note Spacing @ Print Scale = 80%
- Quick View For Precise Note Positioning In A Measure
- Chords Above Notation @ Print Scale = 80%
- Chord Summary @ Print Scale = 100%
- Summary
Final Thoughts
- Review Of Important Topics
- Harmonizing The Melody Voice
- Harmonizing The Rhythm Voice With Ghost Notes
- Correcting Duration Errors
- Summary
TablEdit For Xaphoon
- Open A New Xaphoon Score
- Enter Music Using Piano Keyboard
- Enter Notes Using Computer Keyboard
- Transposing For Optimum Xaphoon Key
- Clean Up The Score
- Summary
Advanced Tutorial Index
Shaping Notes
- Altering Accidentals (Sharp To Flat, Double Sharp, etc.)
- Accidental Horizontal Positioning
- Moving Notes Horizontally
- Adding A Double Stem To A Note
- Edit Example - Align Upper And Lower Voice Stems
Middle Voice In Notation
- Altering Stem Length
- Altering Beam Length (2 Note, 4 Note, 8 Note)
- Edit Example - Middle Voice In Notation
- Summary
Bends And Harmonics
- Simple Bend
- Bend And Release
- Pre-Bend
- Pre-Bend And Release
- Unison Bend
- Natural Harmonics
- Artificial Harmonics
- Show Harmonics An Octave Lower In Notation