<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Chapter 1. Using NtEd</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><meta name="keywords" content="Gtk, NtEd, music, editor, notes, score, MIDI"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Manuel de NtEd"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Manuel de NtEd"><link rel="prev" href="index.html" title="Manuel de NtEd"><link rel="next" href="ch01s02.html" title="The first sound"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 1. Using NtEd</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s02.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter 1. Using NtEd"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="using_nted"></a>Chapter 1. Using NtEd</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01.html#starting">Starting NtEd</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s02.html">The first sound</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s03.html">The toolbox</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s04.html">Inserting notes and rests</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s04.html#the_modes">The 3 modes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s04.html#insert_notes">Inserting/Deleting notes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s04.html#insert_drum_notes">Inserting drum notes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s04.html#insert_rests">Inserting/Deleting rests</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s04.html#generalization">Generalization</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s04.html#insert_notes_by_keys">Inserting notes and rests using the PC keyboard</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s05.html">Append a system</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s06.html">Modifications</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s06.html#shifting_notes">Shifting notes and rests</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s06.html#hiding_rests">Hiding rests</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s06.html#rests-ypos">Positioning rests vertically</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s06.html#inserting_ties">Inserting ties</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s06.html#cost_ties">Customized ties</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s06.html#mod_other">Modifying length, accidentals dots and ties</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s06.html#mod_view_undo">Undo/Redo and View</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s07.html">Staves and Systems</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s07.html#append_staff">Append a new staff</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s07.html#staff_props">Change staff properties</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s07.html#spec_letters_in_staffnames">Special letters in staff names</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s07.html#staff_pos">Changing the staff position</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s07.html#delete_staff">Deleting a staff</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s07.html#staff_dist">Changing the staff distance</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s07.html#delete_system">Removing systems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s07.html#hide_measure_numbers">Hide measure numbers</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s08.html">The drum system</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s08.html#default_drum_system">The default drum system</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s08.html#config_drum_system">Configuration of the drum system</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s09.html">Voices</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s10.html">Block instructions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s10.html#block_overview">Overview</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s10.html#block_select">Select a block</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s10.html#block_copy">Block copy</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s10.html#block_paste">Block paste</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s10.html#block_delete">Delete a block</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s10.html#block_empty">Empty a block</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s10.html#block_insert">Insert a block of empty measures</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s11.html">Handling beams</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s11.html#beam_groups">Grouping</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s11.html#beam_params">Changing the beam parameters</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s12.html">Handling stems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s13.html">Horizontal spacement</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s13.html#global_spacement">Global Spacement</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s13.html#spacement_per_measure">Changing the horizontal spacement measurewise</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s14.html">System Layout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s15.html">Tuplets</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s15.html#create_tuplets">Create tuplets</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s15.html#delete_tuplets">Delete tuplets</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s15.html#higher_tuplets">Tuplets from 10 to 13</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s16.html">Slurs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s16.html#insert_slurs">Inserting slurs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s16.html#modify_slurs">Modifiying slurs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s16.html#del_slur">Deleting a slur</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s17.html">Repeats and other bar types</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s17.html#simple_repeats">Simple Repeats</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s17.html#alternatives">Alternatives</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s17.html#end_bars">End bar</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s17.html#double_bars">Double bar</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s18.html">Time signature changes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s18.html#ins_time_sig_change">Inserting or changing time signature changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s18.html#remove_time_sig_change">Removing a time signature change</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s19.html">Clef changes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s19.html#ins_clef_change">Inserting clef changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s19.html#del_clef_change">Deleting a clef change</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s20.html">Key signature changes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s20.html#ins_keysig_change">Inserting key signature changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s20.html#del_keysig_change">Deleting a key signature change</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s21.html">Dynamics</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s21.html#ins_dynamics">Insert dynamics</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s21.html#change_dynamics_pos">Change the dynamic's position</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s21.html#dynamics_midi_volume">Determine the MIDI volume of a dynamic symbol</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s21.html#remove_dynamics">Removing dynamics</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s22.html">Horizontal lines</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s22.html#ins_lines">Inserting horizontal lines</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s22.html#modify_lines">Modifiying lines</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s22.html#del_line">Deleting a line</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s22.html#crescendo">(de-)crescendo (hairpins)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s22.html#octaviation">Ottava brackets: va8, bv8, ma15, mb15</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s23.html">Tempo markers</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s23.html#ins_tempo">Inserting tempo markers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s23.html#change_tempo_pos">Change the tempo markers's position</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s23.html#change_tempo_values">Changing the tempo values</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s23.html#remove_tempo">Removing tempo markers</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s24.html">Arbitrary text</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s24.html#ins_arb_text">Inserting arbitrary text</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s24.html#spec_letters">Special letters</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s24.html#change_arb_text_position">Change the position of the text</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s24.html#change_arb_text">Changing the arbitrary text</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s24.html#remove_text">Removing arbitrary text</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s25.html">Accelerato, Ritardando</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s25.html#ins_accel">Inserting Accelerato/Ritardando</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s25.html#modify_accel">Modifiying accelerando or ritardando</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s25.html#del_accel">Deleting an accelerando or ritardando</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s26.html">Chordnames</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s27.html">Guitar chord diagrams and chord annotation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s28.html">Upbeats</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s29.html">Grace notes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s30.html">Lyrics</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s30.html#insert_lyrics">Inserting lyrics</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s30.html#lyrics_direct">Direct writing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s30.html#modify_lyrics">Modifying lyrics</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s30.html#lyrics_editor">Lyrics editor</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s31.html">D.S./Capo al Coda/D.S./Capo al Fine</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s32.html">Breath Signs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s33.html">Transpose</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s34.html">Change Accidentals</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s35.html">Title, composer, and arranger</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s36.html">Pages</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s36.html#page_layout">Page layout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s36.html#page_navigation">Navigation on pages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s36.html#delete_page">Delete the last page</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s36.html#remove_empty_pages">Remove empty pages at end</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s37.html">Multiple windows and Excerpt</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s37.html#multiple_windows">Multiple windows</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s37.html#excerpt">Extract a subset of staves</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s38.html">Scaling the whole score</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s39.html">Documentation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s40.html">Save and restore</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s40.html#save">Save</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s40.html#restore">Restore</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s40.html#new_file">New file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s40.html#terminate">Terminate program</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s41.html">Printing, exports, Karaoke and imports</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s41.html#config_print">Configuration</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s41.html#export_ps">Export PostScript</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s41.html#export_pdf">Export PDF</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s41.html#export_midi">Export MIDI</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s41.html#karaoke">Karaoke</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s41.html#import_musicxml">Import MusicXML</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s42.html">Export PNG and SVG</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s43.html">Export LilyPond</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s44.html">Import MIDI</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s45.html">Inserting notes with pitch determined by midi keyboard</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s46.html">Creating score form playing midi keyboard</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s47.html">Replay</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s47.html#prepare_replay">Prepare replay</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s47.html#do_replay">Start replay</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch01s47.html#muting">Muting</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s48.html">Shortcuts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s49.html">Configuration File</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch01s50.html">Attention: Pulseaudio</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a 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