![]() ![]() If, for example, you've tabbed out a tune played in the key of C but have specified a capo at the second fret, you should enter a key signature of D major (two 's) as this is the key that the piece actually sounds in. Care should be taken to adjust the " Key signature" to reflect the addition of the capo so that the correct accidentals will be used in the stave. The fret numbers of the tablature remain unaffected. By default, the addition of a capo affects both the pitch of MIDI playback and the note pitches of the standard notation. This allows any capo setting between 0 (no capo) and 15. The " Octaver" Option allows you to tranpose the notes in order that they fit in the new selected tuning.īelow the tunings popup is a small box labeled " Capo". If " Impact> Fingerings" is selected, the fingerings will be adjusted so that the sound output doesn't change. If you select " Impact> Notes" (default), only the note values will be changed. When you select this tuning, the "Instrument configuration" button that appears opens the dialog box." Instrument Configuration".įor an existing score, it's useful to be able to specify if the changes are to affect the notes (default) or the fingerings. You can define a hammered dulcimer (cymbalum), an instrument with partial capos, a chromatic harmonica, etc. It allows you to freely define how the fingerboard, table or keyboard of the instrument is physically organized. The resulting dialog also allows you to specify a name for your tuning.Īmong the predefined tunings, the "Custom Tab Instrument" tuning has a very special function. To add a custom tuning to the list, just modify the current tuning to the desired values and click on the custom slot you want it in while keeping held down. The slots for these custom tunings are marked with an asterisk ( *) and are located at the bottom of the list of pre-defined tunings. TablEdit can manage up to eight user-defined tunings. If you should select a tuning not corresponding to the current number of strings, TablEdit will change this number after asking you for confirmation. Selecting any of these will automatically alter the settings applied to the strings. Keeping held down while performing this operation will allow you to change the pitch of all of the strings in a single operation.įurther to the right, you'll find a combo box containing a variety of common (and a few uncommon) tunings. Left-clicking on the small arrows to the right of these items allows you to raise or lower the pitch of the string. Next to the note name, you'll find the octave number (according to the American system) displayed within square brackets. The name of the note to which the string is set displayed to the right of each string. This is very handy for tuning your own instrument to the computer. The note will sound longer if you keep the left mouse button held down. Left-clicking on any of the speaker icons (or the strings, themselves, for that matter) will cause the note to which it's set to sound. Although the illustration above is for a standard, 6-string guitar, if another number of strings has been selected in the " Module" tab of the dialog this will, of course, be reflected here. These represent the strings of the current instrument. You can also open this tab by clicking on the instrument tuning displayed at the far left side of the tablature.Īt the left of the dialog you'll find a "stack" of speaker icons with horizontal lines to the right of them. Incidentally, it allows you to adapt an existing partition to another instrument very easily. The second tab of the " Instrument." dialog deals with the instrument tuning assigned to the current module. ![]()
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