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Features in Detail
| Class | Feature Details |
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| Layout | Instruments supported: Bagpipe, Chanter, Smallpipes, Whistle, Flute, Bodhran and Side (snare), Tenor and Bass drums. |
| Multiple parts ("seconds") for harmony etc. (as many as will fit on screen). | |
| Several tunes can be loaded at same time in separate tabs. | |
| Fine control over score layout on page. | |
| Flexible printing: linked parts, separate parts, multiple tunes on separate pages, or on same page etc. |
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| 'Wizard' to create new scores . | |
| File I/O | Import formats: ABC, BMW, BWW, PIO (PiobMaster), DST (DrumScriobh) - PIO and DST on Windows version only). |
| Export Formats: ABC, BWW, MIDI, WAV, Image: (PNG, JPEG) and MusicXML. | |
| Native file format (.cep) for local storage (supports all program features, some export formats do not!). | |
| Editing | Copy and paste phrases and bars between tunes (on separate tabs). Can be used to build up a library file. |
| Drop notes by toolbar (position unrestricted). | |
| Other toolbars to add dynamics, articluations, fine-tune structure (e.g. add, delete/resize bars, add/remove lines, change clefs, time sigs, repeats etc). | |
| Audible tone when entering notes (optional). | |
| Dotted rests supported. | |
| Simple Note alignment tool, avoids exact manual positioning. | |
| Autobeam option (can be useful when building up certain types of basic score). | |
| Manual beaming/unbeaming of notes. | |
| 'Bar Copy/Bar Paste' (inside bar, between bars, or between scores) to copy and paste measures. | |
| 'Line Copy/Line Paste' (inside score or between scores) to copy and paste a whole line. | |
| Copy/Paste individual notes or phrases (inside bar, between bars, or between scores). | |
| Double or Halve duraton of selected note(s) at the touch of a button. | |
| Note stem direction changing (manual override). | |
| Annotation attached to bars/measures (with optional linked images). | |
| Free text can be attached to individual notes . | |
| Edit single melody bagpipe tunes in-place using BWW codes. | |
| Basic Keyboard Shortcuts for easy note entry. | |
| Embellishments | Comprehensive list of H Bagpipe embellishments and movements, with editable timings. |
| Custom embellishments: add, delete, rename and set timings. | |
| Embellishments and ornaments can be built up on-the-fly or added to the list and used for any instrument. | |
| Sound | Realistic sounding instruments (using soundfont). |
| Full control over playback with cueing inc. repeat, play and repeat highlighted section. | |
| Individual voices can adjusted for volume and pan setting. | |
| Note playback indicator. | |
| Bagpipe drone volume adjustment. | |
| Tempo control in BPM. | |
| Full control over gracenote embellishment and ornament durations including steal-time before/after melody notes. | |
| Option of extending last note in tune. | |
| Display Options | Draw straight or angled beams. |
| Indent first line by variable amount (in mm). | |
| Display user-defined part names in indented space. | |
| Zoom options (25% to 200%) with fit to window. | |
| Optional display of key signature. | |
| Tools | Note value checker. |
| Transposition: change key, or semitones up/down; transpose music between supported instruments e.g. abc format for whistle (fiddle?) to bagpipe. | |
| Combining Scores: easily combine loaded scores to create 'seconds', harmonies etc., or to create Sets. | |
| Note spacing tool . | |
| Customer Care | Support available by email, or post (if required) for registered version. |
| Full help supplied with registered version. | |
| Your money back if you are not completely satisfied with the software you have bought! |