• If a part is complex, you might possibly have to do some “manual” editing of notes, like for example moving them or changing their lengths (see next chapter). This means that the recording will then not play back exactly as it originally did. If this is a problem, we suggest you work on a copy of the recording. Use Track copying to create a version of the Track for scoring. Rename the Track and mute the original Track while you are preparing the score. If you prefer to work on a copy of the entire Arrangement, save the Arrangement and reopen it (that way, your Song will contain two Arrangements, the “play version” and the “print version”).
• For reasons described in the previous chapter, quantizing the Track might be a good idea. This will reduce the amount of detailed adjustments needed in Score Edit. Remember that you can always prepare the score from copies of the original Tracks, as described above.
• If you need to quantize, always play back your Tracks afterwards to make sure timing wasn’t disrupted due to an inappropriate Quantize value. You might have to quantize some sections with one value and others with another.
• If the piece contains many repetitions, it might be quicker to initially just record one instance of them each. If you then finish the Score work on each section, you can assemble the entire piece by working with Parts in the Arrange window. This might save you some time since you might only have to perform detailed adjustments to each section once.
• A similar approach can also be used when you are creating sections where several instruments play the same rhythm (a horn section, for example): Record the first instrument and make adjustments so that it looks like it should in Score Edit. Then copy the Part to the other Tracks, and change the pitches of the notes using MIDI Input. Finally, go through the copied Parts and make fine adjustments, change Display Transpose settings, etc. This can be a very fast way to create polyphonic parts with complicated rhythms.
• There may also be situations when the quickest way to record a part for several instruments, is to simply record it in one go, by playing the chords on your MIDI instrument. If you later want to split the recording into separate Tracks or Polyphonic Voices, you can use the Explode function, as described on page 82.