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Getting Started
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A brief introduction to StaffPad. This overview video will show you around the interface, and explain some of the key concepts and ideas within StaffPad. From the home screen to the export screen, this whirlwind tour of the app's features and functionality is a must-watch for all new users of the app.
Watch time: 5 minutes, 58 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
02.
The basics of starting a score with StaffPad. In this video tutorial we'll look at starting a new score, adding instruments, re-order them, defining a key and time signature, set a tempo, re-number bars and change bar line styles. Be sure to watch the video on Fenby, our cute little composer assistant, for some related tips and tricks!
Watch time: 5 minutes, 18 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
03.
Writing music. The main event in StaffPad is using the pen, or Apple Pencil, to write music onto the score. Learn about the active bar concept, how to form ink strokes to ensure accurate recognition of notes and rests, how to erase mistakes, how to add dynamic markings and hairpins, accidentals, slurs and ties and tips for working with the active bar concept.
Watch time: 6 minutes, 55 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
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Working with bars and bar selections. Selections are a key part of working and editing music with StaffPad. In this video, learn how to select a bar or multiple bars of music, then to move the selected music, transpose, cut n' paste it around the score - even into other apps - and how to insert or remove bars.
Watch time: 3 minutes, 24 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
05.
Using the Lasso selection tool. Bar selections are great for selecting and working with bars and longer passages of music, but what about selecting individual notes or smaller groups of notes within a bar, to flip the note stems, move the pitch or even copy notes between voice layers? That's where lasso select comes in. Learn all about it in this short video tutorial
Watch time: 1 minute, 58
seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
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Working with Symbols. Trills and tremolos, mordents and turns, octave markings, pedal lines, glissandos and portamentos, bow marks, repeat bar signs, D.C and D.S instructions and more - there's plenty of them... Learn how to add them to your score, and even change their visual style, in this comprehensive video tutorial.
Watch time: 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
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Adding Text and Lyrics. Text is a very important part of a score, and fortunately it's very easy to work with in StaffPad. The "insert text" command is context sensitive, and changes the kind of text it'll add into the score, depending on where you trigger it. Learn all about how to enter different kinds of text, and how to add lyrics with hyphenation, extension lines and even how to copy and paste them in from another app.
Watch time: 3 minutes, 24 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
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Chord Symbols. Chords are fundamental to writing lead sheets, and for a lot of jazz, pop and big band writing. StaffPad intuitively handles chords, and features an innovating harmonic analysis engine which can help adding chords into your existing score a breeze. Learn how to add chords manually, automatically, or use a dedicated Chord Staff.
Watch time: 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
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The Tempo Staff. StaffPad features some advanced tools for working with scores that contain more than just a few tempos, or even working with complex tempo maps imported from MIDI files. Learn about the Tempo Staff in this short video.
Watch time: 1 minute, 59 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
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Playback. StaffPad has one of the most powerful score interpretation and playback engines ever designed. Utilise the comprehensive built in library or upgrade and expand your scores with premium sample libraries rebuilt specifically for StaffPad. Learn how to adjust dynamics, volume and pan with automation lanes, and how to use Staff Presets to switch between different sound variations of an instrument on a staff.
Watch time: 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
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ScoreSync. One of the major and unique features of StaffPad is the ability to broadcast the score to many other devices on the same Wi-Fi network. All you need is StaffPad, and the free StaffPad Reader app running on another device. Any changes you make in StaffPad are sent instantly to all the connected Readers, and it even synchronises playback position... ensuring nobody ever misses a beat. Learn all about this revolutionary feature in this short video tutorial.
Watch time: 6 minutes, 8 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn
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Printing and exporting your score. Once you've finished your masterpiece, you'll probably want to show people your work. You can print, create a PDF or export your score as audio, MusicXML and MIDI. Learn about the individual print options and export options in this short video tutorial.
Watch time: 3 minutes, 29 seconds
Presented by: David William Hearn