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Tutorial: Building a Score (Ensemble Edition only)

This tutorial will introduce you to intelliScore's Score Builder capability, whereby you can build a multi-track MIDI score one track at a time by singing or playing a non-MIDI instrument. Some of the steps involved are not explained in detail here, so we recommend you review the other tutorials first.

1. Click the Blank Document Icon in the Tool Bar to start the New Project Wizard.

2. You are asked from where the audio will be obtained.  Choose the fourth option to Record directly into intelliScore while playing or singing.  Click the Next button to continue.

3. You are asked to specify the name of a Master MIDI File.  Since are now recording the initial track, leave this blank and click the Next button to continue to the next step.

4. Set the Metronome and Meter as desired to match what you are about to record.  Click the Next button to continue.

5. Record your initial audio file and save it.  Click the Next button to continue.

6. Select I know what instruments comprise the original audio.  Click the Next button to continue.

7. Assuming you made your recording by playing a single instrument or singing solo, choose the Single option and click Next to continue.

8. Now select the instrument you recorded from as the Instrument in Original Audio.  If you want your playing to be assigned to a different sound in the MIDI file, you can select a different Assign to Patch.  For example, if you recorded yourself playing a trumpet but want it to sound like a flute, you could choose 56 - Trumpet as the Instrument in Original Audio and choose 73 - Flute as the Assign to Patch.  Click Next to continue.

9. You are asked to enter the Polyphony.  Here you specify the most number of notes that you played at the same time in the audio file you just recorded.  Click Next to continue.

10. Specify the Timing Resolution (Notes Per Beat) and MIDI File Name in the remaining steps of the wizard, then click the Finish button to start the automated conversion process.

11. When it is finished, a Results window will display.  After you perform any of your desired actions listed in the Results window such as listening or editing your MIDI file, select Build a score by adding another track to this MIDI file.

12. The New Project Wizard reopens with your MIDI file already selected as the Master MIDI file. Note the key and channel listing. You will see the instrument patch you selected in the listing.  Click the Next button to continue.

13. Set the Metronome and Meter as desired to match what you are about to record.  Click the Next button to continue.

14. The Metronome step does not appear this time because intelliScore extracted the tempo and meter from your Master MIDI file.  Now record a new audio file representing your second track in the score you are builder.  While recording you will hear the existing tracks in Master MIDI File play back.  Click the Next button to continue.

15. Select I know what instruments comprise the original audio and Single as before.  Click the Next button to continue.

16. You will see that the Instrument in Original Audio from the initial recording is already selected as the default.  If you want your playing to be assigned to a different sound in the MIDI file, you can again select a different Assign to Patch.  In this way you can build a multi-instrument multi-track MIDI file by playing a single non-MIDI instrument or just by singing.  Click Next to continue.

17. Enter the Polyphony and Timing Resolution (Notes Per Beat) to match the audio file you just recorded.  Click Next to continue.

18. When you are asked to specify the MIDI File Name, you can simply click Next. A message appears notifying you that since the MIDI File Name and Master MIDI File Name are the same, the MIDI File will be replaced by a merged MIDI file.  Click the Finish button to start the automated conversion process again.

19. When it is finished, the Results window will display again.  If you listen to or edit your MIDI file, note that the MIDI from both the first and second recordings have been merged into a single MIDI file.

20. If desired you can select Build a score by adding another track to this MIDI file to repeat the process.  In this way you can build up to a 16-track MIDI recording.