User Preferences

If this box is selected, the Music Writer Touch Splash Screen will appear upon start up. Uncheck to disable this feature.

Checking this box will allow for animation effects to be played during notation. Moving the slide bar will adjust the animation to be smoother or faster, according to which direction you maneuver it. Selecting "fastest" or turning the animation effects off could improve performance.

Selecting this check box will display the keyboard below your Note Palette. Moving the slide bar adjusts the playback volume of the keyboard when selecting notes.

This check box uses the larger set of palette buttons. These are helpful when using Music Writer Touch on a touch screen.

Any device (such as keyboards or synthesizers) with a MIDI input option would be listed in this box. Choose which device you would like to notate with by selecting the corresponding check box.

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The configure button allows you to customize your MIDI input device to Music Writer Touch. Selecting the button will open a new window.

For this particular example, the keyboard we have used is not a full 5 octave keyboard. If this situation applies to you as well, you may configure Music Writer Touch to determine the range of your keyboard.

To set the lowest note that your MIDI input device can play, select "Set to Next Note Played" across from Lowest MIDI Note (pictured above). Press the lowest key on your MIDI input device, then press "Okay."

Do the same for the highest note your MIDI input device can play, except use the "set to Next Note Played" across from Highest MIDI Note.

Once you have configured your MIDI input device, you may check this checkbox to have the "Virtual Keyboard" that is displayed under the Note Palette to highlight the range of keys on your MIDI input device. See the picture below for an example:

Selecting this checkbox will shift the note range on the Virtual Keyboard (displayed under the Note Palette) to the best octave range for the particular clef you are composing in.

This box must be checked if you would like to compose with your MIDI input device. If this box is not checked, you would need to notate using the buttons in the Note Palette.

When your MIDI input device is enabled for use, having this box checked will move the cursor to the next available note once a key on your MIDI input device has been pressed. When this check box is unchecked, pressing a key on your MIDI input device will not progress the cursor to the next available note, and must be done manually.

Here you will find a list of the current MIDI output devices installed on your machine that may be used for playback. You may select the one that sounds best to your taste.

The backup folder location is displayed in this section of Preferences. You can choose to delete old backups by checking the delete check box and setting a removal date.

Select the "Open Folder" button to open the Backups folder and view the contents.

The Auto Backup feature is a great "safety net" function should something happen while using Music Writer Touch. If Auto Backup is enabled, a copy of your file will be automatically saved to the Backup Folder. Here you can adjust how many backups are created per document, as well as the interval of time a backup is created.

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