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To create a new Boomwhackers® Percussion Tubes or Chroma-Notes™ Instruments score

  1. Choose >File > New > Document with Setup Wizard.
  2. Choose the desired Document Style and click Next. For details, see Document Styles.
  3. In the list box to the left, click Pitched Percussion. "Boomwhackers(R) Tubes" and "Chroma-Notes(TM) Instruments" appear in the middle list box.
  4. Double-click Boomwhackers(R) Tubes and/or Chroma-Notes(TM) Instruments to add it to the list on the right.
  5. Click Next and enter a title, composer, and additional information as required.
  6. Click Next and specify a time signature, key signature, and document details. See Setup Wizard.
  7. Click Finish. The document opens based on your settings. Notes are now automatically colored based on the Chroma-Notes color scheme as they are entered. See Simple Entry. Note that although you can enter pitches outside of the range of the Boomwhackers tubes, only pitches within the range will sound during playback. The supported range is C2-G5 (see MIDI Note to Pitch Table). The lowest octave requires using specially designed caps on the bass octave tubes.

 

 

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