Odd Time Signatures:
Q:  Will the "Music Write" programs do Odd Time Signatures such as: 
    9/8, 7/8, 12/8, 5/4 etc.

A:  Odd Time Signatures are not supported in this line of Software. Such 
    features might be available in more pricey software. As for the 12/8 
    Time Signature, only "MW Maestro" supports it. 

          Odd Time Signatures are those where the 'Numerator' top part of 
          the fraction is an ODD number such as: 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, etc.
          with the exception of 3/4 (Waltz). 

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Transcription in Real Time:
Q:  I cannot play the keys and see the music transcribed on the screen in 
    real time.  What am I doing wrong?  View transcribe - views save midi 
    file but does not show as you record and play the music. 

A:  This software does not transcribe in real time. Most software doesn't.
    You record from your keyboard, then click on the Transcribe button, 
    then see the sheet music. 

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4 Parts on a single staff:
Q:  I want to enter a 4-part song on a single staff, in treble clef, true 
    pitch, whatever key. Then I want the program to split the song to 4 
    staves, transpose each staff for a specific (wood or brass) wind 
    instrument or string instrument with the appropriate instrument pitch 
    and key signature. Which version of MW do I need?

A:  With our Music Write software, you cannot enter 4 parts on a single staff
    and then have it split into 4 staves. The only thing you can do is to 
    notate two parts on a grand staff and have it split into two separate
    tracks. 

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Q:  I want to be able to notate virtually any piece of existing music and 
    save it in MIDI type "0" format, so I will be able to play it on my MIDI
    keyboard, which recognizes only SMF type "0" file format. Will I be able
    to achieve this with the Music Write series programs?  

A:  All these programs have similar features, but the Maestro allows the 
    most flexibility as far as notation is concerned. Producing accurate 
    notation to be printed and read however, is sometimes different than 
    producing a sequence to be played back, in that some of the notation 
    functions are not "MIDI information".  

    This means that not all symbols, marks, etc. are saved into the MIDI 
    format - these are proprietary to the application's file format, *.MWK.
    Whatever is saved in a type 0 MIDI file will be played back (since this 
    is a standardized format), but program information will not be "embedded"
    into the MIDI file. Repeats, for example, would have to actually be 
    sequenced so that the part appears twice on the score.

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Multi-bar rest feature:
Q:  I have several measures of rest which I would like to combine into a 
    multi-measure rest bar to save space.  I can't figure out how to do this.
    Is it possible, and if so, how do you do it.

A:  Only "MW Maestro" offers a multi-bar rest feature.

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Q:  Using Kurzweil 2500 keyboard (MIDI cable to USB) and this works with 
    one problem. It seems the program cannot support Kurzweil sounds. Example:
    keyboard indicates string patch but software produces a slap bass sound.
    I've run keyboard straight through to line input and the computer 
    soundcard products the exact sound. So that's not it. What I want is for
    whatever keyboard patch I select, that's the sound reproduced through 
    your software. How do I get there?

A:  The Music Write programs (or Notation programs in general) do not have 
    any 'MIDI sounds' in them. Your computer's soundcard is what is playing
    back the MIDI data recorded from your MIDI keyboard. Music Write simply
    records the MIDI data from your keyboard. Then you can send the recorded
    MIDI data to either your soundcard or your MIDI keyboard to play back. 
 
    In order to send the MIDI data to your MIDI keyboard to play back, goto
    Options>MIDI Port Setup. Set your MIDI Output Device to the same driver
    as shows up for MIDI Input.

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Breath Marks:
Q:  When I put in breath marks, they only show up over the notes not between
    the notes.  How do I fix this? I need to do this to make the music look
    the way I want.  

A:  You can only put breath mark symbols above the notes, not between them. 
    Perhaps other software for a couple of hundred dollars (Finale, etc.) 
    might offer that feature. 

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Sextuplets:
Q:  How can make sextuplets with this program? It is not dealt with in the 
    manual or the Help menu. 

A:  The reason it was not dealt with in any documentation is because this 
    Feature is not supported. Our Music Write series of programs do not 
    do Sextuplets. Perhaps more expensive software like Finale might do it.  
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