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Editing the Score

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In VoiSona, basic score editing can be done easily. Furthermore, by setting dynamics, articulations, and vocal expressions, more expressive performances can be achieved.

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Editing Notes Inputting Notes Changing Note Quantize Settings Select a Note Selecting Multiple Notes Changing Note Length Moving Notes Deleting Notes Splitting Notes Merging Notes Editing Lyrics Entering Lyrics Drop Vowels (Japanese)Assign English Lyrics Across Multiple Notes (Japanese, English)Setting the Four Tones (Mandarin)Entering Lyrics in Bulk Editing Lyric Phoneme Sequences Japanese Phonemes English Phonemes(for English Song Voice Library)Setting Tempo, Time Signature, Key Signature, and Dynamics Changing Properties Displaying Properties Setting Articulations and Slurs Setting Vocal Expressions Setting the Language Inserting Measures Changing Standard Pitch Reducing Playback Load (Freezing Tracks)

Editing Notes

This section explains the operations for editing notes.

Inputting Notes

You can enter musical notes by following the steps below.

Select either the "Draw Tool" or the "Line Tool".

On the piano roll, tap or drag left or right.

Changing Note Quantize Settings

You can change the quantisation (grid settings for aligning note input positions) from the pull-down list.

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While a note is selected, tap the "context menu" and choose "Quantize" to align the note to the current quantize settings.

Select a Note

You can select notes by following the steps below.

Select the "Selection Tool".

Tap the note.

Selecting Multiple Notes

You can select multiple notes using the following methods. You can perform operations such as moving, copying, and deleting the selected notes all at once.

Changing Note Length

After entering a note, you can change its length.

Select either the "Selection Tool", "Draw Tool", or "Line Tool".

Drag the ends of the notes left and right.

Moving Notes

You can move the notes to adjust the pitch and timing of the sounds.

Select either the "Selection Tool", "Draw Tool", or "Line Tool".

Drag the note to the position you want to move it to.

Deleting Notes

You can delete notes by following the steps below.

Select the "Eraser Tool".

Tap the note.

Splitting Notes

You can split a single note into multiple notes.

Select the "Split and Join Tool".

Tap where you want to split the note. Release your finger to split.

Merging Notes

You can combine the preceding and following notes into a single note.

Select the "Split and Join Tool".

Tap the end of the note you want to connect. Release your finger to merge.

Editing Lyrics

This explains the various operations for editing lyrics.

Entering Lyrics

You can enter lyrics directly on the musical notes.

Select either the "Selection Tool", "Bulk Selection Tool", "Draw Tool", or "Line Tool".

Double-tap a note.

Enter the lyrics and confirm.

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If you enter a space in the middle of the lyrics, the lyrics after the space will be assigned to the next note.

Drop Vowels (Japanese)

Adding a full-width apostrophe (’) at the end of the lyrics will drop the vowel. For example, if the lyrics are "いぇす" it will be pronounced as "y, e, s, u", but if it is "いぇす’" it becomes "y, e, s", dropping the /u/ sound.

Assign English Lyrics Across Multiple Notes (Japanese, English)

You can split a single English word across multiple notes. Prepare the required number of notes and enter the lyrics in each, then add a hyphen (-) at the beginning of the lyrics on the following notes. This makes the word recognized as one word spanning multiple notes, enabling natural pronunciation. For example, entering "li" and "-ke" on two notes will be pronounced as "like".

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Tap the "context menu" displayed at the bottom right of a note or the piano roll, and check "Auto Split English Lyrics" to automatically divide English lyrics into syllables and assign them to notes.

Setting the Four Tones (Mandarin)

Mandarin lyrics can be entered in simplified Mandarin characters, traditional Mandarin characters, Pinyin, and Bopomofo. When entering Pinyin or Bopomofo, you need to set the four tones as follows.

When entering lyrics in Pinyin, add the numbers "0" to "4" after the Pinyin.

When entering lyrics in Bopomofo, add the tone marks "˙", "ˉ", "ˊ", "ˇ", and "ˋ" after the Bopomofo. (The light tone "˙" can be added before the Bopomofo.)

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Pinyin notation with tone marks above the alphabet, such as mā, méi, hǎo, huì, cannot be used.

Entering Lyrics in Bulk

You can input lyrics assigned to multiple notes at once.

Tap the “context menu” displayed in the bottom-right corner of the note or piano roll, then select “Batch lyric entry”.

Enter the lyrics.

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For voice libraries supporting multilingual singing, select the desired language from the dropdown list.

Set the lyrics assignment method using the radio buttons.

Space-separated: Assign groups separated by spaces to one note each.

One character per note or one syllable per note: Assign one character (Japanese) or one syllable (English, Mandarin) to each note.

Tap "Update".

If a note is selected, lyrics will be input starting from that note. If no note is selected, lyrics will be input starting from the first note.

Editing Lyric Phoneme Sequences

You can fine-tune the pronunciation of the lyrics you have entered by directly editing the phoneme sequence.

Select either the "Selection Tool" or the "Bulk Selection Tool".

Double-tap the phoneme sequence displayed.

Edit and confirm the phoneme sequence. The phoneme sequence is displayed in green.

Japanese Phonemes

Japanese phonemes are as follows.

あ, ア a	い, イ i	う, ウ u	え, エ e	お, オ o
か, カ k,a	き, キ k,i	く, ク k,u	け, ケ k,e	こ, コ k,o
さ, サ s,a	し, シ sh,i	す, ス s,u	せ, セ s,e	そ, ソ s,o
た, タ t,a	ち, チ ch,i	つ, ツ ts,u	て, テ t,e	と, ト t,o
な, ナ n,a	に, ニ n,i	ぬ, ヌ n,u	ね, ネ n,e	の, ノ n,o
は, ハ h,a	ひ, ヒ h,i	ふ, フ f,u	へ, ヘ h,e	ほ, ホ h,o
ま, マ m,a	み, ミ m,i	む, ム m,u	め, メ m,e	も, モ m,o
や, ヤ y,a		ゆ, ユ y,u	いぇ, イェ y,e	よ, ヨ y,o
ら, ラ r,a	り, リ r,i	る, ル r,u	れ, レ r,e	ろ, ロ r,o
わ, ワ w,a	ゐ, ヰ i		ゑ, ヱ e	を, ヲ o

が, ガ g,a	ぎ, ギ g,i	ぐ, グ g,u	げ, ゲ g,e	ご, ゴ g,o
ざ, ザ z,a	じ, ジ j,i	ず, ズ z,u	ぜ, ゼ z,e	ぞ, ゾ z,o
だ, ダ d,a	ぢ, ヂ j,i	づ, ヅ z,u	で, デ d,e	ど, ド d,o
ば, バ b,a	び, ビ b,i	ぶ, ブ b,u	べ, ベ b,e	ぼ, ボ b,o
ぱ, パ p,a	ぴ, ピ p,i	ぷ, プ p,u	ぺ, ペ p,e	ぽ, ポ p,o

きゃ, キャ ky,a		きゅ, キュ ky,u	きぇ, キェ ky,e	きょ, キョ ky,o
しゃ, シャ sh,a	しぃ, シィ s,i	しゅ, シュ sh,u	しぇ, シェ sh,e	しょ, ショ sh,o
ちゃ, チャ ch,a		ちゅ, チュ ch,u	ちぇ, チェ ch,e	ちょ, チョ ch,o
てゃ, テャ ty,a	てぃ, ティ t,i	てゅ, テュ ty,u		てょ, テョ ty,o
にゃ, ニャ ny,a		にゅ, ニュ ny,u	にぇ, ニェ ny,e	にょ, ニョ ny,o
ひゃ, ヒャ hy,a		ひゅ, ヒュ hy,u	ひぇ, ヒェ hy,e	ひょ, ヒョ hy,o
みゃ, ミャ my,a		みゅ, ミュ my,u	みぇ, ミェ my,e	みょ, ミョ my,o
りゃ, リャ ry,a		りゅ, リュ ry,u	りぇ, リェ ry,e	りょ, リョ ry,o
ヴゃ, ヴャ by,a		ヴゅ, ヴュ by,u		ヴょ, ヴョ by,o
ぎゃ, ギャ gy,a		ぎゅ, ギュ gy,u	ぎぇ, ギェ gy,e	ぎょ, ギョ gy,o
じゃ, ジャ j,a		じゅ, ジュ j,u	じぇ, ジェ j,e	じょ, ジョ j,o
びゃ, ビャ by,a		びゅ, ビュ by,u	びぇ, ビェ by,e	びょ, ビョ by,o
ぴゃ, ピャ py,a		ぴゅ, ピュ py,u	ぴぇ, ピェ py,e	ぴょ, ピョ py,o
でゃ, デャ dy,a		でゅ, デュ dy,u	でぇ, デェ dy,e	でょ, デョ dy,o

くぁ, クァ k,w,a	くぃ, クィ k,w,i	くぅ, クゥ k,w,u	くぇ, クェ k,w,e	くぉ, クォ k,w,o
ぐぁ, グァ g,w,a	ぐぃ, グィ g,w,i	ぐぅ, グゥ g,w,u	ぐぇ, グェ g,w,e	ぐぉ, グォ g,w,o
ぐゎ, グヮ g,w,a

	うぃ, ウィ w,i		うぇ, ウェ w,e	うぉ, ウォ w,o
	すぃ, スィ s,i
つぁ, ツァ ts,a	つぃ, ツィ ts,i		つぇ, ツェ ts,e	つぉ, ツォ ts,o
		とぅ, トゥ t,u
ふぁ, ファ f,a	ふぃ, フィ f,i		ふぇ, フェ f,e	ふぉ, フォ f,o
	ずぃ, ズィ z,i
		どぅ, ドゥ d,u
ヴぁ, ヴァ v,a	ヴぃ, ヴィ v,i	ヴぅ, ヴゥ v,u	ヴぇ, ヴェ v,e	ヴぉ, ヴォ v,o

ん, ン N

っ, ッ cl

English Phonemes(for English Song Voice Library)

The relationship between phonemes and IPA symbols in English is as follows.

Phonemes	IPA Symbols
aa	ɑ
ae	æ
ax	ə, ɜ
axr	ər (ɚ), ɜr (ɝ)
ah	ʌ
ao	ɔ
aw	aʊ
ay	aɪ
b	b
ch	tʃ
d	d
dh	ð
eh	e, ɛ
ey	eɪ, ɛɪ
f	f
g	g
hh	h
ih	ɪ
iy	i
jh	dʒ
k	k
l	l
m	m
n	n
ng	ŋ
ow	oʊ
oy	ɔɪ
p	p
r	r
s	s
sh	ʃ
t	t
th	θ
uh	ʊ
uw	u
v	v
w	w
y	j
z	z
zh	ʒ
tt	Flapping t (better, little etc.)
dd	Flapping d (middle etc.)

In English, the stress information for words is represented by placing the following symbols after a vowel. However, in singing, specifying the stress often does not significantly alter the synthesized waveform.

Primary stress (strongest emphasis): *~

Secondary stress (slight emphasis): *

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When English lyrics are entered in the Japanese song voice library, the closest Japanese phoneme will be assigned. Please note that Japanese phonemes may not always adequately represent English pronunciation.

Setting Tempo, Time Signature, Key Signature, and Dynamics

Tempo, time signature, key signature, and dynamics can be set by adding symbols to each row.

Tap the “Display Menu” button.

Switch the ON/OFF setting. This toggles the visibility of the row where the corresponding symbols can be added.

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On devices with large screens, such as iPads, tap the "Tempo", "Time Signature", "Key Signature", and "Dynamics" buttons to show or hide them in landscape mode.

Tap the row where you want to add a symbol.

Use the position cursor to specify where to add the symbol.

Tap the “+” button.

Select the item you wish to set (enter a numerical value for tempo).

The symbol is added and reflected in the score.

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Tips for Setting

To ensure proper singing, it is important to set the key signature correctly. Additionally, setting dynamics adds expression to the vocal performance. However, depending on the voice library or musical score, it may be difficult to understand the effect of dynamics symbols.

Changing Properties

Various properties related to notes, tempo, time signature, key signature, and dynamics can be edited from the panel.

Displaying Properties

Follow the steps below to display each property so that you can edit it.

Tap the "Parameter" button to open the panel. The "Global Parameters" and "Property" sections appear on the panel.

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Tap the toggle icons to show or hide each section.

Select a note, tempo, time signature, key signature, or dynamic symbol. The properties are displayed in the panel.

Setting Articulations and Slurs

You can express vocal nuance by setting articulations (accent, staccato, breath) and slurs.

Select the note.

Check the items you want to set in the "Attribute" section of the properties. A symbol will appear on the note.

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Tips for Setting

Slurs are effective when you want to connect multiple notes smoothly. However, depending on the voice library or musical score, it may be difficult to understand the effects of articulation and slurs.

Setting Vocal Expressions

By setting vocal expressions, you can reproduce the unique singing styles of different voice providers.

Select the note.

Check the items you want to set in the "Singing Expression" properties. An icon will appear above the note.

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Reproduction of Singing Expression

In VoiSona, the AI has learned the distinctive singing expressions of each voice provider, allowing you to reproduce them during synthesis by specifying the "Singing Expression" option. However, depending on factors such as voice-library versions, lyrics, and pitch, these expressions may appear to different degrees, and in some cases may not be reproduced.

Setting the Language

In voice libraries supporting multilingual singing, setting the language for each note enables input of lyrics in the corresponding language.

Select the note.

In the "Language" property, choose the desired language from the dropdown list. You can now input lyrics in the selected language.

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The supported lyric notation formats are displayed immediately below the language selection field.

Inserting Measures

You can insert new measures in the middle of the song.

Tap the position where you want to insert measures on the ruler at the top of the piano roll.

Tap the “context menu” displayed in the bottom-right corner of the note or piano roll, then select “Insert Measures”.

Specify the number of bars and tap “Insert”. The specified number of measures will be inserted at the selected location.

Changing Standard Pitch

Changing the standard pitch raises or lowers the pitch of all notes in the track according to the specified value.

Double-tap the area displaying "440.0 Hz".

Enter a value directly or adjust it using the slider, then tap "Change". The value will be changed.

Reducing Playback Load (Freezing Tracks)

Freezing a track reduces playback load and allows smoother performance.

tap the "Freeze" button. The synthesis process will begin.

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Depending on the performance of your device, this may take some time.

When the process is complete, the "Freeze" button will turn on and you will be able to play back the sound.

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About the Freeze Track Function

Normally, voice synthesis processing is performed in real time each time playback occurs, but depending on the performance of the device, the processing load may be high, causing playback to be interrupted. This feature allows you to synthesise the voice in advance, greatly reducing the load during playback. In particular, if playback stutters when using multiple tracks, try freezing other tracks except the one you are editing. This may help restore smooth playback.