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Lines

Sta lines are similar to articulation marks with two notable dierences: they may act

on multiple sequential notes, and the length of the line determines the point at which

the technique or eect ends. Sta lines require less discussion than articulations or text

instructions, but the behavior of three common lines deserves a mention.

Playback of slurs is dependent on a minimum of two notes, the rst note to which the

slur is attached and the last note (and any notes in between). While the slur marking

will create a sound ID change at the beginning of the rst note, the legato transition

will not be heard until a subsequent note has been triggered. e transition will then

sound for each note under the slur line.

Glissando and portamento lines react the same way as slurs but are worth mention-

ing on their own because the eect of “waiting for the second note” is much more

pronounced. When written, glissando and portamento lines often indicate a transi-

tion should be applied in the space between the notes to which the line is attached.

Live players accomplish this by looking ahead, nding the desired ending pitch, and

applying the transition accordingly. By contrast, Sibelius is not able to look ahead to

determine the ending pitch and instead must wait for that note to be triggered before

applying the transition eect. e result is a transition that triggers in the space of the

second note rather than the space between notes.

Unfortunately, there is no easy way of overcoming this (short of entering hidden

pitches between the notes in an eort to “fake it”), but with the growing number of

libraries oering true glissando and portamento transitions, many include the ability

to control the speed of the transition. ough not a perfect solution in every situation,

when this control is available, altering the speed of the transition may help to disguise

this eect in some small way.

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