TideToneTideTone Jianpu entry: notes, rests, audition and grid conversion
Build a four-beat bar using the actual controls: enter notes, audition, convert to the grid, save, then practise with a count-in.
Your result: a saved bar you can reopen and play. Controls were checked against the current project and real screenshots; older versions may differ.
1. Open a blank practice
Choose Create from Home and use an empty composition. Confirm D Kurd 10 and 4/4. Save existing work first; do not reset a piece you want to keep. This example uses manual entry, without generation or score recognition.
In the composition toolbar, find the music-note list icon to open the numbered-notation editor. Check D Kurd and 4/4 in the heading; this app uses 1=F for D Kurd Jianpu. Toolbar positions can differ between phone and iPad.
2. Enter 3, 5, 0, 3, one beat each
Press play for real audio and tap indicators. After four beats, the editor opens an empty next bar; you need not fill it for this example. Recorded in the English app interface with native Good Friend handpan audio.
- Select quarter note ♩, rather than the default eighth note. Turn off dotted notes, chord stacking, harmonics and grace notes for ordinary single-note entry.
- Use the small pitch labels to find A3 (Jianpu 3) and tap it once.
- Tap C4 (Jianpu 5), then 0 Rest, then A3 again.
Here 3 and 5 are Jianpu degrees with 1=F, not handpan positions. A3 is position 1 and C4 position 3 in this layout. A rest has no tone field.
3. Audition and check three attacks
Tap Audition at the bottom. Count 1, 2, 3, 4: A3 on beat 1, C4 on beat 2, no new attack on beat 3, A3 on beat 4. Resonance may remain during the rest; it does not imply absolute silence.
Too fast? Check for eighth notes instead of quarters. Notes sound together? Check chord stacking. Same digit, different sound? Check D Kurd 10, 1=F and the pitch labels.
Use Backspace/Delete to remove an incorrect final entry and enter it again. You need not reset the composition.
4. Convert to the grid, then confirm saving
The attacks remain on beats 1, 2 and 4; beat 3 stays empty. Automatic track assignment may differ from manual entry: check pitch and timing rather than expecting the same track or colour.
When it sounds as intended, choose To Grid, then Pure Melody (the beginner single-hand option) in the version menu. Do not choose an accompaniment or append version for this exercise. This replaces existing grid bars, so practise in a blank composition and save existing work first. Back in the composition view, use the save icon (downward arrow into a tray) and check the local-save or sync result. Draft recovery is different from explicitly saving; leaving the page is not proof of success.
Open the score library (bookshelf icon), find the saved work and play it again. Hearing the bar after reopening completes the task of keeping your idea.
5. Allow preparation time, then answer on your instrument
Lower BPM in the composition view: plus/minus changes it by 5, and tapping the number allows direct entry. Choose a comfortable speed, without a target to pass. Enable count-in before playback so your hands have time to settle.
If your instrument has A3 and C4, locate them by pitch name rather than copying app positions. If it lacks them, tap the four-beat timing on your leg; reproducing the melody requires matching pitches. Without an instrument, you can still enter, hear and save the phrase. Screen practice does not replace physical touch.
Does this exercise need Pro?
This task uses manual entry, audition and local saving, without paid creation assistance. In the current app implementation, local score storage is unlimited for free users and guests. Creating share codes requires sign-in and Pro; cloud sync has separate requirements. Check your installed version and in-app information.
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