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F (Fingering) Record - General Description
The F record (one or more) always follows the N record. The F record provides the exact specification for a particular fingering for a particular note (e.g. the standard fingering, or one alternate). There can be up to 100 F records for a given note - 1 standard and 99 alternates.
Each F record with a "d" in the Display Indicator field (explained later) causes a recorder display position on the screen to be filled with either the picture of a recorder or some text.
There are 7 different kinds of F records:
. Full-Specification - F Record - Full-Specification
. Trill Reference - F Record - Trill Reference
. Message - F Record - Message
. Label - F Record - Label
. Relative Reference - F Record - Relative
. Absolute Reference - F Record - Absolute Reference
. Bitmap - F Record - Bitmap
All F records start with the same 4 characters:
character 1 = F
characters 2-3 = version number (sometimes referred to as "sequence" number)
character 4 = Display Indicator
The rest of the record is unique for each type of fingering record, with character 5 indicating the type.
See F Record - Full-Specification for a description of these fields that applies to all types of F records.