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No Overlap
The No Overlap setting simplies the display of overlapping notes. No Overlap prevents the
display of overlapping notes in melodies played with an exaggerated legato by shortening
the displayed note length to the beginning of the next note. Notes beginning simultaneously
(intervals or chords) are displayed with the length of the shortest note in the chord.
When No Overlap is turned o, the score display shows the lengths of overlapping notes
precisely (at the current Quantize value). This can be more useful to accurately notate chords, but
may be harder to read, particularly for melodic passages.
No Overlap works for monophonic, but not polyphonic, sta styles—see Sta styles overview on
page 684 for details.
The rst example shows a region with No Overlap turned o:
The second example shows the same region with No Overlap turned on:
No Overlap should only be turned o when the precise display of overlapping notes is more
important than producing a smooth melodic line:
Although you can’t see that all notes continue to sound here, the result looks like this if No
Overlap is turned o:
The solution typically involves turning on No Overlap and using sustain pedal markings. Pedal
markings are automatically displayed if notes are recorded in real time with a MIDI keyboard and
sustain pedal.
Show or hide overlapping notes
m Select or deselect the No Overlap checkbox in the Region inspector.