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Entering and editing notes
Changing the length of notes
When it comes to note lengths, the Score Editor is special
in that it does not necessarily display the notes with their
actual length. Depending on the situation, you may want to
change the “physical length” of the notes or the “display
length”.
Changing the “physical” length
This will change the actual length of the notes. The
change will be audible when you play back the music.
By using the Insert Note tool
Proceed as follows:
1. Select the note symbol with the desired note value on
the extended toolbar.
2. Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and click on the note(s) you
wish to set to this length.
By using the extended toolbar
Using the extended toolbar is another quick way to set a
number of notes to the same length:
1. Select the notes you want to change.
2. Hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on one of the
note icons on the extended toolbar.
All the selected notes now get the note value on which you clicked.
By using the info line
You can also edit length values numerically on the info
line. The same rules apply as when changing the pitch of
notes (see “Using the info line” on page 519).
Lengthening a note by gluing two notes together
You can create unusual note length values by gluing notes
of the same pitch together.
1. Insert the notes you want to glue together (if they do
not already exist).
2. Select the Glue tool from the toolbar or context menu.
The Glue tool on the context menu
3. Click on the first note.
This note will now be tied to the first following note with the same pitch.
4. If you want to glue more notes, click again.
By gluing together a quarter note, an eighth note and a sixteenth note…
…you get a double dotted quarter note.
Changing the display length
If you want to change the displayed length of notes with-
out affecting how they play back, the first thing to try is to
adjust Display Quantize, either for the whole staff or for a
separate section, using the Display Quantize tool (see
“Inserting Display Quantize changes” on page 508).
But you can also make display length adjustments to indi-
vidual notes in the Set Note Info dialog:
1. Double-click on the note.
The Set Note Info dialog opens.
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Remember that the appearance of notes and rests in
the score is determined by the Display Quantize set-
tings on the Score Settings–Staff page. Depending
on the Notes and Rests values, notes may be dis-
played as if they were longer than they really are (see
“Display Quantize” on page 490).
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Make sure you have Display Quantize values for
notes and rests that allow you to display notes of the
created note value.