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Creating custom beat groupings for meters

If your music requires a different beat grouping for a particular meter than the default setting

for that time signature, you can specify your preferred beat grouping within the time signature.

You can choose whether or not the time signature shows this custom beat grouping.

PROCEDURE

1. In Write mode, select an item at the rhythmic position where you want to input a time

signature with a custom beam grouping.

2. Open the time signatures popover in any of the following ways:

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Press Shift-M.

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Choose Write > Create Time Signature.

3. Enter the division you want in square brackets into the popover.

For example, to divide a 7/8 time signature into 2+3+2, enter [2+3+2]/8 into the popover.

To divide a 5/4 time signature into 2+3 rather than 3+2, enter [2+3]/4 into the popover.

4. Press Return to close the popover.

RESULT

The time signature specied is input and beam and beat grouping in subsequent bars follows

the division you specied.

TIP

You can change the appearance of numerators in individual time signatures so that they show a

single number or beat groups independently of your project-wide settings.