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Slurs over system and frame breaks

Slurs automatically cross system breaks and frame breaks.

A system or frame break divides slurs into two parts. The end of the rst part of the slur, and the

start of the second part of the slur, are both positioned 1 space vertically outside the staff by

default.

In Engrave mode, you can move and edit each slur part separately. This allows you to adjust the

start/end height of each slur part independently on each system.

If multiple slurs cross the same system break or frame break, such as if a phrase split by a break

contains nested slurs, the ends of the slurs are stacked automatically and spaced a minimum of

1/2 space apart vertically.

The end of a system showing the rst slur part; the

end on the right indicates a continuation to the next

system.

The start of the next system showing the second slur

part; the end on the left indicates a continuation

from the previous system.

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Slurs in Engrave mode on page 651

Moving slurs and slur handles graphically on page 652

Slurs in playback

Slurs trigger the legato playing technique in playback. By default, this increases the length of the

MIDI notes without affecting the notation of the music.

Slurred notes sound for 105 % of the length indicated by their notated rhythm, as opposed to

non-slurred notes which sound for 85 % of their notated rhythm.

The nal note of a slur sounds for 85 % of its notated rhythm, as there is no slur after it and the

legato technique is no longer required.

You can change these values on the Timing page in Play > Playback Options.

The example shows how MIDI note length, indicated by the lled, light-colored rectangles, is

increased when slurs are used. The thin, darker rod shows the notated duration of each note.

The rst three notes are non-slurred, so the MIDI length rectangle is shorter than the line of the

notated rhythm. The last four notes are slurred together, so the MIDI length is longer than the

notated length in order to create the legato, slurred sound. However, the last note of the slurred

group is not longer, as the last note of a slurred phrase is treated like a normal, non-slurred note.

A phrase in an instrument staff

The same phrase in the piano roll in Play mode