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Project-wide engraving options for stems on page 693
Changing the appearance of multi-note half note tremolos project-
wide
There are multiple accepted ways of notating multi-note half note tremolos. You can change how
multi-note half note tremolos are notated project-wide.
PROCEDURE
1. In Engrave mode, choose Engrave > Engraving Options.
The Engraving Options dialog opens.
2. Click Tremolos in the page list.
3. In the Multi-note Tremolos section, choose one of the following options for Appearance
of half note (minim) tremolos:
All lines join stems
Outermost line joins stems
No lines join stems (default)
4. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
The appearance of all multi-note half note tremolos project-wide is changed, according to your
preference.
Tremolos in playback
You can control the playback of unmeasured tremolos by specifying the minimum number of
tremolo strokes that are interpreted as unmeasured tremolos. This considers both the number of
tremolo strokes and the number of beam lines that would be used for the note.
You can do this on the Timing page in Playback Options.
For example, if the option is set to require three tremolo strokes, an eighth note with two
tremolo strokes is played as unmeasured, because the single beam of the eighth note is included
in the calculation.
You can also specify the default length of notes in unmeasured tremolos. You express the
duration of notes as a fraction of the length of a quarter note played at 120 quarters per minute
in the Tremolos section on the Timing page in Playback Options.
The number of tremolo strokes determines the note value of the repeated notes. For example,
one stroke indicates an eighth note, two strokes indicate a 16th note, and so on.
You can open Playback Options in any of the following ways:
Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-P in any mode.
Choose Play > Playback Options in Play mode.
You can then click Timing in the page list on the left of the dialog.
Tremolos
Tremolos in playback
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