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3. Press Shift-P to open the playing techniques popover.
4. Enter the appropriate entry for the playing technique you want into the popover.
For example, enter pizz or non vibrato->.
When you start entering a playing technique into the playing techniques popover, a menu
appears that shows valid playing techniques containing the letters/words you enter, which
you can select. If you want the playing technique to have duration, you can add -> at the end.
5.
Press Return to close the popover.
Open-ended playing techniques, such as non vibrato->, automatically extend during note
input as you continue inputting notes, or if you advance the caret by pressing Space .
6.
Optional: During note input, stop open-ended playing techniques by opening the playing
techniques popover again and entering one of the following entries:
● To end the current playing technique with another playing technique, enter that playing
technique. For example, enter vibrato. This joins the current playing technique to the
following one with a continuation line.
● To end the current playing technique with another open-ended playing technique, enter
that playing technique followed by ->. For example, enter vibrato->. This joins the
current playing technique to the following one with a continuation line.
● To end the current playing technique without inputting another playing technique,
enter
? into the popover. This leaves the current playing technique with a duration line
rather than a continuation line.
RESULT
The specied playing techniques are input. They are considered voice-specic by default,
meaning they only apply to the voice indicated by the caret indicator during step input or the
selected voice when adding playing techniques to existing notes. They are automatically placed
above the staff for up-stem voices and below the staff for down-stem voices.
Adjoining playing techniques, or playing techniques that were input together or in sequence, are
automatically grouped together, both during note input and when adding playing techniques to
existing notes.
During note input, playing techniques are input at the caret position and extend automatically if
you included an open-ended playing technique with duration.
When adding playing techniques to a single selected item, they are input at that rhythmic
position only and have no duration. When adding playing techniques to a range of selected
items, they are input at the rhythmic position of the earliest select item and have duration, which
applies until the end of the selection. For playing techniques whose continuation type is set to
show lines, the appropriate continuation line is shown.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
●
You can move playing techniques within playing technique groups, lengthen/shorten playing
techniques, and hide/show playing technique duration lines.
●
You can enable independent voice playback for individual instruments to hear different
playing techniques in different voices simultaneously.
RELATED LINKS
Moving playing techniques rhythmically on page 816
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