User manual

Lengthening/Shortening octave lines
You can lengthen/shorten octave lines after they have been input.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the octave lines you want to lengthen/shorten.
NOTE
When using the mouse, you can only lengthen/shorten one octave line at a time.
2.
Lengthen/Shorten the selected octave lines in any of the following ways:
● To lengthen them by the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Shift-Alt/Opt-
Right Arrow .
● To shorten them by the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Shift-Alt/Opt-
Left Arrow .
● To snap the end of a single octave line to the next notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/
Opt-Right Arrow .
● To snap the end of a single octave line to the previous notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-
Alt/Opt-Left Arrow .
NOTE
● You can only lengthen/shorten octave lines by the current rhythmic grid resolution
when multiple octave lines are selected.
● When using the keyboard, lengthening/shortening octave lines only moves their
end. You can move the start of octave lines by moving the whole line, or by clicking
and dragging the start handle.
● Click and drag the circular handle at the start/end of a single octave line to noteheads to
the right/left.
RESULT
Single octave lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution
or to the next/previous notehead, whichever is closer.
Multiple octave lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid
resolution.
Positions of octave lines
By default, octave lines that indicate notes are played higher than written are placed above the
staff, while octave lines that indicate notes are played lower than written are placed below the
staff.
You can move octave lines to new rhythmic positions in Write mode. They are automatically
positioned to avoid collisions.
Octave lines
Lengthening/Shortening octave lines
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