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Moving notes to different instruments in percussion kits
You can move notes to different instruments in the same percussion kit after they have been
input, except in layouts using the single-line instruments kit presentation type.
In layouts using the single-line instruments kit presentation type, you can instead cross notes to
other staves to create cross-staff beams.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the notes you want to move to a different instrument in the percussion
kit.
2.
Move the notes to another instrument in any of the following ways:
Press Alt/Opt-Up Arrow to move them to the instrument above.
Press Alt/Opt-Down Arrow to move them to the instrument below.
RESULT
The notes are moved to another instrument in the kit.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
You can change the position of each instrument in the kit.
RELATED LINKS
Edit Percussion Kit dialog on page 109
Changing the positions of instruments within percussion kits on page 114
Changing the playing techniques of unpitched percussion notes on page 988
Percussion kit presentation types on page 983
Changing the percussion kit presentation type on page 984
Creating cross-staff beams on page 583
Notations on notes in percussion kits
You can add notations to notes and use different rhythms in percussion kits in the same ways as
for normal notes; however, they can behave differently.
Articulations
You can add articulations to percussion instruments in all kit presentation types in the same ways
as for other instruments.
However, in grid and ve-line staff presentations, any articulations you add apply to all
instruments in the same voice that have notes at that rhythmic position. For example, if both
a snare drum and tom-tom note are at the same rhythmic position, and you add an accent, the
accent is added to both instruments because they are both shown in the same down-stem voice
by default.
You can see the accent applied to each note if you switch to the single-line instruments
presentation type.
Tuplets
When working in the grid and ve-line staff kit presentation types, tuplets are added to all
instruments in the same voice.
Unpitched percussion
Moving notes to different instruments in percussion kits
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