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756 Chapter 33 Working With Notation
Creating Time Signatures
You can create as many time signatures as needed in a project.
To create a time signature change, do one of the following:
m Move the playhead to the target bar, and set the new time signature in the Transport
bar.
m In the Score Editor, drag the desired time signature from the Part box to the target bar
position.
m Set the Signature track to a sufficient height, so that it displays both the key and time
signature areas. Click the target bar in the Signature track’s time signature area with the
Pencil tool, then choose the desired settings in the Time Signature dialog.
Note: If you perform this procedure when the track height is reduced, a time signature
change will be created.
 The Beat Grouping entry field allows you to determine the grouping of beats in
compound time signatures. It is sufficient to enter the numbers—223, for example.
This becomes “2+2+3” automatically. The total number of beats in the bar is
calculated automatically by the sum in this field. The Print Compound Signature
checkbox needs to be activated, in order to display the defined grouping as the
nominator. If not activated, only the total sum will be displayed as the numerator.
Beat Grouping, however, affects the way the notes are beamed together—in both
cases. You can also change the automatic beaming in normal time signatures. In 4/4-
time “1+1+1+1” produces four beamed groups (one for every beat), instead of the
two groups displayed as a default.
 Activate the Hide Signature checkbox to hide the corresponding time signature
change in the printout. The signature will still be displayed onscreen, but it will be
crossed out, and won’t be included in the calculation of spacing between notes and
symbols. As a result, signatures may overlap notes on the screen, but not in the
printout. This function can be used for notating cadenza-like passages, that contain
more notes than would normally fit the time signature.
m Click the Create Time Signature button in the Signature List.