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The number before the slash determines what
numeric value is associated with the given note
type indicator. So, “2 / 4” means “everywhere a 2
appears in this string, interpret that 2 as a quarter
note.” If 2 means a quarter note, then 4 (twice as big
as 2) means half note, and 1 (half as big as 2) means
8th note.
Often the slash will appear at the end of the string,
but it can appear anywhere in the string. For
example, the string “ 3 / 4 3 3 1 1 1 ” means that 3
equals a quarter note, making the pattern three
quarter notes followed by three eighth note triplets.
If you don’t use the slash anywhere in the string,
then the number 1 is assumed to mean an 8th note,
and all other numbers a multiple of 8th notes.
Therefore, the string “ 1 1 1 1 ”, with no slashes
anywhere, means four 8th notes and the string
“ 2 2 2 2 ”, with no slashes anywhere, means four
quarter notes.
You can use any character you like to separate the
numbers in the pattern code string. Spaces work
well because they help keep the expression simple
and clear. But you can also use the plus or period
characters, which are handy in the number keypad,
or any other non-digit. The parser just looks for the
next digit, slash, or non-digit, and understands
that digits right next to each other make up a single
multi-digit number.
So, if you want to be obscure, you could type:
256+256*256@256 ~~ / ===== 4
The above expression would mean four quarter
notes, because the computer sees:
256 256 256 256 / 4
As a practical example, you could use the plus or
the period key as a separator, making it quick and
easy to type in the expression using just the
numeric keypad.
Accenting a click
To accent a click in a pattern click, highlight the
number you want to accent in the pattern code text
and type Command/Ctrl-B. That makes it bold
and red. Bold and red clicks are accented, plain
black ones are not. Select an accented click and
type Command/Ctrl-B again to remove the accent.
Saving custom click patterns
When you access the click type menu on a click
change event, there are additional items at the
bottom of the menu that let you create and save
click patterns by name using the Save Pattern menu
command (Figure 57-1). See “Saving a customized
click” on page 248.
Figure 57-1: Creating and saving custom click patterns.
Streamers
A streamer event triggers a streamer independently
from a marker. The streamer event shows the
streamer icon; click it to change the streamer color.
Click the streamer length to choose from among
several industry standard lengths. Click the punch
size to change it. Click the streamer display
destination on the far right to change it. For further
information, see “Streamers, Punches and Flutters”
on page 763.
Punches