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Entering and editing notes
Changing the length of notes
Changing the length of notes
When it comes to note lengths, the Score Editor is special in that it does not
necessarily display the notes with their actual length. Depending on the situation, you
may want to change the “physical length” of the notes or the “display length”.
Changing the “physical” length
This changes the actual length of the notes. The change is audible when you play
back the music.
By using the extended toolbar
Using the extended toolbar is another quick way to set a number of notes to the same
length:
1. Select the notes that you want to change.
2. Hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on one of the note icons on the extended
toolbar.
All the selected notes now get the note value on which you clicked.
By using the info line
You can also edit length values numerically on the info line. The same rules apply as
when changing the pitch of notes (see
“Using the info line” on page 764).
Lengthening a note by gluing two notes together
You can create unusual note length values by gluing notes of the same pitch together.
1. Insert the notes that you want to glue together (if they do not already exist).
2. Select the Glue tool on the toolbar or context menu.
3. Click on the first note.
This note is now tied to the first following note with the same pitch.
4. If you want to glue more notes, click again.
By gluing together a quarter note, an eighth note and a sixteenth note…
…you get a double dotted quarter note.
Changing the display length
If you want to change the displayed length of notes without affecting how they play
back, the first thing to try is to adjust Display Quantize, either for the whole staff or for
a separate section, using the Display Quantize tool (see
“Inserting Display Quantize
changes” on page 750).
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Remember that the appearance of notes and rests in the score is determined by the
Display Quantize settings on the Staff page of the Score Settings dialog. Depending
on the Notes and Rests values, notes may be displayed as if they were longer than
they really are (see
“Display Quantize” on page 726).
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Make sure that you have Display Quantize values for notes and rests that allow you to
display notes of the created note value.