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Entering and editing notes
Splitting a note in two
But you can also make display length adjustments to individual notes in the Set Note
Info dialog:
1. Double-click on the note.
The Set Note Info dialog opens.
2. Locate the “Length” setting.
By default, this is set to “Auto”, which means that the note is displayed according
to its actual length (and the Display Quantize settings).
3. Double-click in the value field and enter a new length value (displayed in bars,
beats, sixteenth notes, and ticks).
To set the display length to “Auto” again, scroll the value down to zero.
4. Click Apply and close the dialog.
The note is now displayed according to its display length setting. However, the
Display Quantize settings still apply!
Splitting a note in two
If you have two notes strung together by a tie, and click on the “tied” note head with
the Split tool, the note is divided into two, with the length of the “main” and the tied
note, respectively.
Before and after splitting a tied note
Working with the Display Quantize tool
There are instances when you want different staff settings for different sections of the
track. The settings on the Staff page of the Score Settings dialog are valid for the
entire track, but by using the Display Quantize tool you are able to insert changes and
exceptions wherever you like. This is described in detail in the section
“Inserting
Display Quantize changes” on page 750.
Split (piano) staves
Setting up the split staff
Proceed as follows:
1. Make a staff active.
2. Open the Score Settings dialog on the Staff page and select the Polyphonic tab.
3. From the Staff Mode pop-up menu, select Split.
4. Set the Split Point value to a suitable note.
All notes below this note value are put on the lower clef, all above are put on the
upper clef.
Split mode selected.