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Additional note and rest formatting
Other note details
Other note details
Each note has a number of settings in the Set Note Info dialog.
The Set Note Info dialog contains the following settings:
Option Description
Note Head Used for selecting custom note head shapes (see “Changing the
note head shape” on page 794).
Tablature
on/off and number
Used for creating or editing tablature (see “Creating tablature” on
page 887). This feature can be used for individual notes or together
with the automatic tablature function.
Bows Used for adding bow up/bow down articulation. When selecting
“Off”, bow symbols are not displayed for the selected notes.
Bow up and down
Length This allows you to change the displayed length of notes, without
affecting playback. Note that the display quantize settings still apply
(see
“Display Quantize values” on page 773). To reset this value to
“Auto” (so that notes are displayed according to their actual length),
scroll the value down to zero.
Accidental
Distance
Use this to specify how far from the note, horizontally, you want the
accidental. The higher the number the greater the distance.
No Ledger Lines Turns off ledger lines for notes with high or low pitches.
With and without ledger lines
No Stem Hides the note stem completely.
No Dot Hides the dot from a dotted note.
No Flag/Beam Activate this to hide the flags or beams of the selected notes.
Bracket Head When this is activated, notes are displayed with brackets:
Bracket Head on and off
X Stem (Spoken) When this option is activated for a note, it is displayed with an x
across its stem. This is normally used to indicate spoken words.