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Additional note and rest formatting
Tuplets
5. Set the length of the entire tuplet using the “Over” field.
6. Activate Change Length, if needed.
If you do, the program alters the length of all notes so that they are exactly the note
value the tuplet indicates. If you do not, the lengths of the existing notes is not
affected in any way.
7. If you want any other text than the standard above the tuplet, enter it into the “Text”
field.
The standard text is simply the number in the type field. If the tuplet is put under a
beam (see
“Tuplet display options” on page 810) the text is put just above it. If
there is no beam, the text is found in the middle of a bracket.
8. Click Build.
The tuplet appears. The notes have now been moved to the tuplet positions and
their length might have changed.
9. If needed, edit the lengths and pitches of the notes in the tuplet.
You can also make various settings for the appearance of the tuplet – see below.
Without permanent change to MIDI data
1. Select the notes in the tuplet group.
In this case, the notes play back correctly but are not displayed as a tuplet (yet).
2. Select “Build N-Tuplet…” from the Scores menu to bring up the Tuplets dialog.
3. Make settings in the dialog, as described above.
4. Click Quantize.
Now the tuplet is displayed correctly. You can make additional settings for how the
tuplet should appear, as described below.
5. If necessary, adjust the notes.
Editing tuplet settings
1. Double-click on the text above the Tuplet group to bring up the Tuplets dialog.
2. Adjust the Text setting.
3. Click Apply.
The changes are applied to the tuplet, without affecting the tuplet type or length.
Grouping
If the Tuplet is a quarter note long or shorter, the notes are automatically grouped
under a beam. If it is longer you have to perform the grouping manually, see
“Grouping” on page 797 for details.
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Lengths and positions in a tuplet group are probably best edited using the info line.
Double-click here.