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Inputting notes into slash voices
You can input notes into multiple slash voices, for example, if you want to indicate a precise
rhythm without specifying pitches. By default, the
rst slash voice is up-stem, but you can add
extra slash voices both with and without stems, and switch between them as often as you want.
You can also input notes into new slash voices on a staff with existing notes. Once you have
created a slash voice somewhere on a staff, you can input notes into that slash voice anywhere
else on the same staff.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to
input slash voices.
2. Press Shift-N to start note input.
3. Press Shift-Alt/Opt-V to create a new slash voice.
When a new slash voice is added, a + sign appears beside the symbol of a note beside the
caret, which now appears as a slash note. The slash note symbol indicates the stem
direction, and the number beside the slash note symbol indicates the voice number if
applicable.
Caret when adding the rst
down-stem slash voice
Caret when adding the rst
stemless slash voice
Caret when adding the second
up-stem slash voice
4.
Optional: Repeat step 3 as many times as you require.
For example, on a staff containing no notes in slash voices, creating one new slash voice
allows you to input notes into the
rst up-stem slash voice. You can also create a second new
slash voice immediately if you want to input notes into a down-stem slash voice, or a third
new slash voice if you want to input notes into a stemless slash voice.
5. Input the notes you want.
Notes in slash voices appear at the same staff position, regardless of their pitch. By default,
this is the middle line of the staff, but this changes in multiple-slash-voice contexts.
6. Optional: Press V to cycle between all the active voices on the staff.
7. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
RESULT
Notes are input into new slash voices, as indicated by the caret symbol. The slash note symbol
beside the caret changes to indicate which voice is currently selected and into which notes are
input.
You can switch between voices as often as you like.
NOTE
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If you are inputting notes into a new slash voice on a staff that already contains notes in
other voices/slash voices, the stem directions of existing notes and the staff positions of
slash voices at the same rhythmic position change automatically as necessary.
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If you have three or more voices of any type on a single staff, you must cycle through all the
voices in a set order. For example, if you have two up-stem voices, two down-stem voices,
Write mode
Note input
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