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NOTE
If you want to input bars from the caret position, make sure that you have selected Start
of Selection from the menu.
5. Click Insert Bars.
RESULT
The number of bars specied is input.
During note input, bars are input from the caret position.
If you selected Start of Selection, bars are input directly after a selected barline, and directly
before a selected note, bar, or time signature.
TIP
Another way to add bars is by choosing a note value, such as a whole note when in a 4/4 time
signature, and pressing Space repeatedly during note input.
RELATED LINKS
Bars on page 491
Inputting time signatures with the panel on page 216
Inputting bars/beats with the system track
You can add bars/beats within existing music, for example, if you decide you want to repeat
several bars before the next section. You can add whole bars and you can add just a few beats.
NOTE
You cannot use the system track during note input.
PREREQUISITE
The system track is shown.
PROCEDURE
1. In the system track, select the region whose duration you want to insert.
For example, if you want to insert two bars, select two bars in the system track immediately
before where you want the two new bars to be input.
2. Click Add above the system track.
Add button above the system track The Add button is highlighted when you hover
over it
RESULT
The rhythmic duration selected in the system track is added immediately after the end of the
selection. Existing music after the selection is pushed back after the inserted bars/beats.
RELATED LINKS
System track on page 305
Write mode
Notations input
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