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2. Choose Edit > Stem > Remove Centered Beam. You can also choose this option from the
context menu.
RESULT
The centered beams are removed.
Creating cross-staff beams
Cross-staff beams work in a similar way to normal beams, but allow a phrase that covers a wide
pitch range to be shown on two staves. You can create cross-staff beams by inputting all notes in
the phrase on one staff and crossing some notes to appear on another staff.
PREREQUISITE
You have input a phrase on one staff.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the notes you want to cross to another staff.
NOTE
You can only cross notes to other staves in multi-staff instruments.
2. Cross the notes to other staves in any of the following ways:
● To cross notes to the staff above, press N .
● To cross notes to the staff below, press M .
RESULT
The selected notes are shown on a different staff, with a cross-staff beam shown if the notes are
part of a beam group. This does not change the staff to which the notes belong.
NOTE
● When crossing notes to a staff that already contains notes, the stem direction of the existing
notes on the staff can change. This is due to how multiple voices at the same rhythmic
position are handled. Therefore, you may have to change the stem direction of notes
manually.
● You can reset notes to appear on their default staff by selecting them and choosing Edit >
Cross Staff > Reset to Original Staff.
● If you want notes to belong to a different staff, you can move them to another staff.
Beaming
Creating cross-staff beams
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