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If you want to group a playing technique group to another playing technique group, you must
rst ungroup them.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the playing techniques you want to group together.
2. Choose Edit > Playing Techniques > Group Playing Techniques. You can also choose this
option from the context menu.
RESULT
The selected playing techniques are grouped together. Their durations are extended to reach the
next playing technique in the group, and transition lines are shown between playing techniques
in the group.
RELATED LINKS
Playing technique continuation lines on page 714
Ungrouping playing techniques and removing playing techniques
from groups
You can ungroup playing techniques so that all playing techniques in the group become
ungrouped. You can also remove only selected playing techniques from groups while leaving
other playing techniques in the group.
This applies to all layouts in which the playing techniques appear.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the playing techniques you want to ungroup or remove from groups.
2. Do one of the following:
● To ungroup all playing techniques in the selected groups, choose Edit > Playing
Techniques > Ungroup Playing Techniques.
● To remove only the selected playing techniques from their groups, choose Edit >
Playing Techniques > Remove Playing Technique from Group.
TIP
You can also choose these options from the context menu.
RESULT
The selected playing techniques or all playing techniques are removed from the selected groups.
Playing techniques that previously had transition lines now appear with duration lines
Playback playing techniques
Playback playing techniques link together the playing technique items that you input into your
music and techniques/articulations in sound libraries in order to produce the correct sounds in
playback. They are used by expression and percussion maps to trigger the appropriate
commands, such as key switches or control changes.
When you input a playing technique or articulation in Write mode, the corresponding expression
map looks for the appropriate playback playing technique. For example, inputting pizz. playing
techniques causes expression maps to use the Pizzicato playback playing technique to switch to
the pizzicato sound for playback. If the expression map cannot locate the sound, the playback
Playing techniques
Playback playing techniques
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