Notes and Rests

Notes and Rests

Notes (1)

Notes can be inserted, but also edited.

For faster switching between input and selection you can use the keyboard shortcut corresponding to your desired note value (whole note - 1, half note - 2, quarter note - 4, eighth note - 8, sixteenth note - 6). 

If, for example, you have to convert a set of 32th notes into 16th notes, select them and click the  icon.

Rests (2)

Unlike notes, rests can not be edited, only inserted.

Accidentals (3)

Accidentals can be inserted, added and edited.

• Inserting: First, select a note value and then the accidental to insert a sharp or flat note.
• Adding: Click the accidental directly and click the note in the score you wish to add it to.
• Editing: Select all the notes that are lacking an accidental. It will be added to all selected notes at once.

Brackets (4)

It is possible to add brackets to an accidental, for example when a note is tied to the next measure. This only works when inserting new notes. Choose the note first, then the accidental and then the bracket and place the note at the correct position.

Dots (5)

Dotted notes can only be inserted. Choose the note value first and then the dot(s) to insert a dotted note.

Tuplets (6)

Please note that the icon  stands for tuplets in general, not only triplets. You can set up the tuplets in the Notes Menu and in the Context menu. This is where you choose other kinds of tuplets like duplets or quintuplets, as well as the layout and the brackets.

Tuplets can be inserted and edited. To edit them, choose the note value first and then the tuplet icon. In edit mode, select the notes first and click the tuplet icon afterwards.

Grace note (7)

Grace notes are only available when you are typing. 

First select the note value and then click on the grace note icon so that the note is displayed as a small grace note.

Ties and slurs (8)

Ties and slurs can be added to existing notes or edited. To edit them, select the notes you want to tie or slur and then click the respective icon. It is also possible to tie several notes (of the same pitch) at once. For this, select all the notes you want to tie and click the tie icon. The notes will be connected one at a time. To add a tie, simply click the first note of the two notes to be tied. To add a slur, click the first, then the second note.