Changing duration, syncopation
Hi!
What's the fastest way to get from here:
to here:
Same if going over bar-lines.
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Hi!
What's the fastest way to get from here:
to here:
Same if going over bar-lines.
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sewlect the first half noted, make it a dotted quarter (press 5,.), select the now showing 8th rest, enter the notes, select its stem and tie it (press +)
In reply to sewlect the fisr half noted,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Ok, thanks!
I was hoping there was something better.
This is one of the things I miss from Reaper,
the ability to fast drag start and end of notes/chords.
In reply to Ok, thanks!… by G-Sun
Or try this:
Enter the half-note chords.
As above, change the first value, (by pressing 5 and .).
Copy the second chord. (Seclect... ctrl C)
Paste it onto the eighth note rest. (ctrl V)
This should automatically create a chord with eighth notes at the end of the measure.
Tie the notes using +.
Works perfectly on my system. The whole process... about five seconds.
Cheers,
Tom
[EDIT] Oops... this puts the eighth note at the END of the measure. Not sure you'd want that.
In reply to Or try this:… by toffle
Fix the eighth note at end problem by using Layout -> Regroup Rhythms
In reply to Or try this:… by toffle
Indeed, close, but not quite right.
But then you can do Layout / Regroup Rhythms to fix the spelling.
In reply to Indeed, close, but not quite… by Marc Sabatella
Exactly. I was looking for that setting, but got called away to other duties.
In reply to Indeed, close, but not quite… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks!
That seems like the fastest way.
I guess this is the same but, harder:
to
Could be really simple if the software had a shortcut for it.
"Add-note-value at start 1/8th" ; modifier + left
In reply to Ok, thanks!… by G-Sun
FWIW, an important distinction is that a DAW is more focused on the sound, so there is in principle no difference between a note on 3 or on on 2& - indeed, beats and barlines have no special meaning. Whereas there are much more fundamental concepts in a notation program. Looked at another way, a DAW program lets you focus on sound, and then oh maybe by the way manage to get some sort of half-way readable notation out of it. A notation program lets you focus on notation, and then oh maybe by the way manage to get some sort of half-way decent playback out of it. There have been attempts over the years to blend these concepts into a single program, but they've pretty much fizzled with the realization that it is much harder to do a world-class job at both tasks than to focus on one.
In reply to FWIW, an important… by Marc Sabatella
Yes, it's different paradigms and usage, but in this case it's not about sound.
It's about the concept of notes.
Midi is note-start, pitch and length. That's the basis for a DAW, and it doesn't matter where you put that note. It stays the same.
However, a score is about readability for the player, so the same note looks (and may feel) very different depending on where it comes in a measure.
Then, from a note-purist standpoint, we might see the differentiation done in a score as artificial. A note is a note, not 2-3 notes tied together.
I believe Musescore in this case could benefit from the DAW-perspective of handling notes.
A task (that seems quite common to me) is very difficult to do,
but could be done so easy with the right mindset and coding :)
FYI, here is a showcase of how Reaper handles this: