Reverse order of notes in a selection -- RETROGRADE SHORTCUT?
Suppose you have a scale like this: C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C
and you want to reverse the order: C-B-A-G-F-E-D-C
In other words, you want to make an ascending scale into a descending scale, or reverse the order of any sequence of notes and rhythms. I have seen lots of references to PLUGINS, but no reference to SHORTCUTS.
In fact, I had a group of 4 16th notes selected and hit some key by accident and it reversed them. I didn't notice what I hit, but I hit a shortcut. I want to know what that is. Anyone?
Similarly once I was typing in a word processor or something, and the selected text went all caps when I hit a key that I forgot. Too bad I don't take better notes!
Comments
There is no shortcut to reverse a whole sequence of notes. But you can exchange two notes while in note input mode, if they have the same duration, via Shift+Left/Right.
But you can indeed install a plugin for retrograde, and once you do, you can assign it a shortcut. I see a couple different options on the plugins page, so maybe try them both to see which works better for you.
In reply to There is no shortcut to… by Marc Sabatella
Maybe that's what I did by accident. I just did it just now. I thought I had reversed the order of a set of 4 16th notes. I am new to plugins so I will try to learn how to use them. Does a plugin become a regular feature when you plug it in, or a regular feature to the standard software when management deems it worthy?
In reply to Maybe that's what I did by… by mikebrubakerm
Probably at some point, retrograde functionality will be incorporated into the program, if enough people request it. This comes up occasionally but not that often, so for now the plugin can serve the needs of those users who want this functionality.
In reply to Probably at some point,… by Marc Sabatella
Yes, I would like that :-)
In reply to There is no shortcut to… by Marc Sabatella
I downloaded and installed one called NewRetrograde (for version 1.0, and I have 3.something) and it does exactly what I was looking for. It should be standard with MuseScore. Thanks!