Notes won't move past accidentals

• May 4, 2025 - 16:48

Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone has encountered the same problem as I have, as I can't find any reports on it.
After adding accidentals to a note, the following notes can't move past it (in one direction).
Say I add a flat-accidental to a B and then try to move the note after it, for example a G, upwards. It will lock in place as soon as it reaches A-sharp. If i try to move a C down, it will skip the B-flat and turn to an A-sharp directly, at which point, again, I wont be able to move it upwards anymore.
I'm using version 4.5.2 on mac sequoia 15.3.2.
Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: Thanks for the feedback. I'll try to describe the problem in more detail. I have added a gif, I hope that makes the problem clearer. It only started recently, but unfortunately I can't recall which update caused it.

I have diatonic note shifting enabled, so when I use the arrow keys to move notes up or down, everything works fine in diatonic steps without any accidentals. But as soon as I add a non-diatonic accidental on the B (by using a shortcut), and try to move the note right after up or down, it can't be moved to a B anymore (or a B-flat for that matter, as I would expect), instead it jumps to the A-sharp. Once it's on A-sharp, it can't be moved any further up, except by using a shortcut to move it an octave higher. It just gets stuck. The same happens when I add a sharp-accidental, except in the opposite direction.

This is not caused by diatonic note shifting being enabled. The same problem occurs when I enable chromatic note shifting. And I know it worked fine just a few weeks ago. I hope this is enough detail. If not, I'll try to add more.

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Comments

I'm on 4.5.2 and Windows 11. I cannot replicate this. I tried adding flat, double-flat, sharp, double-sharp, and natural accidentals to notes. Then I successfully moved the immediately following notes (and other notes in the vicinity) normally. Mac users? Anyone seeing this?

The next step for you, Adrian, is to describe in GREAT and EXCRUCIATING detail exactly what you do when you "add an accidental" and "move the next note", what you expect to happen at each step, and how the program responds instead of matching your expectations.

It's possible to include too much detail but you'd really have to work at it. It's very easy to include too little ... so include more :-)

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