Dotted 8th/16th Swing
Not a bug, but a question of process.
I'm transcribing a piece where the intended sound is swing, but the notation uses dotted 8th and 16ths. Is there any way to achieve this?
Thanks
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The dotted eighth/sixteenth will give you a pretty close approximation of swing. I don’t know if using the built-in swing options would make much of a difference.
In reply to The dotted eighth/sixteenth… by mikey12045
Dotted eighth/sixteenth would be a 75% swing. The default swing is 66%, IIRC
In reply to Dotted eighth/sixteenth… by Jojo-Schmitz
Which is why I said an approximation!
So, what would you do? Rescore it in straight eighths, and then apply the swing?
In reply to Which is why I said an… by mikey12045
It's looking like that might be my best option. There's a LOT of of dotted 8ths/16ths, though, and I honestly would rather not have to redo the whole score. I don't suppose that find/replace would be of any help?
If it's going to mean doing the whole score, I think I'll settle for things as they are. This is only a scratch track to help some singers learn their notes. (because apparently I have more time on my hands than they do)
Thanks for the input.
In reply to It's looking like that might… by toffle
Do you have a Find/Replace feature in 4.5? I can't find it (hah!) It seems that it was in earlier versions. Was it removed? I only see Find/Go To in the Edit menu.
In reply to Do you have a Find/Replace… by mikey12045
There's none and never was
In reply to There's none and never was by Jojo-Schmitz
Then I'll stop dreaming! Thank you, sir.
In reply to Dotted eighth/sixteenth… by Jojo-Schmitz
thx