Is there a way to add pedal to all measures at once?
Is there a way to add pedal to all measures at once? I want to indicate to do the start the pedal at the beginning of the measure and end it at the end of the measure. I know how to add it but so far I only seem to be able to add it one measure at a time. Is there a way to add it to all measures at once? On a side note I found I can make my own soundfonts and use them in this sweet.
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It's not clear if you want a single pedal marking that extends over all measures or a whole bunch of pedal markings that start somewhere in the measure (at the beginning?) and end somewhere else within the same measure (at the end?). But either way, the answer is, pedal markings need to be added one at a time, because only you know the exact start and stop position so you need to set it for each markings. If you want one pedal marking that extends for the whole piece, then you only need to add it once; you just need to set the endpoint via shift+right. If you want separate pedal markings in each measure (this would not be common - usually just the first couple would be notated, then the performer would assume similar pedaling from then on out), you would have to place then individually and set the proper extent of each. I guess maybe you want to add the marking to all measures for playback purposes; in which case, I'd suggest you mark all but the first few invisible.
In reply to It's not clear if you want a by Marc Sabatella
One Pedal mark on each measure it starts at the beginning of the measure and ends at the end of the measure Like in the picture but I was thinking for every measure but you answered that and reminded me that the first few are noted and the rest are assumed. I will just do it that way then. If I have a measure where I don't want the pedal or measures I will just have to indicate that part then. Thanks.
In reply to One Pedal mark on each by Matthew W. Nuttall
As Marc wrote, a repetitive pedal pattern - like some other formulaic designs, e.g., articulations such as arpeggiation of chords or slurring of groups of notes - would be implicit from the first few such markings.
It could also be made explicit by a fairly common usage in classical scores of the pre-digital era: the term 'simile' or 'segue' after those initial markings. (It's just something to consider if you hadn't already or weren't aware.)
In reply to It's not clear if you want a by Marc Sabatella
Is there a way to add a pedal marking to each individual bar all at once?
In reply to It's extraordinarily clear… by jmk777
No, because as mentioned, this wouldn't be common enough to warrant a single command. Music seldom obeys such regular harmonic patterns that pedaling literally exactly one per bar would be appropriate.
Before entering ant notes, add pedal mark to first measure. Click somewhere in the middle of the measure to select it. Press R as often as it takes to repeat the pattern.
In reply to Before entering ant notes, by underquark
Brilliant again! I don't remember who said it first, but I definitely think "underquarkian" needs to be added to the dictionary :-)
If you want to add a pedal to each measure but there are already notes in it, what I did was select the first note of a measure, double click the pedal button, which ends the pedal at the end of the measure, then I press Ctrl+ Right arrow for the next.
This is easy to repeat, as all you have to do is hold Ctrl and repeat "right, double click, right, double click...." You'll be done in no time.
In reply to If you want to add a pedal to by Danny Ke
Danny Ke Thanks that is quite helpful. I found it to be quite quick for songs without the Pedal mark.