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transposing tunes from one key to another (see the section on key signa-
ture for more details on transposition).
Rests
The current note can be switched to a rest by pressing
SPACE
. A rest can
be switched back to a note by pressing
SPACE
again. Whilst switched to a
rest the duration can still be set using
Q
and
W
. Any note below middle C
will be switched to a rest on the bass stave, otherwise it will appear on the
treble stave. Rests can be moved up or down between the staves. Rests
can be tied together although, since there is no sound, it is not really
necessary!
Ties
A real (black) note at the cursor may be tied to the previous note if it is of
the same pitch. Blue notes can not be tied directly - they must be entered
first. The envelope number (and volume) of the second note in the tie is
taken from the first note. The tied pair will sound and move as one note with
a duration equal to their total duration. A tie is removed by pressing
T
again.
Notes may be tied across barlines but not across repeat markers (or loop
sections).
Triplets
Semiquavers, quavers, crotchets, minims and semibreves can be changed
into a set of three notes with the same overall duration called a triplet. If you
want three crotchet triplets, set the current note to a minim and press
R
.
Switch
T
Switch
SPACE
R
Switch
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