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Tips and Tricks
Useful editing techniques
Using the bar handles
Double-clicking a bar handle opens the Bar Copy dialog. This function is great for
copying accents, but you can also use it for copying drum phrases, etc. For more
information, see
“Moving and duplicating with the bar handles” on page 828.
• If you hold down [Shift] and double-click on a bar handle, this and the next bar are
selected.
This is handy when copying phrases of two or more bars in one go.
Copying a section with “invisibles”
If you want to copy and paste a section which contains hidden elements, adjusted
beams and stems, etc., there are two ways to proceed:
• Use the filter bar to make indicators appear in the score. Then select these
indicators together with the notes before you copy.
This ensures the notes are copied with their formatting, etc.
• Double-click the bar handle of one of the bars, and make sure all relevant event
types are activated in the dialog. Then select the bars you want to copy by clicking
their bar handles, and copy them by [Alt]/[Option]-dragging the bar handles.
For more information, see “Moving and duplicating with the bar handles” on page
828.
Using “Scores Notes To MIDI”
This function converts the score data, as displayed, into MIDI data. Let’s say for
example that you have set up the score so that it is displayed to 99
% the way you
want it to be. Yet, that last 1
% forces you to deactivate some of the Staff Settings (like
Clean Lengths, No Overlap, or Auto Quantize), which makes other parts of the score
illegible. In this case, try using the “Scores Notes To MIDI” function. Note that you
should work on a copy of the track! For more information, see
“Using “Scores Notes
To MIDI”” on page 752.
Optimizing rests
If you have a number of consecutive empty bars, you can replace them with one
multiple rest, see
“Multiple rests” on page 870.
Zero system lines
Having no system lines at all might seem like a stupid idea to start with. But this option
allows you to create chord sheets really quickly, see
“Using Make Chord Symbols” on
page 842.
A lead sheet created by specifying “0” system lines