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Deleting ties
You can delete ties without deleting the notes to which they are attached.
NOTE
Deleting ties from tie chains removes all ties in the tie chain. If you want to remove single ties
from longer tie chains, you can split the tie chain.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the tie chains from which you want to delete all ties.
2. Press U .
RESULT
All ties in the selected tie chains are deleted. Notes previously in the tie chain remain at their
rhythmic positions.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the duration of notes on page 168
Splitting tie chains
You can split tie chains at specied positions, for example, if you want to change the pitch
halfway through a tie chain or delete individual ties within tie chains. This does not remove any
other ties in the tie chain.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the tie chain you want to split.
2. Press Shift-N to start note input.
3. Move the caret to where you want to split the tie chain.
Press Right Arrow / Left Arrow to move the caret to the right/left, according to the
current rhythmic grid resolution.
Press Space to advance the caret to the next rhythmic position, according to the note
value currently selected.
4. Press U to split the tie chain.
5. Optional: If you want to split the same tie chain in multiple places, move the caret to the next
rhythmic position where you want to split the tie chain.
6. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
RESULT
The tie chain is split at the caret position.
RELATED LINKS
Moving the caret manually on page 163
Ties
Deleting ties
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