Lengthening/Shortening octave lines

You can lengthen/shorten octave lines after they have been input.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the octave lines you want to lengthen/shorten.
    Note

    When using the mouse, you can only lengthen/shorten one octave line at a time.

  2. Lengthen/Shorten the selected octave lines in any of the following ways:

    • To lengthen them by the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To shorten them by the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

    • To snap the end of a single octave line to the next notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To snap the end of a single octave line to the previous notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

      Note

      • You can only lengthen/shorten octave lines by the current rhythmic grid resolution when multiple octave lines are selected.

      • When using the keyboard, you can only move the end of octave lines. You can move the start of octave lines by moving the whole line, or by clicking and dragging the start handle.

    • Click and drag the circular handle at the start/end of a single octave line to noteheads to the right/left.

Result

Single octave lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution or to the next/previous notehead, whichever is closer.

Multiple octave lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.