Changing the pitch of individual notes
You can raise/lower the pitch and register of individual notes, including grace notes, after they have been input by octave divisions, staff position, and octaves.
Prerequisite
If you want to use the mouse, you have enabled mouse editing.
Procedure
- In Write mode, select the notes whose pitches you want to change.
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Raise/Lower the pitches of the selected notes in any of the following ways:
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To move notes up one staff position, such as from C to D, press Alt/Opt-Up Arrow.
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To move notes down one staff position, such as from D to C, press Alt/Opt-Down Arrow.
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To transpose notes up a single octave division, such as a half-step (semitone) in 12-EDO or a quarter tone in 24-EDO, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow.
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To transpose notes down a single octave division, such as a half-step (semitone) in 12-EDO or a quarter tone in 24-EDO, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Down Arrow.
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To transpose notes up an octave, press Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow.
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To transpose notes down an octave, press Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Down Arrow.
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To transpose notes up/down by staff position, click and drag notes upwards/downwards.
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To transpose notes up/down by octave division, start dragging notes upwards/downwards, then press and hold Shift.
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To transpose notes up/down by octaves, start dragging notes upwards/downwards, then press and hold Ctrl/Cmd.
When you drag notes, shadow noteheads indicate their destination pitches, and the affected region appears highlighted with the rhythmic grid shown above it.
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Result
The pitch or register of the selected notes is changed. Any figured bass shown on the affected staves is updated automatically.
If the pitch is now impossible to play on a fretted instrument, such as if a note would have to be played below the nut on the lowest string, it appears on tablature as a question mark.
You can press Alt/Opt-Up Arrow and Alt/Opt-Down Arrow to change the staff positions of notes in percussion kits using grid and five-line staff presentation types. However, this also changes the instrument playing the note.