Gradual dynamics in Engrave mode

In Engrave mode, each hairpin has multiple handles that you can move to adjust their graphical position, length, angle, and aperture.

The middle handles at the start/end of hairpins change their start/end offset positions. Moving one handle middle handle changes the angle of the hairpin.
The pair of outer handles at the start/end of hairpins adjusts the corresponding aperture. These handles are linked and mirror each other: moving one handle also moves the other handle by the same amount, but in the opposite direction. This ensures that hairpins remain symmetrical.

Figure 1. A hairpin with the start middle handle selected in Engrave mode

Tip

You can also change the aperture of individual hairpins by activating Hairpin open aperture and/or Hairpin closed aperture in the Dynamics group of the Properties panel.

Increasing the value makes the corresponding aperture wider. Decreasing the value makes the corresponding aperture narrower.

Example


Figure 2. A diminuendo that goes across a system break: aperture at the start is open, aperture at the end is closed. It appears slightly open to indicate the diminuendo continues after the system break.	Figure 3. The diminuendo continues onto a new system: aperture at the start is open, aperture at the end is closed.