Moving bar repeat regions

You can move bar repeat regions to different rhythmic positions after they have been input.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the bar repeat region you want to move.
    Note

    You can only move one bar repeat region at a time.

  2. Move the bar repeat region to the right/left in any of the following ways:

    • Press Alt-Right Arrow to move it to the right.

    • Press Alt-Left Arrow to move it to the left.

    • Click and drag it to the right/left.

Result

The selected bar repeat region is moved to bars to the right/left.

When you move bar repeat regions using the keyboard, they are moved to the right by the duration of their grouping, for example, two-bar repeats are moved two bars to the right. However, when you move them to the left, they are always moved to the next bar, regardless of their grouping.

When you move bar repeat regions using the mouse, they are always moved to the next/previous bar.

Note

Only one bar repeat region can exist at each rhythmic position. If any part of a selected bar repeat region collides with any part of another bar repeat region as part of its move, the other bar repeat region is shortened to accommodate the one you moved. In some cases, this means the grouping of the other bar repeat region is changed or it is deleted entirely.

You can undo this action and restore the previous length of the other bar repeat region.