Moving playing techniques rhythmically

You can move playing techniques to new rhythmic positions after they have been input, including individual playing techniques within a group.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the playing techniques you want to move.
    Note

    • When using the mouse, you can only move one playing technique rhythmically at a time.

    • Moving multiple playing techniques in the same group at the same time ungroups them.

  2. Move the playing techniques in any of the following ways:

    • To move a single playing technique to the next notehead on the staff, press Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To move a single playing technique to the previous notehead on the staff, press Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

    • To move them to the right according to the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To move them to the left according to the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

      Note

      When multiple playing techniques are selected, you can only move them according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

    • Click and drag the playing technique to the right/left to the notehead you want.

Result

The selected playing techniques are moved to new rhythmic positions.

Note

If a single playing technique passes over another playing technique as part of its move, the existing one is unaffected as multiple playing techniques can exist at the same rhythmic position. However, if you move multiple playing techniques together, any existing playing techniques they pass over are shortened or deleted accordingly.

You can undo this action, but any playing techniques shortened/deleted in the process are only restored if you moved playing techniques using the keyboard.