Lengthening/Shortening cues

You can change the length of cues after they have been input. This changes the material shown in cues to reflect the material at the corresponding rhythmic positions in the source instrument.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the labels of the cues you want to lengthen/shorten.
    Note

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

  2. Lengthen/Shorten the cues 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 lengthen a single cue to the next notehead of the source instrument, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To shorten a single cue to the previous notehead of the source instrument, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

      Note

      • When multiple cues are selected, you can only lengthen/shorten cues by the current rhythmic grid resolution.

      • Key commands lengthen/shorten items by moving their end only.

    • Click and drag the circular handle at the start/end to the right/left.

Result

The selected cues are lengthened/shortened.

Note

You can lengthen cues so that they overlap with other existing cues, as multiple cues can exist at the same rhythmic position. However, their stem directions are not automatically adjusted so you might have to change them manually.