Lengthening/Shortening pedal lines

You can lengthen/shorten pedal lines rhythmically after they have been input.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the pedal lines you want to lengthen/shorten.
    Note

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

  2. Lengthen/Shorten the pedal lines in any of the following ways:
    • To snap the end of a single pedal line to the next notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To snap the end of a single pedal line to the previous notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

    • 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.

      Note
      • You can only lengthen/shorten pedal lines according to the current rhythmic grid resolution when multiple pedal lines are selected.

      • When using the keyboard, you can only move the end of pedal lines. You can move the start of pedal lines by moving the whole line, or by clicking and dragging the start handle.

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

Result

Single pedal lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution or to the next/previous notehead, whichever is closer.

Multiple pedal lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

Tip

You can move pedal lines graphically in Engrave mode, including changing their graphical length.