Inputting vibrato bar dives

You can input vibrato bar dives, both during note input and by adding them to existing notes.

Vibrato bar dives are notated using a smooth fall jazz articulation combined with a vibrato bar indication.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, do one of the following:

    • Start note input.

      Tip

      During note input, you can select additional notes before/after the last input note without deactivating the caret by pressing Shift-Right Arrow/Shift-Left Arrow.

    • Select the notes to which you want to add vibrato bar dives.

  2. Optional: During note input, if you want to input notes and notations onto multiple staves, extend the caret to those staves.
  3. Optional: During note input, input at least one note.
  4. Open the ornaments popover in any of the following ways:

    • Press Shift-O.

    • In the Notations toolbox, click Popovers Popovers button, then Ornaments Ornaments button.

  5. Enter fallsmooth into the popover to input a smooth fall jazz articulation.
  6. Press Return to close the popover.
  7. Optional: During note input, move the caret back to the position of the note with the smooth fall.
  8. Open the ornaments popover in any of the following ways:

    • Press Shift-O.

    • In the Notations toolbox, click Popovers Popovers button, then Ornaments Ornaments button.

  9. Enter wbar into the popover to input a vibrato bar indication.
  10. Press Return to close the popover.
  11. Optional: During note input, input a note or press Space to advance the caret and input the vibrato bar indication.

Result

The smooth fall jazz articulation is input on all selected notes. During note input, this is usually the last note you input.

During note input, vibrato bar indications are input at the caret position on all staves across which the caret extends.

Vibrato bar indications added to existing music are input at the rhythmic position of, or span the duration of, either only notes or any items on each selected staff, according to your item input position setting.

By default, vibrato bar indications/lines are placed below the staff and only appear on notation staves, not tablature.

Note

When using the popover, all jazz articulations follow your project-wide settings for their line style. You can change their type/length after they have been input.

You can also input both smooth fall jazz articulations and vibrato bar indications using the Ornaments panel. When using the panel, you can specify the line style of jazz articulations when you input them.

After Completing This Task

If you want vibrato bar indications to show a line, you can lengthen them to give them duration.