4.5.6

Tuplets and Slurs (Legatos)

While in the Insert mode, select a triplet ("T" key) from the "Notes" palette or select

Legato from the "Articulations" palette.

Creating a

triplet

Creating a

slur

FIGURE 4 - 9: Creating a Tuplet or Slur (legato)

a.

Click and drag down to insert the tuplet or legato above the notes to be

selected.

b.

Click and drag up to insert the tuplet or legato below the notes to be

selected.

To delete a tuplet or articulation

c.  Ctrl+click on it, press the "X" key then click again on the object. Or use the

Select tool ("O" key) to highlight one or more tuplets and/or legatos.

d.  Once selected, push the Delete key.

NOTE: To resize or move a tuplet bracket, use Nudge mode and drag the control

point located on either end of the tuplet.

· User-defined Tuplet

The D:B tool button allows for custom tuplets.

Divisions = The number of equal beats to be applied to the group.

Value = The number of note values (if they were not modified) that would

be applied to give the same duration.

See "Tuplet Properties", Section 4.6.9, for more tuplet options.

For example: The quintuplet (-5-) has a default D:B ratio of 5:4. When applied to a

group of 5 eighth notes, its total duration value would equal 4 "normal" eighth notes.

· Nested tuplets (tuplet within a tuplet)

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