On May 7, 2006, at 8:22 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
On May 7, 2006, at 7:39 AM, Christopher Smith wrote:
Implode is what you want. You will have to create a new dummy staff
which will be deleted afterward directly under the target staff.
Let's call the earlier passage A and the later passage B. Copy A to
the dummy staff so that it is aligned with B. Select B and the A
directly underneath it with Mass Edit. Hit 1 (or select Implode from
the menu). Delete the dummy staff. Done.
Thanks so much, Christopher for the explanation - it's weird that they
call "merging" "imploding"!! I would like to see a simple "Merge"
option under the "Edit" menu so you can copy and paste without going
through all that other stuff! Anyway - the 2 rhythms are identical,
so it sounds like this option will work fine for me.
It makes sense when you notice that there is an "explode" function for
splitting chords into separate parts - the opposite would be Implode.
TG Tools has a fantastically smart exploder - includes unisons,
octaves, asks what note you want doubled when there aren't enough,
strips out "I.", "II." "Solo" and the like. Too bad his tools don't
have an equivalently intelligent Implode as well.
Finale DOES have a "merge" - it's under the Note Mover Tool, but you
can only do it up to a measure at at time. For more than that, you want
Implode.
Christopher
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