Depending on the passage, there are possibly two ways to do this. 1. Enter the passage first that will contain the correct rhythm. Copy it to another staff. Using the Repitch command in Simple Entry, click on the first note, then on the MIDI keyboard just play the pitches you want one after another, in any rhythm or speed. The cursor will automatically step forward to the next note, skipping rests. Remember to hit the same pitch TWICE if it is tied (once for each note head.)
2. Enter the pitches, then use JW Rhythm Copy to copy the rhythm from another staff. This may not work as you want, depending on what the passage is like. JW Rhythm Copy will also copy a notation pattern (do you mean turn a dotted quarter into a separate quarter, then an eighth, or turn it into a quarter TIED to an eighth? JW will do the second easily.) Christopher On Thu Jul 16, at ThursdayJul 16 11:05 PM, MB wrote: > I'd like to be able to input a long string of pitches that would adopt a > preset rhythmic pattern; or vice versa, I'd like to input a string of pitches > and then modify them to fit a repeating rhythm pattern. I'd also like to be > able to modify rhythms more easily, as in changing -- in one fell swoop -- a > whole set of dotted quarters into quarters * eighths. > I can input using one hand on the midi keyboard and the other on the num pad, > but changing numbers and symbols while inputting notes can be slow, clunky, > and usually results in having to redo errors. Using hyperscribe doesn't work > well for this task, either, partly because I have to concentrate on > remembering not to use the standard pianist technique of syncopated pedaling, > and also because it requires memorizing the rhythm pattern. > TG Tools won't allow this kind of modification because you have to have > exactly the same number of notes in the rhythm and pitch staves, not to > mention you have to set up the rhythm pattern in advance. Again, slow and > clumsy if you do this sort of thing very often. > I've looked at upgrading to Fin2014 but fail to find anything that makes this > kind of operation easier. > Am I overlooking something? Is there an easy way to do this within > Finale?Has anyone else conquered this problem, perhaps with macro software? > And if so, what software did you use? > > Many thanks for any advice.Marilyn > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
