3.6. Add Edit or Remove Measures

Add Edit or Remove Measures

i. How to do it: in the Score, click the name of the Section you want to add a measure to; then right-click any part name and select Create child Measure from the contextual menu.

ii. Hints:

• when using the Score's contextual menu, measures are added to the last touched Section. Adding, changing or merely selecting anything inside a Section will mark it as last touched;

• to insert a measure between two existing measures, add it as described above, then use the Nudge... buttons in the Toolbar to move it into place;

• make sure to switch to a Voice in the floating toolbar before you start adding content to your newly created measure; the floating toolbar retains your last selection preference (except for a voice 2 selection, which will default to a voice 1 selection when no second voice is available);

• see Measures (jump: TODO) for more details.

CHANGE TIME SIGNATURE

i. How to do it: click inside a measure in the Score, and make sure that the M callout button of the floating toolbar is selected; in the Editor, check This measure sets its own time signature and use the two sliders until you get the expected reading on the fraction display on the right.

ii. Hints:

• when you select, make sure that the Editor header reads Measure;

• measures not setting their own time signature inherit it from the last measure that does or use the default;

• default time signature is common time (4/4);

• time signatures do not transcend their current Section; if you want to use 6/8 to the end of your piece, you must explicitly set it at the beginning of each Section;

• increasing the capacity of a non-empty measure adds padding (ghost) rests; decreasing it trims away padding rests (if any) but does not touch notes, chords or rests that you entered;

• see the Measure Node (jump: TODO) for more details.

CHANGE BAR TYPE

i. How to do it: click inside a measure in the Score, and make sure that the M callout button of the floating toolbar is selected; in the Editor, under Bar type, select either of the single, double or final barlines, or auto.

ii. Hints:

• when you select, make sure that the Editor header reads Measure;

• auto sets a final barline at the end of the score, a double barline at the end of each section, and a single barline otherwise;

• see the Measure Node (jump: TODO) for more details.

REMOVE MEASURE

i. How to do it: click inside the measure in the Score, and make sure that the M callout button of the floating toolbar is active; then click the Delete element button in the Toolbar. Or right-click the already selected area, and choose Delete element from the contextual menu.

ii. Hints:

• when you select, make sure that the Editor header reads Measure;

• see Measures (jump: TODO) for more details.