using beams
Hi
I have been trying to use beams to join quavers in my score but even following all the instructions I can find online I have not been able to make the Beam properties work in the pallette. No matter how much I double click and drag I can't get anything except single quavers.
Comments
You should never have to use Beam Properties to beam your quavers (eighth notes) together - that should happen by default. Are you sure you are actually entering quavers and not crotchets? You need to select the quaver icon (or use keybaord shortcut "4") when entering the notes. Even though the icon shows a flag, it will beam automatically as appropriate.
If this does not solve your problem, please psot the specific score you are having problems with and precise steps to reproduce the problem.
In reply to You should never have to use by Marc Sabatella
I am trying to use 4/4 time and when I select a quaver (I am definitely using a quaver and not a crochet) it inserts a single quaver and a quaver rest... I am trying to use a group of two quavers, a crochet and a minim in the bar.
Could it be because I originally used all whole notes and then when back to try and edit the score?
In reply to I am trying to use 4/4 time by Music Granny
You wrote:
'it inserts a single quaver and a quaver rest... I am trying to use a group of two quavers'
The single quaver will, of course, have a flag. It is when you enter the very next quaver that the connecting beam gets drawn.
Posting your score with an explanation of what steps you perform and what you expect to see would be a big help.
Regards, and welcome aboard.
In reply to I am trying to use 4/4 time by Music Granny
See above, and try the following:
1) enter note input mote
2) select quaver icon (with flag)
3) press "C" to enter a C - this enters a single quaver C, with flag
4) press "D" to enter a D - this enters a qauver D, which is automatically beamed to the preceding C
5) select crotchet icon
6) press "E" to enter an E - this enters a crotchet E
7) select minim icon
8) press "F" to enter an F - this enters a minim F
In reply to See above, and try the by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for that - i think ive got it sorted now. I was trying to edit a score i had already written, but I've realised how to do that too