Thursday, 3 July 2008

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Beaming Quavers/8th notes in Groups of Four in 4/4 time
User Tip #: 91 Offered By: Geoff Walker Last Modified: N/A

A useful quick way to beam in groups of four quavers is to temporarily set the time signature to 2/2 or Alla Breve, then use automatic beam (Tools/Automatic Beam). You can then return the time signature to 4/4 or Common time and hey presto -  quavers grouped in fours!  If you have already beamed your notes, you will need to "unbeam" them first. To unbeam all notes in a staff, select the staff, then press the Beam tool.

Geoff Walker