Check Region for Durations Plug-in

 

How to get there

Choose Plug-ins > Note, Beam, and Rest Editing > Check Region for Durations. If you prefer to apply Check Region for Durations to a specific region, select the region using the Selection tool before using the plug-in.

What it does

The Check Region for Durations plug-in checks the selected region for any measures that have too many or too few beats.

• [Message text]. Look at this text for direction on how to proceed and the results of your actions.
• Do you want to: Leave the measure alone • Delete the extra notes • Move the extra notes to the next measure • Edit Directly • Fill with Rests • Keep moving the extra notes. Click on the option which corresponds to the action you would like to take when you have too few or too many notes in a measure.
• Measure Detected: Staff • Measure • Layer. These text boxes display where the measure with too few or too many notes is located.
• Check. Click this option to start or continue your search for measures with too many or too few beats.
• Done. Click Done to stop looking for measures with too many or too few beats.