Beaming

Beaming of eighth notes (and notes of smaller value) is automatic in SongWriter, although you can override SongWriter’s beaming decisions, either on a global or case-by-case basis.

To break (or create) a beam

• Click the Simple Entry tool   and select the note at the end of the desired beam. (You can OPTION-click to select a particular note).
• Press the slash key (/). If the note was beamed to the previous note, the beam breaks. If the note wasn’t beamed to the previous note, two notes are now beamed together. Press the slash key again to restore the beam to its previous form.

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