Simple
Entry Tuplet Definition
How to get there
To display the Simple Entry Tuplet Definition
dialog box, click the Simple Entry tool 
. On the Simple Entry tool palette, click the Simple Tuplet
tool 
, then shift-click the first note to include in the tuplet
group. Or, while using the Simple Entry Caret, after entering a note,
press Command-9.
What it does
In this dialog box you can define the rhythmic
aspects of a tuplet grouping—the number of eighth notes that are to be
played in the time of a quarter note, for example. Use this dialog box
to define any tuplet more complicated than a triplet in the current duration.
For more complex adjustments to tuplets, see Tuplet tool. See also Tuplets
(Simple Entry).
- __ ____in the space of __ _____ ·
Half (s) · Dotted Quarter(s) · Quarter(s) (etc.). Define the rhythmic
qualities (temporal definition) of the tuplet by entering numbers in these
two text boxes (to specify how many) and selecting the rhythmic-value
from the popup
menu (to specify “of what value”).
- Save
as default Simple Entry tuplet definition. Check this box to always
use the tuplet definition defined above. For example, you could set the
Simple Entry Tuplet Definition to 3 Eighths in the space of 2 Eighths
and check Save if you wanted to enter a long series of eighth note triplets.
This is especially useful if an eighth note triplet starts with a quarter
note.
- OK
· Cancel. Click OK (or press return) to confirm, or Cancel to discard,
the tuplet appearance you’ve created. You return to the score.
