Igor Engraver Manual

117 CHAPTER 7
Input Mode
There is a mirror function in Igor Engraver, which is used for mirroring the
rhythm of a layer into another layer or another staff. As an example, mirroring
will be applied to the following passage:
Before or after the passage has been entered, the O (as in MirrOr) key may be
pressed. In the Music entry window, a part of the word “Mirroring” is displayed:
Next, the input caret may be placed either in another staff or in another layer (in
this case, in the staff below). Finally, by using the up arrow, the down arrow, and
Enter or Space, the function keys, or by pressing keys on a MIDI keyboard the
rhythmic context automatically applies to the second staff, as shown below.
(Mirroring can then be applied to more staves and layers, as long as O is not
pressed a second time, which turns mirroring off.) Note that the last bar has
other rhythmic content than the upper staff. Therefore, mirroring has to be
turned off before entering these notes.
It is also possible to repeat the last entry by pressing Tab. The new entries will
hold exactly the same information as the previous one. If you have to repeat a lot
of entries, especially chords, this will be a welcome feature.