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CHAPTER 10<br />

More About Music Input and Editing<br />

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10.3 Tweaking<br />

All of the musical elements in the layouts can be “tweaked” in a number of ways:<br />

A note or rest can be dragged sideways, a mezzo-forte marking can be moved<br />

upwards, and so forth. Though not necessary to use (<strong>Igor</strong> <strong>Engraver</strong> will create a<br />

proper layout for you), tweaking is an important concept for publishers and<br />

musicians who are concerned with making small adjustments.<br />

10.3.1 Normal Tweaking<br />

Tweaking is as simple as dragging an element to its desired position. On most<br />

occasions, this method will only affect the graphics: playback will not be affected<br />

if you drag one note to the other side of another note. In most cases, you are also<br />

able to use the arrow keys to move selected objects.<br />

All tweaking can be undone by choosing Undo from the Edit menu. Tweaked<br />

objects may also be “untweaked” by choosing Untweak from the contextual menu<br />

that appears if the object in question is Control or Right-clicked. If untweaked,<br />

<strong>Igor</strong> <strong>Engraver</strong> puts the object back to its’ default position.<br />

Below is an example of the tweaking of a crotchet/quarter note.<br />

A passage, before and after dragging to the right:<br />

A note or rest can be tweaked sideways or up an down (in this sense, “tweaking”<br />

means moving an entry). You will notice, that if rests are dragged they snap to a<br />

grid.<br />

Macintosh: If you would like to move a rest smoothly, B-drag. Noteheads can<br />

be dragged away from their stems by B-dragging. The length of a stem can be<br />

tweaked by dragging the end of the stem.

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