Igor Engraver Manual

CHAPTER 13
The Menus
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• adapts each pitch to the key signature – if this option is selected, a lowered note
will become a raised note in case the key signature says that the destination note is to
be raised.
• adapts each pitch to the entire chromatic context – if the chromatic context of the
transposed passage says that the notes are to be raised, they will be raised. Thus, it is
the chromatic context that defines what notes to raise and what notes to lower, rather
than the key signature.
• is smart – if a note was chromatically altered from the context (i.e., has an accidental),
it will retain the same chromatic alteration when dragged. If not, it will adapt to
the chromatic context.
13.3.7 Scale and Scale Notehead
The Scale… and Scale notehead… commands let you scale the musical events of an
entry selection or the noteheads of a note selection, by a given percentage. This
way, it is easy to create cue passages, as seen in the first 2 measures of the following
example:
13.3.8 Double Durations and Halve Durations
The Double durations and the Halve durations commands immediately change the
duration of selected notes, and recalculate the music accordingly. However, bar