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Automatic note repeat

There is a conventional notation to repeat a note several times without writing them all. It avoids for example to repeat 16 times a 16th note. In that case, you can display 4 quarter notes each one with 4 dots above the note. The 4 dots mean that the same note must be repeated 4 times during the note value (here a quarter note, then 4 16th notes).

With Professional Pizzicato or Notation, you can create such a symbol. Here is how to do it:

· In a the palette of your choice, select "New Tool..." with the right button of the mouse.

· Give it a name, for example "4 16th" and click OK.

· Double-click the created tool (empty place in the palette).

· Click the "Create/Modify..." button.

· Select tool "A" in the vectorial editor and click in the drawing area.

· Fill in 4 dots and click OK.

· Double-click tool "A" and select a bold font. Click OK.

· Resize the gray frame with the cursor arrow tool and adjust the vertical line of the symbol (upper right square box and slide a little to the right).

· Close this window.

· In the positioning option mode (horizontal), select "Relative to the note".

· Check the "Outside the measure" box.

· Check the "MIDI play box" and click on "Define the play..."

· In the type play,select "Notes sequence".

· For the start, select "Attached note".

· Click "Progression / content"

· Do this three times:

Click"Add a note"

In the Start and length boxes, write 120 and 120

· In the 4 text areas of the lower part of the dialog box, fill in respectively 4, 0, 0 and 100

· Click 3 times OK to close all the dialog boxes.

To test the symbol, add 4 quarter notes in a measure and place the symbol above each one. You can adjust the position of these symbols vertically. Listen to the result : you should obtain 16 times a 16th note in the measure.

You can optimize the vertical position of the symbol when you place it (by default position). For that, you must understand how Pizzicato creates symbols. You can learn it at page: http://www.arpegemusic.com/manual35/EN650.htm