Britten tremolando

[Gareth_Glyn]

I’d like to use this notation for a six-note tremolo:

• in order to save space that would otherwise be filled with a succession of written-out demisemiquaver groups:
  
  
  
  I’ve been trying various ideas to achieve this, but have so far failed, and would appreciate any advice.

[charles_piano]

How would you like it to appear? Like one of these two bars?

To get the 1st one:

Start a 6:4q tuplet

Enter the notes, select them, Shift+R, type 32

[jesele]

Like this? 12:48z tuplet with a white notehead set.. And 3:16y

Jesper

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[Gareth_Glyn]

Thanks very much both! I have to admit I’d tried the shift-R method, but tried 36 instead of the usual two-note 32 because I’d imagined that the second digit referred to the number of notes within the tremolo! Duh… Anyway, I’m happy now!

[jesele]

Here’s the last one.

Jesper

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[charles_piano]

@Gareth_Glyn

I’d imagined that the second digit referred to the number of notes within the tremolo!

I admit it’s confusing. “2” stands actually for “more than one”

And: it has to be a tuplet to be more than 2!