Double everything?

[Em_the_MD]

Hi,

I’ve managed to write in 4/4 but with everything halved - one bar should actually be two. How can I lengthen evefything without losing notes?

[Vadian]

Welcome to the forum, @Em_the_MD.

If the music doesn’t contain any tuplets select the music, press I to enable insert mode and select menu Write > Edit Duration > Double Note Duration (don’t forget to disable insert mode by pressing I again).

If the music does contain tuplets here is a way to handle the tuplets

Error doubling note duration of tuplets/triplets

Yes, for now you might find that if you remove any tuplets before doubling note durations (with Insert mode active, so they don’t overwrite anything) and then re-insert tuplets of the required ratios after doubling, you’ll end up with what you want more reliably. (In case you weren’t aware, you can specify the note duration in the tuplets popover, e.g. 3:2e for triplet 8ths - that can make it a bit easier when adding them back in as you don’t have to change the duration selected in the Notes to…