How do I place a pause over specific rests? Apologies but I’ve done it before but i cannot remember how I did it. What I’m trying to achieve is this
I’ve tried adding note values then deleting them so I get the the rests but as soon as delete the last crotchet it turns into a whole bar rest.
You need to enter the rests as explicit rests. Start note entry, Force duration (o), enter the rest durations.
Shift-N (note input)
Comma (rest)
o (force duration)
7 (half note)
Y (enter rest)
6 (quarter note)
YY (2 rests)
I’ve got it but where on earth would typing “Y” or “YY” have anything at all to do with rests?
You may use A-G too
Press Y or any of the letters from A to G.
Thanks I had a feeling it was something to do with force duration and I remember I had done it a while back but for the life of me I couldn’t work out how I achieved it. I kept thinking if i deleted a note it turned into a rest so therefore if I added a minim and 2 crotchets then deleted them I would have the equivalent in rests and add the fermata to the last rest but the bar reverted back to a whole rest.
You don’t have to enter all the rests. Turn on Force Duration, enter the last quarter rest, apply the fermata.
The key Y (unlike A–G) represents the unspecifed pitch also being used conveniently for unpitched percussion.
Thanks all for your help normally I wouldn’t need to be so precise where the pause is placed, but in this piece I need to direct the band from the trumpet chair and the saxes have a run down to the last beat. I’ve cheated a bit by mapping out my own key command to invoke a rest which if I need it again I would probably easily remember.
Once again thanks for the help
Then putting the fermata on 4 is the right thing to do, regardless of where you’re conducting from!
