large selections

Dorico
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Say I compose 30 bars of music with various meter changes, and then decide that I like that rhythmic phrase structure and want to repeat it, but I want to vary the pitches completely in the second iteration. (Some people do compose this way. :wink: )

I figure I’ll copy and paste what I just wrote into the subsequent 30 bars, thus preserving the rhythms and also allowing me to change all the notes or whatever else.

In Write mode, I can zoom way out in galley view to a microscopic view of those 30 bars and select everything with the marquee tool (even on a large monitor this is a bit straining on the eyes and I risk missing a note on a ledger line along the way), and then hit R.

Hmm. What if my selection had been even larger? This can’t be the best approach.

So I decide to stick to a reasonable magnification. I select the first note in bar 1, scroll out 30 bars, hit Shift and select the last note… but none of the meter changes are selected, so I have to go back and add them, tediously, with the command key.

Third time will be a charm, I’m sure, if anyone can kindly explain how to do this sensibly. I’m prepared to be embarrassed by how easy this really is.

2

Have you tried using the system track?

3

Thanks for the solution (and for making me blush).

4

You can also use Shift+click to extend a selection: select the first note you want to copy, then scroll to the last note you want to copy, hold Shift and click to extend the selection there.

5

Daniel, thanks but shift-click doesn’t include the meter changes, so the system track is the way to go.

6

That is absolutely true, yes.