Overwriting notes when making previous notes longer

Hello everyone,

when I make the duration of a note longer, the following notes stay, and sometimes I get very complicated bars with tons of ties. It is musically correct, but it is not what I want. The same behavior happens, when I repeat a measure (R). Is there a way to override the upcoming notes/bar contents. I am not looking for moving them like in insert mode, I want them literarily be replaced.

Thank you for your help.

Nathan

You probably have Chord Mode (Q) activated? Turn it off!