Pickup Bar Cheat Sheet

May I propose something without calculating?
Auftakt

another example:
Auftakt 2

In other words:

  • set your meter
  • write your pickup notes
  • shift-B and type a barline of your liking
  • finished

I personally think that is what happens behind the curtains anyway, when we type something like “4/4, 0.5” …

Here is a somewhat more convoluted example - I did do no calculation at all.

Auftakt 3