Add intervals popover
The add intervals popover allows you to add notes above and below existing notes, and also transpose existing notes. It makes much of the functionality provided by the Add Notes Above or Below and Transpose dialogs accessible directly via the keyboard.
You can open the add intervals popover in Write mode in any of the following ways when notes are selected, including during note input:
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Press Shift-I.
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Choose
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The table contains examples of what you can enter into the add intervals popover to transpose notes or add notes to existing notes.
Example action |
Popover entry |
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Transpose notes upwards by a third. |
t3 |
Transpose notes downwards by a sixth. |
t-6 |
Add notes a third above. |
3 or 3rd |
Add notes a fourth below. |
-4 or -4th |
Add multiple notes Note
Separate notes with commas, not with spaces. |
3,6 or -3,3,4 |
Add notes above and/or below all notes in selected chords. Note
Separate notes with commas, not with spaces. |
3 all or -M2,m3 to all |
Add notes only to the top notes in chords. |
-3 top or dim5 top |
Add notes only to the bottom notes in chords. |
aug4 bottom or -2 bottom |
Specify perfect interval. |
p, per, or perf |
Specify major interval. |
M, maj, or major |
Specify minor interval. |
m, min, or minor |
Specify diminished interval. |
d, dim, or diminished |
Specify augmented interval. |
a, aug, or augmented |
Specify diatonic interval. |
diat or diatonic |
Transpose notes by microtonal intervals. Note
The first number is the interval degree. The second number is the number of quarter tones. |
t 3 8 qt |
If you do not otherwise specify it, the interval is calculated by adding or transposing notes by the number of staff positions specified. For example, in C major, if the selected note is a D♮ and you specify 3 to add a third above, the added note is an F♮. You can specify the quality of the interval by including it before the interval.
If the selected material already includes chords, notes are added above the top note in the chord, and added below the bottom note in the chord. You can add notes to all notes in selected chords by including all or to all at the end of your entry.
For microtonal transpositions, the first number is the interval degree, and the second number is the number of quarter tones. For example, if you have a C natural and you enter T 3 8 qt, it changes to an E natural.