How to get there
Select a measure with the Selection Tool.
From the Plug-ins Menu, choose Expressions, and then . See Plug-ins Menu for more information.
What it does
The plug-in allows you to easily create
a tempo marking as an expression and set the playback features for the
selected measure.
- Display
Tempo Text. Check this box and enter the desired text in the field below
(e.g. Allegro). This text will appear before the metronome marking if
Display Metronome Marking is checked.
- Display
Metronome Marking. Check this box to display the metronome marking
defined in the note value selection palette and tempo text box (
=100).
- Define
Expression for Playback. Select this checkbox for the tempo marking
to speed up or slow down the playback of the score.
- [Note
value selection palette]. Select the note value you want to use
in your tempo marking.
- [Tempo
text box]. Type the tempo in this text box.
- Show
On: All Staves · This Staff Only. Select All Staves to show the
tempo marking on every staff in the score and parts. All Staves is selected
by default. Select Top Staff Only to assign the tempo marking to the top
staff only.
- Staff
List: New Score List · (All defined Score Lists); Edit. Select
New Score List to display the Score List dialog box, where you define
which staves will display tempo markings. To select a Score List already
created for use in the score, choose its name from the drop-down
list. Click Edit
to display the Score Lists dialog box for the selected Score List, and
change which staves the tempo marking should appear in. See Score List dialog box.
- OK
· Cancel. Click OK to create a tempo marking. Click Cancel to return
to the document without making any changes.
