Rests (Speedy Entry)

You can edit, create, and move rests by using either the Simple Entry or Speedy Entry tools. If you do most of your editing with the Simple Entry tool, see Rests (Simple Entry). You can change any existing note into a rest, or change the duration of any rest. See also Multimeasure rests,  Speedy Entry, and Whole rests.   

To move a rest vertically or horizontally

• Click the Speedy Entry tool  ; click the measure in question. The editing frame appears. If you have created two voices using the Voice 1/Voice 2 mechanism (the inner-voice mechanism used by the HyperScribe tool), you can move any rest in Voice 2 by dragging it up or down.
• Click the rest. You can also use the arrow keys to position the insertion bar.

If you’ve created a separate voice in each layer, make sure you’re in the layer containing the rest. If not, press shift-down arrow or shift-up arrow to switch layers.

• To move the rest horizontally, simply drag it. Press shift to prevent it from moving vertically.
• Drag the rest up or down. When it’s where you want it, press zero (0) to exit the editing frame. If you want to make sure you don’t inadvertently drag the rest horizontally, press shift as you drag.

Note that if you’re using the Layer mechanism, you can move all rests in one layer (or all) a specified distance up or down from their default center-line position (see Multiple voices for a more complete discussion).

To add a rest

• Click the Speedy Entry tool a; click the target measure. The editing frame appears.
• Press a number key (for non-MIDI, press option, shift and a number key). A rest appears of the duration corresponding to the number key you pressed, as shown below.

(If a note appears instead of a rest, even though you’re using MIDI, it’s because Use MIDI device isn’t selected in the Speedy menu. Use the arrow keys to position the insertion bar on the notehead and press clear (or press shift-delete); this turns it into a rest.) If you want to insert a rest between existing notes, use the Insert mode. Press Shift-I to turn the Insert mode on or off.

To change a rest’s duration

1. Click the Speedy Entry tool  ; click the target measure. The editing frame appears.
2. Click the rest. You can also use the arrow keys to position the cursor.
3. Press the number key corresponding to the desired new duration. (See the table of number key/rest value equivalents in “To add a rest.”) The rest changes to the specified duration.

To change a rest to a note

1. Click the Speedy Entry tool  ; click the target measure. The editing frame appears.
2. Click the rest. You can also use the arrow keys to position the insertion bar.
3. Press enter. The rest becomes a note of the same duration.

To change a single note to a rest

1. Click the Speedy Entry tool  ; click the target measure. The editing frame appears.
2. Click the note. You can also use the arrow keys to move the cursor.
3. Press clear (or press shift-delete). The note becomes a rest of the same duration.

Note: To change a chord to a rest, place the cursor on the stem of the chord.

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