Elisions

An elision is when two or more syllables are sung under the same note, such as in a folk song, chant or foreign language. Because SongWriter will advance to the next note if you enter a space, you’ll need to add an invisible syllable or hard space between the two real syllables. You can also use this method to place verse numbers with the first syllable.

To create invisible syllables when typing lyrics

1. Click the Lyrics tool  .
2. Type the lyrics in the usual way, up to the elision.
3. Type the first syllable.
4. Next type ALT+0160 . To type an ALT character, hold down the alt key, and while holding it down, type 0160 on the calculator keypad on the side of your computer keyboard. SongWriter inserts a hard space. Continue by typing the next syllable, which will be attached to the syllable before it. Complete the remaining lyrics.

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