Adding a quarter note with half notes

[klowy]

Hello all,

I am trying to add quarter notes to a measure that has half notes (piano). It won't let me do that. I'm sure it's easy. Can someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks

[MikeLyons]

Depending on range, select the first minim, press 1 from the top row of the keyboard, press [alt/opt]2, press 4 on the numpad. You should now have your minims in voice 1 with your crotchet in voice 2 and waiting for new input.

If the minims are lower, select then and press [alt/opt]2 select the first one and press 1 on the top row, press [alt/opt]1 press numpad 4.

If you get it the wrong way round, don't worry. Just continue until the 2nd part is all in then press [shift]v, which will swap the voices round.

[klowy]

Thanks.

[andyg]

And have a good read through 'Working with Voices' in the Reference Manual, which explains things more fully than we can here.

I always input upper notes (Voice 1) first, maybe a line or a few bars at a time, then go back and input lower notes (Voice 2). For complex voicings you may need Voices 3 and 4 - I did last week - and that's where that Manual will make things clearer.

[klowy]

Thanks andyg. That's what I was looking for. So easy once you know where to look. thx!