Not swinging in 7/8?

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aidanmeachem
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Sibelius Version: 7
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Post by aidanmeachem » Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:52 pm

Hi,

This has happened on two separate Sibelius projects. I am writing a piece that is uptempo swing in 7/8 (eighths are swung, grouping is 2+2+2+1). I written "Uptempo Swing" as the tempo, which normally makes the playback swing, but it isn't working. I also went to the global playback(? I forget the name) to change it and it still didn't swing. I'm thinking this may have to do with the uneven number of eighth notes so it doesn't know what to do with the last eighth note. I guess I would want that last eighth to be played straight? Or if not, I would be open to other swing patterns (the old "taco taco burrito" thing), but I just want it to play back with swing so I can hear what I'm doing. Any tips?

Thanks in advance!


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