Notation

Quick answer: MC's notation is not up to snuff.

I tried the measure you said, and it worked, but I had to keep sliding notes around just to get it to fit. I ended up with an eighth note, a quarter note, two tied eighth notes (same as a quarter), a quarter, and an eighth. No rests. So it's possible just tougher. If you're into the notation, I'd recommend picking up a program more geared to it.

Joe

If you don't put the notes in exactly the right place (it may look right to you, but the computer knows that second 1/8 note is half a milimeter to the left of exact and will put a rest in). Click and drag the notes around until it does what you want, is what Joe said, I think. The program ties the notes together itself, right, Joe? Greg

FYI: I sent an e-mail to tech support a long time ago and they didn't give me any answers. This time around, they gave me some useful information. In order to get the notes right, you have to use "Piano Roll" to move the notes around. I assume that is what you guys meant when you said to slide around the notes. I had always been in "staff mode". Thank you again to everyone for your help.


Robert

Yeah the notes tie themselves together, it's not a manual thing.

Joe

Check the duration of each not. The duration of 1/8 notes is 480. 1/4 is 1:000. Chances are the notes do not have perfect timing.

I think you have the option to turn off the "Display rests" in staff view. I know when I work in SV I do not have rests in the view. They simply clutter the screen. 

Also.... yes, unless you have the snap to grid on, and have the note resolution "properly" set, it is very possible to enter an eighth note thinking it is properly places when in fact it is off my a few milliseconds. 

Using the quantisize will snap them into place. But that can sound too mechanical at times. 


When editing a part that I played manually, I will click and drag the notes. Sometimes it's difficult the place them exactly where I want. Pitch is where this is really a pain if I want a note that is NOT in the natural key of the music. 

BUT: in staff view, if you RIGHT CLICK the note....a note properties window opens. In that window, you can change the note pitch manually. If F & G are the key notes and you want F#, this window lets you put the note there. It also allows positioning the note in the time line to the finest tick of the music. If the note is currently at 2:03:002 ..... which is two ticks past beat 3 in measure 2...and you want it delayed a bit more.....entering 2:03:125 for example would move it far enough to the right that you would likely hear the delay better...delay from the beat of 3.  all you need to do is highlight the last 3 digits generally to edit the timing. 

This is tedious but gives you absolute control of the note. I tend to use this at times when it is necessary to fix my horrible piano playing.