16th notes in short notation
It is sometimes
useful to simplify the notation of a measure including for
instance a lot of 16th notes. Let us see the case of a 4/4
measure with the C and G alternated in 16th notes. This measure
can be written in the form of C and G half notes beamed with a
16th note beam. Here is the process to follow (warning, the MIDI
play will not follow): Fill in 2
beamed 16th notes (C and G for example) With the
note head tool, (Pizzicato Professional, main palette,
the tool with several note heads) click these notes and
select the half note head symbol. To
distribute them correctly in the measure, disable the
automatic justification ("J" box, in the score
tool bar) and move the second note in the middle of the
measure. In other cases, you
can adapt this to 32nd notes for instance.