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General Discussion / Chord with 1/4 and 1/8th note members
I've used NWC periodically, so I don't consider myself an experienced user.  I mostly use NWC to generate midi files to provide the  accompaniment to practice playing instruments with.  I've run into a chord that seems to be in violation of the chord construction rules, and I'm trying to figure out how to either enter the chord, or work around it.

I'm working on a piano staff, if it matters.  The chord consists of 2 1/4 notes and 1 1/8 note (followed by another 1/8th note).  The 1/4 notes are B and D above middle C (the B is flatted by the key signature, if it matters).  The 1/8 note is the A next to the B.  The sheet music I'm working with has the 2 1/4 notes on the left of the cluster, and the two 1/8th notes on the right, joined by a bar.  Earlier in the same measure is the same construct using a B 1/8th note and an A and D 1/4 notes.

In the case of the chord that works, the 1/8 note is above the highest of the 1/4 notes.  In the chord that doesn't work, the 1/8th note is between the two 1/4 notes. I'm thinking I'm going to cheat for now and switch the notes around (it doesn't sound quite right but I can ignore it).  I can enter 2 of the notes, but I always get a "ding" when I try to enter the third.

I can live with the restriction; I'm just wondering if there is a way to work around it.

Thanks.
Jim