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tying chords

when a chord is inserted such as a 3 note chord on the piano left hand staff, they cannot be tied as a group to the same chord in the next measure

Re: tying chords

Reply #1 –
Why not? What happens when you try? Is this the kind of thing you are trying to do?

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Re: tying chords

Reply #2 –
MY ERROR MY APOLOGIES I WAS DOING IT INCORRECTLY

RIKBEL

Re: tying chords

Reply #3 –
When I enter a single note, with the tie attribute set, I get the note with the outgoing tie.  When I enter the note without the attribute, then highlight it and enter the tie command, I get the note with the outgoing tie.  When I make a chord and set the tie attribute before entering the chord member, I get outgoing ties.

So far so good.  I'm getting the outgoing ties without having to enter the next note or chord.

However, if I make a chord without the tie attribute, then highlight it and set the tie attribute, the outgoing tie will only appear if I've already entered the next chord.

I don't know if this is good or not, I just thought it was interesting.  It would be nice if the outgoing tie appeared, to provide a visual check to ensure the second chord has the same notes as the first.  (An outgoing tie won't stop going out until it hits an identical note/element.)

Re: tying chords

Reply #4 –
An outgoing tie won't stop going out until it hits an identical note/element.

Just a small correction to that, and to belabour a glaring and oft commented on fault in NWC,

until it hits a note at the same staff position.

Re: tying chords

Reply #5 –
I accept Peter's correction as a friendly amendment (Robert's Rules, I believe?)

Re: tying chords

Reply #6 –
How about this, then?

Visually, it stops when it hits a note at the same staff position.
Audibly, it stops when it hits an identical note/element.
When discrepancies occur... you get the much dreaded hanging note.

Re: tying chords

Reply #7 –
Audibly, it stops when it hits an identical note/element.

Not quite! It stops when a MIDI note event happens at the same pitch (MIDI Note number) on the same channel.

So a Db can cancel a C#. And that could be on a separate staff assigned to the same channel.