crochet = crochet

2007-06-01 07:35 am

Is there a way to show the symbol 'crochet = crochet', or 'quaver = quaver', to indicate that the beat stays the same when changing time signature?

Re: crochet = crochet

Reply #1 – 2007-06-01 10:10 am

G'say Paul,
this can be done by placing a text object.

If you haven't already done so, download and install a suitable text font
In |File|Page Setup|Fonts (Tab) assign the font as a User font and choose a suitable size - you may have to experiment later.
Position the cursor where you want the sign and press <x>
In the dialogue place the necessary characters, you could "cut and paste" from this reply...
Choose the correct user font
Check the placement options and click OK

I have 3 font suites available for use with NWC which all contain suitable characters.

For crotchet = crotchet you would use "Œ=Œ" (no quotes) from SwingText, MusikTextSans or MusikTextSerif.

These fonts are available via the Scripto: http://nwc-scriptorium.org/helpful.html#Fonts

To make character choice easy Typecase is a wonderful tool... Much better than "Charmap".

Being a text object, they have no effect on playback so you would still need a metronome mark but you would hide it.

Re: crochet = crochet

Reply #2 – 2007-06-25 10:35 am

excellent! thanks for this, it works very well - lots of other useful stuff to explore here too

Re: crochet = crochet

Reply #3 – 2007-06-25 11:20 am

Glad you like it.