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3/4 (three beats per measure, each quarter note gets a beat)
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6/8 (six beats per measure, each eighth note gets a beat)
The top number of a meter, the number of beats per measure, can be
from 1 through 99. The bottom number of a meter is the value of each
beat. You can pick from a list of values ranging from a whole note to a
thirty-second note.
The meter determines the following:
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Where the metronome accents are placed
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How the Now time is displayed
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How the Staff view is drawn
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How grid lines are displayed in the Piano Roll view
To Set the Meter and Key Signature...
1.
Display the View toolbar by choosing View-Toolbars-Views.
2.
Click
on the View toolbar to open the Meter/Key view.
3.
Select the first (and only) meter/key change in the list.
4.
Click
to open the Meter/Key Signature dialog box.
5.
Enter the top and bottom meter values in the two boxes.
6.
Choose the key signature from the Key Signature list.
7.
Click OK.
You can also set the meter and key signature in the Large Transport
toolbar display.
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