Tuplets (Simple Entry)
The word tuplet describes a class of irregular
note divisions such as triplets, quintuplets, or septuplets. Simple triplets
are easy in Simple Entry tool. If you want to do duplets, septuplets or
other tuplets, you’ll need the Simple Entry Tuplet Definition dialog box.
For more complex tuplets, such as ratios or nested tuplets, see the Tuplet tool.
Brackets in the Simple Entry Tuplet tool
follow several rules. If the notes are beamed, such as eighth note triplets,
no bracket will appear. If you wish to override this rule, use the Tuplet
Tool to turn off Auto Bracket. See Tuplet
Definition dialog box. Brackets follow the first note in the
tuplet or the beam (if you override Auto Bracket). To edit the bracket,
see To
adjust, move, or delete a tuplet in the Tuplet tool chapter.
- Click the Simple Entry tool
. The Simple Entry
Palettes appear.
- In the Simple Entry Palette, click the icon
representing the desired note’s duration. Click any accidental
tools, if desired.
- Click the Simple Tuplet tool
on the Simple Entry
Palette.
- Click the staff. A note appears where
you clicked with rests filling out the rest of the triplet. By default,
the triplet will use the duration of the first note to define the triplet.
If there isn’t enough room to create the full tuplet or you click within
an already existing tuplet, Finale will enter a note of the duration you
selected.
- After entering a note or rest with the caret,
press 9 (or numpad 9) to begin a triplet on the note just entered.
Finale adds rests to complete the triplet. Then, enter the next two notes
to replace the rests.
- Double-click the Simple Tuplet tool
on the Simple Entry
Palette.
- Click on the first note in the tuplet. The
tuplet is removed and the notes are restored to full value. If there is
not enough room in the measure for the full value of the tuplet notes,
nothing will happen. Remove the extra notes first, then remove the tuplet
definition.
By default, the triplet will use the duration
of the first note to define the triplet. If you want to create an eighth
note triplet starting with a quarter note, you’ll need to use the below
technique.
- Double-click the Simple Tuplet tool on the Simple Entry
Palette. Only the Simple Entry Tuplet tool is selected in the Simple
Entry Palette.
- Click the note duration that you wish to use
in this tuplet passage. Now, both the Simple Entry Tuplet tool
and the desired note duration tool are selected in the Simple Entry Palette.
- SHIFT+click on the first note in the tuplet
(or where you would like to add one). The Simple Entry Tuplet Definition
dialog box appears.
- Specify the rhythmic composition of the tuplet.
Finale is asking, “How many notes of what rhythmic value are to
fit in the space normally allotted to how many of what value?” Enter the
number of each rhythmic value in the text boxes. Specify the rhythmic
value itself by selecting the rhythmic-value from the drop-down menu.
For example, to define a standard eighth
note duplet, you could fill out the values as “2 (eighths) in the space
of 3 (eighths).”
- Click OK. A note appears where you clicked
with rests filling out the rest of the tuplet.
- After entering a note with the caret, hold
down CTRL
and press 9 (or numpad 9) to open the Simple Entry Tuplet Definition dialog
box. Define the tuplet as described above and click OK. A tuplet
appears based on your settings.
Using a MIDI keyboard for entry is an alternative
to clicking notes onto the staff or typing them with your computer keyboard.
To use an external MIDI device for entry, ensure you have properly configured
a MIDI Input device in the MIDI Setup dialog box.
- Click the Simple Entry tool . The Simple Entry caret appears in
the score. If it does not, choose Simple menu > Simple Entry Options > Use Simple Entry Caret and click OK. Then ensure a rhythmic duration
is chosen in the Simple Entry Palette.
- Choose Simple > Use MIDI
Device for Input (if it is not checked already).
- Activate the caret at the desired point of
entry. Use the left and right arrow keys to move the caret left
and right. Hold down CTRL and press the UP and DOWN ARROW
to move the caret up and down between staves.
- Click a duration tool in the Simple Entry Palette,
or type the corresponding keystroke in the numeric keypad (1-8).
Note that if you are using a notebook computer, as an alternative, you
can turn off Num Lock and press a number 1-8 on the QWERTY keyboard. You
can also choose other tools, such as the Tuplet or Tie tool to specify
other properties for the note(s) you are about to enter.
- Play the desired note or chord on your MIDI
keyboard or other MIDI input device. The notes appear on the staff
and the caret moves to the right.
After entering a note or chord, use any
of the available modifier keystrokes to change the entry. To
see a complete list of commands, choose Simple > Simple
Edit Commands.
