Hi Christopher and Paul,
Smart Find and Paint (Selection tool/Command F for selecting the area
with the markings you want to apply elsewhere - Shift Command F for
painting the markings) might be helpful in some cases.
Chuck
On May 13, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
On May 13, 2008, at 7:10 PM, Paul Hayden wrote:
I've been using note-attached Expression Metatools for years but
I'd like to know if it's possible to assign a text expression to
notes in several different instruments at once (e.g., all the
orchestral woodwinds in a given measure).
I've searched the manual (under Expressions and Metatools) but
can't find that info.
Paul,
No, you can't drag across notes and add expressions like you can
with articulations (unless you create the expression as an
articulation, which I used to do with dynamics before we had auto-
placement) but there is a fairly easy alternative.
The Selection Tool in 2008 (and Mass Edit in previous versions)
allows you to set ONLY note-attached expressions to be copied. So
you put in all your dynamics (and articulations, slurs and hairpins
too, if you want) in one staff, then copy ONLY those items to the
other staves. It is actually pretty painless once you know the hot
keys for bringing up the copy items dialogue box. The neat thing
about 2008 is that once you have done all this, there is some
inevitable nudging that has to be done, and you DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE
TOOLS to drag around expressions, hairpins, and the like. Saves me
lots of time.
Christopher
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