Measures View Tool Bar

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measures toolbar


The Measures View Tool Bar contains the following items (in order from left to right).

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Now Time
Displays the now time in measure.beat.tick notation or measure.beat + relative notation (i.e. 1.1 + 1 8th). Toggle between these by clicking the Now time display.

Snap
Opens the snap menu to determine what boundary chords should be entered on (i.e. 8th note, quarter note etc...). For more information, see the Entering Chords topic.


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Load Band Style
Selects the Styles - Load Band Style command.

Load Drum Style
Selects the Styles - Load Drum Style command.

Style Editor
Opens the Style Editor for the current band style via the Styles - Edit Current Band Style command.


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Punch In Before Current Measure
Sets the punch in point to the start of the current measure so that composing will start precisely at the beginning of the current measure.

Punch Out After Current Measure
sets the punch out point to the end of the current measure so that composing will stop immediately after the current measure.

Punch and Loop Settings
Opens the Measures - Punch and Loop settings menu.

Compose
Selects the Styles - Compose command which causes all band styles in the punch area to be composed.


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Chord Entry Window
Opens the chord entry window where you can enter chords with the mouse by selecting from available chord types and roots.

Chord Voicing Editor
Opens the Chord Voicing Editor where you can edit the voicings that are used by the composer.


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Insert Measures
Selects the Edit - Insert Measures command.

Delete Measures
Opens the Delete dialog where you can delete a range of measures. You can also delete certain components of a measure but leave others alone. For example, you may want to delete only chords, but leave all styles, drum fills etc... as they are.

Go to measure.beat.tick
Allows you to jump to another location in the current song.


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Rewind
Selects the Transport - Rewind command.

Stop
Selects the Transport - Stop command.

Play
Selects the Transport - Play command.

Rewind and Play
Selects the Transport - Rewind and Play command.

Fast Forward
Selects the Transport - Fast Forward command.