Sustain Pedal Marks |
With Composer, you can add a pedal mark to a score, drawn as a line, typically below the left-hand staff of a keyboard part, as in the following example:
If a pedal mark crosses a barline into a measure that is on a subsequent staff, Composer automatically divides the pedal mark, as illustrated below:
Composer does not directly interpret pedal marks during playback. Instead, you can quickly convert pedal marks to MIDI pedal performance, and convert MIDI pedal performance to pedal marks. You also can graphically edit the MIDI sustain pedal control for regions of the score. To add a pedal mark:
-- OR -- Type SHIFT+S to display the Sustain Pedal Palette. SHIFT+S also displays Slur Palette. If the Slur Palette is displayed first, then type SHIFT+S a second time to display the Sustain Pedal Palette.
Composer will change the mouse cursor to indicate Add Mode:
-- OR -- Type "b" or "t" for the bracket or text style of button.
Composer will insert the pedal mark in the score. It will extend horizontally from the point where you clicked the mouse to slightly past the end of that measure. Composer highlights the newly added pedal mark in blue to indicate that it is selected so that you can immediately edit it:
To change the starting or ending position of a pedal mark:
-- OR -- Move the start or end of the pedal mark using one of the following palette buttons or keyboard short-cuts:
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