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 Time Mode Constrained
 Setup
 New composition. Reduce the composition to start at 10 and end at 20. Draw a 4 bar segment at bar 10. Bring up matrix or notation, add a note at bar 11, beat 1. Switch to select tool (F2), double-click on the note. Click on the Edit button next to the Absolute Time field. Confirm 
 Measure 11, Beat 1, 0 64ths (4/4 time) Seconds 20, msec 0 Ticks 38400 No “Out Of Range” message. Limit button disabled. OK button enabled. Constraints
 Click on the Ticks field, type 76799, then click on the spinbox up arrow. Confirm 
 Measure 21, Beat 1, 0 64ths. Ticks 76859 The “Out Of Range” message appears. The Limit button is enabled. The OK button is disabled. Click on the Limit button. Confirm 
 Measure 20 Beat 4 64ths 15 Seconds 39 msec 999 Ticks 76799 The “Out Of Range” message disappers. The Limit button is disabled. The OK button is enabled. 
 Click on the Ticks field, type 34560, then click on the spinbox down arrow. Confirm Click on the Limit button. Confirm General Behavior
 Set Measure 10, Beat 1, 0 64ths Click on the Measure spin box up arrow until Measure reads 12. Confirm 
 Seconds 22, msec 0 Ticks 42240 Click on the Beat spin box up arrow until Beat reads 3. Confirm 
 Seconds 23, msec 0 Ticks 44160 Click on the 64ths spin box up arrow until 64ths reads 3. Confirm 
 Seconds 23, msec 93 Ticks 44340 Click on the Seconds spin box up arrow until Seconds reads 25. Confirm Double-click in the msec spin box and type 200.  Confirm Enter Measure 12, beat 2, 64ths 0 Click Ok Confirm Absolute time 43200 Duration Mode Constrained
 Setup
 New composition. Reduce the composition to start at 10 and end at 20. Draw a 4 bar segment at bar 10. Bring up matrix or notation, add a quarter note (crotchet) at bar 11, beat 1. Switch to select tool (F2), double-click on the note. Click on the Edit button next to the Duration field. Confirm 
 Note quarter (crotchet), Ticks 960 Measures 0, Beats 1, 0 64ths (4/4 time) Seconds 0, msec 500  (120.00 bpm) No “Out Of Range” message. Limit button disabled. OK button enabled. Constraints
 In the Ticks field, type 38400. Confirm 
 Note <inexact> Ticks 38400 Measures 10, beats 0, 64ths 0 Seconds 20, msec 0 No “Out Of Range” message. Limit button disabled. OK button enabled. Click the Measures spinbox up arrow once. Confirm Click the Limit button. Confirm 
 Note <inexact> Ticks 38400 Measures 10, beats 0, 64ths 0 Seconds 20, msec 0 No “Out Of Range” message. Limit button disabled. OK button enabled. In the Ticks field, type 0. Confirm… 
 Note <inexact> All other fields 0. “Out Of Range” message. Limit button enabled. OK button disabled. Click the Limit button. 
 Note <inexact> Ticks 1 Measures 0, beats 0, 64ths 0 Seconds 0, msec 0 No “Out Of Range” message. Limit button disabled. OK button enabled. In the Note dropdown, select eighth note (quaver) Confirm 
 Ticks 480 Measures 0, beats 0, 64ths 8 Seconds 0, msec 250 No “Out Of Range” message. Limit button disabled. OK button enabled. Click OK Confirm 480 in the duration field. General Behavior
 Click on the Edit button next to the Duration field. In the Note field, select half note (minim). Confirm Click OK Confirm 1920 in the Duration field. Click the Edit button next to the Duration field. Increase Measures to 1 using the spin box. Confirm 
 Note: dotted whole note (semibreve), Ticks 5760 Measures: 1/2/0 Seconds: 3/0 No “Out Of Range” message.  Limit button disabled.  OK button enabled. Increase Beats to 3 with the spin box. Confirm Reduce the seconds field to 2 and type 0 in the msec field. Confirm 
 Note: Whole Note (semibreve), Ticks: 3840 Measures: 1/0/0 Seconds: 2/0  No “Out Of Range” message.  Limit button disabled.  OK button enabled. Time and Duration Modes 3/8 115.04
 New composition. Change the tempo to 115.04. Change the time signature to 3/8. Create a four bar segment at bar 1. In matrix or notation, draw an eighth note (quaver) at bar 1 beat 3. Switch to Select tool (F2), and double-click on the note. Click on the Edit button next to the Absolute time field. Confirm Click Cancel Click on the Edit button next to the Duration field. Confirm 
 Note: eighth (quaver), Ticks 480 Measures 0/1/0/(3/8 time) Seconds 0/260/(115.04 qpm, 230.08 bpm) Duration Tempo Change
 New document Add a time sig change at bar 2 to 2/2. Add a tempo change to 100 at bar 1, beat 3. 
 Move the pointer to bar 1 beat 3. Composition > Add Tempo Change… 100; Tempo is fixed; Apply this tempo from here onwards Create a tempo change to 140 at bar 2, beat 2. 
 Move the pointer to bar 2 beat 2. Composition > Add Tempo Change… 140; Tempo is fixed; Apply this tempo from here onwards Create a two bar segment at bar 1. Launch matrix or notation and drop a whole note (semi-breve) in measure 1 and another in measure 2. Switch to the select tool (F2) and double-click the note in bar 1. Click the Edit button next to duration. Confirm “(starting 120.0 bpm)” in the lower right. Double-click the note in bar 2. Click the Edit button next to duration. Confirm “(starting 100.0 qpm, 50.0 bpm)” in the lower right. |  |