Four clicks as pickup

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Post by Peaceful » Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:00 pm

Is there a way to give four clicks as a tempo-setting pickup measure? E.g. /tick tick tick tick / la la la la /...

There is a 'Click and Countoff' on the Midi menu but that does not do anything when I hit 'Play'.
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Post by miker » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:14 pm

The easiest way would be to enter four percussion notes in an unused layer, in the first measure.
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Post by babryanton » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:00 pm

Hi again miker,

I also had wondered about that previously. Do you mean in an empty 1st measure as well? Or just in the usual 1st measure but in an empty layer? I think you mean the latter. If so, is there a way to hide the 'bogus' layer of percussion so that it doesn't print out?

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Post by miker » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:02 pm

It would have to be in a measure before the voice starts. If you want to print it out, make another file without that measure.
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Post by babryanton » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:14 pm

Thanks again!

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