Note Splitting and Joining

It is possible to evenly split (tuple) and join notes in both the Draw and the Internal Edit modes.

Splitting notes

To split a note or a group of notes into tuplets, first select the notes.

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Press [S]{.kbd .button} to split selected notes into two tuplets. In the example below, each note with a duration of two whole notes will be split into two notes, each with a duration of one whole note. For each newly created note, Ardour will display its velocity inherited from the original notes.

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Repeatedly pressing [S]{.kbd .button} will increment the amount of tuplets. Thus, the next key press will divide the original note into 3 notes 2 and 2/3 beats long each, then 4 notes 2 beats long each etc. Ardour will display a temporary message at the bottom of the MIDI region to tell how many subdivisions have been created.

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To stop incrementing the amount of subdivisions, deselect notes by clicking elsewhere in the MIDI region or by pressing [Esc]{.kbd .button}.

Joining notes

To join several notes into one, select the notes, then press [J]{.kbd .button}:

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If non-adjacent notes are selected, and there is a blank space between them, the note will extend from the beginning of the earliest note to the end of the latest note and fill the blank spaces with itself:

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If non-adjacent notes are selected, and there is at least one note between them, newly created note will overlay the existing note:

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