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<p>
It is possible to evenly split (tuple) and join notes in both the Draw
and the Internal Edit modes.
</p>
<h2>Splitting notes</h2>
<p>
To split a note or a group of notes into tuplets, first select the notes.
</p>
<p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/note-split-select.gif" width="50%" alt="">
</figure>
</p>
<p>
Press <kbd class="button">S</kbd> 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.
</p>
<p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/note-split-into-two.gif" width="50%" alt="Split notes into two">
</figure>
</p>
<p>
Repeatedly pressing <kbd class="button">S</kbd> 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.
A temporary message will be displayed to tell how many subdivisions have
been created.
</p>
<p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/note-split-sequential.gif" width="50%" alt="">
</figure>
</p>
<p>
To stop incrementing the amount of subdivisions, deselect notes by
clicking elsewhere in the MIDI region or by pressing
<kbd class="button">Esc</kbd>.
</p>
<h2>Joining notes</h2>
<p>
To join several notes into one, select the notes, then press
<kbd class="button">J</kbd>:
</p>
<p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/note-join-simple.gif" width="50%" alt="Joining adjacent notes">
</figure>
</p>
<p>
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:
</p>
<p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/note-join-extend.gif" width="50%" alt="Joining and extending notes">
</figure>
</p>
<p>
If non-adjacent notes are selected, and there is at least one note between
them, newly created note will overlay the existing note:
</p>
<p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/note-join-overlap.gif" width="50%" alt="Joining non-adjacent notes">
</figure>
</p>