You can use the time signatures popover to input pick-up bars.
Pick-up bars use the popover structure [time signature],[pick-up]. The number after the comma indicates a fraction/multiple of the rhythmic unit specified by the time signature denominator. For example, 1 indicates a quarter note (crotchet) in 4/4, or an eighth note (quaver) in 6/8.
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Example time signature with pick-up bar |
Popover entry |
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4/4 time signature with a quarter note pick-up |
4/4,1 |
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4/4 time signature with a dotted quarter note pick-up |
4/4,1.5 |
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4/4 time signature with a sixteenth note pick-up |
4/4,0.25 |
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3/4 time signature with a dotted eighth note pick-up |
3/4,0.75 |
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6/8 time signature with a pick-up of two eighth notes |
6/8,2 |
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2/2 time signature with a quarter note pick-up |
2/2,0.5 |