Setting triplets and tuplets

Here’s how to create triplets and tuplets using the Soundslice editor.

Creating a triplet

1. Enter the three notes, with their appropriate note durations (quarter note, eighth note, etc.).
2. Select the first note.
3. In editor’s top panel, open the “Notes” section and click the triplet icon . Or search the editor for “Toggle triplet starting at selection.”

You can also select all the notes in the triplet, instead of just the first one, if you want to be explicit about which notes are included in the triplet.

Creating other kinds of tuplets



Triplets are the most common type of tuplet, but you can create many kinds of tuplets in our editor — quintuplets, sextuplets, etc. Here’s how:

1. Enter the notes, with their appropriate note durations (quarter note, eighth note, etc.).
2. Select the first note.
3. In editor’s top panel, open the “Notes” section and click the tuplet icon . Or search the editor for “Toggle tuplet starting at selection.”
4. You’ll see the “Set tuplet” screen:



Here, enter the rhythmic ratio for your tuplet. Some common ratios are:

• Triplet: 3/2
• Quintuplet: 5/4
• Sextuplet: 6/4
• Septuplet: 7/4

Removing a triplet or tuplet

1. Click any of the notes in the tuplet.
2. You’ll see the tuplet icon in the current notations section. Click that icon to remove the tuplet.

When you do this, the notes will remain. They’ll simply use their “normal” rhythmic durations instead of altered durations.

Tuplets that contain mixed note values



To create this kind of tuplet, use the same instructions as above: Create the notes, then select the first note and click the “Toggle tuplet starting at selection” icon . Soundslice will figure out the tuplet based on the notes you’ve entered.

Controlling tuplet position



Soundslice automatically positions the tuplet marking (e.g., the number and bracket) based on your notation — placing it either above or below the staff. You can manually tweak the tuplet position in our editor as follows:

1. Select one of the notes or rests in the tuplet.
2. Use the editor search to find the “Toggle tuplet side for selected tuplet” command, then click that.

Hiding tuplet numbers

By default, Soundslice always displays the tuplet number. Sometimes hiding the tuplet number can make the music easier to read, especially if tuplets are repeated throughout a piece.

To hide a tuplet number:

1. Select any of the notes or rests in the tuplet.
2. Use the editor search to find the “Toggle tuplet visibility” command, then click that.

To unhide a hidden tuplet number, follow these steps again.

Nested tuplets

Alas Soundslice doesn’t yet support nested tuplets. Generally it’s possible to recreate a nested tuplet as a (more complex) series of non-nested tuplets, though this can make the music harder to read. We’re planning to support nested tuplets in the future.

Tuplets that cross a barline

Alas Soundslice doesn’t yet support tuplets that cross a barline.

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