8va

jinghang

Hi, how do I add 8va (octave higher) marking on the music?

Gekker

You can use the Text tool to enter an "8va" on your score, it is available under the "Notation" tab.

Ray21

However, when playing the piece with an 8va dynamic, the playback is not an octave higher.

Gekker

The Text Tool will only place text as text, not as a notation. Crescendo doesn't have the "8va" notation. Please raise the note over the score to set it an octave higher for playback.

Vaden

I used the 8va tool and used it over two octaves.Using my mouse I've been able to anchor it over my note range after several attempts. don't be discouraged, it definitely raises the notes an octave in play back mode. I'm hit and miss every time I use it so I can't explain how it is done exactly. I just know it works. Maybe crescendo has made this improvement since this was first posted.

Mark_Brierley

Vaden wrote:

I used the 8va tool and used it over two octaves.Using my mouse I've been able to anchor it over my note range after several attempts. don't be discouraged, it definitely raises the notes an octave in play back mode. I'm hit and miss every time I use it so I can't explain how it is done exactly. I just know it works. Maybe crescendo has made this improvement since this was first posted.

Just to confirm, I just used the 8vb tool (one octave lower) on a score I am writing and that does the job. They are in the octave lines on the right hand menu.

I wanted by treble clef to be one octave lower so I selected the 8vb tool and positioned my pointer arrow at where middle C would be on the piano clef under the first note. After clicking I pulled out the line to show where I want it to end and clicked again.