I decided to add a Pickup measure for convenient rewind and clean look. Also, for Count-in Record Click and to make sure that during Export there will be short margin to cover 1st Measure. Here are issues that I have learned:
1- After adding 1 Pickup Measure to the beginning of my song, Hookpad will show no number even though it is functioning like 1 full measure.
2- My Intro section used to cover Bars 1-4. After adding Pickup, Measure-1 still show 1 but the headers (Name Intro and Band) automatically moved to top of Pickup. Click Intro section will highlight 5 measures including Pickup and span to Measure 4. This is the beginning of confusion.
3- However, if I click Sections icon at top, look inside each Section header box in the row I will see some strange index numbers. Intro section will include Pickup and span to number 5. It is not the same as total 5 measures. All other small indexed Measure numbers of each Section name also shifted to the left and missed 1 bar at the end.
4- If I want to redefine Region of a Section Name (for example Verse-1 that was and still from Bars labeled 5 to 20), after highlight the Measures, click New Section and give same name, Hookpad will prompt me with from 6 to 21. Furthermore, I can’t force Hookpad to accept 5-20. If I click the meter number 5 it will highlight Bar 4 (21 highlights 20). It ended up with 4-19 instead.
5- Others shifted as well: Band, Tempo that were linked to previous Measure number went wrong. Too soon or too late. I think it happens to Keys too!
Recommendation: After add or remove Pickup, all attributes must be shifted in accordance with main Measure numbers. Include Pickup icons such as Add, Delete & Hide as part of each song’s Section similar to Add Measure Before/After (and not global settings). Give special number to Pick up = p1, 0 or -1?
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