Not sure, what's your aim. Do you mean three staffs for an single instrument (like an organ)? Use the instrument dialogue (shortcut "i" or edit->instruments). Best way would be to search for the instrument you're looking for. Above: With "Add staff" or "Add linked staff" you can add a staff to each instrument.
it is not for any instrument it is for an extra staff connected to the other 2 staffs to get any extra note in the bass clef, there are 3 treble cliffs in the triple staff and i am trying to get it to connect to my other 2 staffs
Use a piano. Open Instruments (press i). On the right side select "Staff 2) under the piano. In the middle click Add staff (not linked staff). Click OK. In the score add the proper clefs from the Clefs palette.
If it's for piano, then you normally shouldn't be using three staves just to get extra notes. That's what multiple voices are for - see the Handbook under "Voices". It would be exceedingly rare to require three staves in piano music, although to be sure it's not entirely unheard of.
Yes, I didn't mean to imply there was never a reason to. But since there was really no information to go on, and so many people seem to be not familiar of how multiple voices work in music, it seemed at the time quite likely the person asking was unfamiliar with the whole idea (" to get any extra note in the bass clef"). So I wanted to be sure they were aware that there are usually better ways of having extra notes in the bass clef.
But yes, as I also acknowledged, in a few cases, it can be useful. Probably something like 1 out of 1,000 or so scores might be published this way, but for those 0.1%, it can make a big difference.
I have found the solution! As you setup a new file and it asks you what instrument, go select instruments, add a piano and above that click "add stave".
That's not all, cos it'll look weird: the bottom stave will be further from the middle one than the middle one is from the top; only the top two will have shared barlines; and the bracket at the beginning of the score will only cover the top two.
To solve this, drag the bracket at the start of the score down to the bottom stave-this will solve two issues as it will automatically adjust the distance between the three staves. As for the shared barlines, simply drag them down to the third stave as well.
That bracket drag didn't work for me. However deleting the bracket, then selecting the first bar across all the three staves, then adding the same type of bracket did - and the space between staves was balanced up too.
Perhaps the inter stave vertical gap is too big though - not sure if that can be fixed easily.
Dragging the handle on the bracket absolutely works. If you are having an issue with that, please attach the score so we can understand and assist.
The gap between the staves is determined by your style settings as well as the actual music in your score - how much room is required to avoid collisions, how much empty space there is to fill on the page, etc. Again, if you are having trouble, just attach your score and we can probably sort it out for you.
This was done on an iMac under MacOS Catalina with version 4.6.2
The 2nd try files show the same behaviour - the only difference being that the exact procedure for the creation of the piano stave as mentioned by Will o'the Mill above was followed - using "Select Instrument" rather than "Solo" - then acceessing the instrument/stave menu by using the 'i' on the stave to get the instruments dialogue.
So in neither case does the drag work on my machine. The file isn't exactly difficult.
The behaviour is not exactly as Will o'the Mill described because the drag doesn't work. Otherwise it is very similar.
Works just find for "bracket move test.mscz", while "bracket move test 2.mscz" has it set tp span 3 staves already
Works in "Bracket move - 2nd try.mscz" too, and again "Bracket move - 2nd try-v2.mscz" has it set already.
(And no, history is not recorded in scores)
Double click the brace, grab and drag the bottom handle down
Ah - thanks. It's the double click which I didn't get before. I just tried to move the brace using whatever keys I used to select within MacOS. In the example files I attached previoiusly, the second one in each example shows how I deleted the brace, and then replaced with a new one. If I'd known the double click operation I wouldn't have done it that way.
I also didn't notice the dark square at the bottom before - for dragging on - so perhaps I never did the double click - or in the correct context. Worth pointing out the dark square which appears I think.
For the record, double-click is the way to enter "edit mode" for most elements in MuseScore, and that is when you can move them by keyboard, or if they are elements whose shape is customizable, that is when you can reshape them using the handles. True for brackets, notes, stems, articulations, etc. Also double-click is how to edit text. It used to also require double-click to show the handles for lines, beams, and barlines, but sometime within the last year or so that was revamped to work by single click. You can still double-click those elements to go into edit mode, but it's seldom necessary anymore, as the handles appear on single-click. Still, when in doubt, expect that double-click is likely to be the way to edit something in MuseScore.
I know this poat was started 4 years ago but i need to know how I do the following
I have managed to get 3 staves into the piano part but I need the top one to be a String Synth and the otrher two to be the piano how do I do this?
When I change instrument on the top stave it changes all 3!
Thanks
What jeetee says is that instead of having one instrument with three staves (and different sounds for the different staves), you should have two instruments, one synth with one stave, and one piano with two staves.
So add the new synth instrument, and remove the added (third) stave in the piano instrument. Just as jeetee says.
Hi no I want a third line on the piano part with string synth
My piano player can split his keyboard so need to keep the treble and base clefs as piano with a treble clef synth above in a thrid stave and need this to sound as string synth
Then I need to print all 3 lines as piano
Thanks Mike
No, you really do want both instruments, because that is basically what the "split" function on the keyboard does as well.
You then also want to make those two instruments appear as one, which can be done by hiding the instrument name on one of them and then extending brackets and barlines as desired.
But if you want the two-instrument playback effect, then you'll need to resort to two instruments.
Comments
i don't know how to get one of those triple staffs (if that is what it is called) i need to know how to, can anyone tell me???
In reply to i don't know how to get one… by MuseScore Composer
Staff with 3 lines (rather than the normal 5)?
Instrument with 3 staves, like organ?
In reply to i don't know how to get one… by MuseScore Composer
Not sure, what's your aim. Do you mean three staffs for an single instrument (like an organ)? Use the instrument dialogue (shortcut "i" or edit->instruments). Best way would be to search for the instrument you're looking for. Above: With "Add staff" or "Add linked staff" you can add a staff to each instrument.
In reply to Not sure, what's your aim… by kuwitt
it is not for any instrument it is for an extra staff connected to the other 2 staffs to get any extra note in the bass clef, there are 3 treble cliffs in the triple staff and i am trying to get it to connect to my other 2 staffs
In reply to it is not for any instrument… by MuseScore Composer
i should say it is ONLY for piano
In reply to i should say it is ONLY for… by MuseScore Composer
Use a piano. Open Instruments (press i). On the right side select "Staff 2) under the piano. In the middle click Add staff (not linked staff). Click OK. In the score add the proper clefs from the Clefs palette.
In reply to Use a piano. Open… by mike320
ok but it added it to my whole score, how do we start it and end it at certain points
In reply to ok but it added it to my… by MuseScore Composer
Style->General... Hide Empty staves and deselect Don't hide empty staves in first system.
In reply to Style->General... Hide Empty… by mike320
kk thank you
In reply to it is not for any instrument… by MuseScore Composer
If it's for piano, then you normally shouldn't be using three staves just to get extra notes. That's what multiple voices are for - see the Handbook under "Voices". It would be exceedingly rare to require three staves in piano music, although to be sure it's not entirely unheard of.
In reply to If it's for piano, then you… by Marc Sabatella
i am transcribing a Sorabji piece now....
5 GODDAMN STAFS WHY SORABJI WHYYYYYYYY!!!!
In reply to i am transcribing a Sorabji… by Asriel Kujo
I'm transcribing a Florent Schmitt with 4 staves. What a PITA! I don't see a reason for 5 staves, the 4 already has no purpose.
In reply to i am transcribing a Sorabji… by Asriel Kujo
what the piece i gotta see that
In reply to If it's for piano, then you… by Marc Sabatella
"Shouldn't"
You can, and should in many cases.
In reply to "Shouldn't" You can, and… by Arpicembalo
Yes, I didn't mean to imply there was never a reason to. But since there was really no information to go on, and so many people seem to be not familiar of how multiple voices work in music, it seemed at the time quite likely the person asking was unfamiliar with the whole idea (" to get any extra note in the bass clef"). So I wanted to be sure they were aware that there are usually better ways of having extra notes in the bass clef.
But yes, as I also acknowledged, in a few cases, it can be useful. Probably something like 1 out of 1,000 or so scores might be published this way, but for those 0.1%, it can make a big difference.
I have found the solution! As you setup a new file and it asks you what instrument, go select instruments, add a piano and above that click "add stave".
That's not all, cos it'll look weird: the bottom stave will be further from the middle one than the middle one is from the top; only the top two will have shared barlines; and the bracket at the beginning of the score will only cover the top two.
To solve this, drag the bracket at the start of the score down to the bottom stave-this will solve two issues as it will automatically adjust the distance between the three staves. As for the shared barlines, simply drag them down to the third stave as well.
In reply to I have found the solution!… by Will o'the Mill
wow thank you
In reply to I have found the solution!… by Will o'the Mill
That bracket drag didn't work for me. However deleting the bracket, then selecting the first bar across all the three staves, then adding the same type of bracket did - and the space between staves was balanced up too.
Perhaps the inter stave vertical gap is too big though - not sure if that can be fixed easily.
In reply to That bracket drag didn't… by dave2020X
Dragging the handle on the bracket absolutely works. If you are having an issue with that, please attach the score so we can understand and assist.
The gap between the staves is determined by your style settings as well as the actual music in your score - how much room is required to avoid collisions, how much empty space there is to fill on the page, etc. Again, if you are having trouble, just attach your score and we can probably sort it out for you.
In reply to Dragging the handle on the… by Marc Sabatella
The bracket does not move by drag here - just after this file has been created - bracket move test.mscz
This is essentially the same file after the bracket has been deleted, and a new one put in place.
If the history is embedded in the file you can see all the changes - though I'm not sure if the history is included.
bracket move test 2.mscz
This was done on an iMac under MacOS Catalina with version 4.6.2
The 2nd try files show the same behaviour - the only difference being that the exact procedure for the creation of the piano stave as mentioned by Will o'the Mill above was followed - using "Select Instrument" rather than "Solo" - then acceessing the instrument/stave menu by using the 'i' on the stave to get the instruments dialogue.
So in neither case does the drag work on my machine. The file isn't exactly difficult.
The behaviour is not exactly as Will o'the Mill described because the drag doesn't work. Otherwise it is very similar.
In reply to The bracket does not move by… by dave2020X
Works just find for "bracket move test.mscz", while "bracket move test 2.mscz" has it set tp span 3 staves already
Works in "Bracket move - 2nd try.mscz" too, and again "Bracket move - 2nd try-v2.mscz" has it set already.
(And no, history is not recorded in scores)
Double click the brace, grab and drag the bottom handle down
In reply to Works just find for "bracket… by Jojo-Schmitz
Ah - thanks. It's the double click which I didn't get before. I just tried to move the brace using whatever keys I used to select within MacOS. In the example files I attached previoiusly, the second one in each example shows how I deleted the brace, and then replaced with a new one. If I'd known the double click operation I wouldn't have done it that way.
I also didn't notice the dark square at the bottom before - for dragging on - so perhaps I never did the double click - or in the correct context. Worth pointing out the dark square which appears I think.
In reply to Ah - thanks. It's the double… by dave2020X
For the record, double-click is the way to enter "edit mode" for most elements in MuseScore, and that is when you can move them by keyboard, or if they are elements whose shape is customizable, that is when you can reshape them using the handles. True for brackets, notes, stems, articulations, etc. Also double-click is how to edit text. It used to also require double-click to show the handles for lines, beams, and barlines, but sometime within the last year or so that was revamped to work by single click. You can still double-click those elements to go into edit mode, but it's seldom necessary anymore, as the handles appear on single-click. Still, when in doubt, expect that double-click is likely to be the way to edit something in MuseScore.
I know this poat was started 4 years ago but i need to know how I do the following
I have managed to get 3 staves into the piano part but I need the top one to be a String Synth and the otrher two to be the piano how do I do this?
When I change instrument on the top stave it changes all 3!
Thanks
In reply to I know this poat was started… by Mike Richards
In reply to Go into Edit > Instruments… by jeetee
Indeed.
What jeetee says is that instead of having one instrument with three staves (and different sounds for the different staves), you should have two instruments, one synth with one stave, and one piano with two staves.
So add the new synth instrument, and remove the added (third) stave in the piano instrument. Just as jeetee says.
In reply to Indeed. What jeetee says is… by AndreasKågedal
sorry if I have already put this on the forum
Hi no I want a third line on the piano part with string synth
My piano player can split his keyboard so need to keep the treble and base clefs as piano with a treble clef synth above in a thrid stave and need this to sound as string synth
Then I need to print all 3 lines as piano
Thanks Mike
In reply to sorry if I have already put… by Mike Richards
No, you really do want both instruments, because that is basically what the "split" function on the keyboard does as well.
You then also want to make those two instruments appear as one, which can be done by hiding the instrument name on one of them and then extending brackets and barlines as desired.
But if you want the two-instrument playback effect, then you'll need to resort to two instruments.
In reply to No, you really do want both… by jeetee
Instruments, staves and lines, these terms can be confusing sometimes. Please see this Mr. Richards
For anyone using Musescore 4, this can be done by going to View > Instruments