error report Measure 164, staff 2, voice 4/4 too long. Expected: 5/4; Found: %5
I can't seem to find any error in this measure. I have tried deleting and writing each note, deleting and copying from another measure that does not have an error, and can't seem to fix it. Can someone help me figure this out? (I can choose "ignore" and it plays just fine, but I hate having this invisible error.)
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There is indeed a corruption in measure 164 (m. 163 as shown in the "printed" measure numbers). The quarter-note rest is on beat 3 when it should fall on beat 4:
![Corrupted measure.png]( "Corrupted measure.png")
Repaired score is attached.
In reply to There is indeed a corruption… by DanielR
Oh I see it now! Thanks so much for your help and your keen eye. I never thought to look if Musescore didn't put the next note in the right position. I will remember this for future.
In reply to Oh I see it now! Thanks so… by suewhitehead
" I never thought to look if Musescore didn't put the next note in the right position"
I don't understand the meaning of your sentence. What did you want to do and how, step by step (in voice 2, or in voices 2 and 1?)
In reply to Oh I see it now! Thanks so… by suewhitehead
" I never thought to look if Musescore didn't put the next note in the right position."
MuseScore doesn't put notes or rests in the wrong position. This score somehow became corrupted, i.e. the usual logic was broken for some reason. I "fixed" it by deleting 2-3 measures, then created new empty measures and re-entered the notes.
In reply to " I never thought to look if… by DanielR
I found that if I clicked on a rest, right-clicked, went into the "select" dropdown and selected all similar elements, then pressed delete (this is only for rests, so no notes or timing should be lost) then it would be fixed.
In reply to I found that if I clicked on… by IEatAlotofBean…
"I found that if I clicked on a rest, right-clicked, went into the "select" dropdown and selected all similar elements, then pressed delete..."
That's a brute force approach which will delete all rests in voices 2, 3 and 4. Probably not a good idea! And it won't actually cure a corruption where the measure's duration is already wrong.
It would always be much better to identify where the problem lies and to correct only those measures.