convert score from 12/8 to 4/4 using trioles
I have an existing score notated in 12/8 rhythm. But from the musical logic it should be 4/4 with mostly trioles in the notes.
Is there a possibility to perform such a transformation, e.g. through a plug-in? It could work similar to the program's feature "paste half/double duration" but "paste 2/3 duration" instead.
The workflow would then be:
- create an empty score (4/4)
- copy all notes from initial score (12/8)
- "paste 2/3 duration" to the new score.
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Check the Plugins forum here on this site, it seems someone recently created something like that.
Eventually we'd like to extend the exist built-in "paste duration" functionality to handle this as well.
In reply to Check the Plugins forum here… by Marc Sabatella
Yeah I wrote a plugin that did this, though it was kinda too limited to publish properly, but I think would solve this poster's problem: https://musescore.org/en/node/322074
In reply to Yeah I wrote a plugin that… by Dylan Nicholson1
I just tried your plug-in, but unfortunately it is really too basic.
Please have a look at the attached image. There are a couple of rests that must be kept of course. Only the notes in the first measure need to be converted to trioles. The others will just loose their augmentation dots.
In reply to I just tried your plug-in,… by Bacchushlg
Yeah it won't really work for anything that complex, and it makes an assumption based on the length of the first note that won't work in your case. Feel free to adapt it! If you can attach a msc file that needs converting I might be able to figure out how to change the plugin to do what you want.
In reply to Yeah it won't really work… by Dylan Nicholson1
Would really be great, if you feel able to extend your plug-in.
Here is the beginning of the score with all relevant pitfall-traps.
In measures 18ff there is in fact a wrong notation: the tenors should start in the middle of the notes above - which is wrongly notated due to the wrong selected rhythm.
In reply to Would really be great, if… by Bacchushlg
Hmm ok, interesting challenge, might take a while!
Actually there's a very good argument that just changing the time signature from 12/8 to 4/4 should do what you want automatically.