lyric placement for bass and treble to middle
Hello
I tried using Format / Style / lyric - to change the lyric placement to the middle of the staff. It either goes below or top. When I put notes into Bass the lyrics are below or I have to move them to the middle. I tried partialising the measures to put two on top and two on bottom so they meet in the middle. I'm missing a step.
Cheers
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These lyrics are in the middle of the staff:
![middle_of_staff.png]( "middle_of_staff.png")
Is this what you want?
In reply to These lyrics are in the… by Jm6stringer
hahahahah, not quite. between the staves treble ad bass As we have to use the notes to add lyrics. they will only sit under or above,
In reply to hahahahah, not quite. … by mpvick
Any lyrics syllable goes either below the note it is attached to (default) or above it.
If in a piano staff you have some lyrics attached to notes in treble clef and others to notes in bass clef, you need to "up" those in bass clef, but they them still won't be on the same line as those from treble clef.
In reply to Any lyrics syllable goes… by Jojo-Schmitz
thanks. I noticed that. Yeah, I just wanted the visual look to be on same space
In reply to thanks. I noticed that. Yeah… by mpvick
" I just wanted the visual look to be on same space"
Are you looking for the same space above the lyrics as below the lyrics? Like this:
![Spacing for lyrics.png]( "Spacing for lyrics.png")
To get this "balanced" look, I did the following:
1. Enter the lyrics, then select all lyrics, and use the Inspector to change the Verse from 1 to 3.
2. In Format > Style... > Page, reduce the Max stave distance from 20sp to 13sp.
In reply to " I just wanted the visual… by DanielR
Thank you for replying,. This is going to be useful.
If you attach the score you are having trouble with, we can understand and assist better.
But my guess is, you are writing something like music for children with a single melody that moves between the two staves but you want the lyrics to stay between the staves. Best way to do that is enter the lyrics normally then select the ones on the bottom staff and use "X" to flip above.
In reply to If you attach the score you… by Marc Sabatella
You are definitely intuitive. That's exactly what I want. I did it. Woohoo. ta muchly.
In reply to You are definitely intuitive… by mpvick
Glad to hear it! The trick usually after this is getting the separate sets of lyrics to align with each other. Some amount of manual fiddling with lyric position or staff distance (via spacers) is normally needed. If you need further assistance, just attach your score and we can advise.
In reply to Glad to hear it! The trick… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc. The problem I got was the huge difference between grand staff, I'll attach. I just couldn't' remember how to solve. it. Might try pasting to another page, Actually might because I shrunk the page to A5. seems to be okay in A4.
In reply to Thanks Marc. The problem I… by mpvick
Try the attached. Pulling the 2 staves a bit closer together using a fixed spacer, set to so 6sp
In reply to Try the attached by Jojo-Schmitz
thanks so much