How to Merge Voices
I imported a monophonic score from a standard MIDI file. In one section of the music, MuseScore has interpreted the monophonic line as two voices playing.
How can I merge the two voices so that they show as one, with stems going in the correct direction for a one-voice score? The menu's 'Edit>Exchange' voices function seems to swap, but not merge voices.
With many thanks in advance.
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https://musescore.org/en/handbook/tools#implode ?
If the notes in Voice 2 have the same duration, select them and press the Voice 1 icon.
You can attach here the score you are having problems with
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by Shoichi
See also: https://musescore.org/en/node/274811
HTH
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by Shoichi
I wish there was some way to configure "implode" so it would be much more aggressive than what it is right now. I attached here a score with two examples -- one for drums and the other for guitar -- where cleaning up some imported midi is really challenging because Musescore cannot implode the voices.
In reply to I wish there was some way to… by zorzella
MuseScore can't change the rules of notation. If the notes overlap, they can't be combined - not without changing the rhythm. That's something your DAW software is better equipped to do - just have it quantize everything before exporting the MIDI file.
In reply to MuseScore can't change the… by Marc Sabatella
If you're importing from MIDI, and editing the result, then the default understanding - as for all editing - should be that the human is in charge. And sometimes, when editing music, the human will not keep the strict timing during each and every step of the editing process. Especially when the two different 'voices' are entirely due to the fact that occasionally one or two notes of the base are held for longer than the other notes.
If this isn't something that MuseScore can support, that is a shame - because it greatly hinders this functionality, due to relatively minor nuances in the MIDI file which replicate the way the music is actually played.
In reply to If you're importing from… by Chris Edwards1
The implode feature can merge voices.
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/implode-and-explode#Implode
So no shame.
In reply to The implode feature can… by AndreasKågedal
Hi, can't manage to get this working in 4.1.1:
Select a range of measures in a single staff.
From the menu bar, select Tools→Implode.
All selected notes in the staff are now displayed in voice 1.
for some reason, the selected notes remain in two different voices
In reply to Hi, can't manage to get… by fletch02_zoo
Yes, it's a bit strange that it doesn't implode when there are rests in voice 1.
If you only have one instrument / one staff, then use 'Explode' first and then 'Implode', possibly even twice.
But be careful: if there are several instruments in the score, you have to insert an additional empty line directly below. You can delete this again afterwards.
I don't know why, but at least in MuS 3.6.2 it works then.
In reply to I wish there was some way to… by zorzella
But if you're talking MIDI import, you could start by limiting the number of allowed voices to 1 during the import in the options panel at the bottom of the screen..
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by Shoichi
Works fine, thanks !
If MuseScore interpreted it as two voices, most likely it is not as monophonic as you might think - eg, two sequential notes may have overlapped slightly, or notes of a chord might have been struck or released not quite simultaneously. So that might interfere with the ability to combine them. Best to quanitize the MIDI file before trying to import.
If that doesn't help, then please attach the MIDI file so we can assist better.
Hi folks,
I'm also really interesting in. I've seen posts from ages but no one got a reply :
-https://musescore.org/en/node/39286
-https://musescore.org/en/node/16131
Some ideas ?
[EDIT] Sorry, finally found the implode/explode way as mentioned here :https://musescore.org/en/handbook/tools#implode
In reply to Hi folks, I'm also really… by mathieuconan
So the implode tool and any of the suggestions in this or those threads aren't working for you?
In reply to Hi folks, I'm also really… by mathieuconan
Those posts are from 1.x and earlier and this one was started before version 3 was released. Starting in version 3, you can select a staff wtih multiple voices, implode and all rhythms that can be combined into a chord will be, all rhythms that cannot, like when one voice has a half note and the other two quarter notes, will be left in two voices for you to deal with manually if you don't like the results.
Edit: Actually in version 2 you could combine rhythms into a single voice using implode, it actually wasn't as smart as I described in version 3.
In reply to Those posts are from 1.x and… by mike320
Dude guys, less than 4 minnutes to give me 2 good answers !!! Musescore community roxxxx X-D
Thanks ;)