How to change the beaming of ALL MEASURES at the same time??
Hello!
I have a piece that has many changing time signatures, and I realized that the beaming in every instance of 7/8 defaulted to 3+2+2 whereas I want it as 2+2+3. The problem is, no matter what I try, I can only alter one measure at a time, one instrument at a time. For a piece where the time signature changes often, this is suuuuuper tedious.
I promise I have tried everything I could find on the internet, and I really don't mean for this to sound snippy, but please do not refer me to any other article unless you are sure that it has the answer I need, I have spent over an hour looking through the forum trying to find an answer, but no one seems to have this exact problem. I have enough experience with this forum to know firsthand that often a question will be left unanswered in favor of a link to a different thread that I've already looked at.
I also know all about the option to change the default beaming for a time signature, but the problem is that it still is only changing the beaming for the particular measure AND instrument where I clicked on the time signature to get the properties. Regardless of whether or not I have all instances of the time signature in question highlighted, it only seems to effect one at a time. For example, the piano in measure 10, I tried to change the default beaming but it only fixed the right hand. I have tried resetting the beams entirely, making sure they are all on AUTO before changing the beams, etc. idk what to do at this point.
i don't know if its a software thing on my end, but I would really appreciate any help. I just want to change the beaming for every 7/8 measure at the same time if it's possible. Let me know!
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See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/time-signatures#change-default-beam…
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by Jojo-Schmitz
This isn't working for me, and I can't figure out why. It only fixes the beaming on the particular measure and instrument where i click to access the properties. For example, in this measure I happened to click on the time signature by the right hand of the piano, and it only updated THAT measure. SC attached.
In reply to This isn't working for me,… by swright
It works on any notes following the time signature you modify the beaming for
In reply to It works on any notes… by Jojo-Schmitz
Here is a video demonstrating my problem: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V0cxmW8IWP1nVOfxvkuAtzmV44V98p4Y/view?…
It isn't working for some reason. I have to manually change every single measure AND INSTRUMENT where this time signature happens. Thankyou for bearing with me though.
In reply to Here is a video… by swright
Yes, it is per time signature
In reply to Yes, it is per time signature by Jojo-Schmitz
So there is no way to change the beaming for all measures with that time signature at the same time like my initial question asked?
I ended up making a new custom version of 7/8 with my preferred beaming and replacing all instances of 7/8 with my new 7/8. Kind of frustrating that there's no easier way to do this, though I suppose that's a suggestion for a future version of musescore!
In reply to I ended up making a new… by swright
"Kind of frustrating that there's no easier way to do this"
Actually I find it quite useful to create a Custom time signature and to add it to the Time Signature palette for future use.
But (being forgetful) I have to add a description to any Custom time signature, as shown in the screenshot below. To add the description, right-click the new time signature in the palette, choose Properties, add your description to the default Name property.
I ran into the same problem, the solution was...
1. Create a Custom Time Signature with the desired beaming (under More in the Palettes)
2. Right Click on the new Time Signature, go to properties and give it a name
3. Drag it on to the score over the time signature to be replaced
4. Select all the measure that need to be updated, then go to Format > Reset Beams