Up/down octave shortcut?
In orchestrating pieces with a lot of different parts in Musescore 4.1.1, I often find I want to take some part's line and assign another part to double it an octave or two lower or higher. Right now this is not too hard: copy, paste, Tools -> Transpose, click "By interval", click on the dropdown, go all the way down to the dropdown option for "perfect octave", OK, done.
But I can't help thinking this must be a common enough operation that other folks might have wished for a macro for it. Is there a way to customize the UI to shorten the steps after the copy-paste to a single click? Or can one change the Transpose menu defaults to at least get rid of the need to click "By interval" and scroll through the whole dropdown? Or should I file a feature request for one or both of these things?
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Selected notes are shifted one octave up or down by using Ctrl + Arrow key.
In reply to Selected notes are shifted… by HildeK
Hi, HildeK...
I have the latest version (4.4.4...) and Windows 11, but my 'Ctrl+Arrow key' doesn't work; I have to manually click the arrow key 12 times to move a note(s) an octave. I've researched the issue and can't seem to find a solution. I've even tried reinstalling and 'repair', to no avail.
Greatly appreciate any advice!!
Semper Fi,
Bill
In reply to Hi, HildeK... I have the… by Smokehouse
Go to Edit / Shortcuts and search for "move pitch" (without the quotation marks, of course). You should have "Move pitch down an octave" set to Ctrl+Down and "Move pitch up an octave" set to Ctrl+Up.
If they are not set this way, click on one and click Reset to Default at bottom right. (It doesn't appear until you have selected a shortcut entry.) Then do the other.
FYI: reinstalling the software (this software, that is) is rarely a solution to problems.
In reply to Go to Edit / Shortcuts and… by TheHutch
Thanks, Hutch...I'd already done that a gazillion times (OK, OK, so I exaggerate...it was only a bazillion times). I just did it again twice each, and also clicked on 'Set To Default' twice each, still to no avail.
I think Murphy had a hand in developing this version (or on my computer).
Thanks for the input, though!
Semper Fi,
Bill