Simple question - How to add more lines?
Hello,
I am a very new user to musescore and also a very new user to music theory. I want to add
more notes to my score, but have ran out of lines. Pressing INSERT will add more measure
to the the same line. I do not want that. Somehow I could not find the command to add more
lines. How is it done?
Thanks in advance!
Comments
Do you want to add more lines as in you have 1 instrument and want another line of music for a different instrument? If so, go to the 'Create' menu and choose 'Instruments' and select the new instrument you would like to add.
Hope this helps.
In reply to Adding more lines by Widmung
Thanks for the quick reply. To answer your question, I do not have different instrument. Want I am doing
is very simple, just add another line.
In reply to Thanks for the quick reply. by a-z0-9
I don't know if this is the best way, but what I do is add more measures just as you've found to do, and when I want to force a new line I use the "Insert Line Break" command to the measure where I want to start a new line.
Find that in "Layout > Breaks and Spacers" which will open up the "Breaks and Spaces" window. (Keep that window open, just minimize it and don't close it as you'll use it often)
Then drag the "Line Break" icon over to the measure that you want to insert the line break after, when the measure highlights drop it in there and you'll get your line break.
Hope this helps!
In reply to I don't know if this is the by thrashercharged_
Thanks! That is exactly what I was looking for. After doing a line break, I did a
Create -> Measures -> Append Measures which enabled me to continue adding
more notes.
While I will adapt to the methods of MuseScore, I do wonder if this way is a bit
too obscure for a total beginner like me ....
In reply to Thanks! That is exactly what by a-z0-9
Append measures will add measures to the same line until there is no more space. Then it goes onto the next line.
The line break is just if you want to break a line early.
In reply to I don't know if this is the by thrashercharged_
I do not have a "link break" in my options
In reply to I do not have a "link break"… by chloethanh2006
"Line break" is found here:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/breaks-and-spacers#add-break
In reply to I do not have a "link break"… by chloethanh2006
It has been changed to System Break in version 2.2.1.
In reply to Adding more lines by Widmung
It would help if the Create menu could be found?
In reply to It would help if the Create… by Ciara Tiara
You realize that you replied to an almost 8 years old thread? The "Create" menu existed in MuseScore <= 1.3, in 2.x it is in the "Add" menu
In reply to You realize that you replied… by Jojo-Schmitz
where would I find the Add menu
In reply to where would I find the Add… by Skymaster08
in the top menu bar or MuseScore 2 and 3
In reply to in the top menu bar by Jojo-Schmitz
oof. Thanks for the help though everyone!
In reply to oof. Thanks for the help… by Ninja_assasin_1123
Also, another easier way I think is to add a new bar, then go to the bar line and then press Enter. I found this much easier. Hope this helped you!
In reply to Also, another easier way I… by Ninja_assasin_1123
That doesn't add more measure though, just a system break
In reply to That doesn't add more… by Jojo-Schmitz
Help, please! I add a new measure but it goes to the start of the line...
In reply to Help, please! I add a new… by graurstefanil
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/adding-and-removing-measures#insert
In reply to Also, another easier way I… by Ninja_assasin_1123
that helped a lot thanks