Extraneous whole rests
When I input notes for SATB, there is an extraneous whole rest on every measure. How do you get rid of these?
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When I input notes for SATB, there is an extraneous whole rest on every measure. How do you get rid of these?
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Welcome, Voice? https://musescore.org/en/handbook/voices#delete-hide-rests
Could you attach here your score?
It's probably because you are using voices 3&4 for the TB staff. Always start with voice 1 then voice 2 and you will never get "extraneous" rests. You can use Tools->Voices to swap voice 1 & 3, then swap voice 2 & 4 the get rid off all of the extraneous rests.
In reply to It's probably because you… by mike320
I am using voices 3 and 4 for tenor and bass. I always start with voice 1 for sopranos and voice 2 for altos. How else would I do it? Thanks for your reply!
In reply to I am using voices 3 and 4… by ellenj95
Use voice 1 & 2 on the top staff for S & A, voice 1 & 2 on the bottom staff for T & B. Every staff gets up to four voices, and you should always start with voices 1 & 2.. Voices 3 & 4 almost never are needed by might be useful if you are trying to write SSATB on only two staves
In reply to Use voice 1 & 2 on the top… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you! I will try that. This has been driving me crazy for a while. I
In reply to It's probably because you… by mike320
Not so, Mike320! I just got to the end of notating a grand staff: voices 1,2,3 went perfectly. Voice 4 retained whole rests in every measure. Nothing fancy - just a 4/4 hymn. Angels_we_have_heard_on_high 4-part.mscz
In reply to Not so, Mike320! I just got… by rozgnatt
Beginner's mistake (and there are no voice 4 rests in that score, just voie 1 rests), as explained earlier in this thread don't use voice 3 and 4 in the 2nd staff, but 1 and 2. See also https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices
But after swapping voices you still need to delete the excess voice 3 and 4 rests
Attached score corrected accordingly