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Hello,
Is it possible to change more than one note at a time on a staff?
Regards,
Scott
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Hello,
Is it possible to change more than one note at a time on a staff?
Regards,
Scott
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If you want to move them up or down the same amount you can select as many notes and/or chords and use arrow, ctrl+arrow, ctrl+shift+arrow all you want to change their pitches.
In reply to If you want to move them up… by mike320
thanks for responding!
What I had in mind was note value. For example, I would like to change a dotted eighth that is followed by a sixteenth into two eighth notes in one "swipe".
In reply to thanks for responding!… by [DELETED] 28022020
MuseScore does not allow changing the length of multiple notes unless they are all part of a singe chord in the same voice. You then select a single note, enter the new length all the entire chord will change. There are issues with changing the lengths of several notes at a time.
In reply to thanks for responding!… by [DELETED] 28022020
That specific change is not possible - it would not only require the lengths to change but also the time positions (the sixeenth would need to move earlier in time). So you need to do this as separate steps.
FWIW, though, it does happen to be possible to do the reverse in one step. With two eighths, select the first, press "." (or click the dot icon). It is lengthened, and the time is stolen form the next note, thus automatically turning it into a sixteenth and pushing it later.
In reply to That specific change is not… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you for your suggestion. Is it possible to post a video of the desired process?
In reply to Thank you for your… by [DELETED] 28022020
Which process? If you post the specific score you are having trouble with and explain exactly which notes you wish to change and how, we can assist better.
In reply to Which process? If you post… by Marc Sabatella
I made a video of the "process" of changing two notes of different values into two notes of the same value in one step using a music notation program.
Perhaps a future feature for MuseScore.
I work with some hymns that have dotted notes followed by an undotted note. I like to simplify the rhythm by changing the dotted notes followed by an undotted note into two notes of the same value. The attached score is peppered with dotted eighths and sixteenths, which can be changed to two eighth notes.
I am not having any particular trouble with the score. I didn't know if MuseScore had the ability to change two notes with different values into two notes of equal value in one step.
Thank you for your time and interest!
In reply to The process of changing… by [DELETED] 28022020
As mentioned, not a single step, but it's still easy enough to change dotted eighth / sixteenth into two eighths, no video required:
1) click first note of the pair (the dotted eighth)
2) change to eighth note by clicking the icon in toolbar or shortcut "4"
3) click second note of the pair (the sixteenth)
4) ctrl+X to cut
5) click the rest on the "and"
6) ctrl+V to paste
7) change to eighth note by clicking the icon in toolbar or shortcut "4"
Realistically, though, it's just as easy to simply re-type the two notes.
In reply to As mentioned, not a single… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you Marc!