triplets
I can't figure out how to tell muse score that I want three consecutive notes played in the time of two. Sometimes its three 1/4 notes; at other times I have a dotted 1/4 then 1/8 then 1/4. The common thread is that in all cases I have three consecutive notes and I want to put the line over them with 3 on top to show the triplet. I thought that I'd click on the left most note then do shift click on the last one and then CTRL 3
There's a little of the magic missing here. Can you help, folks?
Many thanks,
Keith
Comments
Triplets work by selecting the total duration then pressing Ctrl+3.
Whether in normal mode:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tuplets#normal-mode
or in note input mode:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tuplets#note-input-mode
the "magic" is that you start with final duration for the whole triplet group.
So, for an eighth note triplet you Ctrl+3 a quarter note or rest.
In reply to Whether in normal mode:… by Jm6stringer
I'm afraid I'm still missing something. I see in front of me a sequence of three 1/4 notes. I want to make these three into a triplet; these three played in the time of two. I'm not in note input mode. I have to do something before I press CTRL 3. What is this something that I do?
In reply to I'm afraid I'm still missing… by Keith Paton
You don't convert existing notes into anything. You enter the number for the duration of the three notes combined. Then you press [Ctrl]3 and then you enter your notes.
5 [Ctrl]3 and then enter your notes will give you three eighth notes in the space of two.
You could also click on a whole note rest and press [Ctrl]3 or select Notes >Tuplet >triplets from the Menu.
In reply to You don't convert existing… by underquark
Many thanks. I conclude that there is no easy way to go back to an EXISTING three 1/4 notes and CONVERT them; you've got to think AHEAD and announce ahead of time with CTL 3 that you're about to enter a triplet.
In reply to Many thanks. I conclude that… by Keith Paton
Yes... thinking ahead definitely applies to note durations. A duration (e.g., triplet, quarter, eighth, etc.) is entered first - unless already 'active' - followed by the note name.
It's very likely that's how this song was notated:
https://musescore.com/user/16910951/scores/3459776
;-)
In reply to Yes... thinking ahead… by Jm6stringer
Thanks JM. What an amazing co-incidence! This piece is one of my favourites. I have it in the book The honour of your company where it is shown very differently in pitch though very close in rhythm. Tom sings it much closer to the one published in the book; I'm about to track down what's going on here. Many thanks.
Keith
In reply to Thanks JM. What an amazing… by Keith Paton
My apologies, JM. On closer inspection I find that, allowing for the key change the two versions are identical except in the first measure where the muse score version shows F below the stave and the book version shows B below the stave.
Keith
In reply to Thanks JM. What an amazing… by Keith Paton
Co-incidence? I thought you posted that very song.
Click on 'Keith Paton' (or the photo icon) on the right side of that page and you will be brought here: https://musescore.com/user/16910951
Is this not you?
In reply to Co-incidence? I thought you… by Jm6stringer
Indeed iti s! Thanks JM. How soon we forget!