Update docs to explain how to add custom bass clef key signature
When following the instructions in the docs: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/key-signatures#custom-key-signatures to create a new key signature in the treble clef and then dragging it onto my score I see it doesn't put the correct flats automatically in the bass clef signature. Nor can I see any way in the app or docs for how to make a custom bass key signature. (See the attached screen capture).
Please will you update the app or docs to explain how to do this.
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Done in version 3's book. https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/key-signatures#custom-key-signatures
In reply to Done in version 3's book… by mike320
Where please? That link doesn't show anything about clefs that I can see
In reply to Where please? That link… by Richard Cooke
clefs transpose the key signature that's their entire purpose.
In reply to clefs transpose the key… by mike320
I further edited it to add a reference to clefs. I was trying to avoid making it too long but clear and I think I succeeded now.
Anyone have any idea how to do this please?
In reply to Anyone have any idea how to… by Richard Cooke
How to do what exactly? Custom key signatures a) don't playback, b) don't transpose and c) need to get done for each clef individually. Just created one pretending the correct clef would be shown, regardless that it shows the G-clef
In reply to How to do what exactly?… by Jojo-Schmitz
How to make one for the bass clef please. I can't see how to do this after reading the docs links above - they mention only accidentals, not clefs
In reply to How to make one for the bass… by Richard Cooke
Indeed, that dialog where you created a custome key sig doesn't allow for different clefs.It diesn't care either, it shows a G-clef, but really only knows about staff-lines and -spaces and accidentaly placed in them
In reply to Indeed, that dialog where… by Jojo-Schmitz
So you can make custom key signatures only for the treble clef? Why would Musecore have a feature that works for single line treble instruments. Bizarre. Oh well, hopefully they'll support the bass clef in some future version. Thanks
In reply to So you can make custom key… by Richard Cooke
No, the dialog only shows a treble clef, but gives a damn. So if you'd pretend it were a bass clef, you can create a custom key sig for that. But that also means that for e.g. a piano staff, you need 2 custom key sigs, one for each staff and need to apply than as a local key sig, i.e. with holding Ctrl while applying it.
those are pure graphical things, no playback, and only for the 0.05% of the MuseScore users needing this...
In reply to No, the dialog only shows a… by Jojo-Schmitz
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's so confusing. But it works now. Thank you!
That Mike guy really needs to explain this in the documentation. It's so weird. Why do they even show a treble clef instead of just blank lines. Who would think to drag a treble onto a bass clef.
In reply to Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh… by Richard Cooke
That Mike guy really needs to explain this
The handbook is a community effort that anyone can edit. Several people edited it after I did in an attempt to help people understand. Anyone who knows about music should understand it now.