quarter note triplet
is it possible to create quarter note triplets in Musescore? Everytime I select triplet it creates eighth note triplets from the quarter note I have selected. If I select three quarter notes, it does not allow me to make a triplet.
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I don't quite understand—a picture would help make it clear—but trust me that it is possible to make almost any kind of tuplet in MuseScore. https://musescore.org/en/handbook/tuplets has an overview.
In reply to I don't quite understand—a by Isaac Weiss
Before you press Command 3 you selected the value of the triplets. If its quarter triplets you must put in a half note or half rest then press Command 3 and that will give quarter triplets. If it is 8th note triplets you select a quarter note or a quarter rest then press command 3 and it will give you the 8th note triplets.
In reply to Before you press Command 3… by willsims2006
I'm glad we finally got that sorted... ;-)
Regards, and welcome aboard.
In reply to Before you press Command 3… by willsims2006
Dude, you're a legend
In reply to Before you press Command 3… by willsims2006
THANK YOU oh my gosh. I would have never got that on my own.
In reply to THANK YOU oh my gosh. I… by clong20
You are not on your own. Your best friend, the handbook is always by your side https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tuplets.
In reply to Before you press Command 3… by willsims2006
Nevermind I figured it out
In reply to Before you press Command 3… by willsims2006
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In reply to Before you press Command 3… by willsims2006
Thanks @willsims, that was the missing link for me.
"1. Select a note or rest that specifies the full duration of the desired triplet group."
Select the position you would like the 1/4 note triplet.
Select 1/4 duration.
Press Ctrl-3.
Result, triplets with 3 -1/8ths in the time of 2/8ths.
Vary as needed for other durations.
:)
In reply to Select the position you would by xavierjazz
I think the question was how t create a triplet that has crotchets in it.
So: Select 1/2 note duration.
Then go ahead just as in the above answer.
In reply to I think the question was how by azumbrunn
Can someone link to a YouTube video explaining how to do this please? If there isn't one, can someone create a video? I don't think I understand how to create quarter note triplets.
In reply to Can someone link to a YouTube by step.leverton
All tuplets are created the same way:
1) select the *total duration* for the tuplet
2) press Ctrl+number to divde that total duration into the desired number of pieces
A quarter note triplet adds up to the same duration as a half note, and you want to divide it into three pieces. So, first select the half note duration (eg, from the toolbar, or by pressing the shortcut 6), then press Ctrl+3.
In reply to All tuplets are created the by Marc Sabatella
I've had the same problem -- the issue could be a mismatch between the value of the item highlighted on the score and the value of the input selected via the toolbar or keypad. So, if I have been entering 3:2 quarter note triplets in one measure, then press ctrl+3 in the subsequent measure, MuseScore follows the toolbar selection rather than the duration of rest under the cursor.
In reply to I've had the same problem --… by [DELETED] 35205082
This is a 4 years old thread...
But it is a known idiosyncrasy that in starting note entry MuseScore switch to quarter duration.
If you select that rest outside of note entry and press Ctrl+3, or select it after switching on note entry, everything is fine
In reply to I think the question was how by azumbrunn
Yeah. Always select the fraction below the one you want to triplet. Quarter note triplets are derived from 1/2 notes or rests. 1/8th from 1/4's etc.
In reply to Yeah. you always select the… by Rockhoven
Another way of looking at is that you start by selecting a rest that has the same total duration that you want to end up filled by the triplet and then when you press CTRL-3 it gets divided into three equal rests. So in this case start with a half note and divide it into three equal parts that make up a quarter note triplet. This works for any - tuplet. Select a rest with the desired total duration and press CTRL and whatever number - tuplet you want to create.
The key, as explained in the Handbook, is to start by selecting the *total length* of the tuplet, not the length of one note within it. A quarter note triplet adds up to two beats, so that is why you start by selecting the half note.
The mistake that the OP made was to select “three [quarter-]notes.” You should select one note that is of the duration that you desire for the entire tuplet ... not multiple notes.
The single note that you select will be replaced by an n-tuplet of identical duration.
In reply to Get a half rest Click on it… by grossj03
Nope, that doesn't do it.
In reply to Nope, that doesn't do it. by edwisemusicia
Except for that it does.
So consider telling us which of these 3 steps is failing for you and what is happening instead...
In reply to Except for that it does. So… by jeetee
In my case, this creates two triplets made up of eighths. (If anyone is reading this...)
In reply to In my case, this creates two… by Erin Bardua
If you select 2 1/4 rests, you will get 2 8th note triplets. If you select a single 1/2 note rest, you will get a 1/4 note triplet. The first way is useful for making several triplets at once.
In reply to If you select 2 1/4 rests,… by mike320
Mike - I think you mean that if you select a single 1/2 note rest, you will get a triplet set of 3 1/4 notes. I don't have my Musescore open, but that's the way I remember it.
In reply to Mike - I think you mean that… by Rockhoven
That's what I said, just in different words.
In reply to That's what I said, just in… by mike320
Yes. So that's why I said I think you mean that. Because you did mean that. BLAgagAG
In reply to In my case, this creates two… by Erin Bardua
As stated, chances are very high that you didn't start with a single 1/2 rest then, but with two 1/4th rests instead.
In reply to Get a half rest Click on it… by grossj03
Thank you so much!
In reply to Get a half rest Click on it… by grossj03
Awesome! Holding the cursor on the half rest, then clicking command 3 worked for me. Thanks!