Cannot add tie in one specific known circumstance but not in any other circumstances

• Apr 29, 2017 - 19:14

Hi! I'm in the process of composing this piece, and in the top staff of measure 56, on page 4, when I try to add a tie between the 2 half notes C# and 2 dotted eighth notes C# in the next beat, either by (1) clicking the tie button; (2) adding the tie during note entry; or (3) adding the tie after note entry by using the plus key, either by using the number pad section of the keyboard or using 'SHIFT + =', a tie appears in neither the score nor the playback. The 4 aforementioned notes are all in the same voice, and I have no trouble at all using any of these three methods in other circumstances.

This problem was noticed more than a week ago, and I have restarted this Windows 7 computer since then, but to no avail. Could you please determine whether I am doing something wrong or if the program (Musescore 2.0.2) has a bug? Thank you in advance!

Comments

Marc Sabatella

• Apr 29, 2017 - 19:37

I don't see any problems adding a tie using a pre-release build of 2.1, to be released within the next few days. But I see the same if I try a very old build (your 2.0.2 is a couple of years old at this point). The problem is the grace note - see the following bug report (already fixed in 2.0.3, as well as in the upcoming 2.1):

#83286: Unable to apply tie if grace note found in higher numbered track

So, update to 2.03 - or better yet, 2.1 when it comes out - and you'll be good. For now, you can delete the grace notes in that bar, add the ties, then add the grace notes back.

Chaojidage

• Apr 29, 2017 - 20:58

Thanks for the reply! Deleting the grace notes works. I'm not in a rush, so I can wait for the release of 2.1 to make the process more efficient.

Shoichi

• Apr 29, 2017 - 19:58

Click on the note, hold Shift -> right arrow, left arrow to select the chord*