Changing scale/spacing for two specific systems (or a specific page)
I'm creating an acappella arrangement for six voices, which fits perfectly with two systems on a single page. However, there is a small solo of four bars in the arrangement. I obviously hid all the bars where that part does nothing, but the two systems where it does have notes take up two entire pages instead of one. I can decrease the scale of the full score, which will make them fit on one page, but then all of the notes in the rest of the score will also be smaller and harder to read. Is there a way to change the scale or spacing for those two systems only?
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Try creating an ossia:
https://musescore.org/en/node/46236
Alternatively, use an image:
https://musescore.org/en/node/46226
Regards.
EDIT: Here's an easier way:
1. Right click on the staff you wish to make smaller - and then open 'Staff Properties'.
2. Reduce 'Scale' from 100% to something smaller.
In reply to Try creating an by Jm6stringer
Thanks for the suggestion, I had no idea what ossias were! I did know how to change the scale of a staff though, and just changing the one staff won't do enough. I wanted to change the height of all staves on just that page.
In reply to Thanks for the suggestion, I by Teun Buwalda
In this case (if changing the staff distance in the general settings will not be enough or satisfying) you could add all voices (in sense of instruments) a second time, changing the scale factor for these additional staffs, inserting page- or other breaks, using hide empty bars...
In reply to In this case (if changing the by kuwitt
Hmmm. It'd definitely work, but I wish there was a better option...
In reply to Hmmm. It'd definitely work, by Teun Buwalda
So feel free to open a feature request.
edit: for example after a page break or a section break it should be also be able to adjust the scale factor or similar, but it's your part to create this feature request ; -).
In addition to the ossia staff recommendation:
Instead of selecting the "small staff" option you can also change the scale for this additional staff in staff properties.
In reply to In addition to the ossia by kuwitt
Have you actually tried how small your notes would become if you scaled down the entire page (Layout > page setting > scaling)? I would be almost certain you could fit them and still have the music easily readable for your singers. After all their eyes aren't as far away from their music as double bass or trombone players or even violinists.
Scaling down (find the largest size that will fit by trial and error) via the layout menu--maybe combined with narrower margins (same menu)--would also fit more measure onto some lines so you get more benefit than you'd estimate.
BTW the Musescore default is rather large. Many if not most commercial editions use smaller sizes.
In reply to Have you actually tried how by azumbrunn
It works, and I think that'll be the best option for right now, but it does feel a bit incomplete. I've just made the feature request.