Newbie confusion
I started entering Paul Simon's American Tune, but on the third measure the first quarter notes (Major F, 2nd inversion) suddenly come to a long pause. I don't see anything that would cause this. What am missing?
Just discovered this software, and have only been digging into it for a couple hours, but enjoying it.
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That is because the default tempo is 1/4 note=120BPM and a 1/8=80 is the same as 1/4 note=40BPM. If you open the play panel (F11) it will show the tempo near the top.
In reply to That is because the default… by mike320
Thank you. I didn’t realize it was or could be set differently for different measures. After fiddling around, no pun intended, I think I now understand. I’ll read the documentation more before posting, next time. Thanks for the help.
In reply to Thank you. I didn’t realize… by daverino60
Welcome aboard.
You wrote: I didn’t realize it...[the tempo]...could be set differently for different measures.
Not only measures, but the tempo of a series of notes can be gradually changed.
Check this out:
https://musescore.org/en/project/tempochanges
also:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook-sound-and-playback/tempo#ritardando-a…
(You may have to scroll up a few lines to see the 'Ritardando and accelerando' sub-heading. It may be hidden behind the blue MuseScore logo and search banner.)
Regards.
In reply to Welcome aboard… by Jm6stringer
That's awesome. Thanks for the education. This is going to be fun.