Change 8th note run into a 16th note run
Within a composition, I have some long 8th note runs that I would like to change to 16th note runs, resulting in half the number of measures for those sections (without changing the timings and durations in other portions of the piece). If I just select the note durations, I get a 16th rest between each note, which is arduous to edit out.
I would not mind copying sections over to a new staff (or temporarily past the end of the piece), but how do I easily compress out the 16th rests?
Example_of_Changing_Note_Duration.mscz
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There is/was a plugin useful for this, "Half Time"
But it is currently unvalaible (not upgraded yet for the version 3)
That being said, in this specific use case (i. e. for two measures), it is likely that it will go as fast if not more by re-entering these measures manually with 16ths.
In reply to There is/was a plugin useful… by cadiz1
This should be a direct function of MuseScore, itself. Not a plugin. But...
In reply to This should be a direct… by jotape1960
See my proposal in https://musescore.org/en/node/287253
In reply to There is/was a plugin useful… by cadiz1
I did do it manually just to show a couple of measures.
But if the feature were available in MuseScore, I would use it all over the place.
Part of my composition style is to play something on an instrument,
then enter it into MuseScore, only to discover (when I play it back), that the timing that I wrote is not what I played or heard in my head. Or, on playing it back, I decide that I would like to tweak the phrasings and the rhythms.
I guess that this needs to be posted in the section on enhancement requests.
In reply to I did do it manually just to… by dddiam
There is an undocumented keystroke that removes the current note or rest from the measure: < ctrl>< del>.
It shortens the actual duration of the measure by the duration of the removed note.
It only works for a single-staff system. It is a left-over from a MuseScore 2 nightly.
It's converse function < ctrl>< click> to insert a note into a measure no longer works.
Perhaps these functions could be resurrected and debugged.
They still do not accomplish a half-time or double-time. but they are one step closer to within-measure editing.
The remove-note function can be used to eliminate the rests that are inserted between notes when the note durations are reduced.
David
In reply to There is an undocumented… by dddiam
It's not undocumented nor is it just a leftover - it's a new feature of MuseScore 3, also known (for now, anyhow) as Timewise Delete. Works regardless of number of staves. The corresponding insert shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+letter while in note input mode.
In reply to There is an undocumented… by dddiam
Ctrl+delete is documented as timewise delete. The inverse can only be used for notes and is ctrl+shift+ note name. It will insert a note of the selected duration and note name.
In reply to Ctrl+delete is documented as… by mike320
Thank you! I never would have guessed to look up "timewise" I was looking for things like "delete note", "remove note", "edit measure", etc.
In reply to Thank you! I never would… by dddiam
This is yet another example of why timewise delete needs to be fixed so it makes sense to people who haven't been involved with discussions on development of the program.
In reply to This is yet another example… by mike320
It's already changed in the nightly builds, to "Delete Selected Range"
As of Feb 2021, fixed. Copy notes to clipboard, move cursor to first note in string you want to convert, then use Edit > Paste Half Duration.
In reply to As of Feb 2021, fixed. Copy… by treeinthefore
That option exists much longer though