System spacing
I've had my system distance set up the way I need it to be; however, I want to split a section of 8 measures into 2 lines of 4 measures each, but then the spacing between those two lines are too wide apart...any way I can adjust the distance between that 2 lines and not have it affect the rest of the score?
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https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/breaks-and-spacers#add-spacer ?
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by Shoichi
No...I need to reduce the spacing and I tried that but it didn’t work...
In reply to No...I need to reduce the… by jayymusic
Select the last spacer in the palette (fixed down)?
Could you attach here your score?
In reply to Select the last spacer in… by Shoichi
I like the spacing on the first page, but I want to reduce the spacing between the two lines for 4 on the second page.
In reply to I like the spacing on the… by jayymusic
Dirty trick: add a vertical frame and adjust its size.
Or reset the settings from Style and then use the spacers (you can make them the same size via Inspector)
In reply to Dirty trick: add a vertical… by Shoichi
Yes! If you (like me) can't get the "Max System Distance" to do anything, use this!
When I adjust the number of Min/Max system distance absolutely nothing changes.
Not sure why, but it doesn't matter now I can just use this
In reply to Yes! If you (like me) can't… by mnocedal
It's a bug that the max system distance is not honored correctly. Adding a spacer (better that than a frame) below the last system is the best workaround, if you really want the pages unbalanced, with fewer systems on that last page than elsewhere. Normally, though, that's not what one would want - the better solution is usually to add breaks as needed to balance out the pages better.
Go to Format / Style / Page. There you will find a "min" and "max" system distance. Normally the max is set higher so you don't get huge empty bottom margins on pages that are less full, but you can play with this and find what is most pleasing to you for your score.
In reply to Go to Format / Style / Page… by Marc Sabatella
I’ve tried that, but that affects the whole score. I have the same musical phrase that is split between two lines and I want to reduce the spacing just between the two lines.
In reply to I’ve tried that, but that… by jayymusic
Attaching your score would help us understand and assist better, but as suggested above, a fixed spacer will do what you describe.
In reply to Attaching your score would… by Marc Sabatella
I like the spacing on the first page, but I want to reduce the spacing between the two lines for 4 on the second page.
In reply to Attaching your score would… by Marc Sabatella
In order to help, we'd really need you to attach your score itself, not just a picture. But from the picture, I don't see any reason to believe that reducing the max system distance wouldn't work, and a fixed spacer absolutely would.