Can't input percussion notes with mouse
Using either the latest version of MuseSocre or the latest SVN under linux I can't place (unpitched) percussion notes with the mouse. I haven't tried with my midi keyboard becuase I don't have access to it right now.
If anyone could point me to a solution for this I would greatly appreacite it
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never mind, I just figured out that I needed to select a note type in the pallate. would be more intutitave if a defult type of note was placed if this had not been done...
Instructions in the handbook: Drum notation
Hello, I must be very stupid but even after reading several items on the forum I still can't put notes into my "triangle" or "snare drum" with my mouse. I click on N and on the type of note I want (length-wise); the bar I'm working in turns blue but nothing happens. Am I missing a step??
In reply to percussion notation by Rosite
As mentioned above, follow the instructions in the handbook exactly. See Drum notation .
In reply to As mentioned above, follow by David Bolton
Hi, I followed the instructions exactly in the handbook, but I still cannot enter percussion notes. The drum palette does not give me a choice of "Type of note" as instructed in step 4.
I have tried many ways to enter a percussion note, but nothing seems to work... this seems to be very poorly designed... It's is quite easy to enter piano note, why is it comparably much more difficult to enter percussion notes? :( :(
In reply to Cannot enter percussion notes by dwagn
Try doing step number 1. If you skip step 1 then you won't see a choice of notes in the drum palette in step 4.
In reply to Try doing step number 1. If by David Bolton
Thanks for your suggestion. Yes I did that. I definitely selected a note before opening the drum palette.
In reply to Yes, I did Step 1 by dwagn
Actually, in step 1 it says "This loads the corresponding drum palette". I'm not sure I saw that happen. Anyhow, nothing seems to chang when I select a note or rest in the percussion line. And by the way, I'm using Tambourine, not drums, but I assume the problem is the same for all unpitched percussion instruments.
In reply to Actually... by dwagn
It looks like you started several threads. To keep everything in the same thread, lets continue from:
http://musescore.org/en/node/7506
In reply to It looks like you started by David Bolton
Yes, good idea, better to keep this in one thread. Thank you for responding quickly to my threads. I noticed several people reported this problem, so the they might want to join this discussion.
In reply to Yes, good idea by dwagn
These videos might help you to enter drum notation.
http://screenr.com/Ha4
http://screenr.com/5HD
In reply to These videos might help you by [DELETED] 5
Thank you for posting these videos. I do exactly what is shown in those videos, but my result is different.
How did you make those videos? If I can make a similar video, I can show you what I am seeing.
In reply to Videos by dwagn
You can make these videos yourself by using the http://screenr.com service. Just follow their guide. Looking forward to see your video.
I don't like that the software FORCES me to configure a lot of things before I can simply place notes on the staff. An entry in the palette fixes BOTH the note appearance AND its "pitch", i.e. its vertical position on the staff. This is nonsense. I want to be able to just select a type of note head and freely "paint" with it on the staff, without having to create missing entries in the note palette for all the head type × "pitch" combinations I will need. I am not composing a piece that is going to be published. I just want to set a few bars, screenshot it and paste it in an email.
In reply to I don't like that the… by Szczepan Hołyszewski
You realized that you responded to an 8 years old thread?
In reply to You realized that you… by Jojo-Schmitz
So what? If it's relevant to my experience in 2018, it's relevant to my experience in 2018, full stop.
In reply to I don't like that the… by Szczepan Hołyszewski
Drumset note input is designed to be efficient for real world usage, where it would incredibly ineffecient to need to go to all that work to enter notes when it's much easier to have things preconfigured. But if you do want to do a quick on-off for a screenshot, don't use a drumset - just use a normal staff and then change the noteheads yourself using the Noteheads palette.