Swing 8ths to Straight 8ths
In my song, at one point in the middle of the song, I change to swing 8th notes. Then, later in piece, I want to change them back to straight. How do I do this?
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Add the Swing text from the Text palette at the appopriate places, and for the one where you want it to switch back to straight, edit the text according then right click & use Staff Text Properties to set the playback.
In reply to Add the Swing text from the by Marc Sabatella
What is it that I click in Staff Text Properties to set the playback back to straight?
In reply to What is it that I click in by Tony McCahill
The tab where it says "Swing Settings", click the radio button that says "Off".
Also, I guess you figured this out, but the dialog is actually labeled "System Text Properties", since this particular bit of text is really System text (same as staff text but is set to appear only on the top staff in the score and all parts).
In reply to The tab where it says "Swing by Marc Sabatella
I did drag "Staff Text" over from "Text" to the measure and right-clicked. Then went to swing settings and clicked off and it still is swinging.
In reply to I did drag "Staff Text" over by Tony McCahill
Nevermind, it is swinging, but do I have to do the same thing for every instrument?
In reply to Nevermind, it is swinging, by Tony McCahill
No. That's part of why this defaults to being System rather than Staff text - so it applies to all instruments. Although you can create your own staff text and set up its swing setting if you specificallt *want* some instruments to swing and other not (or to swing by different ratios).
The official version of the instructions if here: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/swing
This is an old post but should Straight 8 be by default in the advanced palettes?
i believe It would be a matter of a few lines in there
In reply to This is an old post but… by ecstrema
You can create a straight 8 text and ctrl+shift+drag it to your palette, no code necessary.
In reply to You can create a straight 8… by mike320
But is it used often enough to be there worth being there by default?
In reply to But is it used often enough… by ecstrema
Maybe not, but could be worth adding to the “More” list.
In reply to But is it used often enough… by ecstrema
It is not common at all IMHO. Straight is the default, it is common to change a score to swing from the start, but not to switch to straight after that.
But indeed it might be useful in the master palette, so available via "more"
Now requested in #297329: Add a Straight (tempo) text to the master palette
In reply to It is not common at all IMHO… by Jojo-Schmitz
Good idea.