Halve note values?
I've created a score in 4/4 time, but for the sake of consistency with other music in the group of tunes I need to change it to 2/4. Just changing the time signature results in the addition of more bars, which is not what I want: I need to halve the values of each individual note.
Again, clicking on each note and changing its value by half results in every note being separated by a rest. It would be possible to then go through and delete every unwanted rest, but the whole process would be so tedious that I might as well start again and rewrite the whole thing. Needless to say, I want to avoid that!
What I'm looking for is some way of doing this globally: selecting the whole music and clicking on something to do it automatically. Is this possible?
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There are plugins for this (https://musescore.org/en/project/doubletimev20, https://musescore.org/en/project/halftimev20), unfortunatly they don't fully (?) work currently (#90721: Doubletime plugin crashes with Musescore 2.x, #81641: Crash on Halftime plugin
Maybe you can export as XML, import in MuseScore 1.3 and use the half/double time plugins for that version (https://musescore.org/en/project/doubletime, https://musescore.org/en/project/halftime), then import the result back into 2.0?
In reply to There are plugins for this by Jojo-Schmitz
"Maybe you can export as XML, import in MuseScore 1.3 and use the half/double time plugins for that version (https://musescore.org/en/project/doubletime, https://musescore.org/en/project/halftime), then import the result back into 2.0?"
No, after some tries sometimes via his process: definitively not works as wished, even on "simple" scores (and with only one voice, don't talk about adding a second voice, simply ignored)
Eg:
This test file (quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter note + eighth note, two triplets)...so, basic use case! :test half values xml.mscz
And the consecutve xml file: test half values xml.xml
After loading in the 1.0.3, you get this first after applying the "Halftime" plugin:
![result.jpg]( "result.jpg")
![result1.jpg]( "result1.jpg")
And after applying the 2/4 time sig, this: (so, therefore, simply beats 2 and 3 are deleted, the triplets are eliminated, and the dotted quarter note + eighth note turns into corruption.)
See the result by opening with the 2.03 the file saved under1.0.3: Export.mscz
So, definitely not a good idea (or a possible workaround), alas.
In reply to "Maybe you can export as XML, by cadiz1
thanks for trying anyway ;-)
In reply to thanks for trying anyway ;-) by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, but I think there is a way (just found after new try) to get a better result - anyway with problems.
This way is to not apply the new time sig (2/4) in the 1.0.3, but after, with the 2.0.3.
The problem here is the measure with two triplets + half note, which turns into corruption at the opening with the 2.0.3: After applying plugin.mscz
Do "Ignore" (as usual), and add now the 2/4 time sig: better result (except the same problem in the same measure): After applying plugin and new time sig.mscz
In reply to Yes, but I think there is a by cadiz1
@Sarah Moar: can you attach your score to see what can be achieved by this way? Thanks.
In reply to @Sarah Moar: can you attach by cadiz1
File attached, hopefully!
In reply to File attached, hopefully! by Sarah Moar
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In reply to (Edited message) by cadiz1
Brilliant! Perfect! Thank you very much.
Sarah
In reply to Brilliant! Perfect! Thank you by Sarah Moar
(cannot edit my previous message now of course!)
Well...don't understand all now.
After re-reading your message, I notice you want 2/4 time sig, AND ": I need to halve the values of each individual note. "
So, like this, rather, right or no? : Paddy Carter Half.mscz
Hopefully you are after something like the attached file (you may want to play with beaming a bit).
For completeness sake also attached a "doubled" version as it took only a couple seconds more to create one.
HTH, Miro