2nd VOICES do not work for me
Using since version 0.9, now using 0.9.6.3. I've followed any discussions and reviewed the handbooks, but I still cannot get voices to work. When I click on the green "2" and attempt to enter a second voice, it changes back to a blue "1" and changes to first voice.
What am I doing wrong?
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You must be in "Entry" mode (N) before you select the voice.
In reply to You must by xavierjazz
OH YES! That was it - duh!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much.
Hi, I have been trying to add a second voice to the bass part of a piano piece that I am transcribing into Musescore, but when I click on the second voice and try to add it above the first voice, it just eliminates what was there before. I don't know what I am doing wrong because clearly others have been successful. To be more specific, I am trying to add a crotchet rest then 2 crotchets over a first voice with a dotted minim, with no success. I will be very glad if someone can help me solve this.
Regards,
Peter
In reply to Voices not working for me by psand
See the first response above. You have to already be in note entry mode *before* selecting the voice you wish to enter. So if you are not currently in note entry mode:
1) click a measure you wish to enter
2) press N to enter note entry mode
3) click the icon for the voice you wish to enter (or use the keyboard shortcut)
4) start typing notes
In reply to See the first response above. by Marc Sabatella
Hi, I am doing exactly what is suggested. Definitely in note entry mode and I click on the '2' for second voice but it simply overwrites the existing notes. Is there something in my settings that might be preventing me from using a second voice?
In reply to Still no luck by psand
Follow this step very closely.
If it doesn't work, try again :-)
In reply to Still no luck by psand
Only thing I can think of is that you accidentally entered the first set of notes in voice 2 as well, in which case it makes sense that entering new notes in voice 2 overwrites them. What happens if you enter notes into voice 1?
Also oay attention to the color coding. The cursor should match the color of the voice icon. And the notes themselves should highlight with that color when selected.
In reply to Only thing I can think of is by Marc Sabatella
And now it seems to be working. Very strange. Perhaps another programme was conflicting with it or something. Anyhow thanks for your help with this.
In reply to Still no luck by psand
You have to put in the second voice BEFORE you put in the first voice. If you do not see a rest for the first voice, try moving the second voices rests around. Tested on MuseScore 1.2-5470. I don't know about 1.3 but i will try soon.
In reply to Solved by THwang2
Sorry this is nonsense. Even if it appears to have worked for you. Voices can be entered in any order.
In reply to Sorry this is nonsense. Even by Jojo-Schmitz
If you put the first voice in first, then when you try to put the second voice in, it overwrites the first voice. But when you put the second voice in first, there is nothing to overwrite, and you can then put in the first voice.
In reply to Well not really by THwang2
I repeat: this is nonsense. Read http://musescore.org/en/handbook/voices