Notating shuffle 16ths without all the triplet beams
The song is shuffle 16ths throughout and I'd like to get rid of all the triplet beams.
I even tried specifying the time signature as 24/16 but nothing changed.
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Select everything using Ctrl+a (or select a range if you don't want to get rid of all the beams). Then click on the lone 1/8th note in the Beam Properties palette - tool tip is "No beam". I am not sure that the results will be easily readable, however. The beams help the player see where the beats occur.
Alternatively you could write it out in duplets and then apply Swing: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/swing. Then add an image at the start of your score to show what you want. Instructions how to create one are here: https://musescore.org/en/node/266325. (You can save such images for future use.)
In reply to Alternatively you could… by Brer Fox
Or do you mean you want to get rid of the triplet square brackets? If so, highlight one of them then use the option in the Inspector to turn it off, then click on the s button to 'apply style' and it will change the remainder.
Personally I would find it easier to read if you either used swing, or if you wrote it in 12/8. However you can't undo tuplets (triplets here) once you've made them - you have to delete and rewrite. Changing the time signature to 24/16 doesn't help, as you have found.
In reply to Or do you mean you want to… by Brer Fox
Importing from the midi, it was all locked in as tuplets, but at least I can remove all the annoying brackets. Thanks for the help!
During MIDI import in the bottom pane you can specify which tuplets should be allowed. You can remove triplets there and see what happens.
In reply to During MIDI import in the… by jeetee
OMG! I just rewrote it from scratch in 12/8!
Too funny, but I totally appreciate the tip and will remember it for the next shuffle 16th groove!