Notes drop two octaves when I delete empty measures.
Having cannabalized basslines from the enclosed doc, I have six empty measures I want to delete; when I do that, some notes in subsequent measures drop two octaves.
I left-clicked on the first measure to be deleted, then CAPS + left clicked the last measure, then right-clicked on "remove selected range."
Measures were deleted, but for some notes the bottom dropped out.
These are lines for "Footprints," the Wayne Shorter minor blues.
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Comments
Enclosed is the "before" document.
The notes didn't drop at all, the clef just reverted to treble, because that was the default for the instrument you used when creating this score, and you deleted the measure where you changed it to bass. Simply add the bass clef back. In the future, if you are writing for bass, better to simply choose bass to begin with in the dialog when creating the new score, then the default clef will be correct, as will the playback sound, transposition, etc.
In reply to The notes didn't drop at all… by Marc Sabatella
OK thanks indeed for that. In fact I was so unnerved I didn't notice the clef change. So you're saying that, after choosing the title, on the next pop-up - "choose template file" - I should pick "bass clef" from the "choose instruments" list; I have been selecting "jazz combo" instead - which gives me a treble clef - and then changing it to bass clef later, the reason being I like the jazz combo font and I can't get both "bass clef" and "jazz combo" - it's one or the other. Is there a way to change over to the "jazz combo" font after having begun the score?
Also . . . when I select "system breaks" to get, for example, four measures per line ONLY throughout the score, there then appears these backward-facing arrows enclosed in squares at the end of each fourth measure - any way to delete them? (If I delete them, I lose the "system breaks" setting.)
Thank you!
In reply to OK thanks indeed for that… by basstorius
That is very strange. When I pick "Jazz Combo" I get a score with eight instruments. The second one from the bottom is "Bass" and it definitely has a bass clef.
In reply to OK thanks indeed for that… by basstorius
The system break indicators (backward facing arrows) are there to show where you put the breaks. So indeed removing them actually remove the breaks. But they don't take space in the score and they are not printed nor exported in PDF.
In reply to OK thanks indeed for that… by basstorius
Well, no, if you're writing for solo bass, it is normally best to skip the templates and click "choose instruments" and then bass. I assume you haven't actually been using "jazz combo" but rather "jazz lead sheet" jazz combo gives you a whole set of instruments. That would actually work well, then you could just delete the other instruments. Then save the result to your templates folder and select that next time.
But indeed when working from the lead sheet template, you'll have that little glitch if you should ever delete the first measure after inserting a clef change.
You can also take a score you've set up as you like, then use Style / Save Style to create an "MSS" file with your style settings, and then load that into any score later.
As mentioned, the symbols showing you where the breaks are are just for show on screen, so you can easily select and delete them if you change your mind. They don't print or export. but if you're sure you won;t need to delete the but simply don't wish to be bothered by seeing the symbols on screen, turn off display on unprintable symbols in the View menu.
In reply to Well, no, if you're writing… by Marc Sabatella
OK, thanks profusely for that. You're right, I have been selecting "jazz lead sheet," not "jazz combo." And the style-break arrows referred to can get in the way if I write in, say, a high G or some such high-register note at the very end of the measure - so "View" - "Show Unprintable" is the ticket!
By the way, inserting those two measures of 4/4 into the scores I posted above also created mass panic in the measures, filled and empty, that follow after those 4/4 measures - extra measures added, rests from outer space, notes moved into succeeding measures, etc. I didn't document it - just patched it up, all 60 mm worth, so I can't whine to you about it without examples, but it was an interesting consequence of something I did wrong, so I might try to replicate it with another score. (The change to 4/4, from 6/4, for the two mm of the turnaround occurs in the recording - "Miles Smiles/Footprints" (1967).
In reply to OK, thanks profusely for… by basstorius
To be cleaar, though - those marks don't get in the way at all. They in no way interfere with the normal operation of the program, they are just there to remind you that you added a break there. Even if entering notes with the mouse rather than keyboard, you can still click directly there with no unusual consequences.
And yes, making a time signature change affects all selected measures, or all measures to the end of the piece if nothing is selected (or if only a single measure is selected. That's normal and correct. Generally, if changing to something and then back, you should be in the habit of adding the change back first.