Inserting a note does not overwrite the rest
Hello. I'm new here, and at present I find MuseScore very frustrating. It's difficult to master. The current problem I have is that when I add a note to the stave, it does not overwrite the rest, which remains in place, just above the note. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
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All your notes have been entered into voice 3 instead of voice 1.
To fix:
1. Press Ctrl + A to select everything.
2. Use menu item: Tools > Voices and click on 'Exchange Voice 1 - 3'.
3. In the Selection Filter, uncheck Voice 1 then press Delete to get rid of those (now voice 3) rests.
(Don't forget to put the checkmark back in Voice 1. You'll need it in the future.)
All notes are now in voice 1 (see attachment), which should always be entered first. When you click on a note head it should appear blue (for voice 1). Also, the number 1 "lights up" on the toolbar to confirm the voice. Your notes originally "lit up" the number 3 on the toolbar.
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices
and:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/copy-and-paste#selection-filter
In reply to All your notes have been… by Jm6stringer
@jm6stringer. Thank you for the advice. I tried it, but when I clicked on 'Exchange voice 1 - 3', nothing happened. That menu is in grey type, if that helps, so inactive for some reason. I'm not sure what to do now. Perhaps I should start over.
In reply to @jm6stringer. Thank you for… by Robert Campion
You need to habe something (like those 3 measures, or everything, Ctrl+A) selected
In reply to You need to habe something … by Jojo-Schmitz
I was puzzled for a moment, because I had done that (Ctrl + A). So I started afresh. That was when I realised my error. The music I am transcribing requires a triplet (in 6/8 time) so I clicked on the 3 in the top bar. Mistake! I had misunderstood a passage in the handbook. Triplets are standard in 6/8, of course. So I left it on 1, and the problem didn't recur.
In addition to the Handbook, you might try some of the tutorial videos, such as this one I created that covers most of the basics:
https://school.masteringmusescore.com/courses/complete/lectures/31890621