entering triplets
I want to add three consecutive quarter notes as triplets, but when I click CTRL+3 MuseScore adds three eighth notes. I'm scoring in 4/4 time; the measure starts with a quarter rest, followed by two eighth notes, then the triplets. HELP!!
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See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tuplets and start with a minim / half note duration
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks for the reply, Jojo. I need the quarter rest to start the measure; I tried changing the quarter note following the opening quarter rest to a half note, but the program still created eighth-note triplets. Now do I create quarter-note triplets?
In reply to Thanks for the reply, Jojo. … by michaelcalo34
Create the quarter rest, then make the next rest a half rest, then do the Ctrl+3.
Please read that handbook page
Ctrl+3 on a quarter note/rest does indeed create a triplet of 8th notes/rests.
In reply to Create the quarter rest,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks Jojo - that worked. I did read the manual, but all it did was confuse me; your explanation was much better.