How to delete a rest?
Morning... brand newbie here and I've started my journey trying to annotate a song in 12/8 with a pickup before measure 1. After much frustration, reading, clicking, deleting, I've managed to get the pickup measure in as I wanted it. Now here's the problem... I have an 1/8 rest pretty much floating around the staff. I can drag and drop it completely off and measure. It's like it's not connected to the score but I just can not figure out how to delete it! ARGH!! Can someone help? I've uploaded what I have.... You'll see the villain just below the Alto Sax part. TIA
| Attachment | Size |
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| Tennessee Whiskey.mscz | 13 KB |
Comments
select the rest and hit Ctrl+R, and you'll see it belongs to the 1st measure in top staff. I guess you really what a 3/8th pickup measure and not a 1/2
In reply to select the rest and hit Ctrl… by Jojo-Schmitz
I haven't hit the whiskey yet and tried your solution. I was not successful. I am trying to get a 3 1/8 note pickup. Ctrl+R did move it around a bit but still can't delete it!
In reply to I haven't hit the whiskey… by sally251251
In this case: change only the actual duration (3/8 instead of 1/2, image below) in the Measure properties -> Ok, and the rest will be automatically deleted.
![actual.jpg]( "actual.jpg")
EDIT: have you load the edited file (so with the correct pickup measure) in the comment below?
In reply to Change only the actual… by cadiz1
Ok, I did load the new file and it looks great. I'm sorta surprised tho, that you can't designate a measure as a pickup and just put in what you want. Surprised that you have to fool around with the time signature and all. Do I have that right? Gotta play with the time?? And, thanks! Still not sure how you got rid of the rest, tho... sigh... learning curves suck.
In reply to Ok, I did load the new file… by sally251251
You don't have to mess with the measure properties if you check "Pickup measure" and adjust it in the last dialog box when you create a New Score.
In reply to You don't have to mess with… by mike320
But what if I want to add one after the score has been created?
In reply to But what if I want to add… by sally251251
See: https://musescore.org/en/node/267890#comment-813842
But you know already change the actual duration in the measure properties.
So, your trouble seems maybe related how to receive a pickup in a compound-time measure (eg 6/8, 9/8 etc.) ?
If so, please explain it.
In reply to But what if I want to add… by sally251251
That was what Cadiz explained already. You either add it when you create the score or you have to change the first measure duration. Those are the only two easy ways to do it.
In reply to But what if I want to add… by sally251251
Ok, I think I get the difference and how to approach the solution now. Starting vs adding a pickup, I'm referring to. Thanks everyone... I would have likely gone to my grave on this one....
In reply to I haven't hit the whiskey… by sally251251
3/8 I guess, not 3 1/8 (which would be equivalent to 10/8 or 5/4
Select the 1/8 rest and do: Ctlr + R
Then, I guess you want define an anacrousis? So, instead 1/2 for actual duration (in Measure properties) do rather: 3/8: 1Tennessee Whiskey.mscz
Is it the wished result?
In reply to Select the 1/8 rest and do:… by cadiz1
What took you so long? ;-)
In reply to What took you so long? ;-) by Jojo-Schmitz
Whiskey maybe... :)
In reply to Select the 1/8 rest and do:… by cadiz1
The file looks great! And yes, I am looking for a 3 note (triplet) pickup. Never did get that Ctrl R to work but moving on! :-) Thanks
In reply to The file looks great! And… by sally251251
@sally251251
Welcome aboard!
You wrote:
Never did get that Ctrl R to work but moving on!
Please, don't move on...
The Ctrl+R key combination is a very powerful way to reset selected score elements. It will come in handy in the future - not only to reset a single errant rest (as in your case), but it can be applied to selected ranges of score elements, up to resetting an entire score.
So... If Ctrl+R doesn't work for you, perhaps you are on a Mac.
In that case, instead of the Ctrl key you would use the Cmd key, or the Mac key that looks like this: ⌘
Regards.
In reply to @sally251251… by Jm6stringer
Thanks for the feedback... I am on a PC and while the Ctrl R didn't do exactly what I'd hope for, it did make stuff move around and I've been trying it here and there on other stuff with varying degrees of success. It's good to know it can bail you out of stuff.... right now "Undo" is my go to command... soon, soon... I will be over this infernal getting-to-know-you phase. I hope.