Multiple Triplets
I'm working on a song that has a lot of triplets in it. I don't know how to specify that I don't want multiple triplets in a row combined.
The screenshot hopefully shows what I mean. I would like the triplets grouped per 3, not combined after each other because that is harder to read and count out for my mother...
Any help is much appreciated!
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See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/beams
and https://musescore.org/en/handbook/time-signatures#change-default-beaming
HTH
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by Shoichi
I love it! (This was a hard topic to google, anything with 'musescore' and 'tuplets' directed to questions about how to create tuplets).
Is there a way to specify this as a default? as in: don't connect tuplets?
In reply to I love it! (This was a hard… by eljakim
Note Groups; Allows you to change the default beaming of notes associated with a time signature
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/time-signatures#time-sig-properties it might work (at least I hope)
FWIW, it seems maybe you did something funny creating the score shown above, as the default should already be for eighth note triplets to be separated. Unless maybe the score came in from MusicXML import and was already set up that way? In order to say what might have gone wrong and what is best to do to prevent it from happening again, we would need you to attach the actual score as opposed to just a picture.
In reply to FWIW, it seems maybe you did… by Marc Sabatella
The original came from a midi import, but then I basically fixed everything up, and entered loads of new notes, since the triplets were not recognised in the import.
I have fixed the issues manually, but when I enter new triplets, things still get grouped. See the first measure (voice) in the full attachment.
In reply to The original came from a… by eljakim
Ah. Your problem is that you have a 6/8 time signature when you really want 3/4 (or maybe 9/8 and no triplets at all - just regular eighths grouped in threes). Change the time signature to 3/4 and you get the default you want. Feel free to attach the original MIDI as well; my guess is that it was actually notating correctly, as 6/8 shouldn't normally have eighth note triplets, and what you should have done instead was change to 9/8.
In reply to Ah. Your problem is that… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you so much. Sometimes the solution is so simple, and one just overlooks it!
This is indeed the issue. Once again, thank you for your quick response!