Problem entering quadruplets
I am using iMac Mojave 10.14.4 with Musescore 3.0.5.21343
I am trying to replicate in Musescore the notation in the attached file original.jpg.
Time signature is 6/8.
I select Add, Tuplet, Other and set the ratio as 4 to 6. I can enter notes as either of the two bars shown in my attachment musescore.jpg. As can be seen if I enter all semquavers the value of the notes works correctly but if I enter the first note as a quaver I have a semiquaver rest left over! As far as I can see the two bars written in Musescore have the same time values but Musescore leaves me with an extra semiquaver if I start with a quaver!
I tried using Add, Tuplet, Quarduplet but that doesn't work either.
I have used a workaround by entering the second bar in my attachment and setting the spare rest as invisible but just wondered how to do the job correctly.
Would be most grateful for a pointer as to where I am going wrong! Thank you.
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Comments
I have no problems entering that.
Need to see your score to check what went wrong
In the measure, you must organize rests in two dotted quarter rests (corresponding two beats)
And on each dotted quarter rest -> apply ratio 4/6
See: irregular.mscz
In reply to In the measure, you must… by cadiz1
Thank you cadiz1. Your solution looks perfect! So I tried your suggestion and entered the bar format in the order you suggested. However I still have the same problem (see bar 6). I saved the resulting mscz file but when I tried to upload it to attach to this message I received an error.
Attached files:
quadruplets.jpg - a pic of the notes I entered.
quadruplets.mscz - the saved Musescore file of those notes.
corrupted.jpg - a pic of the error I received when I tried to open that mscz file.
In reply to Thank you cadiz1. Your… by tubascuba
Remove the corrupt measure, and try again with a new "refreshed" measure (the last one, on this file: quadruplets1.mscz )
In reply to Remove the corrupt measure,… by cadiz1
I tried that with the same result. I also used your quadruplets2.mscz file and only did one thing with it. I tried to change the first note of the first quadruplet you supplied to a quaver. That immediately resulted in an extra demisemiquaver rest in that first quadruplet. Files attached: quadruplets2.mscz and, because that file is now corrupt and cannot be opened, a screenshot of it screenshot quadruplets2.jpg
Also attached a screenshot of the Musescore error reported when I tried to open the quadruplets2.mscz after making the change.
What I find most baffling, even if I am doing something wrong, is that Musescore is allowing a bar to be filled with a higher combined note value that the time signature dictates, for but then marks the file as corrupt when I try to re-open it... That alone must be a bug surely? ...and thank you so much for your replies1
In reply to I tried that with the same… by tubascuba
Which version are you using? (check in menu "Help" -> About)
Edit: 3.0.5 apparently (but created with 3.0.5 or other?) Thanks to be precise.
In reply to Which version are you using?… by cadiz1
I'm changing the exact same rest to an 8th note E and it's working fine in the 3.1-beta. This leads me to believe the problem has been fixed already and the solution is an upgrade.
In reply to Which version are you using?… by cadiz1
Musescore v. 3.0.5.21343
In reply to Musescore v. 3.0.5.21343 by tubascuba
The most likely due to this issue: #285662: 3:4 tuplet appears corrupted (fixed for the next 3.1 version, and so not reproductible with the 3.1 beta version, with which I was doing the tests)
In reply to The most likely due to this… by cadiz1
Cadiz1 - Very many thanks for your kind attention and replies to this query. I look forward to the next 3.1 version. I forgot to mention amongst my grumbling that I find Musescore absolutely fantastic and this was such a small worry.
Thanks again!