Strange issues with different voice timings
hey folks
imported a pdf file, and on first glance looked ok. However, i found that certain voices, even though they are showing as quarter notes, are not playing properly. For example, measure 5 in the attached file. All voices show as quarter notes, but the duration is not right.
Also - why cannot i simply highlight all the notes in the measure and change them to Voice 1? or Any other voice? Changing them 1 by 1 somtimes works, but not consistently. Trying to figure out why it does or does not allow the toggle change.
thenks
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Comments
See: https://musescore.org/en/node/54721
There is no need to use (MuseScore) voices 3 and 4 unless there are more than two parts in the same staff https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices
https://musescore.org/en/node/296757
The attached file is a backup copy https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/file-formats#msczcomma
In reply to See: https://musescore.org… by Shoichi
Ok, thanks. I read those sections already, but was fairly sure I met the 3 'criteria' to move from voice to voice. Will try again.
If you select measure 5 for example, you will see that there are notes in all 4 voices in the left hand staff. If you put these notes all into voice 1, you will end up with strange chords which is not what you want. Tuplets (the notes with 3's and 6's above them) cannot be simply moved to another voice. You must move the other notes to the same voice as the tuplet, then you can exchange voices to put everything into the correct voice.
The bottom line is that this score is too complex for the import tool. Practically every measure will need to be fixed and it would be faster to enter the score by hand.
In reply to If you select measure 5 for… by mike320
ok, thanks. The interesting thing, is the score really was quite simple. All the added phrasing, tuplets, swells, etc were added by the progam during the scan. When i get home from work tonight, i will paste up the original pdf so u can see.
In reply to ok, thanks. The interesting… by ptrtool1999
It could be a poor quality score (or too high quality), but in any case the PDF import tool is maintained by a third party that does not necessarily monitor these forums. When using the tool fails, the best route is to manually input the score.