Select notes only
I have read the manual on selecting and copying/pasting, and tried several things, but I keep getting lyrics as well as notes. How do I select/copy/paste just notes?
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1. Make selection
2. Press Notes button in Inspector
In reply to 1. Â Make selection 2. Â by worldwideweary
Thanks for your reply. That does select the notes, but I can't copy/paste them somewhere else.
How would I select/copy/paste (or select/delete) just the lyrics?
In reply to Thanks for your reply. That by ozmusicman88
1. To copy/paste just the notes rather than selecting only note-head, make the selection and use the selector to un-check "Lyrics".
2. Lyrics are connected to notes, so if you filter out their attached voices, they won't select properly. If the selection is small, Ctrl+LeftMouseClick can be used quickly before a Ctrl+C . If the selection is larger, select a lyric and right-click -> Select -> All Similar Elements, or go one more layer by selecting More... and check "same subtype" to allow selection of all lyrics in a system [a complete line] or a voice
In reply to 1. To copy/paste just the by worldwideweary
Thanks, that's what I needed.
In reply to Thanks, that's what I needed. by ozmusicman88
No problemo.
It is written that a future version may make this process a bit cleaner.
In reply to Thanks for your reply. That by ozmusicman88
In case it isn't clear: to exclude lyrics (or anything else) from a selection, use View / Selection Filter and uncheck the boxes for whatever you don't want included.
In reply to In case it isn't clear: to by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc :-)
In reply to In case it isn't clear: to by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc. I want to copy notes only and so unchecked Lyrics under the Selection Filter. When I paste, though, the existing lyrics disappear. Can you tell me how to prevent that? thanks
In reply to Thanks Marc. I want to copy… by keenyk
Not. The lyrics are linked with their notes, so by replacing them with new ones the old notes get removed, including all that is attached to them.
What you're looking for (and I believe currently is not supported) is a way to paste pitch information only for multiple notes at the same time.
In reply to Thanks Marc. I want to copy… by keenyk
So you're saying you have existing notes and lyrics in one section (we'll call them "Notes A" and "Lyrics A"), different existing notes and different existing lyrics ("Notes B" and "Lyrics B" in another section, and you want to replace just the notes in the first section would you have "Notes B" but with "Lyrics A"? If so, I think the way to do that is the other way around - copy "Lyrics A" and paste them only "Notes B". If you also want to have the section with "Notes B" and "Lyrics B", you could first copy that section to a temporary scratch area.
In reply to So you're saying you have… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc. I want to copy Notes A to replace Notes B but keep all lyrics as is.
In reply to Thanks Marc. I want to copy… by keenyk
Gotcha, then my suggestion above should work perfectly.
In reply to Thanks Marc. I want to copy… by keenyk
Marc's answer was a bit confusing, I think I've worked it out though. It's not very easy.
You need to make a scratch area, an extra bar of music at the end of your piece.
Copy and paste whatever original musical idea you want new lyrics over into this scratch area. Now, to add the new lyrics (which you already typed out) to this music:
Select the lyrics that are already written out, then using the View -> Selection Filter, uncheck the "Voice" boxes but leave the "Lyrics" box checked. You're going to only want to select, and then copy your lyrics.
Then, paste these lyrics over the musical material you put in that in that scratch area. Now you have what you want!
Paste this wherever desired.
Is this intuitive, fast, or easy? Not really! Maybe a Musescore 4 update could address this, perhaps by being able to choose what elements we paste, when we copy a bunch of musical/lyrical material.
In reply to Marc's answer was a bit… by Jaren Feeley
There are several different things being discussed here, and it's not clear exactly what you are talking about. Best if you attach a score and describe the goal in more detail. Chances are whatever it is you are trying to do can be done more simply, as the process you're describing does seem kind of awkward and not something I can imagine doing.
In particular, it kind of sounds like you are trying to copy lyrics from one set of notes to another. That's easy - just select the lyrics (eg, click the first, Shift+click the last), then Ctrl_C to copy, click the first destination note, Ctrl+V to paste.
In reply to There are several different… by Marc Sabatella
Marc, I think you have it backwards. We are trying to copy notes but leave the lyrics in tact.
Imagine you are putting the finishing touches on a number and you realize one part sounds a little awkward. You need to change the flow of the notes in a measure (say, measure 8). You play around with it a little bit, and you manage to get it just right. But suppose this same change needs to be made in three other measures (say, measures 12, 16, and 20). We can copy-and-paste the updated music into those other three measures, but the lyrics in those three destination measures will all be overwritten with the lyrics in measure 8 with each paste. Essentially, we are looking for a "Paste the notes only" function after a section has been copied onto the clipboard.
In reply to Marc, I think you have it… by jreis999
Well, it's not that I have it backwards - it's that, as I said, different people here are asking about different things, and some are not explained fully.
The solution to your particular case I think is to do it the other way around - copy the notes then copy the lyrics back. So, make a temporary copy of your destination passage, copy the source to the destination, then reinstate the lyrics from the temporary copy you made. That assumes, of course, the rhythms match, but that would need to be the case either way.
This is as I explained in https://musescore.org/en/node/174796#comment-990270
In reply to Marc's answer was a bit… by Jaren Feeley
There really should just be a Select submenu. Select > Various options.
Anyone know if there is a feature request already? I haven't been able to find one yet.
In reply to There really should just be… by aharown
Like this perhaps? https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/selecting-elements#select-similar
In reply to There really should just be… by aharown
Also see the selection filter, which in many case is what you really want (such as to copy./paste notes without other markings). If you explain the actual problem you are trying to solve, we can understand and assist better.
In reply to Also see the selection… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks. I saw the selection filter up the thread... and I have used it.
I just wasted some time hunting for "Select... Notes only" and not finding it, then going to Google, then reading this thread.
It would be much more intuitive and memorable to have all the selection functionality under Select.
So, I wanted to suggest as a future enhancement.
Now that I'm aware that there are selection functions under View (?!), I can use that easily enough, though I may forget by the next time I need it (or maybe not if it happens soon enough).
The problem: A vocal staff with lots of lyrics. Needed to repeat the notes later in the song with different lyrics, so... just copy the notes. In my workflows, I'd love to have it do that by default. Duplicating lyrics would be relatively unusual.
@Steve: Thanks for the link. There might be some utility there for me... But feature request will still be a thing, because that power seems kind of hidden.
In reply to Thanks. I saw the selection… by aharown
The selection filter is in the View menu for the same reason palettes, the mixer, and other things are there - because it’s a separate window, and by convention, separate windows are usually access from a View menu.
If you use it often, you can leave it open, or assign a keyboard shortcut to it.
And yes, a redesign is planned to someday simplify the way the selection filter and select context menus are accessed and how they interact - ideally replacing them both with a single interface.