Removing second voice may produce inconsistent measure.

• Nov 27, 2011 - 11:36

Sometimes deleting the second voice may produce a measure in which the number of (visible) notes and rests does not correspond to the (nominal and actual) measure duration.

Example files are attached:
msctest3-111127.mscz: 4 measures, two voices
right-click on second voice note: context menu -> Select -> More ...
Element type: Note, same staff: yes, same voice: yes -> OK
Edit -> Cut
The result is attached as file msctest6-111127.mscz
right-click on second voice rest: context menu -> Select -> More ...
Element type: Rest, same staff: yes, same voice: yes -> OK
Edit -> Cut
The result is attached as file msctest7-111127.mscz

Nominal and actual duration of the third measure is 3/2; however the rest on beat 3 is missing and I couldn't find a way to insert it by hand. (Interestingly, Playback 'plays' the rest on beat 3.)

System info:
OpenSUSE 11.4
Qt Version 4.7.1
MuseScore: Music Score Editor; Version 1.1; Build 4611

Thanks
gb7

Attachment Size
msctest3-111127.mscz 1.82 KB
msctest6-111127.mscz 1.78 KB
msctest7-111127.mscz 1.72 KB

Comments

In reply to by [DELETED] 5

That's part of a MusicXML file created by a commercial OMR program. Following your remark I checked the file and it appears (I'm not really familiar with the MusicXML syntax) that indeed the rest in voice 1 is missing already in the MusicXML source. It would be nice, if the Musescore's MusicXML input routine would repair this kind of error (by adding missing rests in the first voice).

Thanks
gb7

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