Bugs encountered in Musescore (3)
Operating System: Windows XP
Musescore Version: Musescore 0.9.5 r.1667
Tuplet Bug
1. Create a new score
2. Create "tuplets" using the keyboard shortcut, "Control and #"; I used whole notes in 4/4 time signature
3. Duplets, quadruplets, and octupluts do not work; the note is split, but no other notes within the tuplet can be added
4. All other tuplets work properly
Comments
I don't know if you would ever need duplets, quadruplets, and octuplets in 4/4 time. They work in 6/8 time and other time signature where you would divide dotted notes.
In reply to I don't know if you would by David Bolton
The duplets, quadruplets and octuplets do work in e.g. 4/4 time, they need though be input on a dotted note like for example a dotted half note. However, when starting a quadruplet on a dotted half note, Musescore chooses eighth notes for the quadruplet; it is more common to choose the note value -- here written four times -- that nominally exceeds the replaced value with as little as possible, in this case quarter notes. Another thing is that I think it would be good if the selection in the toolbar changed to the note value of the tuplet, again in this case quarter note, when the tuplet is started.
In reply to Tuplets by Magnus Johansson
Thank you for the explanation.
In reply to Tuplets by Magnus Johansson
"Another thing is that I think it would be good if the selection in the toolbar changed to the note value of the tuplet, again in this case quarter note, when the tuplet is started."
I agree that would make more sense, as long as it didn't interfere with the ability to write uneven tuplets, for example 3(dotted-quarter, eighth, quarter), or even 3(8th, 16th, 16th, 8th), where "3()" is the bracket for a triplet. It's just too bad that nested triplets aren't supported yet.
Also, I confirm the use of 8th notes for the quadruplet over a dotted half, but interestingly, if you go to Notes/tuplets/other..., then enter 4 for actual, and 3 for nominal notes, it correctly uses quarter notes. Using this work-around you can make it display any shorter-value note you want--no matter how absurd. Try putting in 4 and 48 in there to get four 64th notes in the space of a dotted half!