avoiding or hiding rests

• Apr 10, 2017 - 22:47

Hi,
I'm new here and I'm trying to create a score for a drum set.
I now have a note with 4 base quarter notes in voice 2.
Above the 4th quarter note I want to add a quarter snare note (in voice 1).
The only way I managed to do this is by adding 3 rests and then the quarter snare note.

I am used to using the rest only when all of the voices rest.
it also becomes cluttered like this and the rest notes are overlapping hi hat notes.
so I am wondering:
Is there a way to enter the quarter snare note directly above the 4th base note without adding rests first?
or
is it possible to hide the rest symbols?

Thanks for your help!

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Comments

If you don't want to see them, select them and press V to make them invisible. They will probably appear gray but will disappear if you click view->show invisible.

Well, instead of three quarter rests, there should be a half rest on beat one followed by a quarter rest. But you really shouldn't hide them. Showing the leading rests is pretty important in contexts like this, to allow the rhythm of each voice to be read independently.

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