tuplets in compound (12/8) time

• Oct 2, 2017 - 23:18

I want to create a tuplet of 4 notes in the space of a dotted crotchet in 12/8 time

I have an example from another score which shows this as 4 semi-quavers but in musescore I can only get this as 4 quavers

anyone know how to make this semi-quavers?


Comments

tuplet of 4 notes, in 12/8 time:
on a dotted crochet (dottet quarter), you get 4 quavers (eighths)
on a dotted quaver (dotted eighth) you get 4 semi-quavers (16ths)

If you add the original score (at least showing the part you are asking and a few measures around), maybe we can answer better.

In reply to by Malcolm Maclean

A ratio of 4/6 means: put 4 notes in the space that is otherwise occupied by 6 of those notes. The six thus refers to the base duration used for the tuplet so that normally 6 notes would equal the duration of the dotted quarter note.
1 dotted quarter note == 3 1/8th notes == 6 1/16th notes

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