Double sharps instead of x
I want to be able to show a double sharped note for a piece of training material I'm writing. Is there anyway I can persuade MS to use ## instead of x?
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Ciao brianejsmith, I don't think it's possible without laborious tricks.
In reply to Ciao brianejsmith, I don't… by Shoichi
Hi Shoichi
How did you do this? I can't figure it out. I tried copying your double sharped note to my score and got an xG rather than a ##G. Very puzzling!
In reply to Hi Shoichi… by brianejsmith
He put in a G## in voice 1 and made the x invisible. He then put a G# in each of voices 2 & 3, made the notes invisible and not play and moved the # symbols using the inspector and made sure they were not invisible.
In reply to He put in a G## in voice 1… by mike320
I can't work out how to do that so I'm going to use Paint Shop Pro and edit it. It's easier. But thank you both for your help.
In reply to I can't work out how to do… by brianejsmith
I attach an example
In reply to yh by Shoichi
I don't have the symbols you show in your symbols table even when selecting Advanced.
In reply to I don't have the symbols you… by brianejsmith
The second sharp come from the master palette, press 'Z' to show it and type 'sharp' (under Symbols).
In reply to g by Shoichi
g?
In reply to g? by brianejsmith
I spend the time translating with google or DeepL ;-)
In reply to I spend the time translating… by Shoichi
It's doing very well indeed! Thank you again; here's where I've got to together with the document I'm putting it into.
In reply to It's doing very well indeed!… by brianejsmith
A good job, here's an alternative image
In reply to I can't work out how to do… by brianejsmith
That's probably easier if you're going to use it several times. Shoichi's method is good for using a couple of times, especially if voices and invisible items are not in your normally used items.
In reply to Hi Shoichi… by brianejsmith
I apologise for the delay. Fortunately, you can count on the help of the community ;-)
Another way is to use a 'fake' sharp from the Symbols palette (keyboard shortcut is Z) and add it to a G sharp note.
If you need playback, raise the G double sharp's tuning 100 cents in the Inspector.
See attachment.
In reply to Another way is to use a … by Jm6stringer
You're both very kind for troubling over this; I'll try the Symbol suggestion as I'm not sure how Shoichi did their example. But many, many thanks. (I don't need playback, it's purely required for illustrative purposes.)
In reply to You're both very kind for… by brianejsmith
If you are needing to use this approach often, you can do as was suggested above, but also add the symbol to your articulations palette. Simply select the # symbol, hold down ctl + shift (cmd + shift on mac) and drag to your articulations palette. This way you can use the symbol repeatedly with less work (you'd just need to adjust pitch in inspector each time for playback).
Note, you should create a custom workspace to be able to add items to the palette. This is as easy as pressing the + symbol next to the dropdown menu in the bottom left hand corner.