How to remove note names to change noteheads?
Hello, in the piece of music I'm working on, the majority of it will have the note names within the noteheads. But for one measure that involves tapping out a rhythm on the instrument instead of playing the notes, I need to remove the note names from those couple of notes in order to change the noteheads to a different shape for rhythm only. How do I do this?
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You can use a "staff type change" from the text palette ("S" icon). Add it to the measure where you want the change, then select it and use the Inspector to change relevant settings.
In reply to You can use a "staff type… by Marc Sabatella
You're awesome! That did it! Never would have known what that was for without your help. Thanks for being so quick, too. :)
In reply to You can use a "staff type… by Marc Sabatella
Hmm, I wonder if there is a bug. When I delete one of those S's, the program crashes. Every time.
In reply to Hmm, I wonder if there is a… by melaniellison
Crashes are always bugs, so yes. But I can delete staff type changes just fine, so in order to investigate we'd need you to attach your score and steps to reproduce the problem.
There is a known bug involving a crash on load if a score has a staff type change on the very first measure. There is a fix pending for the next release.
In reply to Crashes are always bugs, so… by Marc Sabatella
Ok, yes, it's the first measure of the page. Tho not the first page. I found a work around by adding another S instead of deleting.
In reply to Ok, yes, it's the first… by melaniellison
Still, we'd like to fix the bug. So we could still use the score and steps to reproduce the crash.
In reply to Still, we'd like to fix the… by Marc Sabatella
It's not doing it anymore. I was able to delete the S. However, there are definitely random bugs popping up with that S. (random measures a page before the selected measures getting affected) Been a battle to get it all straightened out. But it's not anything that is predictable so I can't share that.
In reply to It's not doing it anymore. I… by melaniellison
What you describe wth measures before the change being affect I have seen too, I think it happens if you insert or delete measure or change time signature in such a way that now the location of the element changes. I think internally we aren't updating the info about the ranges properly. Those problems tend to go away if you save and reload. I haven't quite pinned it down specifically enough to report it as an official issue or try to fix it.
In reply to What you describe wth… by Marc Sabatella
Yup. That was my resolution too. Quit Musescore and re-open the software.