Hide staff
Hello, I've been trying to hide a whole blank section of a staff for a long time. I tried enabling the "Aways hide staff when empty" option, but it doesn't work for some reason. The staff is still there. Is there any way to fix this, or another way to hide the staff? Is there a way to use the "V" key to turn the whole staff invisible in the selected range? (When I try to do that, it only hides the notes, not the staff itself). I'm just looking for a simple way to hide everything in a selected area.
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Better attach the score (the *.mscz file)
In reply to Better attach the score (the… by Shoichi
ok
In reply to ok by Romulo Mello
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Check if you have elements made invisible. It seems strange that from measure 69 you go to 84.
In reply to ? by Shoichi
Yes, they are invisible. That is the part that I need to completely hide the staff
In reply to Yes, they are invisible… by Romulo Mello
Any element, even if invisible, makes the measure "not empty".
In reply to Any element, even if… by Shoichi
So how do I remove the elements (the rests)? Also, I don't want to remove the measures, I just want to make them hidden
Your attached score only has one instrument. MuseScore will at least keep the top staff visible, even if it is empty, in such a case, because otherwise there is no musical indication that shows the passage of time.
In reply to Your attached score only has… by jeetee
I see, thanks. Still, isn't there a way to break the staff and put the continuation somewhere else in the page?
In reply to I see, thanks by Romulo Mello
Perhaps you can achieve what you want by using frames? https://musescore.org/en/handbook/frames
In reply to Perhaps you can achieve what… by jeetee
I tried. Vertical frames would supposedly work if the staff line I wanted to hide wasn't in the middle of other two. If I use a vertical frame like this it would push the other frames away too. Horizontal frames wouldn't work because they don't push the staff out they just force it to the next line. I even tried taking a screenshot of the white canvas to paste it on top of the score and hide it, but the staff would evade the image instead of being blocked by it.
I imagine there isn't a way to solve my problem. If this is the case, I leave a suggestion to musescore so they can add a feature that lets you hide anything, just like with an area selection tool that would make everything in its path invisible!
In reply to I tried. Vertical frames… by Romulo Mello
Can I ask what are empty measures for? Do you plan to write later?
In reply to Can I ask what are empty… by Shoichi
Well, it's a complicated story. The original I was editing score had two codas, and I know it is impossible to do this in MuseScore, so I am trying to make a visual version with the codas, and under that, a hidden staff that would play the correct sound. For these, some measures on the visual version would remain empty. That is why I am looking for a way to hide them. If this doesn't work out, I can, as well, just write it without the codas, but I am trying to solve it like this first.
In reply to Well, it's a complicated… by Romulo Mello
two codas see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/repeats-and-jumps#repeat-symbols-and-…
a Coda Variation?
In reply to two codas see: https:/… by Shoichi
The only problem is there isn't a separate "to coda" for the different variations.
In reply to The only problem is there… by Romulo Mello
Insert symbols then use Inspector for directions
In reply to Insert symbols then use… by Shoichi
Oh, thank you! I think my problem is solved.
In reply to Oh, thank you! I think my… by Romulo Mello
On top of that, note that you can double click any jump marker (like a coda) and just type in additional text
In reply to Oh, thank you! I think my… by Romulo Mello
@ Rômulo, I forgot, select the symbols D.C. Al Coda and similar and, as Inspector, enable "play repeats".
In reply to @ Rômulo, I forgot, select… by Shoichi
Ok
@Rômulo Rondon...
You wrote:
So how do I remove the elements (the rests)? Also, I don't want to remove the measures, I just want to make them hidden.
For a single instrument, instead of hiding measures, press 'M' to enable multimeasure rests.
You also wrote:
I am trying to make a visual version... and under that, a hidden staff that would play the correct sound.
For these, some measures on the visual version would remain empty.
O.K.
So... since the staff that plays the sound is hidden, measures that are empty on the visual version can be combined into multimeasure rests. This creates, as jeetee mentioned, "musical indication that shows the passage of time".
See this example (has a hidden solo):
ameno_reseda3.mscz
Look at measures 36 - 51.
I realize you may have used two codas to do what you wanted, but based on your written description, I offer this as another tool to have in your MuseScore toolbox.
In reply to @Rômulo Rondon... You wrote:… by Jm6stringer
Okay, thank you!