Measure Issue
More that 1 empty measure in a row shows as a number. This is fine for 50 but stinks for 2 or 3. I have no idea how I set this and cannot find a solution anywhere. Please help. The illustration shows what I do not want. I just want a string of empty measures , not a number with a bar. How do I undo this feature? Thanks for any help.
Comments
Under Style, you can turn on or off multimeasure rests, as well as change the minimum number of rests that get combined into a multimeasure rest. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/measure-rests
In reply to Under Style, you can turn on… by dragonwithafez
You can also break multimeasure rests at any point you like by ticking "Break multimeasure rests" in the measure properties of the measure where you want the break. See measure operations in the handbook. https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/measure-operations#break-multimeasu…
In reply to Under Style, you can turn on… by dragonwithafez
Thanks. The multi-measure rest be implemented by a simple M key stroke is punishing to stray fingers.
In reply to Under Style, you can turn on… by dragonwithafez
Thanks for the feedback. Problem solved.
But FWIW, if this is a single part from a score, and you expect it to be read by musicians accustomed to standard notation, probably best to leave this alone. MuseScore enables this by default for individual parts created from a score because it's what musicians who play from written music expect to see. You shouldn't override it unless you have some special reason to. At most, I'd consider changing the default from 2 to 3 for the minimum length, but really 2 is pretty standard.
In reply to But FWIW, if this is a… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for the feedback. It took me quite a bit of research to find that I had inadvertently hit the M key while scoring. This makes the empty measures presumed as rests. Problem solved.
In reply to Thanks for the feedback. It… by dinodon51
Ah, yes, if you're in the middle of entering music, you don't want this enabled for sure. It should be saved for last. Not just because you don't want it for 2 bar rests, you don't want it for 50 either - makes entering new music difficult! Feel free to customize that shortcut in Edit / Preferences / Shortcuts to something you're less likely to hit accidentally.