Changing note duration to either 2/3 or 4/3?
I found a way to change note duration to 3/2, 3/4, etc, using Paste special and Multiplier (https://musescore.org/en/node/314674), but not to 2/3 or 4/3. In other words, you can change a 1/4 note to a dotted 1/4 note, but not the other way around. Can anyone help?
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There is no such thing as 2/3. What exactly do you need to do?
In reply to There is no such thing as 2… by AndreasKågedal
Thanks for replying. I need to reduce the duration of a score by a factor of 2/3 or increase the duration by a factor of 4/3. For example, I need to change a dotted 1/4 note to either a 1/4 note or a 1/2 note. However, the "Paste Special" function allows you to change the duration only by a factor of (1/2)^n or (2)^n. Is it still unclear?
In reply to Thanks for replying. I need… by chunkikim
It's true Paste Special can only do simple scaling. In principle, the same code would work for any ratio that doesn't require conversion to or from triplets, but there is no UI for it. You could try writing a plugin if you have thousands of notes to process in this, but otherwise, probably simpler to just re-enter the music. Or perhaps export to MIDI, manipulate the data using a sequencer, then import it back. Or use MusicXML and music21.
In reply to It's true Paste Special can… by Marc Sabatella
I am currently having this issue with a score imported from MIDI, and unfortunately I'm not tech-savvy so I won't be able to do anything like using a sequencer, MusicXML, etc, that you suggested. Thanks anyway for trying to help!