Shortcut V swaps voices rather than toggling Visibility

• Jul 31, 2025 - 10:21

New score. Add a C5 in voice 1, an A4 in voice 2. Select the A. Press V. That should make it invisible. But it also swaps voices so that the C is voice 2 and the A is voice 1.

BTW Google search brings me to Handbook for MS3 and the links to MS4 do not always work. For example:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/working-multiple-voices
This page shows old instructions for MuseScore 3.
For MuseScore 4 users, see Working with multiple voices.
https://musescore.org/en/search/site?f%5B0%5D=type%3Abook4&keys=Working…
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should be
https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/working-with-multiple-voices


Comments

Why not check how the V shortcut is defined on your system?
Menu path: Edit > Preferences > Shortcuts > Search shortcuts > Visibility

It makes the A invisible - as expected. Then the C gets flipped to stem-down as it is the only note now visible - again, as expected.

Making a voice 2 note invisible might change the voice 1 note's stem direction from upstem to downstem, if stem direction is set to automatic, the default. Similar for the invisible voice 2 note.

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