Mild expression of inconvenience experienced while using the software
Much as I appreciate having access to it, and appreciate the time and effort undertaken to develop it, and am grateful for the beauty of open source, after all these hours of hell this is becoming intolerable.
Insert Note needs to come back. At precisely the location in the measure that the user wants it to go >:'[
It needs to be possible to delete rests at the very least, to shift the whole thing left or right so the damned minims won't stay as hundreds of crochets tied into next measures. It's not doing what is needed, this maddening 'notes replace rests' bs.
I have no idea what the hell happened, but despite my saving CTRL_S every 2 seconds, all my work was lost on two large files, and nowhere could I find backups. The autosave was the original file, virgin. Now that I'm many hours into reworking the entire project I'm checking that the save time is up-to-date, but it's disturbing that there is ZERO sign in the interface of 'save' ever having been achieved.
Bloody hell this is clunky. I'm dying.
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Sorry you are having problems.
Ctrl+S is probably the worst way to save, You have no real idea where the file is going. Although it is somewhere on your system. Save As is a much safer method. You pick where it goes as well as the title. I use the title and a version number. Takes longer, you say? Well at least it doesn't vanish.
Insert is very dangerous and not dependable. But you can insert.
You can delete rests under certain circumstances.
In reply to Sorry you are having… by bobjp
Hi, thanks for your reply. Of course I saved it to a preferred folder with the rest of the project. I'm completely baffled by this. The last time something like that happened was about 30 years ago! I swear I was saving every few mins. Totally weird. I looked in the usual places for autosaves- appdata etc. In the programme folder. Just one, and it was unchanged.
But the functions! Please tell me how! insert, delete rests.
In reply to Hi, thanks for your reply… by twentyjazzfun1
"The last time something like that happened was about 30 years ago!"
MuseScore didn't exist thirty years ago, as I'm sure you know. Furthermore, I notice that this is your first post on this forum, and that you created your account on musescore.com this month, in August 2025: https://musescore.com/user/106908340
So my question is: are you new to using MuseScore Studio, or not?
This is just a guess, because the “Insert” feature, as you describe it (I quote: "Insert Note needs to come back. At precisely the location in the measure that the user wants it to go (...) It needs to be possible to delete rests at the very least, to shift the whole thing left or right"), has never existed in MuseScore, at least not yet. However, the wished result has always been possible in MuseScore, but with the copy or cut/paste function.
It may be useful for those helping you to know how familiar you are with MuseScore. So please first clarify this point so that we can help you as best we can in your future work with MuseScore.
In reply to MuseScore didn't exist… by cadiz1
I was speaking generally about save disasters. I'm new to the software, just trying to work at speed with as many shortcuts as poss. I come from a film editing bgd so I'm spoiled with all the moving and shaping and inserting etc. Horrified by this. I am getting by and will pick up more. All I want right now are how to insert a note exactly where it's needed, and how to delete rests, which you say are possible. If not poss, thank you for your thoughts and attention.
Time sensitive. sleepless nght :P
Thanks!
In reply to I was speaking generally… by twentyjazzfun1
"All I want right now are how to insert a note exactly where it's needed, and how to delete rests"
It's always best to start with a concrete example, based on the score you're currently working on. So attach a .mscz file (or a selection of measures, then go to the menu "File" / Save Selection), and tell us the result you want to achieve in exactly which measure(s).
If necessary: https://musescore.org/en/node/289899
Of course, more generally, the handbook can also be your ally: https://handbook.musescore.org/, more particularily now: https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/entering-notes-and-rests
In reply to I was speaking generally… by twentyjazzfun1
I think terminology is the problem here.
In notation software, you don't insert notes. You place them in the score. Maybe you insert film clips in movie software.
You don't delete rests. You replace them with notes.
You can't just open software you know nothing about and just jump in. Notation is very complicated.
In reply to I think terminology is the… by bobjp
Familiar with notation, but thanks so much for the helpful observation.
I've raised a usability issue. There used to be an 'insert', and that would help me greatly. It's been observed that this software doesn't have that functionality any more. That's my point :P Or the other issue. Thank you for the reminder.
There are reasons of expediency for the devs to have taken things the way they have. They may or may not heed my experience- up to them. I came here with two specific questions (unanswered) and a time shortage. Before civility bottoms out, I'll get back to it.
Many thanks for everyone's interest.
In reply to Familiar with notation, but… by twentyjazzfun1
I think I'm losing you. You say you're new to MuseScore, yet you mention that there used to be an “Insert” mode. Used to be? When was that?
Please note that the “Insert” mode has not been removed by the developers; it was in version 3 and is still in version 4 (it is documented in the Handbook).
I don't know where you got that, I quote: "There are reasons of expediency for the devs to have taken things the way they have."?
But since it is not certain that it corresponds to what you are really looking for, it seemed appropriate to start with a concrete example that you could provide us with. It's just a matter of attaching a .mscz file. It will take you 15 seconds, and we'll get straight to the point without wasting any more time, which is precious to both you and us.
In reply to Familiar with notation, but… by twentyjazzfun1
Seriously? Before civility runs out. Your questions have been answered to the limited extent you have asked them. As stated, the two functions exist. But if used incorrectly can cause the program to fail. That is why we have asked for a score and just what you are trying to do. We are just trying to do our part. It's fine if you don't really want our help.
Simply get another score editor, there are plenty of them. Sibelius, Dorico, Capella, Primus etc .pp. You will probably find one which is tolerable for you. Nobody wants you dying. Nobody wants you using maddening bs. Good luck.