Placing rests at the beginning of a measure
I cannot seem to be able to place a quarter note at the beginning of a 4/4 measure. The "Note Entry" information in the manual is not helpful.
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Did you try pressing Space as described in the handbook? If you are still having trouble, please explain what you did, what you expected to happen, and what actually happened.
I am having trouble placing a quarter note at the beginning of a 4/4 measure. The "Note Entry" information in the manual is not helpful. I find it confusing. I've tried a few different ways:
(a) I select "Note Entry," then the voice. The cursor is at the beginning of the measure. I press Space (as you suggested). The cursor jumps to the next measure.
(b) I select "Note Entry," then the voice. The cursor is at the beginning of the measure. I select the quarter-rest. Can't do it that way.
In reply to Placing rests at the beginning of a measure by musicus_
Which version of MuseScore are you using?
Can you do this:
- Create a new score
- Press N on your keyboard
- Press 5
- Press space bar
In reply to Which version of MuseScore by [DELETED] 5
Thank you for your reply. I have MuseScore 9.5 and Windows 7.
I think I've figured out how to enter rests at the beginning of a measure.
Thank you, again.
In reply to Placing rests at the beginning of a measure. by musicus_
I too am trying to add a second voice to a measure that begins with a rest. The only way I can get the second voice green bar to appear is in the Note entry mode. When I switch to the Rest entry mode the green bar goes away and switches to the first voice. How do I add a second voice rest at the beginning of a measure?
In reply to Placing rests at the beginning of a measure. by Gumboking
Don't switch to "rest entry mode"; just stay in regular note entry mode but hit "0" to enter a rest of the currently-selected note length.
In reply to Placing rests at the beginning of a measure. by Gumboking
Another way that I like, is to enter a note and then press Del to turn it into a rest. The advantage of this method is you don't have to make sure your cursor is in the correct position before you press 0.