"Complex" Tuplets

• Feb 19, 2016 - 21:13
Type
Graphical (UI)
Severity
S4 - Minor
Status
closed
Project
MuseScore

Looking to try to put 26 note tuplex into a 6/8 bar. Needs 26 even notes to be played in a 6 quaver bar length. Have bashed my brains trying to get the software to handle this with no luck. Before I upgrade to Pro etc, I need to know that MuseScore can support such a simple task - can someone explain how, please? Many thanks

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• Feb 19, 2016 - 21:51
Status (old) active ⇒ closed

Also note that the software itself has no "Pro" version. The MuseScore notation program is free and always the full version.

The musescore.com online platform does have a "pro" account allowing you to store/share more scores through that online platform. But that does in no way affect the functionality of the notation program.

Asking for help is -as Xasman noted- better at the forum.

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• Feb 19, 2016 - 23:00
Status (old) closed ⇒ active

Thanks for the fast response.

Your tuplex test file attachment shows 39 notes in the bar of 6/8 time. That’s clever - although I can’t see what the settings were you used for that, I assume 13/2

I am trying for 26 notes in a bar, not 39. Given that this is a compound number when divided by the number of quarter notes in the bar, I wonder how you would fix that?

Thanks again.

PS - Forum suggestion noted - will look again but didn’t find obvious answers there either.

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• Feb 19, 2016 - 23:45

Apologies, that last example was indeed incorrect (posted in haste). The revised example attached here (I think) does demonstrate what you want though.

Here's the process:

1. Set your 6/8 time signature
2. Insert a dotted minim note or rest, and make sure it is selected
3. In the main menu, go to Notes>Tuplets>Other
4. In the Create Tuplet dialog which appears, under Type/relation, select 26/6 and click OK
5. Back in the score, you should see the tuplet (26 quavers in the time of 6)

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26-tuplet test.mscz 4.58 KB

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• Feb 20, 2016 - 01:33

BTW, don't expect to necessarily *find* answers in the forum (although it *is* good to look first). It's mostly that the forum is the proper place to *ask* questions.

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