Hi! Does anyone have an idea how to move the upper stem (quarter note) to the left between f# and g#? Thanks for your help!
That would make it very ambiguous to a player. What you have is clear. [My composer colleague always wants too do stuff exactly like that, so I do understand.]
If these are in opposing stems, then I would actually want a bit of breathing space between the E and the other notes.
There is an Engraving Option for space between opposing voices, under Notes > Voices.
Thanks but this is not what I need. All three notes should be quarter notes, not just the e.
…which makes the cross staff beam meaningless/confusing!
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Will this do? Hidden eight-note notehead and note spacing change in Engrave mode,
Jesper
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If that is so the cross staff beaming and associated stem is incorrect notation, simply put.
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Indeed.
Jesper
Thanks a lot Jesper! Thats the solution!
Why is it in your opinion incorrect? The task is easy: upper voice is held for 1 quarter while the second voice (cross staff beaming) indicates the duration of 1 eighth beiing followed by 2 16ths….
You said “all three notes should be quarter notes”, which confused everyone, as there is only one quarter note here.
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It’s not clear from that image which notes are quarter notes and which are 8th notes.
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Thank you again for the solutions, and I apologize if I wasn’t clear. @jesele gave the answer to my problem, and here is the result!
Best wishes to everyone! M.
It’s very difficult to tell which note is the quarter. I would assume the G#.
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Apparently someone is allergic to eighth rests.
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