Projekteja | Ville Langén

How to Publish Analyses on Zenodo

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

How to Build a Zero-Cost Academic Homepage Using Open-Source Tools

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Writing GitBooks Tutorial

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GitHub Without Tears: From Zero to Push in Minutes

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

How to Run Macros in Word

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction to Echocardiography

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Divergent Git Branches - From Problem to Solution

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Step-by-Step Guide with Example Videos for Creating R Packages

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

MuseScore Usage Guide: A Personal Collection of Miscellaneous Tips

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

(Click to this external link for a Finnish version of this tutorial.)

Getting Started

First and foremost: If you’ve never used MuseScore before, it’s advisable to watch a quick tutorial video that demonstrates how to:

Enter notes
Delete notes
Modify notes

For that, I recommend this video in the Musician Startup YouTube channel.

Hearing Notes with MIDI

To listen to notes in MuseScore, you will hear played music through sounds called MIDI. However, it’s essential to note that on at least MacOS, my experience suggests that MIDI might not function properly without an internet connection. So make sure that your internet connection is running at all times.

Adding Notes

Ensure you are in note input mode (shortcut: N)
Move forward with the right arrow key or the number 0
Press numbers 1-7 to indicate note duration
Press the desired note (e.g., “D”)
If the note is too high in pitch, press Cmd+down arrow to lower the octave

Adding Chords:

Select the note where you want to add the chord symbol
Press Ctrl+K (MacOS: Cmd+K)
Manually input the chord, starting with one of the following: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, followed by:
- Sharp: #
- Flat: b
- Double sharp: x or ##
- Double flat: bb
- Natural: Ctrl+Shift+H
If you want to add chords before or after the selected note, you cannot use the arrow keys; specific commands are available for this purpose
Press Esc when you’re done

Reducing Measures If the Song Is Too Long:

Select the measures
Press Cmd+Del

Adding an Instrument:

Press “I”

How to Fit the Entire Score on One Page:

Go to Format → Page Settings
Choose Scaling: Staff space (sp)

For more essential information on this topic, check out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TprrHgmHg6E

Issue with Exporting as MP3:

When exporting a song, such as to MP3 format, some instruments may disappear. The reason for this is that certain instruments, such as the Piano channel, cannot contain a Sine Wave Expr. sound type; it must be a plain Sine Wave.

Creating a Hotkey for Rewinding:

To enable quick rewinding, it’s highly recommended to set up a hotkey.

Go to Preferences → Shortcuts (“Player: rewind”).
Create a custom hotkey for this function.

For further discussion on this topic, visit:

https://musescore.org/en/node/285182

Using Wikipedia Images for Reference:

If you need to work with bass clef notes on the piano’s left hand and haven’t memorized which note corresponds to which sound, you can use the image found at the following link from Wikipedia as a reference:

Wikipedia Bass Clef Image

Selecting/Extracting Notes for a Single Instrument:

Go to File → Parts → Single Part
Choose the instrument you want to select/extract

Deleting the Bass Clef Section for Piano:

Press “I” to open the instrument dialog
Click on staff 2 in the piano section
Click the “Remove” button in the middle of the box
Click “OK”

Changing from Alto Saxophone to Tenor Saxophone:

If the piece is coded correctly, there’s no need to actually “transpose” anything. Simply change the instrument as follows:

Right-click on the staff
Select “Staff Properties”
Click on “Change Instrument”
Choose “Tenor Sax”

If the notes are already transposed and thus “mixed up,” you can easily transpose them back as follows:

Select “Notes” → “Transpose”

Selecting All Chord Symbols:

To select all chord symbols:

Place the cursor on a chord symbol
Right-click
Choose “Select Similar”

Adjusting Dynamics for Each Note:

If importing a MIDI file brings dynamics for each note, and this is bothersome, you can proceed as follows:

Open the Inspector (F8 or View → Inspector)
Right-click on any note
Select → Select All Similar Elements
In the Inspector view, under the Note section, find “Velocity Type” and “Velocity”
Reset both “Velocity Type” and “Velocity” to default

Keep Exploring!

I hope these tools give you a little jumpstart as you continue to explore and create in MuseScore. Happy composing!

Beginner's Guide to R Programming

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Easily Import Custom Citation Styles into Zotero

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

How to add a (downloaded) citation style to Zotero

Click Zotero —> Preferences

Select the Cite tab and click on the + sign

Navigate to the csl file, select it and click Open

If you succeeded to add the new style, it is displayed in the list of the styles in the Style Manager in Zotero

Many thanks to Anton C. for sharing the style that is showcased in the above image.

Easy Flowchart Creation with Free yEd Software

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The free software yEd allows for the creation of flowcharts very quickly. There is no need to manually stretch boxes or similar actions - the program does this automatically upon request. Below are quick instructions for using the program.

(Click to this external link for a Finnish version of this tutorial.)

Creating and Writing in a Box (or Other Element)

Drag the element from the right onto the white canvas
Activate the element by clicking on it with the mouse
Press enter
Write text
If you want to change lines, press Shift+Enter
Write more text
Finally, press enter

Panning and Zooming

Command + mouse scroll zooms in and out
Panning is possible by holding down the right mouse button

Creating Arrows Between Elements

Click on one element, but do not release the mouse button
Drag the mouse to the location of the next element
Release the mouse button

Automatic Width Adjustment Based on Text for Elements

There is no need to manually stretch elements to fit text neatly and ensure all elements are the same size - the program does this automatically upon request.

Select the elements you want to be the same size
From the top menu, select Tools -> Fit Node to Label
If you want all elements to be the same size, select Adapt to Maximum Node
Do not select Ignore Width and Ignore Height
Press Ok
Note: If you want this process to apply only to selected items, make sure to choose “Act on Selection Only”

Changing the Properties of an Element (or Multiple Elements)

Activate one or more elements
Press Command-I or alternatively, right-click and select Properties
Modify the properties as desired

Creating Beautiful Labels for Arrows

Click on the arrow
Press enter
Write text for the arrow label and press enter
Select the arrow label
- If you want all arrow labels, press Command-A at this stage
Right-click on the label and select Properties
Change the background color of the label to white and the Model to Centered
Press Ok

Saving the Flowchart Created with yEd

Remember to save your flowchart properly — not just export it as a .jpeg file or similar! You may need to modify the flowchart later and export it again, perhaps in a different format like a .png file.

From the top menu, select File -> Save As…
Give your yEd flowchart project file a name
Click Save

Exporting the Flowchart Created with yEd

While yEd saves projects in the graphml format, which is great for editing, some scenarios may require exporting the flowchart to bitmap formats like .tiff or .png, especially for submission to scientific journals.

Below are instructions for exporting your flowchart in .png format:

From the top menu, select File -> Export…
Choose the format from the dropdown menu, here we select “PNG Format (*.png)”
Give your exported file a suitable name
Click Save
Click on the Size field and select Custom Width
For Custom Width, input at least 1000 pixels to ensure a high-quality image for the journal
Make sure the Scaling Factor is set to exactly 1.0 to prevent any distortion in the image
Click OK

Verifying Image Quality

After exporting your flowchart, it’s crucial to ensure that the image maintains its high quality. Sometimes, what you see in the software might differ from the final exported result. Here’s a quick step to verify the image quality:

Always double-click on the exported image file on your hard drive to open and inspect it
This ensures that the image appears as intended and in high resolution

By taking this extra step, you can catch any potential issues with image clarity or resolution before sharing or submitting it.

Effortlessly Borrow and Read E-Books from a Library on Your E-Ink Device

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Lightning Fast GitLab Guide for UTU Users (and the Rest of Us)

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Seamless Transition: Importing Mendeley References to Zotero Made Easy

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

Given the ongoing developments with the newer ‘Mendeley Reference Manager’, some authors might feel the need to migrate from Mendeley to Zotero. The future will tell, whether “Mendeley Reference Manager” becomes as handy as the former version “Mendeley Desktop”, but for now, you may want to consider the migration to Zotero.

Installation of Zotero (unless you already have it)

Before continuing with tutorial, you’ll have to download and install Zotero on your computer from:

https://www.zotero.org/

There are many installation tutorials on the internet, for instance the following by Georgia State University Library:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pueO_XYiS1w

Signing up in Zotero (unless you already have done it)

The following tutorial video by mr. Haq also explains how to sign up for Zotero, which you will need to do before continuing to the migration tutorial I showcase below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERU2-unnCOQ

Adding the Zotero plug-in for Word (unless you already have the plug-in installed, which you may verify as follows)

Click Zotero → Preferences

Click Cite → Word Processors → and if needed, click to the icon that installs the MS Word Add-in (in my case depicted in the image below, it has already been installed and there is no need to do it again)

Migration from Mendeley to Zotero

After having installed Zotero and signed up in Zotero, you can migrate your references from Mendeley to Zotero. This can be very easily done by following these steps:

Sync your Mendeley references to Mendeley servers

Be sure to sync your Mendeley library first. If you are on the older software “Mendeley Desktop”, click the “Sync” button in it. If you are using the newer “Mendeley Reference Manager”, your references have already been synced and you don’t have to care about this step.

Back to Zotero, click File → Import

Select “Mendeley…” and click “Continue"

Type in your Mendeley credentials and click “Continue”.

The tick on “Place imported…” may be left on. Click “Continue”.

Ready. I’ve been using Mendeley for years, and the importation of my 1119 items took around 20 minutes.

Usage of Zotero as compared with Mendeley

The usage of Zotero is very intuitive and resembles Mendeley so much that I won’t cover the usage nor the minor differences between these softwares here. You may find excellent and fast tutorials online on sites like YouTube.

I’ll conclude by reminding that if you have an old Word document that has citations made with the old “Mendeley Desktop” software, the citations can readily be read by the Zotero plug-in in Word, which is a wonderful feature. There is no need to specifically “import” those old MS Word files for use with Zotero.

Unlocking IPCW Analysis in R: A Step-by-Step Tutorial (in Finnish)

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

VPN Article Search and Reference Management Tutorial for University of Turku Researchers (in Finnish)

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000