Why are the notes red?
I entered a tenor and bass part on the score. The tenor part is the color red. Why?
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I entered a tenor and bass part on the score. The tenor part is the color red. Why?
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See Note Entry in the Handbook. Your question is answered near the bottom of the page.
And, just to save a tiny step for the next person who wanders into this thread ... a note will appear in Red when it falls outside of the comfortable performance range of the instrument in question.
In other words, "if you 'see red' on the score, then your ensemble is going to 'see red' when they look at you and realize that you have just asked them to do something that is going to be either 'very difficult' for them, or 'downright impossible.' " (Which is not the reaction that you want when the proverbial money-clock is ticking away in a recording studio!)
If a note is red, I believe it means that it's out of the instrument's range, for example, if you put a note 5 steps above the staff on a low instrument such as Trombone.
In reply to If a note is red, I believe by ThisIsMe
I'm doing Radioactive for bass clef and it keeps getting me red notes when I know cello or any instrument that plays in bass clef can play it I can show ya'll when I'm done transposing it from alto
In reply to I'm doing Radioactive for… by SoulVIolist
Be sure you are using the clef you think you are using. There are several variations of bass clef, some include octave transpositions so the pitch is higher or lower than you might be thinking. My guess is that this what is going on. Either that or you haven't chosen the correct instrument - be sure you if you want the range to reflect the cello, that you have actually selected cello as you instrument. Merely changing the clef of a violin part (for example) to bass clef won't change the range that MuseScore considers acceptable.
Anyhow, the first note that MuseScore considers outside the "professional range" for cello is G6 which is actually pretty crazy high - not only is it 10 ledger lines above the bass clef staff, it's also 4 ledger lines above the treble clef staff. At the low end, the range for cello starts with C2 - two ledger lines below the bass clef staff - which is absolutely the correct choice. So my guess is that you have either the wrong clef or the wrong instrument selected. If that doesn't solve your problem, then indeed, post the score so we can advise further - no need to wait until you're done.
In reply to I'm doing Radioactive for… by SoulVIolist
"when I'm done transposing it from alto"
It takes about 10 seconds to transpose from the alto. Change the clef and press ctrl+down arrow to move everything down an octave or use the Notes->Transpose... dialog to move is less than an octave if notes end up being too low. This will allow you to retain accidentals and change the key to put the song in a more comfortable octave for the instrument/singer.
In reply to If a note is red, I believe by ThisIsMe
Mate, 5 steps above the stave is easy on the Trombone and is standard for like grade 4 or 5 on trombone.
In reply to Mate, 5 steps above the… by JacobMChong
10 years later certainly still interesting ;-)
In reply to Mate, 5 steps above the… by JacobMChong
No?
In reply to Mate, 5 steps above the… by JacobMChong
Five steps or five ledger lines? The first note MuseScore considers outside the "amateur" range is the C an octave above middle C. And this very nicely matches my experience - I direct many ensembles of adult amateur musicians who are "pretty good", and very few of the trombone players can reliably hit a high C.
BTW, I guess by "grade 5" you might be referring to a country-specific rating system, like ABRSM?
In reply to Five steps or five ledger… by Marc Sabatella
Maybe means 5 notes above the bass clef.
In reply to Maybe means 5 notes above… by underquark
on trombone thats still pretty difficult
In reply to Mate, 5 steps above the… by JacobMChong
Hey! trombone player here. just wanted to state that ive been playing for about 5-6 years and only JUST NOW can i reliably hit a 4 lines above the staff Bb. I can hit the Eb above that but its not consistent. I've never taken the exam thing so i don't know what grade I am. but 5 steps above the staff is NOT easy. nor should it be.
MuseScore goes directly from black to red for things that have a hard limit to their ranges, like a piano or glockenspiel. It also uses a sort of muddy green color for marginal cases, such as vocals, where there isn't an absolute hard end to the range. Here's a test file that shows what happens.
-- J.S.
E6 is within the range of the soprano recorder but shows up red. (not sure if im right)
In reply to E6 is within the range of the by chris baron
Soprano Recorders's Amateur range is set to C5 to A6, Professional range is set to C5 to D7.
So E6 should not show in red but in this muddy green.
In reply to E6 is within the range of the by chris baron
Soprano Recorder uses an octave transposed clef.
COuld be what you think is E6 is in fact E7
From my observations, it is used to mark notes that are outside of the comfortable range. For woodwind instruments, there is not a limit to the highest note a player can play. There are always more harmonics.
But there are comfortable and standardized limits. However for the low notes, there are limits which is physical size of the instrument. A woodwind plays lower notes by covering more holes and lengthening the instrument.
I noticed on oboe that it starts showing red on E6 and above. The standard range of an oboe goes up to F6 though it's not very comfortable obviously. Professionals are expected play up to A6 but the fingerings are awkward. It doesn't show red even on the lowest note on oboe, even though that note is also uncomfortable.
Thank you for asking this!! I was wondering this myself! I play 7- & 8-string guitars, and have had issues with not only setting up the tablature lines for the low B & F# strings, but also, any note below typical low E (even when adjusting the range), turns them red.
I suppose for my extended-range guitars, I'd have to use a grand staff,, and add a tablature staff below?
I guess I don't care if they're red on the screen, but... will they PRINT red (or stay black)??
In reply to Thank you for asking this!! … by Justin Peoplesworth
They do not - it's an onscreen warning only. You can customize the range for which warnings are generated by right clicking the staff and going to Staff Properties. You can also turn the warnings off entirely in Edit / Preferences / Note Input.
As for setting up the tablature, if you're still having issues, feel free to start a new thread and describe your issue in more detail. Do be sure to read the Handbook section on the topic.
In reply to Thank you for asking this!! … by Justin Peoplesworth
@ Justin Peoplesworth
I guess your intention was to tune the seventh and eighth strings like this: B1 and F#1.
And yet, you put the 8th string in F#0 in String Data. That does not work, and that's why, I suppose, you added staff text in bold to indicate the expected fingering/fret position.
So you can achieve it by changing the pitch of this 8th string (F#1)
Like this: 1G_Harmonic_Major_0.mscz
Any way to disable the red note?
I have a guitar tab with Drop D tuning and the low D is red and I'd rather it not be.
Interestingly, the Image Capture in Musescore doesn't pick up the red (first image)
The OS Screen Capture (second image) does.
In reply to Any was to disable the red… by allelopath
Score needed, but I guess you didn't change the instrument's lower range what changing the string tuning
In reply to Score needed, but I guess… by Jojo-Schmitz
The fastest:
1. Menu "Edit" -> Preferences -> Note input -> Untick "Color notes usable outside of pitch range"
Or 2 : in Staff Properties (right-click on staff) -> Change the Usable pitch range, ie D2 instead E2 (Amateur and Professional)
In reply to The fastest: 1. Menu Edit ->… by cadiz1
Band aid vs. correct ;-)
In reply to Band aid vs. correct ;-) by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks!