grace notes not playing correctly
I don't know if this is a bug or normal behavior, but I entered a multi-note 32nd grace note attached to a whole note. When it plays, the grace note plays like 4 16th notes (2 8th notes). I know this because the bass clef -plays two 8ths in the time it takes the grace notes to play. I thought grace notes were untimed notes to where they play first, then the note they are attached to plays. Maybe it is just a glitch when they are attached to a whole note, because I tested the 4 grace notes on an quarter note and they work as intended (they play before the quarter note plays). If I do Acciaccatura instead of grace notes, it works as intended.
I know you can tweak a lot of things about an element in the inspector window, but I don't see anything in there that will fix this issue.
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If I do Acciaccatura instead of grace notes, it works as intended
They why don't you use Acciaccatura if those are the ones you intend?
Grace notes are of course often up to interpretation, but normal grace notes are indeed slower and could take up to half of the duration of the main note, distributed among the number of grace notes.
Playback of them can be altered using the Piano Roll Editor or possibly one of the articulation plugins.
In reply to If I do Acciaccatura instead… by jeetee
Thank you for the advice Jeetee, but I have already thought of that; however, the piece is a jazz piece and jazz pieces traditionally use grace notes because they are more rubato. My point still stands that the grace notes are not working correctly. They s'pose to sound BEFORE the attached note as an untimed ornamentation; however, that is not how they are working.
In reply to Thank you for the advice… by odelphi231
"Grace note" is a generic term that encompasses both acciaccatura and appoggiatura. The two have very different meanings and interpretations, and MuseScore honors this correctly. It is important to use acciaccaturas when you mean acciaccaturas, and appoggiaturas when you mean appoggiatutras, if you care about correct playback.
The playback here is correct for appoggiaturas. The only problem is that you use appoggiaturas when you meant acciaccaturas. Change to the latter to get the correct result. If you prefer your acciaccaturas not show the slash, simply hide it.
However, there are also multiple different interpretations for acciaccaturas. You mention before the beat, that's one style, not the mot common overall through history but a valid one. If you prefer that interpretation, you will need to alter the playback manually, either with the piano roll editor or a plugin designed for this sort of customization.
In reply to "Grace note" is a generic… by Marc Sabatella
Marc, of course you are right. I want the appogiaturas to play like an acciaccatura, which 32nd note appogiaturas should sound like. You are right I could use acciaccatura, but traditionally jazz music is notated with appogiaturas However, that is not the total issue. I was having a glitch, which I mentioned, where the 4 32nd grace notes where playing like 16th notes (taking 2 eighth notes in the bass). I think I fixed it however. I installed 3.5 and now they are working like 32nd notes (or like an acciaccatura). Must have been a weird glitch.