Two different tabs linked to the same staff
Hi,
I created two different tablature staves linked to the same staff, to show two alternate fingerings of the same passage. But I realized that both tabs are also linked to each other, so that if I change the position of a note in one of the tabs, it also changes in the other, and I end with a duplicated tab.
Is there a way to have two different and independent tabs linked to the same staff?
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no
In reply to no by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks for the prompt response, I suspected as much.
Would that be a reasonable feature request?
In reply to Thanks for the prompt… by theloni0us
Probably impossible
In reply to Probably impossible by Jojo-Schmitz
I see. Do you mean it would require extensive re-engineering of the existing code? I'm sorry to hear that, at least for me, it would be a valuable feature. Thanks for your prompt feedback.
In reply to I see. Do you mean it would… by theloni0us
If I am right, it is not posible, because "string" and "fret" are properties of note, and linked staff means same content, so once You set a "tablature position" it is saved into note, therefore you cannot have two differnt linked tablatures.
Sorry, for my english, I hope, it does make a sense.
In reply to If I am right, it is not… by sammik
Makes sense, thank you.
In reply to If I am right, it is not… by sammik
I believe you're right on this. Would need to check the source code though to be sure.
You could achieve the required result by this process:
1) Complete the linked TAB
2) Add a non-linked TAB as a new instrument
3) Copy all of the first TAB to the second TAB
4) Adjust the fingerings in the second TAB
(Independent and linked sounds like a contradiction in terms)
In reply to You could achieve the… by yonah_ag
Yes, I've done that sometimes - it doesn't take long to do.
In reply to You could achieve the… by yonah_ag
Thanks for the suggestion.
Yes, I did that and it works, of course, as long as you don't change any notes in the music staff.
> (Independent and linked sounds like a contradiction in terms)
Well, it depends on how you understand the problem. In principle, nothing prevents two different tabs to be linked to the same staff. As far as I can see, linking is hierarchical and doesn't go both ways. But of course I understand if this is not possible the way MuseScore is programmed now.
So I'll go with your solution, making sure that I have the music in its final version before doing so.
Thanks all for your answers.
In reply to Thanks for the suggestion… by theloni0us
I think that linking does go both ways. Maybe it would be quite easily programmed to leave the default linking as 2-way but allow users to override instances with 1-way. As a guitar player I appreciate that your requirement is a useful one.
So, independent linking doesn't have to be a contradiction after all. :-)
In reply to Thanks for the suggestion… by theloni0us
"as long as you don't change any notes in the music staff"
I think, if You change it in one staff, it is not a big problem to change it also in second staff.
I would work this way:
Create two independent, but identical musics staves.
Add linked tab to each.
(It is probably possible to "pseudo-link" those music staves by plugin, so change in one would change notes in other one.)