Smooth Glissando/Pitch Adjustment (Musescore 4)
Hey, I was in Musescore 4 trying out my old compositions and seeing what they sound like. I can't find a way to edit my Glissando to be Portamento. In Musescore 3 you could just edit your Gliss through the inspect function but in Musescore 4 that functionality has been removed in the property window. I'm very confused because of the different layouts of things and I couldn't find any information on this topic.
Similarly, I couldn't find any way of self-adjusting the pitching of notes (adding cents to the notes to create Microtonal Intervals).
I get that Musescore 4 has only been out for a little bit but I wasn't sure if anyone could help or has these functionalities have been completely stripped from the program.
Thanks for the help in advance!
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As far as I can tell it is a know problem
Hi! According to the image you provided, you're super close to getting a portamento gliss. Just look upwards a bit and click "Playback", then click which style of glissando you want (in your case, "Portamento").
I don't know how to adjust the exact cents of notes. Sorry I can't help you there!
In reply to Hi! According to the image… by xnscmh7vfd
Hi! I just found out how to adjust the tuning of the notes.
Click any note, go to "Properties", click "Playback", and it's all there for you.
Hope that helps!
In reply to Hi! According to the image… by xnscmh7vfd
Do you know if there's a way for the note on the end of the glissando to not be articulated? I'm working on a trombone part and it glisses from a G# to an F# and I don't want the F# articulated.
In reply to Do you know if there's a way… by josephjoestar913
In the Properties tag, above the Playback/Appearance buttons, there are four checkboxes. With the F# selected, uncheck the "Play" box.
In reply to Hi! According to the image… by xnscmh7vfd
I've tried it with both the Contrabass and the Trombone, but it didn't work. Is there something else that has to be done to do so, or do neither have the portamento functionality?
Portamento is an option in Properties/Playback now in Musescore 4.4.2.2, but it doesn't seem to do anything to the sound.
Anyone figure out another way, or is this something the Musescore team just hasn't gotten to with the update to 4?
In reply to Portamento is an option in… by adamglazier
It may depend on whether you use MS Basic or Muse Sounds
In reply to It may depend on whether you… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks, MS Basic works, however it's very limited in timing because the notes don't decline in pitch evenly. Instead, the note sustains, then dives.
So it's not possible to stretch out a portamento so that it slides down in pitch evenly for 1-2 bars. It's a shame because it would be nice to be able to mock up the effect when various instruments are all doing long portamentos. It can create a chilling / creepy effect that I was hoping to use in a competition that is limiting the submission entries to only MuseSounds.