Dead Strokes
Hey, in the past I've always seen dead strokes notated in musescore using the closed (muted) articulation and it be a very short note. I don't know if that has changed, or if it was just a different soundfont. I am wondering, is it possible to do this in default musescore 4? (I'm using this for front ensemble notation)
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I'm not totally sure what instrument you mean or what a dead stroke is - a ghost note? - but if it's an articulation, you'll find it on the Articulation palette.
In reply to I'm not totally sure what… by Marc Sabatella
in percussion you can do this thing on mallet instruments(marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, xylophone), and im sure others, where you hit the key but hold the mallet there to stop the note from playing further. Also known as a dead stroke. I couldn't find anything in any palletes that is labeled dead stroke
In reply to in percussion you can do… by bustermyman
More generally, that's what is known as a ghost note. It's usually indicated with an "x" notehead, which you can find on the Noteheads palette or on the Properties panel. But since you mentioned using the "closed" articulation, that is certainly an option as well. I don't think either will playback using soundfonts, but they might for specific Muse Sounds, and are that much more likely to when the marching percussion pack comes out.
In reply to More generally, that's what… by Marc Sabatella
Cool. Do we have an estimated time for how long the matching percussion muse sound pack is going to come out?
In reply to Cool. Do we have an… by bustermyman
No, they haven't announced any sort of timetable. My own personal guess is, something in the 6=12 month time frame.
In reply to More generally, that's what… by Marc Sabatella
The ghost note and dead strokes are not the same thing. They completely different on mallet instruments. Ghosted notes are when you want the note to played but not heard and the dead stoke is when you want to have the note struck but not have any sustain. I have had luck obtaining this sound by using a staccato dot marking over the note you want as a dead stroke.