New Guitars Don't Sustain?
Forgive me if my post is crude... I've never done this before...
Either I'm missing something or these new samples, which sound great, have been programmed in such a way that a note is immediately muted when the next note comes along. And the "let ring" line doesn't do anything at all, so the only way to make the guitars play right is to tie notes, which looks positively stupid for something like picking patterns or strummed chords.
Please tell me if I'm doing something wrong because I would love for this to be a problem with myself rather than with the new samples. Thanks.
*measure A is how this simple picking pattern should be notated; measure B is how it has to be notated in order for the notes to sustain
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You are not doing anything wrong. MS treats guitar playback just like any other instrument, (e.g. a human voice); so a very literal interpretation of durations.
Options:
1) Use the "Let Ring"/"Pedal" line. It's crude for guitar but reasonable.
2) Use hidden tied notes.
3) Use a hidden stave just for playback.
4) Wait for MS4 to be able to support the TAB Ring plugin.
https://musescore.org/en/node/356907
(Let Ring used to work, albeit crudely, in MS3 but you indicate that it doesn't in MS4. I don't have MS4 but maybe someone who does can advise on this.)
In reply to Options: 1) Use the "Let… by yonah_ag
I suppose I could use a hidden stave for playback like you suggest.
My previous solution was just to use Harp instead of Guitar, since that sample actually does ring out, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to do that after this new update...
Hidden stave is a better workaround though. A bit overkill, but it'll get the job done. I'll do that. Thanks!
In reply to I suppose I could use a… by aj4401
I will make TAB Ring available for MS4 once MS4 has the possibility of setting event duration from a plugin. This is another piece of functionality not (yet?) brought thru from MS3.
I'm not sure if I'm doing anything wrong as well, because no matter what I do--add ties, add a "let ring" line, adding a tenuto line underneath every note, anything--the notes will not sustain past an eighth note. I've tried every one of the sounds in Guitars Vol. 1, and I've got nothing.
In reply to I'm not sure if I'm doing… by FulfordWritesMusic
I get the same thing with the Muse Sounds. It seems random, but the sounds of some crotchets, minims and even semibreves are cut short to the equivalent of a staccato quaver. Really frustrating as the sounds are otherwise quite good.
In reply to I'm not sure if I'm doing… by FulfordWritesMusic
Have you tried any of the workarounds listed above?
See https://musescore.org/en/node/358154#comment-1219710