Is it possible to change the playback sound at various points in a single system score?
I made a comparison of the three acoustic Muse Sounds guitar sounds in Muse Guitars Vol. 1
I wanted each example to play consecutively in a score uncluttered by blank measures in the unused measures of the other stave/systems. I achieved this by I created three Instruments, each on a separate Guitar + TAB linked staff/system, with a unique Sound for each Staff/Part specified in the Mixer.
• Example 1 is on Staff 1, measures 1- 4
• Example 2 is on Staff 2, measures 5 - 8
• Example 3 is on Staff 3, measures 9 - 12
Then to hide the unused measures I checked Format>Score>Hide empty staves within systems.
This worked fine, but I'm wondering if there's a simpler approach.
Can I write everything on a single system and set an Instrument change? (Equivalent to automating the Mixer's Sound setting on the fly.) I didn't see how to do that with Add>Text>Instrument change and I don't think it's meant for that purpose. Suggestions?
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Use an instrument change text
In reply to Use an instrument change text by Jojo-Schmitz
Prior to my original post I was unable to find adequate documentation in the MS4 Handbook.
After your confirmation I added the Text>Instrument change object ... but I don't know what to do next.
scorster
Change Instrument playback on a single staff.mscz
In reply to Prior to my original post I… by scorster
After you added the change instrument text, a window should have opened to let you specify what instrument you want to change to. Did this not happen?
If it did, then you choose what guitar you want to change to. You can further adjust the sound in the mixer after you are done.
In reply to After you added the change… by bobjp
bobjp wrote > After you added the change instrument text, a window should have opened to let you specify what instrument you want to change to. Did this not happen?
What you describe did not happen—though I would have expected something of the kind.
After adding the Instrument Change text object a window did not automatically open to allow me to set the playback sound for the remaining portion of the staff. And the Mixer's Sound setting affects the entire staff ... which is what I would expect if there were not Instrument change.
Still in the dark ...
I'd like to find the documentation on this topic, if it exists.
scorster
In reply to bobjp wrote > After you… by scorster
Try this.
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/mid-score-instrument-changes#adding
In reply to Prior to my original post I… by scorster
Check this
In reply to Check this by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks Jojo!
That's exactly the affect I'm after. Your score opens with the additional Mixer track, or subtract entitled: (Electric G... And that clearly controls the change to the new instrument, allowing for it's own Muse Sounds sound, level, pan, effect.
But I still don't know the steps required to create or remove that configuration ...
Here on the Mac Add>Text>Instrument change simply adds a text object. No other options, dialogs, or mixer changes occur. What am I missing? Have I been looking at the wrong section of the documentation?
In reply to Thanks Jojo! That's exactly… by scorster
Yes, as @bobjp mentioned above, check https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/mid-score-instrument-changes#adding
In reply to Thanks Jojo! That's exactly… by scorster
When using Add>Text>Instrument change , right click the just added text, then you see the change instrument dialog (that part is missing in the handbook)
In reply to When using Add>Text… by Jojo-Schmitz
Interesting. I don't think I've ever gone the "Add" route. Seems like extra steps.
In reply to Interesting. I don't think I… by bobjp
yes
In reply to Interesting. I don't think I… by bobjp
Right. Seems like Add>Text>Instrument Change should automatically open the same dialog as clicking Change Instr. in the Text Palette.
In reply to Right. Seems like Add>Text… by scorster
Sure. You would also think that the text would be worded the same. Note that one is "Change Instr." and the other is "Instrument Change".
In reply to Sure. You would also think… by bobjp
> You would also think that the text would be worded the same. Note that one is "Change Instr." and the other is "Instrument Change".
Agreed. The titles should be consistent.
In reply to > You would also think that… by scorster
Please file on GitHub, https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/new/choose
In reply to Please file on GitHub, https… by Jojo-Schmitz
@scorster > unable to find adequate documentation in the MS4 Handbook.
updated https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/entering-and-editing-text
In reply to Please file on GitHub, https… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi Jojo,
jojo wrote > Please file on GitHub
Glad to post on Github, but are your referring the mismatched titles issue, the lack of functionality shown in the embedded score, or ... ?
scorster
In reply to Glad to post on Github, but… by scorster
I mean that "Change Instr." and the other is "Instrument Change".