Changing mixer settings part way through
Hi
I want to chnge the mixer volume of an instrument part way through a song
Is this possible ?
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Hi
I want to chnge the mixer volume of an instrument part way through a song
Is this possible ?
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While the song is playing, you can move the mixer's slider for that instrument when it gets to the part in the song - just like using a studio mixing console.
If you want to notate the volume change into the score itself (and also for playback), use Dynamics.
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/dynamics
(Then you won't have to fuss with the mixer during playback.)
In reply to While the song is playing,… by Jm6stringer
thanks so much for replying. Actually that wont work for me. i have 3 different movements (3 individual files and each file has its own mixer setup). What i want to do is combine the scores but change the mixer setting as i go from one movement to the next (but not on the fly as it were)
In reply to thanks so much for replying… by tanzaniaodyssey
The mixer isn't intended for that sort of thing - it's strictly for creating the proper balance globally. For changing how loud an instrument is form one moment to the next, use dynamics. That is their purpose, that's what human musicians reading the score would need to see as well.
In reply to The mixer isn't intended for… by Marc Sabatella
If dynamics were actually usable for that, great...but in many cases they're just not. I'm having to use hidden instruments for each "real" instrument with different mixer levels just so I can even hear notes, or get consistent dynamics between 1/8 notes and longer notes etc.
Being able to change mixer levels on the fly would definitely be handy feature either way - e.g. to simulate a player being asked to play after walking off-stage or the doors being closed while a choir was singing off stage (Holst the planets etc.), and obviously for amplified music that sort of thing happens all the time.
In reply to If dynamics were actually… by Dylan Nicholson1
if you have a score with different volume depending on duration, please open an issue so the developers can investigate.
Same if there are notes you can’t hear when your volume is turned up to an appropriate volume level.
But anyhow, future versions of MuseScore will include automation lanes to give more fine-grained control over dynamics.
In reply to if you have a score with… by Marc Sabatella
Have reported already, and agree that automation lanes would be a suitable way to change overall mixer level on the fly should you need that
This was very helpful. Appreciate your insights and detailed explanation. Solar