ASCII codes for musical dynamics symbols p and f
Can anyone advise me of these?
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These ain't ASCII but Unicode, p is U+1D18F and f is U+1D191. See https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/block/U+1D100
If you are trying to enter them some other place such a staff text you can find them by pressing F2 while entering or editing the text. Under the musical symbols tab scroll down to dynamics and you will see them.
In reply to If you are trying to enter… by mike320
Thanks both.
Mike's solution does what I want!
In reply to Thanks both… by Mac B
Since I'm not sure what you are trying to do, I'll also add that you can add text to an existing dynamic such as "meno" by double clicking an existing dynamic and editing it like any other text. You can then adjust the velocity (loudness) of the dynamic in the inspector if you want to.
In reply to Since I'm not sure what you… by mike320
I was trying to put the p (soft) symbol (or at least an italic version of p) in text above stave, using ctrl K, but couldn't - I can do it now thanks to your answer. End of problem.
Thanks again
In reply to I was trying to put the p … by Mac B
Ctrl+K is for chord symbols, not regular text, so you shouldn't really be using it for dynamics - chances are very good things will go wrong. If you just want certain dynamic markings above the staff, just use regular dynamics and then move them above. Or customize the Dynamics text style if you want all dynamics above the staff. Or, if it isn't truly a dynamic marking but ordinary text that happens to reference this character, use Staff Text, and you can press Ctrl+Shift+P to enter the special "p" symbol (similarly for others).
Probably best if you explained the actual end goal so we can advise you better on the best way to achive it. Sometimes it might look there are multiple ways to do something, but depending on its purpose, one way might clearly be better in terms of effect on playback, how it exports to MusicXML, how likely it is to break in the future if the layout of your score changes or a new version of MuseScore changes defaults, etc.
In reply to Ctrl+K is for chord symbols,… by Marc Sabatella
I have put this instruction above the first bar of the piece: "1st time p 2nd time pp " (with the correct symbols)
I have done this successfully using ctrl K and moving the entries to give the correct spacing, but i'd be happy to have your recommendation for a better way.
Thanks
In reply to I have put this instruction… by Mac B
Staff text for sure (Ctrl+T, not Ctrl+K). As I mentioned, Ctrl+K is for chord symbols only, and bad things are likely to happen if you try using it for other purposes. Like every time you hit space it move to the next note which is why you are having to move things, etc. If you use staff text it all just works correctly from the beginning.
In reply to Staff text for sure (Ctrl+T,… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc - I'll do it that way in future.