Add contrabass extension pitches to the professional range
Reported version
3.0
Type
Graphical (UI)
Frequency
Many
Severity
S5 - Suggestion
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project
I created a string orchestra score, and want the basses to tune down to D to use the low open string D. But the program always shows a red note there now, and I'd like to not see a red note. It is actually not out of the range for a bass. I also don't see any way to disable this.
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Comments
Looks like you've adjust the usable pitch range (right click->staff/part properties...). Better is to attache the score than a image.
The "normal" range for bass is only down to E. Only a subset of basses go lower (whether due to an extension, an extra string, or simply tuning dwn). If you wish the warnings in MuseScore to reflect your use of this extended range, update the range in Staff/Part Properties as mentioned above. You can also disable the warnings entirely in Edit / Preferences / Note Input.
In the future, please use the Support forum when asking for help using MuseScore.
We should add thoae exrensions to the professional range then.
In reply to We should add thoae… by Jojo-Schmitz
On the singular instrument "Contrabass" it is fixed but not on the plural "Contrabasses."
From my conversations with Contrabassists, the C extension is very common, though not universal.
This has come up before, it has nothing to do with professional vs amateur, it's just a matter of some instruments having the ability and others not. We really need a new category - "only possible on certain instruments, regardless of ability level", and a new color to go with it. But we've used this hack before, wouldn't hurt I suppose to use it again here for now.
We've been (mis)using the professional range for this before
Actually it should be in since long, see #213391: Instruments update
In reply to This has come up before, it… by Marc Sabatella
@Marc, I agree. An instrument capability option would be great. It really needs to be well thought out and expand instrument definitions that would allow for diatonic instruments. I would like this to be part of Ditonic instrument definition project.