How do I find dynamic/velocity in effect?
How, facing a note in a score whose dynamic level has been set by some marking who-knows-how-far ago (in this case, in a coda), can I find out what its dynamic level (mp, mf, f, etc) is? The inspector "velocity" is of no help (nor should it be, I think).
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You need to go to that marking who-knows-how-far ago
In reply to You need to go to that… by Jojo-Schmitz
And when I'm in a coda or other nontrivial repeat section, which one applies?
In reply to And when I'm in a coda,… by [DELETED] 1831606
Good question. Next one please.
In reply to And when I'm in a coda,… by [DELETED] 1831606
I don't know by heart, but when in doubt, you could try unrolling the score to find out.
Certainly a decent feature request; this is a question I also occasionally have.
For now, exporting to MIDI then finding the note in the MIDI might help (e.g. with tools like midicsv).
In reply to Certainly a decent feature… by mirabilos
I have a magnificent stable of homebrew (python) midi tools -- but "take me to the relevant dynamic marking" would be better. Display of the velocity in the modeline (with beat, value, etc) would not be crazy, either.
In reply to I have a magnificent stable… by [DELETED] 1831606
I’ll put it on my TODO, but I can’t promise anything except it won’t make 3.2… but perhaps I get lucky and can implement it.
In reply to I’ll put it on my TODO, but… by mirabilos
As long as we're ordering pies from the sky, I wouldn't mind seeing velocity, on-time, and off-time (‰) in the mode line (or whatever we call the little display area at the bottom of the frame).
In reply to As long as we're ordering… by [DELETED] 1831606
Velocity is really hard. You basically need to play the whole piece to figure it out in some scenarios.
But, not being a large person, I took the lower-hanging fruit and added tuning and ontime/offtime in permille to the status line: https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/6750
In reply to Velocity is really hard. You… by mirabilos
That will be remarkable. Off-time, not length, right?
In reply to That will be remarkable. … by [DELETED] 1831606
Yes, off-time; out of those two, I found it to be the more useful one.
In reply to Yes, off-time; out of those… by mirabilos
Finding the regnant dynamic marking is indeed a difficult problem, but that doesn't mitigate the need for knowing it by one decibel. Perhaps a binary-searchable map of some kind is needed, a whole new data structure, an awfully large hammer. But it is not a small problem.
In reply to I’ll put it on my TODO, but… by mirabilos
food for though: Perhaps Vel=49 in the status bar for a note with the default p dynamic to show the start velocity of a note? Since notes can have mid-note velocity changes, I think the starting velocity is what you would need to display.
In reply to food for though: Perhaps Vel… by mike320
Indeed.