Different left/hand hand dynamics

• Sep 23, 2016 - 09:46

How can I specify more volume on the right hand than the left?

I attach an example.

The left hand riff needs to be more subdued to allow the right hand melody (especially the final right hand semi-breve A) to cut through the left hand D Minor chord...

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Comments

jeetee

• Sep 23, 2016 - 11:51

Using the Inspector (F8) you should be able to change the dynamic applied range to be just the single staff instead of the full instrument: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/dynamics#range-for-dynamics-text

BWernham

• Sep 23, 2016 - 12:33

Dear Jeetee,

Thanks for the link - when I select a that note or a stave, I can't see any options in the Inspector to allow me to change the dynamics to only apply to that note or stave.

i append two screen shots:

1. With a note selected
2. With the bass stave selected

Neither of these seems to give me an option to apply special dynamics to a stave (or note)...

Jojo-Schmitz

• Sep 23, 2016 - 12:35

select the dynamic and you'll see tit properties in Inspector

David Avanesov

• Apr 11, 2020 - 19:21

it does it for both right and left hand regardless though,...

Jojo-Schmitz

• Apr 11, 2020 - 19:24

In Inspector you can set the range of the dynamics: Staff, Part, System, with Part being the default (so both staves of Piano). See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/dynamics#adjust-range

bryandadson

• Sep 6, 2020 - 15:00

Hi
I've just tried this process with an organ part I'm working on. I'm trying to simulate different timbres between manuals and pedal by using volume, eg ppp manuals and mf pedal part, but all I'm gettimg is default same.dynamic for both, despote choosing stave for both parts in the inspector. Am I doing something wrong?

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Jojo-Schmitz

• Sep 6, 2020 - 15:02

Sorry, but on images I can't hear anything.
In other words: the score is needed

bryandadson

• Sep 6, 2020 - 15:30

Sorry

Here's an extract of the opening bars. I'm looking for the right hand to be much softer than the pedal part (I've deliberately skewed the two dynamics to emphasise the missing difference in volume). They're both selected to apply to stave in the Inspector. What have I missed?
If I can sort out these bars, I can apply it to the whole piece...

Thanks for your help :)

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Jojo-Schmitz

• Sep 6, 2020 - 15:35

Probably you did nothing wrong but hit a bug with single note dynamics and expressive sounds
Workaround: in Mixer switch sound from "Church Organ Expr." to "Church Organ"

bryandadson

• Sep 6, 2020 - 15:38

Fabulous. Worked a treat.

I hadn't even realised there was more than one church organ sound!

Thanks again :)

bryandadson

• Sep 6, 2020 - 15:44

Actually, Although it works on the extract I mocked up and sent you, the workaround isnt working on the score itself. Any thoughts? I could send the whole score?

bryandadson

• Sep 6, 2020 - 15:47

Ignore me. I'm being dim.

I had the soprano part selected in the mixer box and was changing the voice of that all along and wondering why nothing was changing in the organ...

Newbie alert

Thanks for your time anyway...