Slurs
I can't seem to get slurs to work with a violin voice. I want the passage to play legato, but it plays with an attack on each note. It completely ruins the effect of what I'm trying to do. Are the slurs just a notation that does not affect the playback, or are they supposed to slur the notes the way they would actually be played?
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But, have you read the handbook?
http://musescore.org/en/handbook/slur
With Vista and 1.2: it works.
Be careful: it is different from the result with "Line"
http://musescore.org/en/handbook/line
the sign is the same, the meaning is different
Franz.
In reply to Welcome by Shoichi
I've tried it both ways. There doesn't seem to be any difference, either in the notation or the final sound. In both cases, I get individual notes rather than a slurred phrase.
In reply to I've tried it both ways. by IronJack
slurs don't playback properly in MuseScore 1.2, not sure about 2.0
In reply to slurs don't playback properly by Jojo-Schmitz
I'm using 1.2.
In reply to slurs don't playback properly by Jojo-Schmitz
Is that a known bug under 1.2?
In reply to Is that a known bug under by IronJack
yes, if I remember correctly
In reply to yes, if I remember correctly by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks. I'll do some more digging. If you hear anything, would you be so kind as to post it here?
In reply to Is that a known bug under by IronJack
Not a bug exactly - that implies something that is supposed to work but doesn't. Slur playback is simply not implemented.
It's important to realize the primary function of MuseScore is notation, with playback being mostly just to check your work. So there are a number of markings that do not playback. At some point, once the notation features themselves are more complete, I don't doubt more attention will be given to playback. It's already the case that a few improvements have been made for the upcoming 2.0 release, but slur playback doesn't seem to be one of them.
If you need your score to playack more accurately for whatever reason, the best course of action is to export it as MIDI the massage it in Somesort of program more designed for tweaking playback - eg, DAW software. But certainly, failure of MuseScore to pkayback your score with is level of accuracy shouldn't interfere with the basic function of the program, which is to help you create the score in the first place. So it shouldn't be "stopping you dead in your tracks".
In reply to I've tried it both ways. by IronJack
Maybe you need a best help.
If you want can to attach the score. What operating system and version of Musescore are you using?
In reply to Maybe you need a best by Shoichi
I'm using MusScore 1.2 under Windows XP.
In reply to I'm using MusScore 1.2 under by IronJack
Evidently there is some factor that I don't know.
With version 2.0 crashed...
I hope that the software continues to improve
In reply to I did a little test. by Shoichi
I've been very impressed with it so far. But this bug -- if that's what it is -- has me stopped dead. I can't work with any of the string voices, which guts my whole score.
In reply to I've been very impressed with by IronJack
Can you not imagine the effect of the slur?
Slur playback is just not implemented in 1.2
I haven't tested it in a nightly build of 2.0
If it is a real problem for you, then it is possible to fake articulations by fiddling with the Gate time in note properties, but it is a fiddly and time-consuming process.
In reply to Can you not imagine the by ChurchOrganist
Yes, I can imagine it. But when it plays, the effect is ... grating. Imagine listening to "Carnival of the Animals" played on a marimba.
In reply to I did a little test. by Shoichi
I can't reproduce the crash using the Test1 file - are you still able to?
Using MuseScore 2.0 Nightly Build (be89586) - Mac 10.7.5.
In reply to I can't reproduce the crash by chen lung
I'm not using 2.0, and I haven't experienced a crash. But I've found that other MIDI software doesn't handle slurs on playback either, so it's not unique to MuseScore.
It was directed as Shoichi, sorry :).
In reply to It was directed as Shoichi, by chen lung
Even guinea pigs serve to science ;-)