Count-in for off-beat playback point
If the playback point is off-beat, I think it would be good if the count-in based itself on the shortest note in the bar - perhaps using quieter "tock" sounds.
If beginning on the 11th note in a 4/4 bar of 16th notes, it would go:
TICK-tock-tock-tock-TICK-tock-tock-tock-TICK-tock-play
What do others think?
Using MuseScore 2.0 Nightly Build (2902cf6) - Mac 10.7.5.
Comments
That sounds impractical at fast tempos.
Personally I am very dubious about the use of metronomes for practice, apart from enforcing the tempo for slow practice.
The other use is for technical exercises, but practicing too much with a metronome can lead to the inability to play in time without one, and also to performances which don't "bend" with the phrasing to the detriment of the piece.
JUst my 2p :)
My thoughts:
Foot tapping
mental counting ('one and a' etc.)
the metronome
and (nowadays) the drum machine -- are all helpful tools for learning.
Concerning MuseScore's metronome count-in:
A novice, using the metronome for counting quarter notes, probably would not face a score beginning on the 11th note in a 4 / 4 bar of 16th notes.
Those more advanced, could set the metronome speed (if necessary/possible) to count the 16th notes (i.e. for the entire score) - until such time as they are practiced enough to return to 4 / 4.
In general:
Having only used the MuseScore versions without the metronome, I've sometimes added a very simple bass line to a syncopated, or other rhythmically complicated, passage to help with learning.
Recommendation:
It's a metronome - keep it 'simple'...
Thanks chen lung, and best regards.