Tempo not correct
Hi,
I used Musescore again for the first time in a couple of years - I really like the idea of composing 'on-paper' (so to speak) so this really appealed to me.
I upgraded from 1.3 to the latest version and started a new score - the composition that I'm working on is at 150bpm and I have an Ableton Live project set up that I use to sketch things out, this is set to 150bpm and the tempo sounds as if it's correct (quite a fast piece!).
Upon opening MS for the first time after installing the latest version, I created a new score and set the tempo to 150bpm - the score preferences state 150bpm and so do the tempo marking on the score and the display in the play screen.
When I play back my score, the tempo seems more like 100bpm and is considerably slower than my Ableton project - in order to get the score to play at a similar tempo to 150bpm I have to turn the tempo up to around 180%.
Is there something that I haven't set correctly?
Comments
Make sure that the check box
is selected in the Inspector.
You can attach here the score you are having problems with.
In reply to Make sure that the check box… by Shoichi
Yes, this is checked - it doesn't seem to make a difference if it's checked or not.
You would need to attach your score for us to see what it happening. If you don't want to upload the entire score, delete all but the first couple of measures then use Save as... to save only those measure and attach that score.
In reply to You would need to attach… by mike320
Hi,
Here's the score with the notes deleted (it's still plays too slow, even when showing 150bpm)
In reply to Hi,… by dazzathedrummer
It plays exactly 150BPM, 37 1/2 measures (with 4 quarters each) in a minute. If of course in the play panel the speed is set to 100% (which it is by default)
In reply to It plays exactly 150BPM, 37… by Jojo-Schmitz
....I think I'm probably missing something quite fundamental here - I'm sure the penny will drop any second now!
In reply to Hi,… by dazzathedrummer
I can add nothing about the tempo that others didn't say.
I suggested keeping a couple of your measures with notes so we can see what you have put into some measures you say are not playing correctly. There is a remote possibility that there is something in those measure that is causing the tempo problem. This is more that we are discovering from looking at the score with empty measures. Two or three measures will not be a violation of any copyright if that is your concern.
In reply to Hi,… by dazzathedrummer
Play correctly for me as well. Do be sure you don't have a tempo override specified in View / Play Panel. There could also be a glitch left over from a previous edit that would fix itself if you close the score and reopen it, or if all else fails restart MuseScore. This file definitely works correctly for me though.
Also be aware that the beat for bpm in MuseScore always related to the duration of a 1/4th note; if your piece has a different baseduration (eg 6/8) then you'd have to compensate for that.
In reply to Also be aware that the beat… by jeetee
Yep, checked that, both are 4/4, 150bpm where one 1/4 note gets the beat.
I try your "score" for 10 measures I find 16 secondes...........it's just 150 bpm !
IGNORE ME - I'm an idiot!!
I'd written the entire score out in quarter notes where my original sketches in Ableton were eighth notes!!
....first go I guess hahaha!
In reply to IGNORE ME - I'm an idiot!!… by dazzathedrummer
Teeheehee....
You're not the fist to do something like that and blame the program for your mistake, I'm sure you won't be the last.