"Count In" Behavior when "Loop Playback" is Enabled
If "Loop Playback" is enabled, then shouldn't the "Count In" feature run at the beginning of each iteration of the loop? I would be practicing A LOT with MuseScore if this was the case. This is how every music teacher I studied under as a kid made me practice a range of measures. Haven't we all practiced with that kind of repetition?
The music teacher counts off: 1... 2... 3... 4...
*** You play a range of music ***
The music teacher counts off: AGAIN!... 2... 3... 4...
... and over and over...
[the music teacher might increase the tempo during this break]
As it sits now, without a repeating "Count-In", I would have to learn how to transition directly from the end of the range I am practicing (loop out position) directly into the beginning again (loop in position). So in this scenario, I can never image wanting to have a count-in only once and then have a loopback repeat . Does anyone have a counter example where they would ?
Of course a workaround is adding in a measure for every range of measures I want to practice. But that would get messy.
I do understand their is a little complexity here. You may have to implement a "Count-Out" feature. For simplicity, I would only practice ranges that ended at the end of a measure.
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I see that MS now repeats the count-in for each loop of the whole score on playback. This is not helpful for trad music players trying to learn a new tune. Could I suggest a checkbox option on the play panel? Something like "Count-in every loop" tick/untick (greyed out if the count-in button is not pressed).
Thanks.
ps. Cracking program btw, esp. new custom palettes.
In reply to I see that MS now repeats… by streb2001
streb2001 wrote> Could I suggest a checkbox option on the play panel? Something like "Count-in every loop" tick/untick (greyed out if the count-in button is not pressed).
+ 1
I would HATE if the count down was repeated at every loop. I absolutely need the current behaviour.
In reply to I would HATE if the count… by frfancha
That's my point. Unless I have missed a setting, the count in does repeat at the start of every loop.
In reply to That's my point. Unless I… by streb2001
Only if the last measure is included in the loop selection. To avoid that, workaround is to add an empty measure at the end that you don't select in the loop.
In reply to Only if the last measure is… by frfancha
See: #148311: Loop playback doesn't count rests at end of final measure
In reply to Only if the last measure is… by frfancha
Yes, just tried it and it works as a workaround, thanks! MS seems to automatically set the loop points for the entire score ignoring the last rest bar. It looks a bit naff though, having an empty bar dangling at the end of a score.
Thanks for the workaround with the empty measure at the end.
I have a 2 measure Bossa Nova drumbeat that I played in loop mode at 130BPM. When jumping back to the beginning there was always a slight pause so it sounded like stutter. By adding a repeat sign on the end it was only every second time and now with the empty measure at the end it's a smooth loop.