Dynamic in volta 1 affects playback of lower grand staff in volta 2.
I have the following test case:
My expectation is that on the second time through, the pp dynamic in measure 4 would continue to be in effect in the 2nd volta. However, it seems that it only affects the upper staff. The lower staff plays back ff. If I delete the ff in measure 8, both staves play back pp in the second volta. It makes no difference whether the scope of the dynamic is set to "part" or "system"
Can someone else confirm what I am hearing?
It seems like a bug to me.
Comments
Seems to be a long standing problem and not confined to dynamics.
#105201: Error in playback of voltas with clef changes or dynamics
In reply to Seems to be a long standing… by SteveBlower
This is a known limitation. The only reason the repeat is played ff the second time is that the ff is explicitly stated in m1 of the repeat the ff in the volta only affects the last note of volta 1.
In reply to This is a known limitation… by mike320
Hmm? Limitation=bug?
The problem as is that the pp before the voltas is honoured in the upper stave, as it should be, when the second volta is taken but the ff in the first volta seems to be affecting the playback of the lower stave in the second volta even though MS shouldn't "see" it.
a) a dynamic in a 1st time volta should not affect playback in a 2nd time volta.
b) dynamics set to "stave" or "system" should have equal effect on both staves if a grand staff.
In reply to Hmm? Limitation=bug? The… by SteveBlower
I didn't realize a second staff played correctly. The work around is still the same so you get proper playback. I added a note to #105201: Error in playback of voltas with clef changes or dynamics to clarify what you have said here and I also got the same results. No one has changed this from a bug for a very long time so in this case limitation=bug.
In reply to I didn't realize a second… by mike320
Well, at least we've bumped the original 4 year old issue up the tracker.