ExpandChordSymbols by Mark Shepherd
I discovered this plugin just a few days ago. Didn't have enough time to explore it completely, but I love it. Here is my first trial of using it, and I like it very much.
However, for me it's only one step on the way to my goal: To let Musescore write arrangements for me. I want to add more patterns, like Marc Sabatella's "arpeggio" style, The current UI does not support it.
The next step is to use two different patterns in two different staves. when I was young (late 50's), it was common to play triplets on the right hand and some kind of walking bass on the left. Is it too much? Not so long time ago I was a C# programmer, but now programming became too difficult for me.
BTW: Is it possible to lower the chords so that the upper note would be no higher than C4? Even in this small attachment there is a collision of notes (E4 on both staves - see bar 14). I an not a good player, but sometimes I like to have fun at the keyboard.
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| Any Time - Test.mscz | 17.78 KB |
Comments
Is there something in particular you like better about using the plugin versus the built in facility?
To me the main advantage is the possibility of enhancing it further to do the sort of rhythmic things you mention.
In reply to Is there something in… by Marc Sabatella
A long time ago I was using "Harmony Assistant". I checked today, and they are still on the market. They have a better solution for playing accompaniment patterns. May be Musescore can adapt their solution. After I saw Mark Shepherd's plugin, I can only say that writing QML/JavaScript is very tedious. I prefer automation, of course.