Piano score for 4 voices?
I have a 4-voice chorale written in piano notes of two staves. Can I extract each voice from it as an mp3 sound without writing the notes in different staves?
I have a 4-voice chorale written in piano notes of two staves. Can I extract each voice from it as an mp3 sound without writing the notes in different staves?
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No.
You need a separate staff for each voice. Add new piano staves and use Tools/Explode.
But 'Explode' has its pitfalls: it distributes the voice to the staves directly below it in the score, no matter what the staff is there, so it would write voice 2 in the bass part. Therefore, you should add a separate piano instrument for each of the additional soprano voices and the bass voices. Yes, it is a bit cumbersome.
If you do this in a copy, your original score will remain unchanged and you can generate the mp3 from the copy.
In reply to No. You need a separate… by HildeK
I myself have come to the same conclusion.
Thanks for the detailed information. :)
To make each voice into an mp3...
You can untick 'Play' in the Properties panel for the voices you do not wish to hear in the mp3.
So, for example, to isolate Soprano (on the top piano staff):
Select all notes in the bass clef staff and silence all of them via unticking 'Play' in the Properties panel. This will leave only Soprano and Alto sounding on the treble clef staff.
Use the selection filter to select only voice 2 (Alto) and untick 'Play'. This will leave only Soprano sounding - which you can export as mp3.
Do similarly to isolate and export each of the other voices as mp3.
Note: An alternative to the selection filter is to right click a note then Select > More.. and choose 'Same staff' and 'Same voice'.
In reply to To make each voice into an… by Jm6stringer
Really great guide!
This was exactly what I was looking for!
How can I thank you enough! :)
In reply to To make each voice into an… by Jm6stringer
Very good, that is of course the better option!
In reply to Very good, that is of course… by HildeK
I use the mixer for this purpose in our choir practice. This way I even can make an mp3 with one voice loud and the others quiet so they can be heard in the background.
In reply to I use the mixer for this… by Mr Fox
How? Does this work in MuS 4 with a SATB score? In MuS3 it does not.
In reply to How? Does this work in MuS 4… by HildeK
I think it should. As far as I can tell, the mixer settings rule what and how is extracted to mp3.
In reply to How? Does this work in MuS 4… by HildeK
The mixer can be opened by the Mixer (Mischpult) button in the tool bar, or by pressing F10.
In reply to How? Does this work in MuS 4… by HildeK
I used already Mu1/Mu2 and now Mu3 (Mu4 only tests) for this purpose in our choir.
If you use an extra staff for each voice (explode) you only have to set the volumes in mixer as you want and then export mp3.