Regarding Github development triage (Len property, Piano Roll Editor Velocity)
Because playback is import to me I can't imagine doing any serious work in MuseScore Studio until it supports
LEN and note Velocity properties as well as MuseScore 3 does. That is:
• Velocities working with MuseSounds and other VSTs
• and LEN properties function with MSBasic, MuseSounds and other VSTs
So I'm quite curious. What does it mean when a regression is added to the 4.x SHORTLIST?
The LEN property issue is tagged Priority 2 in the SHORTLIST... but it's not currently part of the 4.4 Project.
I'm wondering if the SHORTLIST is lower priority than the 4.4 Project. Anyone know?
scorster
UPDATE 2024-06-11 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
The LEN property issue is now in Github's MuseScore Studio Backlog
I'm interested to know if that means it's been promoted or demoted in priority.
scorster
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+1!
616 issues to do,
31 in pogress,
69 done
In reply to +1! 616 issues to do, 31 in… by elsewhere
Yes. 616 issues brings a whole new meaning to "short list" ...
I found this Github page, where the purpose of the 4.x SHORTLIST is described as:
" ... where we keep issues we feel should be tackled sooner than those in the MU4.x project."
The SHORTLIST was updated 14 hours ago ... but I'm not sure of the accuracy of the description quoted above. Many MS 4.3 projects were completed while hundreds in the area [4.x SHORTLIST] have languished.(https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/projects/48)
Think of the shortlist (now the backlog) as a list of WONTFIX issues.
Here's another example of guitar realism that demonstrates why the LEN property, the Piano Roll Editor, and Velocity are essential to my workflow ... which is why I can't create or advance my work in MS4.0 thru MSS4.4.2:
https://audio.com/audius/audio/spike-driver-blues
I initiated my solo finger-picking arrangement of Spike Driver Blues in MuseScore 3.6 and 3.7, where I processed play durations with the TAB Ring plugin. Unfortunately—because MS3.7 and early don't support VST sound libraries—I had to export to MIDI for mastering in Logic Pro. (The guitar used is Picked Nylon by Native Instruments.)
Shouldn't I have been able to master the sound file in MS 4.4.2; afterall it supports Picked Nylon via Kontak. Yes, that would be delightfully true if not for the limitations listed above: In MS 4.54.2 LEN properties are ignored, velocities are trashed, and the Piano Roll Editor is deprecated. And indeed the LEN properties, via TAB Ring, are the main ingredient that makes projects like this sound so realistic.
It was a proud day when MuseScore wisely appealed to a large guitarist market with MuseScore 4.2 which included some significant improvements for guitar. I hope soon we see a similar follow up that addresses the issues mentioned here.
scorster