Mute TAB line in staff/TAB system?
See attached file:
There does not appear to be any way to mute the TAB line in the attached file. The mixer only shows one instrument and this is controlling playback of both staff and TAB. There needs to be independent control for both lines.
The problem is that it is not uncommon for TAB notation to be different from staff: in this case the TAB is showing fret harmonic positions which play differently to the treble staff. In other cases, for example, you may want to show ornaments in the treble staff, but write them out in full in the TAB. So you don't want the TAB sounding as well as the Staff!
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In 2.0.1, in this configuration, std staff + tab, the tab is always played (not the standard). You can't do anything about it except maybe reverse them and you don't want to? or add a new instrument, notate whatever the playback should be, hide it, and mute the guitar instrument... (I don't advise this...)
In 2.0.2, only the standard staff will be played and so it should work as you want.
See below
"In 2.0.1, in this configuration, std staff + tab, the tab is always played (not the standard)."
That can't be true because the staff line plays back even when the TAB is empty. Another curious thing. You can clearly hear a chord (fourth interval) in bar 1 where none is indicated in TAB, which indicates that both lines are playing back together! (I am using MS 2.0.1).
Is it possible to consider allowing playback of either line at the users discretion, but with standard staff as the default.
In reply to "In 2.0.1, in this by geetar
I too found it to be different, it seems to play the staff, not the tab, last time I looked (in connection with bends not being linked properly)
In reply to I too found it to be by Jojo-Schmitz
The two staves are not linked here... so forget what I have just said. I was talking about linked staves.
So in the case of non-linked Staff/Tab (in the same grand staff) both lines are played back, yet only one line is showing in the mixer!
There should be two lines in the mixer with one muted by default, but allowing the user to mute one or the other as required.
In reply to So in the case of non-linked by geetar
It's the same instrument, if you want two lines you can create two instruments.
In reply to It's the same instrument, if by [DELETED] 5
Can I do that and keep them in the same grand staff? And how does one do it?
In reply to Can I do that and keep them by geetar
Press i, add a new guitar instrument with the staff type you want.
Select the second staff, Ctrl+C, select the beginning of the new instrument; Ctrl + V
Press i again, delete the second staff
Add a bracket from the bracket palette if you like.
In reply to So in the case of non-linked by geetar
With this configuration (see in Instruments dialog, "I": EDIT: create two instruments as said above), it should be the result you expected?
So, you may have the playback of the harmonics (well, not really, the harmonic "sound" is not yet implemented, like on GP eg, it's more a workaround) or/and mute a staff in the mixer.
1 8va_and_mute_tab_0.mscz
The problem with this workaround is that although it appears like a "Grand Staff", the user loses the "great stave distance" option (in the style>page window). So s/he can't adjust staff distance independently of other staves in the score.
It would be easier if both staff and tab instruments (of the Grand Staff) were available in the mixer so that either one could be selected for playback. Feature request?
In reply to The problem with this by geetar
A simple question, a little off topic I agree, but out of curiosity: what software did you used before MuseScore?
In reply to The problem with this by geetar
There is always a way...
So s/he can't adjust staff distance independently of other staves in the score.
If it's about the whole score, like the grand staff distance, sure, there is a way. Shift drag a measure of the second instrument or right click a measure of the second instrument > staff properties > additional space above staff.
In reply to There is always a way... So by [DELETED] 5
Thanks. I didn't know about that one.