Songbook display problem
I have encountered a problem in displaying song sheets in Songbook on my Android tablet. The key signature overlaps partially the clef sign - any thoughts on how to correct this? The music looks fine in MuseScore 2 on my computer.
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Hard to say without seeing the score.
In reply to Hard to say without seeing by Jojo-Schmitz
It happens on all the scores. But of course only is obtrusive in key signatures such as A-flat. Here is one such score which looks fine in MuseScore but not in Songbook. In the latter one of the flat signs is obscured by the treble clef so that the piece looks at first glance to be in Bb instead of E-flat.
In reply to It happens on all the scores. by sjha
Looks fine on my 10" android tablet and on my 4.2" android mobile too, nothing is obscured, esp. I can see all 3 flats in the key sig
In reply to Looks fine on my 10" android by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks JojoSchmitz- for testing. It would seem therefore that it is a problem specific to my tablet which is a Hudl 2. I can live with it since as a performing musician I do know what key I am playing in - I'll test it on my other tablet and also my phone. Happy Xmas to you!
In reply to Thanks JojoSchmitz- for by sjha
Make sure have the latest version of Songbook.
In reply to Looks fine on my 10" android by Jojo-Schmitz
And I've just tested on my Hudl 1 - and the problem is not there! So it is something specific to the Hudl 2 - very annoying! I guess I'll just have to put up with it...
In reply to And I've just tested on my by sjha
Both have the same version of Songbook?
In reply to Both have the same version of by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, both the latest version
In reply to It happens on all the scores. by sjha
Just wondering...
Given the key of E-flat, how can the treble clef obscure the Ab in the key signature to make the piece look at first glance to be in the key of Bb instead of the key of Eb?
Are you sure it's not the *time* signature which obscures the Ab in the key signature?
Regards.
In reply to Just wondering... Given the by Jm6stringer
One of the flat symbols gets hidden behind the treble clef sign
In reply to Just wondering... Given the by Jm6stringer
And even though it is presumably the first flat - the Bb - that gets hidden, the end result would be that there are two flats remaining, which at a glance might look like the key of Bb even though the specifc flats are wrong.
FWIW, looks fine on the iPad app as well.
In reply to Just wondering... Given the by Jm6stringer
Here is a screen-shot to illustrate the problem. You can see how the treble clef sign places itself on top of the flat symbols making up the key signature. This makes it hard to see what key the piece is in - in this case it was D-flat. What is curious is that this behaviour is only seen on my Hudl 2. As I said earlier it looks just fine on my Hudl 1 and also on my MacBook Pro.
In reply to Here is a screen-shot to by sjha
Is that a full screen? You are missing several buttons on the bottom right no?
In reply to Is that a full screen? You by [DELETED] 5
I cropped the picture to include just the notes
In reply to Here is a screen-shot to by sjha
Ah... I see.
I am viewing the screenshot on a computer monitor (larger than the Hudl's 8 inches), and even with the overlapping clef, it looks to me that the key signature is Gb major - actually Eb minor - rather than Db as stated.
Also, it seems the jury is still out regarding these sorts of devices and apps:
https://musescore.org/en/node/88116
Regards.
In reply to Ah... I see. I am viewing the by Jm6stringer
Yes, you're quite right. The key of the example I sent is indeed Eb minor.
The discussion you refer to on the use of SongBook instead of paper for performance is interesting. As a jazz pianist I have getting on for 300 lead sheets on my tablet and find this a viable way to play - especially when a transposition is needed.