DS al Coda
I am Michael Flower at micahel.flower446@gmail.com located in Las Vegas, NV, USA
Gentlemen and ladies: I am having trouble with the "To Coda" after "DS al Coda". It seems that it does not want to jump to "codab" at all. Please help me. Is this a bug in the program? Does this have to do with my Midi that I have no control over?
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Can you attach your score here?
In reply to Can you attach your score by Jojo-Schmitz
This is an attempt to attach a score to the Forum.
In reply to Attatching Score by machdohvah
The "To Coda" is a jump out of a repeas (|:...:|) and this doesn't work, I think. You could plece te To Code before the repeat and copy the measures into the coda
In reply to The "To Coda" is a jump out by Jojo-Schmitz
Been there done that to no avail. Please, if you have not tried your solution on a copy of what I attached with success, please don't post an un-tried theory.
In reply to Uh... by machdohvah
You must have done it differently, then. I just tried, and moving the To Coda before the repeat definitely *does* work. Maybe it's the specific measure you used, but I tested with measure 11, and it definitely jumps from there, so the idea is sound. Not saying it's a great solution, but it's a workaround - there are indeed known issues with placement of DS and repeats in the current version. Do keep in mind, though, that the primary purpose of MuseScore is notation, not playback. You're generally better off with a score that looks good but doesn't necessarily play back correctly than vice versa.
And FWIW, I disagree on the value of posting "un-tried theories". People are just trying to help, and no one is being paid for this. Posting random BS is one thing, but many of us here do know quite a bit about how things work and what is likely to be worth trying. Most the advice you will get - including, as it turns out, Jojo-Schmitz's above - is very good. There is no need to criticize people offering to help when they turn out to be wrong.
In reply to You must have done it by Marc Sabatella
Please accept my apology. I will behave. I was excited to have any human contact about this at all. I will try his suggestion.
In reply to Uh... by machdohvah
Right, I indeed didn't try my suggestion, but I did now.
And, of course ;-), it does work exactly as I described
@Marc: thanks ;-)
I've now also tested with the latest nighly build (a0c98ec): the problem still exists.
But your score shows another pretty bizarre issue, which I have a hard time describing, the score display constantly changes during playback on the 2nd page of the score, the developers should really have a look at this.
In reply to Right, I indeed didn't try my by Jojo-Schmitz
I was following this discussion, and opened your attachment.
Notice measures #51 - #54, for example.
At the bass clef (bass-chord-chord accompaniment) the notation differs from the copied measures (#22 - #25), although it 'sounds ok'.
It all arises when measure #20 (having a different actual duration) is copied into measure #49. Up to that point, everything looks identical.
Earlier, I had attached a 'Mazurka long coda.mscz' Musescore file which demonstrates this. It can be found below @ 'Have a look'...
Initially I, too, had the same results as your attachment. Best regards and auf wieder...errr....hören?...
In reply to @Jojo... by Jm6stringer
Yes, I missed that. My point was more the general prinziple though,
As was mentioned earlier, copying the necessary measures to expand the coda does work. Please open and play back the attachment.
But be advised:
In your score, measure #20 has a different nominal vs actual duration, so it needs special care when copy/paste is performed as the timing gets thrown off. (The hidden rest was a giveaway...)
Also mentioned: the primary purpose of MuseScore is notation, not playback. (Though progress is always being made on that front.)
So...
Basically, you can finesse the playback using nominal / actual measure durations to simulate some sort of performance interpretation; but it's probably best to get the order of all the playback pieces to your liking, then adjust the measure timings to *refine* the playback.
In reply to Have a look... by Jm6stringer
Jm6stringer got it right. It seems that one cannot "To Coda" within |: ... :| just as suggested to me. I tried in on my own copy and found that his suggestion worked. One needs to talke care the tempo is re-establish for the midi. I have also re-did all the dynamics. Included is the result. Mind you that this is the same file name.