slurs deactivate staccatos in playback?
so I just found out that if you put in a slur, even just leading UP to a note with a staccato, it gets rid of it and plays the full duration of the note. is there any way around this?
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Staccato with a slur should not be played as staccato.
Usually this means portato (not legato i.e. the full duration of the note but also not staccato).
In reply to Staccato with a slur should… by hstanekovic
but what i'm saying is, the slur doesn't occur over the staccato, it just leads up to it
it's supposed to be a portato run leading up to a single staccato note
I just tried this with a string section. The staccato worked for me. Post part of a score that does this for you.
In reply to I just tried this with a… by bobjp
mine is the wind section - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon - all played tenuto when a slur leads up to it. I tried to take a screen recording but I guess the comments don't allow video files
You could create a score of just one page or just one instrument. Then post the mscz.