Swing Style *Won't* Playback Swung
Hi All,
I'm trying to create a piece in swung rhythm. I notated it in straight rhythms and then went to Format > Style > Score and turned Swing Settings on to Eighth Note 60% and clicked okay. I then hit playback and the piece plays back still in straight notation. Any ideas why?
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Better is to attache the score as an picture. Did you add "Swing" from the text palette? Check the settings of swing by right click on the swing text->system text properties...->swing settings
In reply to Better is to attache the… by kuwitt
Yes I did that. Here's the score.
In reply to Yes I did that. Here's the… by jacobsamuel24
Score means the mscz file, not a png file from a screenshot.
In reply to Score means the mscz file,… by kuwitt
Ok, sorry - you wrote "it's better to attach the score as a picture" so I attached it as a picture. Here is the SCore file
In reply to Ok, sorry - you wrote "it's… by jacobsamuel24
"as" vs."than", typical German mistake ;-), "as" being a 'false friend' of "als".
In reply to Ok, sorry - you wrote "it's… by jacobsamuel24
@Jojo: Thanks for contributing to the solution ;-) (but thanks also for the feedback).
@jacobsamuel24: it seems to be because of the rhythm. If I add some eighth notes it sounds as (correct @Jojo? ;-) expected.
In reply to @Jojo: Thanks for… by kuwitt
Thank You for your help!
In reply to @Jojo: Thanks for… by kuwitt
I haven't looked at the score yet, typing this on.my mobile..., but yes, that sound right
for SWING at the eight, 2 eight notes will be played on 3 pulsations, 1 of 2 pulses and the 3rd on 1 pulse. But in your work it's almost sixteen notes, it's impossible to swing that. Try to take a swing with sixteen notes. The only place where your swing with eight is possible is when you have 3 or 4 eight notes in following, like the last measure
In reply to for SWING at the eight, 2… by Raymond Wicquart
Thank you, I changed the swing ratio to sixteen at 60% and it now sounds as expected. Any idea what the image tempo notation should be at the start of the piece? Two sixteenths = an eighth and a sixteenth triplet?
In reply to Thank you, I changed the… by jacobsamuel24
Generally, the word "swing" is sufficient and more accurate than any image showing an approximation.
BTW, you shouldn't be using both the swing text and the style setting. The swing text on its own is sufficient. To set its properties, right-click it and go to System Text Properties / Swing
In reply to Thank you, I changed the… by jacobsamuel24
Have a look, take the 2 nd or the 4th
https://musescore.org/en/node/266325