abitlity to addlib via keyboard controller, a part into a range of measures being played back in a loop repeat.

• Mar 6, 2016 - 18:12
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Graphical (UI)
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S5 - Suggestion
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abitlity to addlib via keyboard controller, a part into a range of measures being played back in a loop repeat.

There is a repeat loop playback of a range of measures, but cannot dynamically play along and add a part in real time using piano keyboard controller.

Can't see this option in software.

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Are you asking for real time transcription of what you play? This feature wouldn't have anything to do with looping or ad-lib per se - it's just a feature don't have at all, but a commonly requested one. If that is what you are asking for, we can close this as a duplicate. If you are asking for something more specific than that, please explain how what you are asking for is different from ordinary real-time transcription that could work with or without loopng.

I tried my midi piano keyboard controller to input notes, after selecting quarter notes and pressing "N" which worked fine. So then I set playback a range of measures (about 4 measures) in a loop playback. While listening to the 4 measures (i.e. bars) over, over and over, I tried to play a few notes for another staff (clicked the part # before [play]), like adding the bass notes to the melody, dynamically hoping that the software would insert my bass notes just under the melody being played over and over.
Like you said, this is a redundant request.

Anyway, I love your software. I just hoped you had feature like this. I guess I will have to remember what I played along a few measures, and later enter it manually using the computer or external piano keyboard.

I can attack bar, one at a time.

Thanks :)

Ok. how about a compromise request.
If I enter a bunch of C only notes in a bar, with the proper beat that I want. e.g. a eight not triplet, 2 quarter notes and 2 eight notes, making up a 4/4 bar.
By clicking highlighting the whole bar ( 7 notes) without [input note mode] use the keyboard to change the tone of these notes without changing their temp.

This way I figure the beat of the notes in the bar, and later figure out the pitch of the notes in the selected range of notes.

You can already do this - arrow keys transpose up/down in half steps, with Ctrl to transpose octaves, etc. Also there is the repitch mode button right next to the Note Input icon on the toolbar; in that mode, you can simply retype the desired pitches.

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See above, where I have selected a section with Loop on it as well.
I should be able to [N] note input, and with the internal or external midi piano keyboard alter the notes in sequence. Also be able to change the D BBBBB AA notes to CDEFGDDD using keyboard or piano keyboard... the cursor loop thru continuously in edit mode until I press space bar.

As I said, you already can do this. That is what the button to the right of the Note Input button is for. Just press that button to enable the repitch mode, then enter the desired pitches.

Still a problem. Although the repitch mode button right next to the Note Input icon works on NOTES already existing in a bar, it does not allow you to change a rest to a note.
I wanted to lay down the rhythm using rests first, then use the piano keyboard to repitch the unassigned rests.

This way I have to place dummy timed notes (all Cs) first, then repitch to the melody.
Why can't I be allowed to pitch rests? You need to allow two modes of repitching, one for notes only and one for a range of rests and notes range.
see image. Maybe I am being too lazy... sorry. I guess I need to find some rhythm composer pad hardware and midi import it into musescore. Then use repitch to assign melody.
Here's my third composition ever done by me using musescore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU3xmDvp12E ... I am 67 years old. Did my first one 4 months ago.

Thanks!

vic

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oh I forgot... I was thinking about buying a large touch screen laptop or desktop, so that I could use your virtual keyboard to "repitch" the rhythm pattern. I notice that I cannot resize the virtual keyboard large enough for me to use my my fat finger tips on a touch screen display for me to touch the itsy bitsy piano keys on your virtual keyboard.

Sorry for the trouble.

TRepitch mdoe isn't meant for turning rests into notes - it is meant for turning *notes* into *other* notes. It skips rests on purpsoe, because in the intended usage, you would normally want rests in the original to remain rests. What you are trying to do - first lay down rests then turn them into notes - is not suported, nor is there any advantage to that. Why not just enter notes in the first place?

The simple solution ... that should be very easy for you to code is to use arrow key -> to "skip" the rest that you don't want to repitch. This way I get what you want and the old documentation remains valid.

Also there is a bug is changing a note to a rest. Currently one can change a rest to a note, but to change a note to a rest one has to [delete] it. It can't be done by slecting the note and then clicking the rest icon.

Try laying in a rhythm using rests vs using notes... the rest method is easier. One can insert triplet rests patterns very easy using [notes] [triplets] ... not so easy using notes.

vic

Making the majority of users go to extra trouble to skip rests is not good. Why inconvencience them? It is normally a good thing we skip rests, because if you use repitch mode the weay it was intended to be used, you'd never need to "repitch" a rest. Having the mode automatically skip rests is a good thing for the majortiy of users. So why don't you simply use notes as your placeholders instead of rests, so you can use repitch mode the way it was desigend to be used?

As a brand new feature, a new mode that does allow rests to be turned into notes would be possibly. I don't personally see the value of it - again, why not just enter noteds in the first place - but if you wish to explain further what the real world use case for this feature would be, feel free to comment in the issue that was created for that new feature request: #104301: Request new mode or command that allows rests to be re-pitched