Microtonal Notation/Playback
Would it be at all possible to add a feature for playback of microtone/quartertone notation? I presume doing so would not be too tricky difficult to implement?
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Maybe give https://musescore.org/en/project/quartertoneplayback a try?
In reply to Maybe give by Jojo-Schmitz
Wow, you guys have an answer to everything!
As I've never used plugins it sounds a bit complicated though. Is it not possible to 'plug-in' the plugin by default?
In reply to Maybe give by Jojo-Schmitz
Hello,
I downloaded the plugin, in the example score the music is played correctly -we hear the quarter ton - but the plugin itself don't work at all.
I downloaded it and installed it in the "/home/..../MuseScore2/Plugins/QuarterTonePlayback" folder. When I open the example score or any other score and try to activate the plugin then click on "ok" the software crashes.
Impossible to use (I use Mint Cinnamon 18 Sarah).
Can anyone help ?
Thank you.
In reply to Hello, I downloaded the by Tamz
See #85451: Quarter Tone Playback plugin crashes Musescore
In reply to See #85451: Quarter Tone by Jojo-Schmitz
I found the solution to the problem.
First unzip the package containing the plugin folder "QuarterTonePlayback" and move it here :
"/home/ProfileName/Docmuents/MuseScore2/Plugins/QuarterTonePlayback"
Second, execute Musescore, and open the plugin manager. You will find three plugins :
QuarterTonPlayback
SlashFlatButton
SlashSharpButton
Select only the first one (selecting one of these latter will make Musescore crash).
The plugin works.
Et voila.
Nota Bene 1 : Sincere thanks to the programmer who wrote this plugin.
Nota Bene 2 : Seems that there is still one issue or two beside the mentioned above discussed here : https://musescore.org/en/node/53951
In reply to I found the solution to the by Tamz
It didn't work! Cannot hear the Microtonal tones!
In reply to It didn't work! Cannot hear by hqaddomi
Can you be more specific? Please attach the score you are having trouble with and give precise steps to reproduce the problem you are seeing.
In reply to Can you be more specific? by Marc Sabatella
See also https://musescore.org/en/node/85451#comment-634731.
In reply to Maybe give by Jojo-Schmitz
This plugin been working great for me on 2.0. I just upgraded to 3.0. Now nothing working l... Anyone else experiencing the same problem
In reply to This plugin been working… by rcktech
See #280740: [Feedback form] Plugins don't work (the list of requests)
In reply to See #280740: [Feedback form]… by Jojo-Schmitz
The feed is closed now. How do I get it to work in 3.0?
In reply to The feed is closed now. How… by AstralAstrid
Update to 3.0.2 or later?
How about support for the 19-tone and 31-tone equal temperaments? Notation is similar to 12 tones; for 19 tones, e.g. C-sharp and D-flat are different pitches, also E-sharp and F-flat are a separate pitch between E and F. For 31 tones, double accidentals are also distinct pitches. (See the 1932 book by Joseph Yasser, "A Theory of Evolving Tonality" for more on 19 tones.)
In reply to How about support for the by dhfx
This is an interesting idea and I agree entirely that it would be a great feature, but as there are so many different temperaments the most comprehensive system would be one with a choice of various different temperaments AND a means of creating your own. I imagine it would be a simple matter of dividing the octave into a user-chosen number of parts (dividing the semitone into 100 cents would probably correspond with most if not all of historical western temperaments) then choosing which notes within the octave should be adjusted and by how many parts. Then a library of different known temperaments could be compiled. You'd probably also need a marker in the score to account for modulations, where the whole temperament would then be transposed. Amongst other things this would solve the age old problem of having to re-tune keyboard instruments when changing keys !
I know the point of Musescore is not the playback, but it would still be a very useful tool for composers and even for performers who want to train themselves to sing or play in different temperaments.
Hi, I just installed the plugin but I don't know which symbol for half-sharp to use for the microtone to actually play. The plugin says it works with SHARP_SLASH but I don't know which variant is the right one; since when I use one, the pitch doesn't change.