virtual piano keyboard
I would like it very much if it would be possible to enlarge the piano keyboard.
It would also be nice if you could display only that part of the keyboard that gives the notes of the instrument you are dealing with.
As you must use the mouse for entering notes, entering is easier if the picture of the keyboard is large enough.
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To enlarge the keyboard, use Ctrl plus your mouse scroll wheel (or equivalent touchpand gesture - eg, two finger swipe). You can also scroll and resize the window to show whatever subset of available pitches you like.
BTW, not sure if you literally meant to suggest the mouse must be used when entering notes, but that isn't true - typing note names is the more usual / more efficient method. There is also MIDI input. But indeed, you need the mouse if you chose to use the Piano Keyboard window.
In reply to To enlarge the keyboard, use by Marc Sabatella
Thank you!
It works very nicely!
As to your comment "not sure if you literally meant to suggest the mouse must be used when entering notes, but that isn't true - typing note names is the more usual / more efficient method."
the following:
When copying existing sheet music (e.g. flute music) in Musescore my method is as follows:
- First I enter the rhythm: my right hand middle finger on number 5 of the numeric keyboard.
I enter with my left hand only one note e.g. C (any note will do) with the alphabetic keyboard.
For a dotted note (quarter note with dot) and eight note I enter two quarter notes.
- Then I use the virtual piano keyboard and the re-pitching tool for entering the real notes.
- Next I change where necessary two adjacent quarter notes in dotted notes: that makes the
rythm correct.
- Next , if necessary, I can complete the score: slurs, etc.
I agree, that an midi device is faster for phase two than the virtual keyboard: I have an EWI (Electric Wind Instrument) and an electric piano, but the EWI is for this not so good, and the piano is in another room than my laptop: I intend to buy a little midi keyboard.
If you don't mind: I have another question:
When using my method (above) for entering the rhythm I have a problem:
The sheet music that I want to copy lies left of my laptop on my desk.
I use my right hand for determining the note value.
I use my left hand for entering one single note at a time
I have only my eyes for reading the music I want to copy. Here lies the problem: when I lose contact I make mistakes. So I must check what I have done too often!
I would prefer to indicate the actual measure to be copied with my left index finger, and enter that single note with the thumb of my right hand without leaving my right middle finger from the 5 of the numeric keyboard: as I said any note will do.
So I would like if there was a possibility to assign a single note (any note) to e.g. the cursor right key of my laptop keyboard.
Do you know how to do that, or does anyone you know?
Thanks again for your time.
In reply to Thank you! It works very by henkmuse
First, in general, it will be fewer keystrokes / clicks *by far* if you simply enter the pitches while entering the rhythms rather than first entering the rhythms then going back and entering the pitches. It's literally over twice as many keystrokes keystrokes / clicks to do it that way. So if you are looking for a more efficient method, definitely get it done in a single pass. But within that pass, there is still the choice of virtual piano, MIDI, or typing (leaving aside the possibility of simply clicking in the score, which is obviously least efficient by far).
Between virtual piano, MIDI, and computer keyboard, I'd say either MIDI or computer would be most suited to the sort of copying operation you are discussing since either can be done easily without taking your eyes off the source material. The virtual keyboard pretty much requires you to look at the screen. So it's going to least efficient of these methods.
So regardless of whether you continue to use two passes or instead choose to literally cut the work in half by doing it in one, the virtual keyboard isn't really a great choice for the sort of copying operation you are describing. I'd consider either MIDI or computer keyboard. And yes, you can re-assign keyboard shortcuts. See Edit / Preferences / Shortcuts.
In reply to First, in general, it will be by Marc Sabatella
Thank you for the very quick reply!
Now I have the note C assigned to KB-c and numKB-9.
I agree with you that the number of key entries is twice as large, but for me it is much faster:
Now that I have assigned the C-note also to numKB-9, I can keep my left index finger on the sheet music that I am copying, and I will make less mistakes.
My right hand is now enough for entering the note and it's value.
As I use the piano KB (virtual or real) for the second pass, I don't need to apply the note length: so the second pass is very quick.
* I agree that a midi KB would be faster if I could enter the note length from that KB: is that
* possible?
* I miss the possibility on the Virtual piano KB for entering the note length from the KB: that
* would make entering notes with the Virtual piano KB much faster in my opinion.
I must say: I started working with Musescore three weeks ago, and I am very impressed by its possibilities.
Thank you again!
In reply to Thank you for the very quick by henkmuse
Next major version, MuseScore 3 will have a rythmic note entry mode. In this mode, typing only on the duration shortcut will insert a C with the right duration and you should be able to save some more keystrokes.
In reply to Next major version, MuseScore by [DELETED] 5
Thanks,
I took the numKB-9 for this effect because I will probably never need that note value.
My note C's are now entered by pushing KB-c or numKB-9.
And now I can manage entering the rythm with my right hand only.
In reply to Thank you for the very quick by henkmuse
You can set up MIDI shortcuts for duration and a few other commands using Edit / Preferences.
In reply to You can set up MIDI shortcuts by Marc Sabatella
Thanks,
I will do that as soon as I have a midi KB.