Pizz. playback in version 3.0.5.21343 not working
I am selecting a note and adding pizz. from the staff text menu. When I access the Staff Text Properties, it indicates pizzicato as the channel for the voice, however, when I use the playback feature the notes still play as arco. I'm not sure what I am doing incorrectly. I'm attaching a test file that shows the issue I am having.
Thanks for the help!
Catherine
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Comments
It works fine for me. I've noticed that you need to just open then click OK (or press enter) on the Staff Text Properties window on one item and all of them start playing back properly.
In reply to It works fine for me. I've… by mike320
Thanks for your reply. I have clicked on OK in the Staff Text Properties and still don't get pizz when I use playback. I'm wondering if I have some other playback setting incorrectly set - could that be possible?
In reply to Thanks for your reply. I… by cbacus
Which soundfont are you using? Mine went directly to the pizzicato channel when I opened the score. The soundfonts are listed in the sythesizer under the Fluid and Zerberus tabs.
In reply to Which soundfont are you… by mike320
Thanks again for all your time in helping me figure this out. I have four items in the Fluid area and nothing in the Zerberus area (see attached). My intent is to have the playback be a cello sound.
In reply to Thanks again for all your… by cbacus
I'm not familiar with your cello.sf2 soundfont. It looks like it was added three times for some reason. My guess is that the soundfont does not have a pizzicato sound, but I could be wrong. The name could simply be different enough that MuseScore doesn't recognize the name. In the Mixer (F10), click the arrow above the vertical volume control for the cello so you can see all of the cello channels. Click on the pizzicato channel to select it then in the top left section see what sound is assigned to it. You can click the name to see if there is a pizzicato channel included in your soundfont.
What I expect to see is something like:
Cello fast
Cello Slow
Cello Pizzicato
Cello Tremolo
Cello fast (1)
Cello Slow (1)
Cello Pizzicato (1)
Cello Tremolo (1)
Cello fast (2)
Cello Slow (2)
Cello Pizzicato (2)
Cello Tremolo (2)
Grand Piano
Grand Piano will mark the beginning of the MuseScore_General.sf3 soundfont followed by a lot of other instruments. If you don't see something that resembles pizzicato in the sound list before the Grand Piano, then it is not included the cello.sf2 sound font.
In reply to I'm not familiar with your… by mike320
That was the issue. I'm not sure where I got the cello.sf2 sound font, but it didn't have pizzicato included. When I use the MuseScore_General.sf3 soundfont the pizz works perfectly.
Again, thank you so very much for your time and expertise!