Adjusting Note onset?
Is it possible to make minor adjustments to a note's onset, it's timing, like one can do with velocity or pitch?
Being able to adjust the onset of notes would be helpful in creating realistic playback of non-isochronous beat divisions such as in Brazilian or African Mande music. non-standard "swings". With a plugin, Musescore could also display the timing offset, absolutely in milliseconds ("-100ms"=minus 100ms) or relatively as a beat fraction set to declared BPM tempo ("10"= plus tenth of beat) above or below the note for a more accurate notation of non-Western meters.
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The Piano Roll Editor is the tool for you. Right-click a measure to access the menu to find it.
In reply to The Piano Roll Editor is the… by toffle
Thanks!
In reply to Thanks! by Sambaji
Is the time offset in the editor in ms?
In reply to Is the offset in ms? by Sambaji
I'm probably not the one to be answering this question. Though I am vaguely acquainted with the Piano Roll Editor, I don't really use it. My impression is that the offset might be in MIDI "ticks" (768 ticks per quarter note) If I'm mistaken, I'm sure someone can set the record straight.
In reply to I'm probably not the one to… by toffle
1000 appears to equal a 1/16 note at least in 4/4.
In reply to 1000 appears to equal a 1/16… by Sambaji
1000 = full length of duration of the note
900 = 90% of duration of the note
995 = 99.5% of duration of the note
See also https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/piano-roll-editor
In reply to 1000 = full length of… by jeetee
Thanks.
In reply to I'm probably not the one to… by toffle
480 ticks / quarter is the resolution MuseScore uses
In reply to 480 ticks / quarter is the… by jeetee
Not sure where I got 768 ticks. Thanks for the clarification.
[EDIT...] I just looked in the manual for my Atari Notator program. That's the resolution they used, though you could "push" (double) it to 1536 if you wanted. I miss that program!