Parts and master score do not stay in sync
USE CASE
As a user I have created a score with parts.
I want to work directly in the part, and the mast score should reflect the changes made in the part (and vice versa.)
Also any other parts that share that same instrument should reflect the changes.
EXAMPLE
For a simple music arrangement for several instruments there may be a shared melody line with chords, but a specific customization for that instrument. E.g. guitar vs bass.
Each part would have the shared melody line. When the chords are updated in that melody line, all of the parts should reflect that change.
BUG
The chord symbols do not update across parts.
For the most part the use case described above works. When notes or fret diagrams change for an instrument Musescore reflects those changes in all parts including the master score.
However the chord symbol does not change. It is as if the chord symbol itself is detached from the instrument. The chord symbol in each part must be updated individually.
Comments
You wrote:
The chord symbols do not update across parts.
Then:
When notes or chord symbols change for an instrument Musescore reflects those changes in all parts including the master score.
Whaaat???
That seems mutually exclusive: first no, then yes.
In reply to You wrote: The chord symbols… by Jm6stringer
You are right. I'll rephrase that. When notes or fret diagrams change they reflect in all parts. The chord symbol does NOT get updated. I'll clear that up. Thanks for the assist.
In reply to You are right. I'll… by mrbbolt
Can you share a sample score showing this?
In reply to Can you share a sample score… by Jojo-Schmitz
I've uploaded an example attached to this replay.
In the first measure of the Lead Sheet part I have changed the f-7 chord to an FM and modified the fret diagram to make it a FM7 at the nut.
The fret diagram updated on the master part, but the chord symbol did not.
The Melody part did not reflect either of the changes.
In reply to I've uploaded an example… by mrbbolt
OK, seems it is the combination of chord symbol and fretboard diagram where the chord symbold is missbehaving here
In reply to You are right. I'll… by mrbbolt
it is the same with figured bass symbols, if you add new ones they don´t appear in the parts
In reply to it is the same with figured… by wolfgan
That seems different. Chord symbols to propagate and sync between score and parts (a counter example is needed, and if it doesn't work that'd clearly be a bug), but indeed Figured Bass does not. I'm not sure whether this is a bug or by design. Better bring this up in a separate thread
In reply to That seems different. Chord… by Jojo-Schmitz
Not quite related to this, but I recently noted that lyrics revisions I made in a part weren’t consistently reflected in the main score. The problem was not consistently repeatable to the point that I could submit a bug report with the specific steps to show the problem.