Grace note playback with swing (and in general) is inaccurate
When a swing command is applied to a score, any acciaccatura grace notes attached to notes on the offbeat of the swung subdivison are lengthened, and cut into the time of the note they are attached to. This becomes much more obvious when the swing ratio is changed from the default of 60% to 66%, aka true triplet swing.
However, I have noticed that this method of acciaccatura playback (cutting into the duration of the attached note) is actually how MuseScore always plays them, it just becomes much more noticeable with swing applied. As far as I know, an acciaccatura is supposed to fall before the beat, not during it.
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There are multiple different "correct" interpretation of grace notes, but playing acciaccaturas on the beat is quite standard, especially on piano.
In reply to There are multiple different… by Marc Sabatella
Just to be clear: the main issue I am having is with the fact that the swing command affects the duration of grace notes, not the actual way Musescore handles them. I don't know of any interpetation of grace notes that involves swinging them.
In reply to Just to be clear: the main… by Radiak488417
I'm filing this as a bug in the issue tracker.
In reply to I'm filing this as a bug in… by Radiak488417
Thanks for #300636: Swing command affects grace note duration