Closed mute symbol shortens note length in playback

• Apr 10, 2020 - 07:07
Reported version
3.4
Type
Functional
Frequency
Once
Severity
S3 - Major
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project

Get trombone or trumpet and add the "Muted (closed)" symbol


Comments

A whole note, for example, will play for 2 beats before just cutting off. This happens with every possible note value I could try. It becomes even shorter if the symbol is over a shorter note tied to a longer note (i.e. an 8th note tied to a half note) across a bar line, where it only plays the value of the shorter note.

Frequency Many Once
Status active needs info

I can't reproduce, so a sample score is needed.

For muting (including playback) use the 'mute' text

Status needs info active
Workaround No Yes

OK, confirmed. Seems it doesn't like the tie? Works if you make it a double dotted half note

I believe this was probably implemented for stringed instruments where this would be the correct interpretation. Probably somehow we need to include information about this in instruments.xml so the effect can be instrument-specific.

In theory it should work to turn off the Play property in the Inspector, but it seems not to, and that's part of the bug. Workaround for now is to add this as a Symbol instead (press "Z" to display), then there will be no playback effect.