Dynamic markings ignored
Ver: 3.5.0.28537, Mac El Capitan
This short 3-instrument test plays at one dynamic.
I've tried the two soundfonts I have loaded, one the Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra .sf2, the other the standard MuseScore General .sf3
I've also looked into the Inspector, and even if I manually change a velocity, nothing changes.
Is there something I should choose on the Dynamics tab of the Synthesizer window? It's currently set to "Single-note dynamics and velocity.
Thanks.
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| bas_hrn_vio_testing_midi_input.mscz | 10.4 KB |
Comments
Your score crashed my program but I'm not sure why. From looking at the title I suggest you try following the instructions at https://musescore.org/en/node/277424
In reply to Your score crashed my… by mike320
My first crash was because I clicked this link. The score is saved on my computer and it still crashes MuseScore. Maybe I can find something by looking closer.
In reply to My first crash was because I… by mike320
I extracted the .mscx file from the .mscz file and it works fine, so something went wrong in creating the .mscz file that crashes my windows version of MuseScore 3.5.
I was able to look at the score finally and my previous suggestion about midi does not apply. The hairpins have no effect for me either, so that leads me to believe there is something wrong with the program. Unless you changed single note dynamics to CC11 (which I use, default is CC2) this is not the issue.
There are other people seeing the same thing and reporting it in various posts in the forum. I think @theotherjthistle might want to look into this.
In reply to I was able to look at the… by mike320
No crash but there's something weird, I don't know what.
I highlighted the beginning and end notes hairpin. That way it seems to work. Is it possible it' s related to hairpins adjustments?
In reply to No crash but there's… by Shoichi
It shouldn't be affected by hairpin adjustments. theotherjthistle said he did some changes to the code that should not have affected playback or the synthesizer but it seems some things slipped through the cracks.
In reply to It shouldn't be affected by… by mike320
In the attached file (above), try to select from measure 11 to 15 then 15-> 20 and insert the hairpins.
Do you get the result as in the new attachment?
In reply to In the attached file (above)… by Shoichi
It seems the problem stems from the sondfont used. Perhaps Are Jayem does use CC11 rather than CC2. When I try Shoichi's score (JayemBis) I get silence as I expect from expressive sounds. In Jayem.mscz when I reselect the sounds in the mixer I now get SND playback in the first 10 measures as expected. Before I reselected the sounds in the mixer the first two were reported as Grand Piano. I'll have to try with another soundfont.
I have a score I'm entering right now and SND works on it just fine. I hadn't played it since I upgraded to 3.5, so I didn't know what would happen.
In reply to In the attached file (above)… by Shoichi
In the first 10 measures of 'JayemBis.mscz', all part's dynamics sounded fine. The remaining measures (with hairpins only on 'Bsn'), didn't have any hairpin responses, only a jerky shift to 'f' then the same to 'p'.
I just loaded up the file; didn't do anything with settings. Is there significance to the different-colored notes?
Thanks!
If it takes me only using the MuseScore Default .sf3 but getting universal dynamics response, I can live with that. Or if there's a better .sf2 or .sf3 recommended than the (arbitrary choice of) Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra .sf2 library.
In reply to I was able to look at the… by mike320
FWIW, "CC to use" is set to "CC 2 default". I don't think I ever changed it.
I really appreciate all the attention here. I'm going to try any uploaded files and report. Tell me if anybody needs info or for me to do anything.
In reply to FWIW, "CC to use" is set to … by Are Jayem
That's actually quite useful info. It will help me when I do more testing of the problem.
Related to #308939: Crescendos won't play back ?
In reply to Related to #308939:… by Jojo-Schmitz
Very likely. Now it's linked to this discussion so if I find anything useful it will only be a click away.
I've experimented with 3 brief tests. I judge all acceptable for (generally) WORKING dynamics. I'm OK at present, because I will RE-RENDER the resultant MIDI in the Reaper DAW, where I have much greater control and considerably better sound libraries. I hope this thread helps somebody else who ends up here; they can download the attachments to test in their own environment.
NOTE: I DID remove the Sonatina Orchestra Library .sf2, and am only using the default .sf3 MS sounds.
Thanks.