Compare / View one or more parts
I'm coming from a DAW perspective here in how the PRV (Piano Roll View) works in most DAW software.
Example -
I have 12 string tracks loaded in one PRV along with 1 oboe and one Piccolo.
But, for a while, I just want to see the Viola, the oboe and the piccolo and nothing else.
Reason being, to do detailed comparison on the parts, but just those 3 parts with no other distractions.
This is extremely easy to do in my DAW.
I just un-tick the 3 tracks I want to see, (which hides them) - type a "V" which inverts the view,
and there !!! I now have the only 3 tracks I want to see.
If I could get this kind of control in any notation software it would be a real time saver
and creative enhancement.
So, we know MuseScore is getting an upgrade to the "view parts" section.
What if
that upgrade included a window where we could select one or more combination of parts
- ideally with little square check boxes - and then an "OK" button that will then open
- those selected parts ONLY - on their own piece of virtual paper -
- so that we could see
(example)
a flute, a Trumpet, Violins 1, all on the same chart - with no other instruments showing?!?
Ideally we could then play just those 3 parts together ...
... or play the whole score while viewing just those 3 parts.
... and then of course just solo (audio playback) one of those 3 parts -
while still viewing all 3.
Comments
You can hide/ unhide individual Instruments using the Timeline See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/timeline and in particular https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/timeline#Hiding_instruments
An alternative and sometimes better way to work on groups of instruments is to create a part that contains only the instruments you are interested in. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/parts
What you described is pretty much exactly how the parts viewing process works.
In MS3 this requires to to "create" the part (view) and it opens as a child-tab into the project, but once created is inflexible to reconfigure.
From what I've seen so far in MS4 this should indeed be working a lot more fluid and organic as you've described it.
In reply to What you described is pretty… by jeetee
Thanks ...