Undocumented entry for chord symbols resulting in bass note only? Should it be added to the handbook?
Using Ctrl-K I accidentally entered Da instead of D. The result was only the root bass note was played. I checked the "Chord Symbol" section of the Inspector and it was the usual
Interpretetation = literal
Voicing = auto
Duration = until next chord symbol.
I also tried with many other letters that do not have established meaning in the symbols(unlike m,b, t, etc, ) and the result was the same, playing only the bass root note.
I couldn't find any reference to this either in the handbook or in the forum.
If unintended, this could result handy while entering chord symbols, to play only the bass note instead of using the Inspector. and it might as well be documented.
Comments
It seems to be more the result of incomplete parsing due to the unkown chord voicing indication by unrecognized letters.
I wouldn't depend on this undocumented behavior as there's a good chance all of those symbols won't do what you want them to do in a future version (say 4.x)
In reply to It seems to be more the… by jeetee
It is the result of incomplete parsing due to the unkown chord voicing indication by unrecognized letters
Not sure this is worth being mentioned in the handbook.
Having something like /D play a D and that only might be usefull, but doesn't play anything at all currently
In reply to Not sure this is worth being… by Jojo-Schmitz
Writing "/D" to get only a D played in the bass is definitely the right way to go, and we do support them for notation - it is handled properly in terms of rendering, transposition, MusicXML export, etc. Seems to be an oversight that it doesn't kick in for playback.
In reply to Writing "/D" to get only a D… by Marc Sabatella
Might be something for you to look into ;-)
In reply to Might be something for you… by Jojo-Schmitz
If/when I get a new build environment up and figure out all the changes to playback etc...