[solved] Why is this important point not mentioned in the Handbook?
From this thread: https://musescore.org/en/node/336406 I have learned today that such sounds like "Violins Fast Expr.", unlike the ones like "Violins Fast", allow for a crescendo or a decrescendo to be performed on a single note and also on a range of several tied notes -- while the ones without "Expr." ("Violins Fast", "Celli Fast", etc.) allow that only for a range of separate notes.
I wonder why this important point is not mentioned in the Handbook.
The page named "How to use Single Note Dynamics (SND)" (https://musescore.org/en/node/290616) never mentions that difference and the page teaching the basics of how to use hairpins (https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/hairpins) comes close to that point in the following paragraph, yet doesn't mention it there either:
Is it because it is a common knowledge among all musicians who use such pieces of software like MuseScore that non-"Expr" sounds don't allow a hairpin for a single note or have I simply overlooked such a mention somewhere in the Handbook?
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Feel free to add this to the handbook
In reply to Fell free to add this to the… by Jojo-Schmitz
@Jojo-Schmitz: "Feel free to add this to..."
-- Being both a newbie and a non-native speaker, I don't consider myself qualified for that - neither in terms of having adequate knowledge about MuseScore, nor in terms of the ability to write things in English properly.
It's probably mentioned somewhere, but hard to say where. And no, it's no common knowledge, but was discussed heavily here on the forums when the feature was introduced, which is how most people learned about it.
Anyhow, all that nonsense goes away for MuseScore 4 anyhow, so probably not worth the effort of spending too much time worrying about for MuseScore 3.
In reply to It's probably mentioned… by Marc Sabatella
@Marc Sabatella: "It's probably mentioned somewhere, but hard to say where. And no, it's no common knowledge..."
-- I see. So it looks like there is already some history to MuseScore that such newbies like me who came to the world of MuseScore оnly at the point of MuseScore 4 have missed. I wоnder if there is any list anywhere describing the new features that were introduced in MuseScore 4.
In reply to @Marc Sabatella: "It's… by innerthought
The videos that show when you first open MuseScore 4 - or if you go to the Home tab and then click Learn in the left sidebar - cover this to some extent. Also the MuseScore 4 Handbook (like MuseScore 4 itself, still in development) will have a section on this.
In reply to The videos that show when… by Marc Sabatella
@Marc Sabatella: "The videos that show when you first... "
-- I see. Thank you again!
It's as likely not mentioned because those expr sound patches are the default ones, so it all works "out of the box". Only once you start changing things in the Mixer does the distinction become important. It makes sense to me to have this added to the SND page, as that one should cover the "to (non-)expressive" buttons of those settings dialogs anyway.
In reply to It's as likely not mentioned… by jeetee
@jeetee: "It's as likely not mentioned because those expr sound patches are the default ones..."
-- Yes! In the symphonic orchestra layout, for example, only harp and percussions are not expressive. Thanks for pointing it out here. I don't know how I happened to have switched some of the instruments in my score from "expr." to "non-expr." It looks like playing with mixer too much is not a good practice. :)