MS4 MuseSounds volume adjustments vs. notated score dynamics
I create a piece with some WWs, Brass, Piano, Strings. From my composer standpoint, I set the initial dynamics as I desire. Let's say WWs & Strings are all 'mp', Brass is 'p', and Piano is 'f'. I enter X-# of measures. When I playback, rarely do I hear from MuseSounds-selected instruments the volumes I've established. What's to do, next?
I can't change the dynamics so far notated. So I go to the Mixer, and adjust instrument volumes there. Eventually the playback sounds like the notation.
Then I decide that somewhere in the score, I want the WWs to change to 'f' (from 'mp'). I make the change in the notation. Because I had to increase the WWs in the Mixer, now they are far too loud. Going back to the Mixer to compensate starts a viscous-cycle of loudness manipulation.
Instead of going with the flow of creativity, I'm dicking-around with this stuff. What do MS4-knowledgeable people suggest? Thanks.
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True. There are some dynamic problems with MS4 for now. It depends on what the intent of the score is. If I want a score to hand to real players, I mark the score as I want. If I want a score to used for playback, I mark the score as needed to get the playback I want. It just isn't going to be perfect, yet. I don't post to .com so I don't have a suggestion.
In reply to True. There are some dynamic… by bobjp
Right... I think I saw you saying, sometime you might use 2 scores. What about uploading to the .COM repository? There, I'd think you want a score real players could print out. But if they play-back on .COM, would the dynamics be jazzed-up? Or can the audio be uploaded to override that the .COM website renders? I understand about MS4 evolving. Just didn't know if there was something to do, right now.