Voice note doesn't end when using cross notehead.
Hi all,
I'm writing a score where the vocalist calls out a word without any necessary pitch. To symbolise this I'm using a crossed notehead in the 'Voice' instrument. The problem is that once the note is played it sustains indefinitely - even beyond the score finishing! The only way to stop the note sustaining in the score is to write another note of the same pitch (with a normal notehead) after it. If the note is not the pitch of the crossed notehead it continues to sustain.
Hopefully this will be an easy fix!?
Cheers
Comments
No idea why it holds so long. There may be some problem with the score. If you got the X from the Properties palette, you can turn off play for that note in the same place. Otherwise, post the score so we can check it out.
In reply to No idea why it holds so long… by bobjp
Thanks for the properties suggestion. I can't share the score, but I've attached another score that I've just created that shows the same problem.
Using version 4.1.1.232071203
Cheers.
In reply to Thanks for the properties… by Mr Siesta
Yup. turn off play for the x note. When you think about it, x head tends to be a percussion thing. MU4 might note know what to do with it in a vocal part.
In reply to Yup. turn off play for the x… by bobjp
Yep - thanks the properties adjustment is a workaround, but not really a solution. It's quite common for vocal parts to include crossed noteheads in sections where the singer shouts, uses spoken word, raps, vocal percussion, etc. Hopefully a fix isn't too far down the track.
In reply to Yep - thanks the properties… by Mr Siesta
Yes, I know. I'm just saying don't count on a fix any time soon. But who knows.
However MuseSounds doesn't have this problem.
What is it that you want to have happen? You don't want a note to sound there, do you? FWIW Sibelius does the same thing MU4 does with MuseSounds.
In reply to Yes, I know. I'm just saying… by bobjp
I want pitch to be played but cross as the notation. It's great to hear that MuseSounds doesn't have that issue. I'm pretty tight on hard drive space at the moment so only have the strings downloaded. When I get further down the track with this score I'll download the other instruments.
I've got SIbelius Ultimate 21.2 installed too, but only using it to view/export the thousands of scores I have in .sib format. I'm a high school teacher with 300 students using Noteflight Learn. I've only recently jumped on the MuseScore wagon - tried it years ago, but v4 is a game changer. My hope is that one day MuseScore will build an education platform similar to NF Learn - we use their template function, score sharing, group editing etc. a lot. Fingers crossed we'll get all students across the MS one day!
Thanks for all your suggestions and feedback.
Using Muse Sound or MS Basic?
In reply to Using Muse Sound or MS Basic? by Jojo-Schmitz
MS Basic, Jojo-Schmitz. I now understand that MuseSounds doesn't have this issue, so I'll download that when I can clear up some HD space.
Could it be this issue? Many Noteheads sound infinitely on MS Basic instruments. Cross noteheads only on vocal instruments (SoundFont) (github).
In reply to And see github issue https:/… by geetar
Likely
In reply to And see github issue https:/… by geetar
That looks promising, Geetar. According to that post it should be addressed in 4.2. Thanks for that.