Dynamics and other symbols in playback in v. 2.0
As I understand it, breath marks, crescendoes and diminuendos, sfz, staccato, ritordando, and so on, don't affect playback in version 1.3. I recall reading that some of these things would work in playback mode in version 2.0.
Where can I find a list of such features that work and don't work in version 2.0?
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I don't know that there is a definitive list anwhere of what worked in 1.3 or what will work in 2.0. Basic dynamics - p, mf, etc - worked in 1.3 and continue to do so. But now crescendos and diminuendos do as well. Staccato & sfiozato worked in 1.3 and continue to do so, but will hopefully be joined by a few more markings - probably including staccatissimo, marcato, portato (but those are still pending). Piano pedal marks worked in 1.3 and continue to do so, but now there is also the possibility of a "pedal change" that should display and playback correctly. Ordinary tempo markings worked in 1.3 and continue to do so, plus they are "smart" in that they now follow the text if they are of the form "(quarter note) = 120" or whatever. But continuous change markings like ritardando or accelerando are still not supported for playback.
In reply to I don't know that there is a by Marc Sabatella
Great!
Does legato -- indicated by slur marks, work in playback?
In reply to What about legato or slur marks? by Timborino
Tenuto marks work as they normally should - I think that might have been true in 1.3 also? But slurs are problematic, in that they mean something totally different for different instruments (eg, what they mean for guitar is very different than for piano than for violin than for clarinet than for trombone than for timpani). Right now, none of those special instrument-specific meanings are handled, because the underlying synthesis engine used by MuseScore doesn't support most of them.
In reply to Tenuto marks work as they by Marc Sabatella
Okay, thank you. It looks like breath marks have no effect in 2.0 for now. Is there a plan to implement breath marks? Of course the fingers of a pianist don't stop to breathe, but it means a slight pause, for any instrument.
In reply to Breath marks? by Timborino
Actually, depending context, a breath mark does not necessarily imply an actual pause in the music. For wind players in an ensemble, it literally means breath, but do it without adding any time (usually you would cheat the length of the preceding note).
Anyhow, there *is* some playback effect for breaths in 2.0 Beta/Nightly, although it is still being worked on.
As always, keep in mind the primary purpose of MuseScore is notation, not playback, and that has been the priority for 2.0