Note color confusion
Hi everyone,
I have a score where some notes are red and others are mustard color. There's no rhyme or reason to the colors. The notes are all in the bass clef--that's the only common feature.
I unchecked the color notes plugin, and yet the colors remain. Even when I select all similar elements and select black, the colors remain. I attached the score. (There is no fear of copyright violation. This is a paid for, licensed arrangement from Jim Clancy.)
The only thing I can think of, is the score was built prior to me doing a reset. I reset the program because the playback feature was not working.
Thanks.....Lee
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Comments
Edit/Preferences/Note Input: "Colour notes outside of usable pitch range"
In reply to Edit/Preferences/Note Input: by Shoichi
Thanks, Shoichi!! Works perfect.
- Lee
In reply to Thanks, Shoichi!! Works by Lee Batchelor
Which means you useful wrong instrument, notes outside it's range. And those colored notes won't print anyway.
In reply to Which means you useful wrong by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks Jojo. Good to know.
They will print from a PDF document, correct? How do I include them in the useful range? The part is for the bass singers in the women's chorus. How does Musescore know the range?
- Lee
In reply to Thanks Jojo. Good to by Lee Batchelor
That 'out of range' color won't print nor be in the pdf. The range information is embedded in the instrument, right li zone staff, staff properties and you'll see
In reply to That 'out of range' color by Jojo-Schmitz
To further clarify: the notes will be printed/exported to PDF. The only thing that isn't exported is the range information. The notes will have their set color (by default black).
In reply to To further clarify: the notes by jeetee
I am seeing what jeetee is saying. There seems to be a difference of opinion.
In reply to That 'out of range' color by Jojo-Schmitz
The notes are in the PDF.
You typed, "right li zone staff". I don't know what you're trying to tell me. Please clarify. Thanks.
-Lee
In reply to The notes are in the PDF. by Lee Batchelor
I believe he meant, right click the staff. This gives you the option to see Staff Properties, and that is where the ranges are set. The defaults are based on standard conventions, although they are just guidelines, there to warn the beginning arranger against writing something completely unplayable / unsingable. But if you know your basses really can sing that low, then no need to worry. You can either ignore the warning, turn it off in Edit / Preferences, or change the range for which the warning is given.
In reply to I believe he meant, right by Marc Sabatella
That explains it, Marc. Many thanks.
Also, thanks to all who contributed to my question!
- Lee
In reply to The notes are in the PDF. by Lee Batchelor
Oops, sorry for the typos, Marc got my intention right...
In reply to Oops, sorry for the typos, by Jojo-Schmitz
Hey, no worries Jojo. Many thanks for the help!
- Lee
You have women who can sing C#2???
Are you sure????? I have met the odd lady bass in the past, but the limit of their range was F2.
Or perhaps the note about a arrangement for females in the composer line is a mistake?
C# (D flat) is officially outside the bass register, but if you have basses that can sing below F2 (of which I have a couple in the choir I run) then it shouldn't be a problem - one of mine can get B1, and is currently working on extending his range down to A1.
I think you must have used the SATB template which assumes chorus basses can't go below E2.
As Marc says - if your basses can handle these low notes then it is not a problem.
In reply to You have women who can sing by ChurchOrganist
Hi Church,
Thanks for chiming in (no pun intended). I know what you're thinking. The chorus conductor told me that the bass line is actually being sung (in the real world) an octave above what I wrote. In future, is there a specific template I should use for a women's chorus? Thanks.
- Lee
In reply to Hi Church, Thanks for chiming by Lee Batchelor
No there isn't, but it would be easy enough to produce one.
The problem is that there are so many choral configurations that you could end up with a dozen or so templates all dedicated to the genre.
It was decided that the best way forward was to produce a few templates which users could then modify to produce their own, configured to their requirements.
In reply to No there isn't, but it would by ChurchOrganist
That's good to know, Church. My cat probably knows more about vocal theory than I do--although I do have my Grade 3 Harmony, but that was years ago.
I play piano and synth (organ-B3) in the Jazz, Blues, and Country styles. Fortunately, the conductor for whom I converted the score can use the template Marc and the team provides.
What a wonderful program! Thanks again for the help!
- Lee