Muted note(s)

2003-08-27 01:45 pm

Hello. Just wondered how to make a muted note.

James

Re: Muted note(s)

Reply #1 – 2003-08-27 08:22 pm

Do you mean as in no sound whatsoever (select a note, cntl/E, then click "Muted") or a musician sticks something in his bell or on his bridge to muffle the sound?

Re: Muted note(s)

Reply #2 – 2003-08-30 09:24 am

Or if you mean a written note which looks as though it has an "X" through it, a judiciously placed text entry over the notehead does the trick.

Re: Muted note(s)

Reply #3 – 2004-07-28 05:57 pm

How can you mute just one note in a chord? Or even select just one note in a chord?

Re: Muted note(s)

Reply #4 – 2004-07-29 01:00 am

You can mute an individual note as suggested by Warren, or you can mute the entire staff, using staff properties (F2) or simply M for mute, where you toggle each staff on and off.

If you use a layered staff you can get a circular open notehead with an X as well. On one staff enter a half or whole note in regular notation. On the other, in the same postion enter a half or whole note with an X notehead. Layer the staffs.

You can't mute just one note in a chord (I'm not sure why you'd want to?). What you can do, though, is use a layered staff. On the first staff enter the complete chord minus the note you want to mute; on the second staff enter the complete chord and mute it.

If all you're interested in is the sound (not the notation), if you want to hear how a chord sounds when you add or remove a note or two, just copy the chord as many times as you like, removing or adding notes each time.