Re: When using TIE's over several notes, only the 1st one is heard when playing back
Reply #1 –
Are you referring to TIE's or SLUR's?
A TIE does not sound the second note, because there are no second or subsequent notes, the tie makes it/them a continuation of the first.
OTOH, a SLUR is an indication that each note is sounded, BUT there is no gap between notes and the attack on successive notes is not as pronounced; especially for wind players.