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Too much staccato

I have been notating an organ piece which has a lot of runs marked as 'staccato'   But when played back in NWC the staccato effect is too pronounced. Because of the action of a pipe organ and the way in which notes are sounded, staccato is generally somewhat muted. whereas the play back, using an organ soundfont, is quite harsh.  Not having found a way of modifying the NWC instruction, I have  resorted to creating two staffs, one with staccato and one without,  The relative dynamic levels of these can be adjusted to create a satisfying degree of staccato, but I believe that if I layer the staffs, I cannot have two differing dynamics.

Is there a simpler or a more sophisticated way of doing what I want?

Tony

Re: Too much staccato

Reply #1 –
If you are not concerned with appearance, you can use a slur.
You can hide the slur with a hidden grace note.

Sample attached.

IMO, slurs should be visible by default, regardless of the visibility of the notes/rests.
Options for Slur direction: should be 'Default', 'Upward', 'Downward' and 'Hidden'.
Ditto for Ties. If hidden, one can't care too much about the direction :)

In NWC2, tie direction and visibility should be configurable at the note level, but I'll save that for an NWC2 topic.
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Re: Too much staccato

Reply #2 –
Rick,
thanks for that useful work-around

Tony