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I remember the old days when not even 8va signs
could playback correctly! Then I remember Tobias Giesen issuing string harmonics
with playback in TGTools. It's been great until HP in Fin2k4, but that's another
thing that's been discussed elsewhere.
Now I'm facing this difficulty: Some composers
(some of them my clients) use to indicate natural harmonics in strings just with
the diamond shape where the string is to be stopped, sometimes with the string
number sometimes with no other indication, with the confidence strings players
won't mistake. I guess this could work, tho' I'd prefer at least the string
number indication. Anyway, In Finale this could be easily done just entering the
notes and changing noteheads, but when playback is concerned we face the
problem.
I've found a workaround, that I know won't work in
every situation, that's create the two notes combination in layer 2, make
TGTools display the diamonds and make it playback correctly, copy layer 2 to
layer 1, hide layer 2 with a staff style, and finally deleting the normal
noteheads in layer 1, leaving only the diamonds with 0 midi velocity (no
playback) and correcting stem and ties directions and rest positioning. This is
quite annoying if the whole piece is full of natural harmonics and playback is
an issue.
I wonder if someone could find another easier way
to accomplish this natural harmonics playback or maybe Tobias might upgrade
TGTools harmonics with this option: creation of harmonics might be the same:
with two notes, but giving the chance to delete the lower one and leaving just
the diamond with correct playback....
Thank all for your responses
Rafael Junchaya
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