On 06/02/2014 09:53 AM, Maurizio M. Gavioli wrote: > And now about basses and bass guitars. > > 1) The instruments.xml file contains entries for: A) bass guitar, B) > acoustic bass, C) electric bass. Are they 3 different instruments or A) is > just a generic name for both B) and C)?
A) and C) are two names for the same exact instrument. B) is completely different. It's actually the same physical instrument as the "Contrabass" (aka "Double Bass"). However, whereas the default sound for Contrabass / Double bass is arco, the default sound for Acoustic Bass is pizz. This is just an acknowledgement of stylistic convention. In orchestral music, Contrabass and Double Bass are the common terms for the instrument, and players in those genres would expect to use a bow unless unless specified. In jazz, bluegrass, and probably some other styles, the instrument is more normally referred to as just "Bass" or sometimes "Acoustic Bass" (to distinguish it from the electric basses that are also common. And in these genres, players would expect *not* to use a bow unless specifically told to do so. So, MIDI patch 33 (32 if 0-based) for Acoustic Bass is right. As for A) and C), as I said, these are synonymous really, so there is no particularly logical basis for deciding between 34(33) and 35(34). That's the difference between plucking with finger and pick, which has nothing to do with what you call the instrument. I'd say, we should just keep doing whatever we have been. As far as string data is concerned, I think you can safely ignore the possibility that anyone would write tablature for Contrabass or Double Bass. It would also be extremely uncommon for Acoustic Bass, but if provided, it should be standard Contrabass tuning (E-A-D-G). Range-wise, E should be the low note for both amateur and pro. High note I can't really say, but whatever Contrabass uses, just use that. In the electric bass world, five-string basses are fairly common these days. Most common tunings are probably B-E-A-D-G, C-E-A-D-G, and E-A-D-G-C. Sorry I don't have any insight into the guitar questions. Marc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Mscore-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mscore-developer
