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)?
The three plucked bass entries are there for compatibilty with the MusicXML 3 sound list. In practical terms A and B are the only ones really needed however.... 2) MIDI: They are assigned 3 different MIDI channels: A) 34, B) 32, C) 33. Is this correct? I suspect you mean program change numbers not channels :) B is definitely correct, and I chose to provide picked and fingered sounds for the two other entries as these are the two most commonly required bass guitar sounds. 3) Strings: A) and C) are assigned 4 strings (E1 A1 D2 G2). For B) no string data are supplied. Should it be the same as the other two? THe strings are assigned to the standard 4 string bass guitar tunings. No acoustic bass players in my experience use tab - they all read notation, there being a considerable overlap between the orchestral contrabass and acoustic bass players, many having both roles. Consequently the range is set as amateur for the standard 4 string range, the professional being there to compensate for the (rare) occasions when notes are required below that either by scordatura or the addition of a 5th string. 5) 5-string bass: there has been requests for it to be added both to instruments.xml and to the tablature presets. The suggested tuning is B0 E1 A1 D2 G2. Comments? 5 string bass guitars are pretty common - they only make sense as a separate instrument in a tab scenario however - in terms of an instrument they are still bass guitars, but with an enhanced range. So I would think they should be selectable from the tablature list, but not added as a separate instrument. HTH ----- Regards Michael -- View this message in context: http://dev-list.musescore.org/Bass-guitars-in-instruments-xml-tp7578800p7578817.html Sent from the MuseScore Developer mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
