'Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes'

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Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Pilotone Music, 21 Jun 11:14PM
     Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Laurence Payne, 21 Jun 11:38PM
         Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Pilotone Music, 22 Jun 02:53AM
             Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Adrian Drover, 22 Jun 06:35AM
             Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Mike Lyons, 22 Jun 06:38AM
                 Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Pilotone Music, 22 Jun 11:57AM
                     Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Adrian Drover, 22 Jun 01:11PM
                         Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Pilotone Music, 22 Jun 07:39PM
                             Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Adrian Drover, 22 Jun 07:52PM
                                 Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Laurence Payne, 23 Jun 11:09AM

Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Pilotone Music - 21 Jun 11:14PM
I've tried for hours to figure out why I can't get strings to play pizzicato. This has gone on for months, but it hasn't been a dire necessity until today to play back a mockup. It used to work automatically when called for in Technique, but no longer. I just started using NotePerformer, which I LOVE, but the problem started months ago, so can't blame NotePerfomer. I've looked at every possible relevant thing in the Reference Guide, including the Playback Dictionary, but no luck. Changing instruments doesn't help either. What might I be overlooking?? Thanks so much! Beth
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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Laurence Payne - 21 Jun 11:38PM
Please attach a sib file that demonstrates the problem.

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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Pilotone Music - 22 Jun 02:53AM
Thanks so much, Laurence!
Gratefully, Beth
Here's the sib file:
Attachment THE DANCE.sib (607K)
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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Adrian Drover - 22 Jun 06:35AM (edited 22 Jun 06:50AM)
The word "pizz" or "Pizz" is missing from your playback dictionary. Also 'Case sensitive' is checked on "arco", so "Arco" doesn't work either. Also, I presume the 'cello should return to arco in measure 9. Edited version attached in sib.7 format.
Attachment THE DANCE ed.sib (624K)
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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Mike Lyons - 22 Jun 06:38AM
Beth, there was definitely no pizz. or pizzicato definition in the dictionary. When I added one, it worked as expected. Did you import a house style from somewhere else? You can either add them manually or import a standard housestyle which will put it back in, but you will lose your changes to the text styles

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Attachment the dance.sib (609K)
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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Pilotone Music - 22 Jun 11:57AM
Thank you, Adrian. Thank you, Mike. I immediately added "pizz" to the Playback Dictionary (no idea why it wasn't there and why "case sensitive" was there by default. No, I don't think I imported a house style from elsewhere. Anyway, for some reason, I STILL get no pizz sound despite the addition to the Dictionary (in the Staff page). But I started a new score as an experiment and pizz worked fine there! So what silly thing might I be doing, or not doing?
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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Adrian Drover - 22 Jun 01:11PM
Did the pizz work in my edited score. It did before I posted it. OK, so you've added "pizz" or "Pizz" to your playback dictionary, but have you checked Effect (Sound ID change) and Sound ID (+pizzicato) and Case Sensitive (uncheck)?
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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Pilotone Music - 22 Jun 07:39PM
Oh at last! My beloved pizzicato is back. Thank you SO much Adrian, Mike and Laurence! I've apparently got a bit to learn still about the Playback Dictionary. Adding "+pizzicato" to Effect Value did the trick. And yes Adrian, pizz certainly played back in your edited score.
GB (Grateful Beth)
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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Adrian Drover - 22 Jun 07:52PM
My pleasure to help. Beth. Now save it in your template.
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Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes
Posted by Laurence Payne - 23 Jun 11:09AM
Yes, there's no point in adding a term to the Dictionary unless you also add what it DOES! You could theoretically create a Dictionary where 'p' caused loud playing, 'f' caused soft. Where a tenuto line caused staccato.. etc.
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Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Pilotone Music, 21 Jun 11:14PM
     Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Laurence Payne, 21 Jun 11:38PM
         Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Pilotone Music, 22 Jun 02:53AM
             Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Adrian Drover, 22 Jun 06:35AM
             Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Mike Lyons, 22 Jun 06:38AM
                 Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Pilotone Music, 22 Jun 11:57AM
                     Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Adrian Drover, 22 Jun 01:11PM
                         Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Pilotone Music, 22 Jun 07:39PM
                             Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Adrian Drover, 22 Jun 07:52PM
                                 Re: Sib. 7.5: Pizzicato Woes - Laurence Payne, 23 Jun 11:09AM