'Portato playback'

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Portato playback - David Noble, 13 Sep 08:14AM
     Re: Portato playback - Adrian Drover, 13 Sep 10:33AM
         Re: Portato playback - David Noble, 13 Sep 11:23AM
             Re: Portato playback - James, 13 Sep 04:03PM
                 Re: Portato playback - Adrian Drover, 14 Sep 06:46AM

Portato playback
Posted by David Noble - 13 Sep 08:14AM
Is it possible to make playback of portato more nuanced? In the attached (3rd bar) the notes are almost staccato.

Thanks.

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Re: Portato playback
Posted by Adrian Drover - 13 Sep 10:33AM (edited 13 Sep 11:01AM)
My Oxford dictionary of music says portato or portando or portamento means play w'out gaps, so the staccato marks actually break the rule. As a brass player, I would play it as soft tongue, but that's how we trombonists play legato anyway. I suggest, if you need the notes to be played longer, switch on Live Playback and adjust the value of Live Duration in the Inspector.

P.S. I see that portato & portamento are listed in the Playback dictionary under staff text, so maybe you could try typing it in Technique text and hide it if you prefer.

PPS. Forgive me for being nosy, but I'm wondering how or why your concert pitch score is in 4 flats, yet your transposed alto sax part is in 2 sharps.
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Re: Portato playback
Posted by David Noble - 13 Sep 11:23AM
That worked! Thank you.

You're absolutely right about the key signature. The attachment was just a sample I'd chopped out from the actual piece and obviously managed to mess up somewhere along the way. The alto sax transposes down a Major 6th, so concert pitch for two sharps is one flat.

Thanks again.

Dave

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Re: Portato playback
Posted by James - 13 Sep 04:03PM
You say por-tay-to and I say por-tah-to.


Sorry. This thread has made me hungry.



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Re: Portato playback
Posted by Adrian Drover - 14 Sep 06:46AM (edited 14 Sep 06:49AM)
Hi David. I didn't actually know that you could change the key sig in a dynamic part w'out affecting that in the score. My new knowledge could come in handy one day (if I remember it). ;-)

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The alto sax transposes down a Major 6th
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Portato playback - David Noble, 13 Sep 08:14AM
     Re: Portato playback - Adrian Drover, 13 Sep 10:33AM
         Re: Portato playback - David Noble, 13 Sep 11:23AM
             Re: Portato playback - James, 13 Sep 04:03PM
                 Re: Portato playback - Adrian Drover, 14 Sep 06:46AM