Is there a way to "comment out" lines while composing?
I want to be able to make some notes not play while listening to my composition, but not delete them. Is there a way to keep them there but not make any noise without too much effort?
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Select the notes and in the properties panel untick play.
In reply to Select the notes and in the… by SteveBlower
Probably obvious, but this will leave a space as it "plays" the measures containing the non-playing notes. As if they were measures of rests.
In reply to Probably obvious, but this… by TheHutch
Is that not exactly what the OP asked for?
In reply to Is that not exactly what the… by SteveBlower
I'm not sure.
When I hear the phrase "comment out", I interpret that to mean that it gets skipped completely. A "comment" in a computer program is completely not processed; it's simply skipped, with no pause and no other effect. The equivalent in music would be to skip the measures completely, without the pause for the non-playing notes to "play" (silently).
There isn't a really equivalent notation in music, but you could imagine a D.S. going FORWARD to a Segno to jump past one or more measures with no gap ... which I assume (on no evidence) doesn't work.
After a moment to experiment: D.S. pointing forward does work! I'm astonished.
So, jacobpoulter, you could use that as well:
In the last measure before your "Commented Out Measures", place a D.S.. In the measure after your "Commented-Out Measures", place the Segno mark. This will skip those measures without the pause I described above.
Try them both to see which works best for your particular needs.
In reply to I'm not sure. When I hear… by TheHutch
The OP asked for a way for "some notes" to not sound during playback. Not measures. "Some notes" could mean that they don't want to hear some of the alto part in a phrase, in order to check harmony and blending.
set the dynamics for the note to PPP. Even at full volume on the computer I can barely here a note set at PPP. I just noticed too there are settings as low as PPPPPP. Almost "dead silent"