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How to represent muted notes? #465

Closed cecilios closed 2 years ago

cecilios commented 2 years ago

The MusicXML format always tries to distinguish between elements used for sound information and elements used for notation information.

For display, to hide a note I understand that attribute print-object="no" will do the job. But for playback, what attribute is the analogous one to print-object? In summary, how to represent a muted note?

My first idea was to use <unpitched>element but I soon discarded it as it does not imply muted.

mdgood commented 2 years ago

The <cue/> element indicates a silent note. If the note is played with a mute, the <mute/> element is used, though that is not yet widely supported by MusicXML applications.