[jmsl] MaxScore questions

[jmsl at music.columbia.edu]

Hello Frank,

Let me give you answer to your questions.

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On Sep 18, 2008, at 5:56 PM, jmsl at music.columbia.edu wrote:

> I have some questions concerning Max Score
>
> 1. what do the numbers 0.5 and 0.8 in "addNote" after Dur and pitch  
> mean?
> example: "addNote 1 60. 0.5 0.8"

0.5 means 0.5 amplitude. This is like MIDI velocity but instead of a  
integer number between 0 127, you're supposed to use the floating  
point range between 0. and 1. (You can also enter MIDI velocity values  
if you prefer, but in any case your synth will have to know how to  
interpret the data).
0.8 refers to hold time. This is the time that a note actually sounds  
(in this case 80% of the value defined by duration). For example, a  
tenuto over a quarter note shortens the duration of the note to  
approximately 60%, therefore the hold time would be 0.6. This way, you  
can easily have control over musical expression.

>
>
> 2. how is it possible to add notes to the 2nd or 3rd staff?

Click on the staff/measure to which you want to add notes and send the  
setCurrentMeasureStaffToSelectedMeasureStaff message to MaxScore. Now  
the music should appear at the correct location.

>
>
> 3. Is it possible to add chords as a list or do I have to to do it  
> with
> adding a note and then addInterval?

There is no message for this, but it's so easy to create a little  
subpatch in Max that would take care of this. Isn't it neat to have  
both worlds (JMSL and Max)? Please let me know if you need some  
coaching.

>
>
> 4. in Max 5 I can only see 5 staffs. If I have more they are not  
> visible -
> also no way to scroll.

When you create a score with the newScore message, make sure you make  
the window large enough by entering reasonable dimensions (the second  
(width) and third (height) numbers of the newScore message). If the  
window size is larger than your screen size, you can use the scroll  
bars that appears on the right and bottom sides.) You still can change  
the score size ex post facto with the setScoreSize message.
>
>
> Is there a document with all the possible messages ?
>
>
> It would be great if you can help me.

Have you studied all the subpatches of the MaxScore help file? You  
should get some mileage out of that.

Regards,

Georg

>
> best,
>
> Frank
>
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