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Barry Busse Posted
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I'm writing a song in which I want the singer to speak some of the lines. I would like to approximate the rhythms but not have any pitches. I seem to remember doing this long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away [it seems like it really was before STAR WARS] but I can't find the information any longer. I've checked the forums and I know how to create notes with an "x" in place of the notehead, but the pitches still play. Suggestions?

Thank you

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Bruce Kling Posted
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I'd use the MIDI Tool. Select the MIDI Tool and highlight the passage you want muted. In the MIDI Tool Menu, make sure "Key Velocities" is checked, then go down to "Set To…" and type 0 (zero).

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JEFF KLEINSORGE Posted
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I'm having a similar problem. I've use the Tie Tool to create ties between nonadjacent notes, and the note on the right-hand side of the tie is sounding - which doesn't surprise me. However, when I use the MIDI Tool, select this note, and set its velocity to zero, it continues to sound.

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Edited
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Some sounds--Garritan sustaining instruments among them--do not use Velocity to control volume. You could use an expression to change the MIDI channel of the "silent" notes to an empty slot in the Aria player (and then change it back when finished).

 

Possibly explained (in a different context) at

https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/213702988-Tacit-on-Playback- 

 

You could also use the Speedy Entry Edit Frame (after clicking on a non-staff area of the page to remove the Speedy Entry selection box, CTRL+Click on a target measure) to set the appropriate notes not to play back.

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JEFF KLEINSORGE Posted
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I had no idea there was an edit frame! Thank you; worked like a charm. 

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