Cues and silent notes

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Notecait

• March 01, 2020 21:35

As far as I know, there is no way to make a note silent. There are many different shapes and sizes you can make notes, but none of them seem to change anything about the note itself. For instance, cued note are almost always for the reader to know what is going on around them, maybe to establish a rhythm they are about to play, or just help keep time, but that rarely means they are played. It would be very nice if they would be silent, or have the option of being silent. I doubt that this will get read or considered by anyone but this is a source of distress for me. Please consider.

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  MalmesburyCC

  • March 11, 2020 20:54

  I agree - I would like to know how I can make a 'note' that is spoken/shouted by the vocal in a piece un-pitched so it sounds like a percussion note in the exported audio.

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  elipcellist13

  • September 09, 2023 15:42
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  I really like this idea! It would especially helpful when writing orchestral parts, or any part for that matter.

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  ContactTulaTroubles

  • November 27, 2023 16:37

  I agree. I often put cues to different instrument, it would be great to make them sound as silent.

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  urokop

  • March 01, 2024 02:05
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  couldn't agree more.  I write alot of symphonic music and cue notes are an essential part of that.  Once they're put in however, the overall playback of the piece is no longer accurate.

   

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  goosjulie

  • October 03, 2024 02:02

  Yes!  This is especially important now when sometimes musicians are not in the same physical location preparing for an event.  They may rehearse with the playback feature, but with cue notes sounding, it's quite a bit different than what's intended for the performance.  We need a way to silence cue notes.  Thank you.

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  MattHarris27

  • March 25, 2025 18:05

  One work-around I have for this is using the 8va/8vb or 15ma/15mb and putting it over the section multiple times in order to go out of the instrument's range, therefore silencing the instrument. However, this only works if you have Noteflight Premium because you have to make all of the 8va/8vb or 15ma/15mb marks have no color. I definitely think there should be a way to just silence cues though!

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