Piano gliss

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Post by miker » Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:23 pm

I know the glissando tool doesn't work with piano, so if I want the sound, I have to write the notes. What notes do I write? Is the pianist thumbnailing down on the black keys or the white ones?

Could someone with a keyboard tell me the notes? I can go from there!

Many thanks!
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Post by John Ruggero » Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:34 pm

It's a gliss. on black keys. Eb, Db, Bb, Ab, Gb, etc.
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Post by miker » Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:58 pm

Thanks, John.

I'm surprised there isn't a plugin for this. Or, is there?

UPDATE:

Perfect! Again, my thanks.
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Post by elbsound » Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:13 am

I once developed a plug-in for that, especially for harp glissando playback AND notation. But it works on the piano too.

The plug-in optionally adds l.v. articulations to the last note and fixes the horizontal position of the glissando smartshape to not collide with accidentals.

Here is a video of the plug-in from 2015:
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Unfortunately it never made it beyond this beta state. Perfect Layout takes all my time.
And I didn't get much feedback and requests about this plug-in since then.

Is there greater interest in the plug-in?

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Post by engelbach » Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:10 pm

Yes, I'd be very interested in such a plug-in.

Okay, that's one vote ...
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