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Unmeasured tremolo for MS Basic

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Your idea

I think everyone knows what an unmeasured tremolo is.
Currently, this tremolo is supported only by Muse Sounds.
We are talking about unmeasured tremolo mainly for instruments such as bowed strings, plucked strings and percussion.

Problem to be solved

At the moment, there is no unmeasured tremolo in MS Basic in MuseScore Studio. But stop! There is a "tremolo" in the Text palette, but it only works for bowed string instruments.
According to conventions, an unmeasured tremolo is notated 32nd through the stem. But with MS Basic, notes with an added 32nd through the stem sound like a measured tremolo. It often sounds very unpleasant, and sometimes so disgusting that it is impossible to listen to it.

I suggest installing the following. Let a priori in MS Basic, the notes with the 32nd tremolo through the stem will sound like an unmeasured tremolo. (But note that in the case of 1/8 and shorter durations, other values are required). Start with the bowed string ones, they already have the appropriate samples ready. Other instruments (such as percussion and guitars) may still need to be thought through and designed.

In general, as @wizofaus said (see comment), the measured tremolo should be notated "in full". If the user wants to indicate the measured tremolo of 32nd, he should either specify "non trem.", or write out the notes in full, or do it as follows:
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(By the way, @zacjansheski, please note that the creation (implementation) of such a technical instruction as "non trem.". it would be very suitable for your issue.)

If someone thinks that I could use Muse Sounds instead of all this, then I can answer this as follows. Muse Sounds are far, far from perfect. There are serious flaws that spoil the hearing. Sometimes MS Basic handles sound even much better than Muse Sounds (again, sometimes, not always). And in some cases, it is the sounds of MS Basic that are required for the appropriate sound, but here there is an obstacle, which I told you about — tremolo. Measured, it sounds like you know how. It's disgusting.
I'm not saying that MS Basic is superior to Muse Sounds (in many cases, just the opposite), but in some cases it can still be a good most acceptable alternative.

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The issue names MS Basic, Muse Sounds, 32nd-note tremolo, and bowed-string instruments but no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating how MS Basic handles tremolo playback and compare that behavior with Muse Sounds, beginning with the bowed-string samples mentioned. Done means unmeasured tremolo plays appropriately in MS Basic while measured tremolo remains expressible as described.

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Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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