Section Play

Play utility functions: play the score, play a sound...

Summary

Return type	Function and summary
	PlayFromBar(Score score, int barNumber, boolean showKaraoke, boolean scrollMusic, boolean followMusic, int metronomeBars) Start playing music from specified bar.
	PlayNote(Symbol symbol) Plays a note, shortcut and fix for `Staff.PlayNotes()`.
	PlayThemeSound(string soundName, boolean wait) Play a "theme" sound, if set to active.

Functions

PlayFromBar(Score score, int barNumber, boolean showKaraoke, boolean scrollMusic, boolean followMusic, int metronomeBars)

Start playing music from specified bar.

Target.PlayMusic() is bogus; here is a work-around.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
score	Score		The score to play
barNumber	int		The bar to start from, could be Target.Bar
showKaraoke	boolean	user prefs	Display karaoke if score has lyrics?
scrollMusic	boolean	user prefs	Scrolls the score while playing?
followMusic	boolean	user prefs	Open follow tune dialog?
metronomeBars	int	user prefs	Number of metronome bars to play before the music

Usage


PlayFromBar(FrontScore(), 2)

PlayNote(Symbol symbol)

Plays a note, shortcut and fix for Staff.PlayNotes().

Play only one note (the symbol parameter), in its context (tempo at its Time position), duration, velocity and pitch. Fix the no-sound bug when pitch==0 on grid drum staves.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
symbol	Symbol		(note) to play

PlayThemeSound(string soundName, boolean wait)

Play a "theme" sound, if set to active.