Strings (Tremolo) Playback
Do you think they sound bad? To me they sound like a flying bug's wings moving fast where you can here some "tick" sounds besides the note playing.
Also what about the way strings start? it's kind of weird that every note starts with a small crescendo before reaching the final dynamic, set to the current notes. I think continuus would be better for melodies ... actually everything.
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Which soundfont, MuseScore_General or MuseScore_General_HQ? If the former, try the latter
In reply to Which soundfont, MuseScore… by Jojo-Schmitz
It's in the former... I'll try the latter.
In reply to It's in the former... I'll… by [DELETED] 32872726
Well both soundfonts for strings sound almost the same. Both sound like a "bug's wings" or am almost silent machine which does a rapid midle range frequency sound, lol what examples. And both do those crescendos in every note.
In reply to Well both soundfonts for… by [DELETED] 32872726
This is a really specific but good example of where those crescendos in every note sound bad: it might not be clear if played with musescore.com but if you download the score and play in the start of "Augurs of Spring" (page 12 i believe) you will see what I mean.
https://musescore.com/mooing/the-adoration-of-the-earth
Also I noticed that clearinets sound a lot louder in front of other instruments, in the same dynamic. Yes I know that not every instrument sounds the same in volume but clarinets sound too much I believe. And horns sound too little in volume.
In reply to This is a really specific… by [DELETED] 32872726
I consistently hear the problem with clarinets and horns and adjust their volumes in the mixer. I agree tremolos sound like bugs because you can hear the attack on each note no matter how slow or fast the tremolo. It's better if you change the sound for the string to tremolo which is a separate step from applying the tremolo lines to the notes. It's the same process as applying pizz then arco to stop it, but I make both texts invisible since they are rarely written on the score.
In reply to I consistently hear the… by mike320
Why did I forget that we have a special sound for that...
In reply to Why did I forget that we… by [DELETED] 32872726
I don't usually use it either so it's rather easy IMHO.
In reply to Why did I forget that we… by [DELETED] 32872726
Also I'm worrying about the other instruments because... You might want the horns to sound more than strings but you have FFF in both AND you don't want to lower strings (or any other instrument) AND you have adjusted their volume to max from mixer... This example is edgy. But I think those 2 instruments' default volume, compared to the rest, are just edgy too.
In reply to Also I'm worrying about the… by [DELETED] 32872726
You have a lot of control over volumes in the mixer. I believe the mixer is one of the things that survives template creation so you should be able to set the mixer settings once and reuse it. You would just need to adjust the mixer for any new instruments you add. You can try it out and let me know if you like.
In reply to You have a lot of control… by mike320
Yes I have been using it in past... It's just that I never find it to create "visible" changes. The only clear change would be to set one instrument to 20- and the other to 120+ KEK. But it's ok... I was just thinking that the new soundfonts should adjust these "edgy" instruments' volumes.