Soundfont not registering
I'm using M4 and trying to put in a soundfont, but it says .sf2 and .dls aren't readable files.
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I'm using M4 and trying to put in a soundfont, but it says .sf2 and .dls aren't readable files.
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I'm not an expert in this area, but the Handbook claims that MS4 can handle .sf2 and .sf3 SoundFont files:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/soundfonts
It's possible that this Handbook entry may provide some advice?
In reply to I'm not an expert in this… by DanielR
It sounds like the soundfont files are corrupted or incompatible. Soundfonts, especially free sets, are still something of a wild west.
Where are you getting the error message?
In reply to It sounds like the soundfont… by mwmorse23
just loading up the soundfont and opening it will M4.
In reply to just loading up the… by AngryMusicTheoryNerd
I have sf2 fonts loaded that work. There is a Soundfonts folder in your MU4 root folder. This is where you install your sf2 fonts. I've never had a problem. In that folder is the MS Basic font,also.
What operating system? Have you used any OTHER soundfont which did work? Can you locate the specific place & name of the '.dls' file?
In reply to What operating system? Have… by Are Jayem
I am using Windows. No, not that I have used. I couldn't locate it, and I used sf2 and dls files, but they didn't work
In reply to I am using Windows. No, not… by AngryMusicTheoryNerd
What are dls files?
Just wanted to add that I'm having the same issue. I've tried 6 soundfonts so far (all .sf2), and when I try to open them with MuseScore 4, I get a dialogue box that says "File [filename.sf2] is corrupted and cannot be opened." When I show details, it says "Unknown filetype."
More importantly, I've been able to install all of them successfully with MuseScore 3 and use them in a file, so I'm having a hard time believing it's something wrong with the fonts.
In reply to Just wanted to add that I'm… by Emily Rose Lac…
I had the same issue, and the way I fixed it is that instead of clicking on the file to open in musescore, I opened musescore and then dragged and dropped the file into it. Hope that helps!