Is there a soundfont containing a deep sub-base booming sound, almost sub-woofer level?
Hi. I am adapting a Dark Knight Rises score from Hans Zimmer to MuseScore, and am trying to reproduce one of its sounds ... a deep deep base thud or boom down around C1 on the keyboard ... almost a short earthquake rumble. Does anyone know of a soundfont either within MuseScore or a free soundfont that contains such a deep and low boom? Thanks in advance.
To see what I am after, here is a YouTube link to the score. The first 3 seconds contain the boom I am after.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-wAvbxB7D8&ab_channel=TheMasterpieceEx…
Frank
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Have you tried a contra-bass tuba, MS Basic?
In reply to Have you tried a contra-bass… by underquark
Thanks for the tip, but I want to avoid the sound of a horn, even a deep one. I am seeking the sound of a deep sub-woofer rumble, almost like a boom caused by an earthquake, causing my sub-woofer to vibrate. It would probably be some type of deep drum or synth deep rumble. Any other ideas? Are there any deep drum or synth soundfonts that might work?
In reply to Thanks for the tip, but I… by fsgregs
Nope. I can't hear the deep sound you are referring to, either because I'm old or because my computer equipment only has basic sound output. I suggested the tuba because I have heard them used to good, rumbling effect in the Dambusters march as they evoke the sound of aircraft at first distant and then getting closer before the rest of the band join in.
So are you trying to make a score for players, or do you just want playback? MuseScore isn't anything like a DAW. Remember, your subwoofer may or may not be accurate. And not everyone will have a system that will playback what you want.
That said, there are some tricks you can employ. For the clip I added here, I used the Concert Bass Drum sound. I lowered it by some 15 cents (I don't know if it helped). Then I added from the hub a reverb effect and an EQ effect. I set the reverb to max and the EQ to boost lows. It Still isn't low enough, but it gives you an idea of what is possible. You just have to try things and experiment
In reply to So are you trying to make a… by bobjp
Bob. Thanks. What you did is quite good. I will work with it. I have not yet begun using MS 4.0 and I don't have those options in MS 3.6, but I get the idea. That said, somewhere out there is a real sci fi LOW boom, like you can here on the Dark Knight video at its opening. My sub-woofer on my computer is decent, so I can hear some really low stuff, but I understand that on most systems, what you created is good enough of a low rumble to satisfy most listeners. I am just too damned picky.
Anyway, thanks for working on this. If you ever do come across a really low synth boom or earthquake sound on some other soundfont, shoot me a line at fsgregs@comcast.net, or put a message on MuseScore.com.
In reply to Bob. Thanks. What you did… by fsgregs
Another idea would be to write up your score with whatever boom sound you can find. Then export that track and the rest of the orchestra as two files. Import them into Audacity. Then you can manipulate the boom track as you see fit. Then export out of Audacity.
In reply to Another idea would be to… by bobjp
Bob: i have Audacity and do use it. I get what you've said, but ...
If I want to post my finished MuseScore score onto the website, I do not know how to upload both the sheet music file and the Audacity edited sound file. I thought that if I wanted to import the MP3 to Musescore.com, it had to be generated by the MuseScore program at the time of upload. Can I upload an MP3 that is different from the one generated by the musescore file during upload? If so, how?
In reply to Bob: i have Audacity and do… by fsgregs
This has been asked before. I'm not interested in posting to .com so I haven't paid much attention to the answer. There is interest in posting scores with different sounds.
Do you have permission to post your version?