Use VST instruments with multiple articulations/patches in MuseScore 4
I would like to use VST instruments that contain multiple articulations for an instrument (ex. sustain, legato/slur, staccato, marcato, etc.), however, I don’t actually know how to map each articulation to the appropriate notation. I remember there was limited functionality for this in MuseScore 3, where certain string instruments would have their main sound font and then a little extension with staccato, tremolo, and maybe some more articulations. Is this possible in MuseScore 4?
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MuseScore 3 and 4 both support this for soundfonts via General MIDI. But I don't know that this is a thing for VST. Normally they work using keyswitches. If you add an extra staff you can add the necessary notes for that, then hide the staff.
In reply to MuseScore 3 and 4 both… by Marc Sabatella
I was thinking about this and then realized something that might work:
Let's say you have a flute patch that uses keyswitches. They might be C0, C#0, D0, etc. What if you notated whatever for the flute as usual, then when the flute would be required to switch articulations, you added a really, really low note that was both hidden and muted (although it would be out of its range anyway) that would act as if you pressed a keyswitch in real time in the plugin, but in MuseScore, would just show up as a dyad. Do you think that might work?
In reply to I was thinking about this… by classicalmemes
Yes, this is exactly what I was referring to. The best way to add the keyswitch is on a separate staff so you can work independently of the notation. Don't mute it or it won't have its desired effect; just hide the staff when done.
In reply to Yes, this is exactly what I… by Marc Sabatella
Okay, great! Thanks for your help.