Handbell Soundfont
I'm trying to write a piece for a church handbell choir, and all of the soundfonts I've tried sound terrible. They don't ring like handbells, and have horrible sounding overtones that I've never heard from handbells. I switched to piano to listen as I write, but I'd like to hear what true handbells sound like on the piece before I give it to the choir. Any suggestions?
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Have you seen it already ?: https://musescore.com/groups/23586/discuss/23587 ?
In reply to You've already seen it:… by Shoichi
No, I haven't. This is just what I was looking for. Thanks.
In reply to You've already seen it:… by Shoichi
Just noted the B4 is a bit flat. Do you know any way of fixing that so my G major chord doesn't sound like G minor?
In reply to Just noted the B4 is a bit… by Nosmo.King
See: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/synthesizer#change_tuning_for_individ…
Maybe you could try:
Right click on B4, Select/More ...-> Same pitch;
Inspector (F8) -> Adjust tuning.
And I hope will come a better response ;-)
In reply to See: https://musescore.org… by Shoichi
Worked perfectly. Thanks again. That's a beautiful soundfont.
In reply to Worked perfectly. Thanks… by Nosmo.King
You're welcome. Buona musica!
In reply to You've already seen it:… by Shoichi
That link has since broken. I'm also trying to find a good handbell sound, maybe that's free, just so I can hear an arrangement I'm working one. Is there a new link?
In reply to That link has since broken… by JLBee
Here's what the Internet Archive has for that post:
The "HandBells.sf2" Soundfont by FMJ Software (http://www.fmjsoft.com/siframe.html) is a fantastic resoucre. Simply download the font (Hand Bells.sf2) and copy it into you MuseScore sounds directory (possibly "C:\Program Files\MuseScore\sound"). To use the soundfont, simply display the synthesizer (Display-->Synthesizer) and then use the Mixer (Display-->Mixer) to change to the handbell sample.
In reply to Here's what the Internet… by Daniel199423
The fmjsoft bells soundfont link has changed again. For now it's here: https://www.fmjsoft.com/instruments.html#handbells
If this breaks again, googling "fmjsoft handbells" should find its new home (unless of course it disappears entirely).