Confusion with Zerberus
I was using the Sonatina orchestra soundfont in sf2 but the sound didnt loop so I downloaded the virtual playing orchestra and the original version of Sonatina as a sfZ. Each instrument has 3 selections in the mixer each for different articulation but they won't work together. I am very confused on how to use the zerberus synthesizer because each instrument is seperated. Also with that, I am using a combination of the musescore general soundfront and Sonatina. Can I use both in the zerberus synthesize? I downloaded the .zip and extracted it to a folder. Is there something else I should do?
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I have one sfZ font. Yes, each instrument is a separate file. Though they live in a single folder in your soundfont folder. Select the Zerberus tab and select ADD. A new box opens with all the instruments listed in sfz folder. Within the box type CTRL+A, if you want to add all the instruments, and select load.
I believe that MuseScore will use Fluid or Zerberus fonts, but not at the same time. Good luck.
In reply to I have one sfZ font. Yes,… by bobjp
Scratch that. You can have both loaded. I'm experimenting just now.
The articulations "work together," just not at the same time. They work with mid staff sound changes.
In reply to The articulations "work… by ramblinj
Here's what I have found so far.
I like SSO, but of course sounds tend to not loop. So I downloaded both suggested newer Sfz versions. Neither loop. Well mostly.
Because SSO sfz is made up of wave files, I believe that this is why it make MuseScore take a very longtime to load. Worth it it it worked. But it doesn't always.
In my MuseScore:
Most WWs load a brass sound.
Individual string sections (like violin 1 SEC) do not loop.
However all strings SEC do loop.
So in Zerberus, I loaded solo horn and all the all strings SEC (not solo) and articulations. I use them in conjunction with the default HQ font. Of course there is no single note dynamics with sfz. It depends on what you are doing.
And because I haven't loaded the entire sfz, MS loads quickly.
We will see how well this works.
I like the SSO horn better than the default horn.