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Am I using the guitar steel string instrument wrong, i am trying to get a steel guitar sound for a country song i am working on. Not quit figuring out how to get the right slide sound, any help would be very much welcome
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Have you already tried with https://musescore.org/en/handbook/arpeggios-and-glissandi#glissandi ?
In reply to Have you already tried with… by Shoichi
yes but i didn't get the sounds but thank you for the advise
MuseScore doesn't handle the slide sound of the steel guitar well, but you could try a bend from the Advanced Articulations and Ornaments palette. It's the symbol on the bottom line that says full on it. After you add it, you can right click and chose Bend Properties...
In reply to MuseScore doesn't handle the… by mike320
yes i tried the bends but it didn't sound anything like a steel but thanks for the advise, it might have worked if the glissando's were cleaner and smoother, as in not hearing every note between starting note to finishing note and for a computer program i am sure it is very difficult to clean it up
In reply to yes i tried the bends but it… by nelson5
I had the idea of the bends because a lot of the slides on the steel guitar are short and those can be simulated using the bend tool. Unfortunately it only works for about 2 steps rather than the octave or so that would be nice for more realistic glissandi from instruments that can slide from one note to another. The good news for the future is that the glissando is being worked on so it might sound better in version 3 when it comes out.
In reply to I had the idea of the bends… by mike320
That would be great because in country music there is nothing better then the cry of a steel guitar
In reply to That would be great because… by nelson5
agreed