Different soundfonts for different instruments in same score
Hi, Is it possible to select various soundfonts for different instruments in the same score? The reason I'm asking is because I would like to obtain soundfonts for Middle Eastern instruments and then use them to generate a better sound to the traditional instruments contained in the standard Musescore soundfonts (FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3 or MuseScore_General.sf3)
If it isn't possible to install more than one sound font per score, do I need to extract the parts, install a different sound font for every part and then insert them as single tracks into a DAW like Presonus Studio 1 or similar and combine them in that way?
Thanks for anyone who responds...:)
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You can have as many soundfonts saved to a score as you like. Keep in mind the instruments in the mixer are listed according to sound font, so: All instruments in soundfont #1 are listed, then all instruments in soundfont #2 and so forth. So if all of the soundfonts have a violin, you will have a violin listed in each soundfont. I would list the soundfont used by the most instruments first.
In reply to You can have as many… by mike320
Hi! I have dowloaded Classical-Guitar-Hedsound.sf3, put it into the Musescore soundfonts file and tried to add it in the Sythetizer Fluid, without success.
Thank you Mike, how do I go about adding external soundfonts and having them appear in the mixer dropdown menu under each instrument? Or are they automatically added to the mixer drop down menu when I add the soundfont to the synthesizer?
In reply to Thank you Mike, how do I go… by MichaelKatz84
The mixer shows everything loaded into the synthesizer. First listed in the synthesizer is first listed in the mixer.
In reply to The mixer shows everything… by mike320
Thanks Mike, I'll attach pictures, since I don't totally understand... Attached is my mixer with some instruments in the image, followed by the synthesizer view with my FluidR3Mono and Musescore General soundfonts... Do the names in the mixer indicate the FluidR3Mono's soundfonts since they are listed first, or are some of the Musescore General's sounfonts included as well, since it is listed second in the synthesizer? What I would like to add to the synthesizer is some Middle Eastern Ethnic Instruments soundfonts like the Tar, Oud and Erhu, which don't appear in the dropdown lists of the Mixer (Obviously because I didn't add them yet). But if I add them, would they appear so that I can associate them with a specific track in the score?
In reply to Thanks Mike, I'll attach… by MichaelKatz84
Both Soundfonts are loaded, those from the first are listed first in mixer's list auf sounds for each instrument. As the sound names may be the same in either soundfont, we can't see from that picture which soundfont these are from
In reply to Both Soundfonts are loaded,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks Jojo, that's very helpful, I will load another sound font and hopefully I'll see it at the bottom of the list...
In reply to Thanks Mike, I'll attach… by MichaelKatz84
Unfortunately the mixer does not give you any indication that you have progressed from one soundfont to the next. The sounds in the FluidR3Mono soundfont follow the GM standard. The sounds are listed here: https://www.midi.org/specifications-old/item/gm-level-1-sound-set
Once you pass these sounds, you will be seeing the MuseScore_General sounds, many of which will likely be repeated.
In reply to Unfortunately the mixer does… by mike320
Great, thanks for all your help Mike, it's starting to make sense now. I will load an additional sound font and will keep my eyes on the bottom to see the new instruments that should be loaded...