Drumline Soundfont
So a few updates ago the old drumline soundfont kind of just disappeared. I know MDL exists and I still use it, but I preferred the old sounds for marching band. MDL works well for drum corps and indoor percussion, but I don't like it as much for basic marching band. If I select the old marching drums as instruments they still use the MDL soundfont. Does anyone know how to get the old sounds back?
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They shouldn't use MDL, I guess it might be possible to force them to via the mixer, but by default they shouldn't. Can you attach your score with the problem?
In reply to They shouldn't use MDL, I… by Marc Sabatella
Here's a brief example I whipped up. For me the snare and tenor drums sound like the singular MDL snare and tenor drums(as in, not snare line or tenor line). The bass drums just sound like a slightly off version of MDL Bass Line 5.
In reply to Here's a brief example I… by Jacob Ratledge
Well, I'm not an expert in what those samples sound like, but I can verify this is playing back using the standard soundfont, not MDL, for me. Specifically, it's using the "Marching Snare" drumkit. Maybe this kit was updated in the standard soundfont was updated to use some of the same samples as MDL?
In reply to Well, I'm not an expert in… by Marc Sabatella
Yeah it's using the right kits for me too. The thing is, the kit uses samples from MDL, and I can't find a way to go back to the old kit that I preferred the sound of.
In reply to Yeah it's using the right… by Jacob Ratledge
You could download an older version of the software and copy the soundfont from there into your own soundfonts folder.
In reply to You could download an older… by Marc Sabatella
That worked a lot better that I was expecting it to, thank you for the help.
See also #305308: Marching band snare drum cymbals don't sound
The old samples for marching percussion instruments in MuseScore_General.sf3 were replaced with MDL samples.
I do agree that while these are great for corps style marching, it is not a good fit for other types of marching and rudimental percussion - military, show style, pipe band, etc.
We hope to be able to specifically address these segments at some point.