Very good soundfonts!
Hi there, I was thinking that the major part of users of musescore can't take better soundfonts. I want share and counsel you very good soundfonts:
First is Arachno soundfont, which has a library of all instruments: https://www.sendspace.com/file/4tki2c
Second, for piano, is Stein Grand Piano soundfont(counseled by pianist1998): http://www.freedrumkits.net/sound-fonts/pianos/857-stein-grand-piano-sou...
For stronger piano sound: Steinway Grand piano(always counseled by pianist1998):
http://www.freedrumkits.net/sound-fonts/packs/820-steinway-soundbank-sou...
Another very good piano soundfont is Steinway grand piano, but is for pay(always counseled by pianist1998):
https://www.soundfontdownloads.com/node/33
A very good String quartet soundfont is this (click on "040 Florestan String quartet"):
http://nando.oui.com.br/pages/soundfonts.html
And, for last one, a great orchestra soundfont ,with all instrument library:
http://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php
I hope you like these soundfonts!
Comments
Thank you for listing these :)
Are these soundfonts easy to use/compatible in Musescore?
Frans
In reply to Are these soundfonts easy to by karelmollen
Yes Franz they are.
Just put them in the soundfont folder and they will appear in the Synthesiser dialogue.
(That's in 2.0 beta)
In reply to Yes Franz they are. Just put by ChurchOrganist
what about in Musescore 2.0.0
I have that one, and I don't know what to do. :) I'm really trying to figure this out.
In reply to what about in Musescore by Jonathan L. Wr…
Exactly as described else where in this thread, or in the Handbook - put the file in the Soundfont folder, and then go to View Synthesizer and Add I.
In reply to Exactly as described else by Marc Sabatella
Thanks....now I've followed the instructions. The only problem now is that I turned a two-part piece (violin-piano) into where it is playing both parts in the new soundfont (even the violin part) Is there a way to just make certain parts a different soundfont?
In reply to Thanks....now I've followed by Jonathan L. Wr…
I am wondering if perhaps you are misunderstanding the term "soundfont". A soundfont isn't just one instrument; it potentially contains many instruments, and the default default contains hundreds. Including both a piano and violin. Did you load a soundfont that contains only a single instrument? If so, well, that's the problem right there. What soudfont are you trying to use? If it does contain both a piano and a violin, and its GM-compatible - so MuseScore knwos how to find the piano & violin - then it should already be doing so. Assuming the score itself was actually set up correctly. If you loaded a soundfont that has only piano, you will to be sure to still have another soudnfont loaded (you can have several), and then use the Mixer to be sure to choose the specific sounds for each instrument.
In order to help more, you'd have to post the score you are having problems with, and more information about what soundfont you are trying to use.
In reply to Thanks....now I've followed by Jonathan L. Wr…
You select the sounds you want for each part from the mixer
In reply to You select the sounds you by ChurchOrganist
Is there a way to make the sound stay. I keep on changing the soundfont, and it works fine, but when i close the window and go back to the same score, the soundfonts go back to the normal one.
In reply to Is there a way to make the by Jonathan L. Wr…
The "Set As Default" button.
In reply to Is there a way to make the by Jonathan L. Wr…
Click the "Save to Score" button
In reply to Are these soundfonts easy to by karelmollen
Of course are compatibles with musescore. You must go on Synthetizer, next Soundfonts and you change your soundfont :)
In reply to Are these soundfonts easy to by karelmollen
In 1.3 you can navigate to the folder on your PC where the soundfont is stored and add it from there.
HTH
Come back here if you need more specific instructions.
Is there any SoundFont for WestAfrica Struing instrument like the Kora or the Ngoni, even if it is paid one, I would really appreciate your help
In reply to Is there any SoundFont for by keskes
Try searching the Hammersound library - that's probably he biggest soundfont repository around:-
http://hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soundlink.pl
In reply to Try searching the Hammersound by ChurchOrganist
Hello, looking at the Hammersound-soundfonts I apparently have to choose in download USA, Austria, or Canada.
Can anybody tell me what's the meaning of this?
Is it just the language?
Gr. Frans
In reply to Hello, looking at the by karelmollen
Because that is where the servers are. Choose the one geographically closest to you.
In reply to Try searching the Hammersound by ChurchOrganist
This link is broken
In reply to This link is broken by BORED
Looks as though it has gone :(
A shame - it was a good resource.
Here's a link to Kenneth Rundt's soundfont link page which will provide some places to look...
http://www.synthfont.com/links_to_soundfonts.html
Oke, thanx!
Frans
Hey, I made an account just to be able to post this. I stupidly downloaded the "Arachno soundfont" on my brand new laptop late at night when I wasn't thinking very clearly. It turned out to be a Trojan Horse, which completely destroyed my computer. For your safety, please don't download anything from this page.
Also, if we could ban this user that would give me some feeling of justice.
--Flufferfish
In reply to Hey, I made an account just by flufferfish
I seriously doubt the OP placed malware, more than a year ago, and that banning would help in any form or shape.
Have a look at https://musescore.org/en/handbook/soundfont-0#list and download from there.
In reply to Hey, I made an account just by flufferfish
I think it highly probably that the Trojan was already on your computer, as I downloaded this particular file over a year ago and opened and installed it without problems.
Either that or you used Sendspace's fast download which has several reports on Google of sending malware instead of the proper file.
In reply to I think it highly probably by ChurchOrganist
Internet Explorer's "SmartScreen" warned me twice about that download, whatever that means, Security Essentials however found no issue with the file
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In reply to . by BORED
Arachnofont is crap and i hate spiders. The rest mentioned must be crap too.
Use mscore + jackd to use carla host plugin as a sampler. You can load pro kontakt soundfonts into carla via kontakt 5.3.0 player vst. You should have wine and airwave vst bridge installed.
For piano use
1. NI akoustik piano
2. NI alicia keys
Most of the rest of soundfonts are crap or don't have sympathetic resonance or require a high version of kontakt which won't work with linux.
You can read specs of akoustik piano. 10 velocity layers + symp resonance + other nice features. Don't even waste your time on using the so-called crappy free soundfonts or looking for them ...
In reply to Arachnofont is crap and i by mscorepersona
No need to be insulting. Just say "I prefer…" and it's easier to read through.
In reply to No need to be insulting. Just by Isaac Weiss
The free crap that is so stubbornly promoted on the net leads to THAT PEOPLE BECOME DEAF.
To avoid becoming deaf you are encouraged to use high quality kontakt and other nonfree soundfonts.
In reply to The free crap that is so by mscorepersona
That may or not be the case, but if you can't engage in a more polite fashion, you're a seriously ineffective messenger. Just saying.
In reply to That may or not be the case, by Isaac Weiss
The only good free soundfont i met was ibanez bass guiltar about 80 mg. The only multilayered free soundfont is maestro concert grand (5 layers) but with dull sound and highly antialiased. The only non-antialised soundfont i know is akustik piano by NI. You should compare the high octaves. That's where bad piano soundfonts fail in the first place. Another benefit of a good soundfont is staccato samples. Again you can compare staccato of akustik piano with staccato of your soundfonts. I am more than sure you will feel the difference. Free soundfont don't have staccato at all... The latest nonfree soundfonts which unfortunately don't run on linux now have also repetition samples multilayred both for staccato and sustain, not to mention symth resonance which is already a must for any soundfont.
Are there any good soundfonts for church bells?
In reply to Are there any good soundfonts by straannick
Soni Musicae have a Carillon soundfont but it is packed in sfArk format so you will need SfArk in order to extract the file.
No problem if you're on Windows, but Mac and Linux users have reported problems getting SfArk to run,
http://sonimusicae.free.fr/carillondegand-en.html
In reply to Soni Musicae have a Carillon by ChurchOrganist
Thank you!
Good Carillion!
But unfortunately it is very very different from orthodox church bells.
do you have the soundfont of Chinese Orchestra? such as erhu dizi guzheng
In reply to do you have the soundfont of by KewShenHan
I have one. but It doesn't have all instruments
In reply to I have one. but It doesn't by KeldeoJustified
Could you link me? I need it for a project
In reply to do you have the soundfont of by KewShenHan
https://rekkerd.org/dsk-soundfonts/
https://www.polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/files/27-instrument-sets/256-sg…
https://www.polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/files/22-unpitched-percussion/3…
For Sheng I use the regal sound from Jeux 1.4. https://www.polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/files/11-organs/100-jeux-14
In reply to https://rekkerd.org/dsk… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Really thanks! The last two links you share have lost. Could you share again?
Don't lie to me. Are there viruses on these links?
Thank you for posting these.
Hi guys! ChristUSA here. So far I prefer the Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra Soundfont. Some people think it sounds excellent, especially yours truly. Here is the link on musescore.org where you can download it below!
https://musescore.org/en/node/36171
*can be found under "Specialized Soundfonts"*
Thanks for sharing links, though some of them are not working three years after, you gave me some good clues. I was am and will keep looking for soundfounts.
I have a question, my soundfonts won't play, I'm using sound effects for my piece, but they just play like normal instrument sounds, it works on the computer editor but when I upload it to the website thats when it breaks, please help!
In reply to I have a question, my… by RyantheKing
Then upload the score audio along with the score.
In reply to I have a question, my… by RyantheKing
Then upload the score audio along with the score, by ticking the corresponding box in the "Save online" dialog