New MuseSounds is much better than old MuseScore_General.sf3
Compare these two versions of National Anthems and give the answer
KG_MuseSounds.ogg MuseSounds
KG_General.ogg MuseScore_General.sf3
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I don't see any question. I hear the difference overall. 'Better' ventures into the land of one's opinion. Some may have the opinion that the old MuseScore_General.sf3 is better. To each their own. Are you trying to poll people's opinions?
In reply to I don't see any question. I… by Are Jayem
this is my own opinion,i think new sounds are not friendly to old computers
In reply to this is my own opinion,i… by CJDUDHF
There is something strange however.
Comparisons are always made between MuseScore_general.sf3 and MuseSounds
What about Musescore_general_HQ.sf3? Someone caring about playback quality should have installed this.
(or other alternatives such as Aegean)
In reply to There is something strange… by graffesmusic
Possibly because the default font for MS3 is not the HQ version. I imagine that many people don't even know about the HQ version. Plus using the HQ version takes a bit of time to load. I changed it to sf2.
Anyway I started to write a piece for orchestra in MS3 (HQ font) that started out very soft and climaxed with a very loud section with tam tam and loud horn rips. Big finish. MS3 just wasn't cutting it. I finished the piece in other software that had more of the punch I was looking for. When MuseSounds came out, the first thing I did was open that score to see what MuseSounds could do. Perfect? No. Too much reverb? Yes. But that score in MS4 and MuseSounds completely knocked my socks off.
That said there are still problems that need to be fixed. For one, it seems that a recent update may have added a slight swell to violin section notes. Totally unnatural.
Oh and I tried every font you can think of in MS3. Sonatina, Aegean, VSCO, St James, Symphonic Sounds, VPO. In my opinion all fell short of HQ. Mostly because of lack of SND.
In reply to Possibly because the default… by bobjp
The default soundfont for MS4 is MS Basic, not MuseSounds.
I just wonder why now playback quality is important enough to make videos and so about it, while previously most didn't even care enough to install HQ.
As i understand, MS Basic is basically HQ, somewhat adapted. MS Basic is also sf3.
In the past, Musescore's "purpose" has always been notation, not playback. Numerous discussions about this.
e.g.: https://musescore.org/en/node/123946
"I can't count the number of times it has been said on the MuseScore forums that MuseScore is a notation program (as opposed to a score-centric DAW front-end)."
"BTW, no doubt MuseScore can be used for purposes other than notation, that's not in question. But it's intended purpose remains focused on notation, so hopefully you can understand why that is where most development effort remains focused"
This has completely changed in MS4. The only focus is now MuseSounds, so it seems.
It is not a fair comparison.
The MS_General is much quieter, has a much smaller stereo width and less reverb.
By the way: the MuseSound version is overdriven.