Changing Soundfonts, Simply
Hi. I have a problem, because the sound font FluidR3Mono_GM doesn't sound very good. I found a different one I like much more, but I don't know how to change it. I can't give further information then that, seeing as how I'm in a huge hurry. Any questions ask me in the forums.
THANK YOU!!!
Conner
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Does http://musescore.org/en/node/36171 help?
In reply to Does by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, It does help, but I'm wondering where it is on the page.
In reply to Does by Jojo-Schmitz
I figured it out. Thank you very very much!
Just curius which you found. Especially if it's GM-compatible. So far I haven't found one I think is better, but I keep looking and trying.
In reply to Just curius which you found. by Marc Sabatella
It's an SF2 file, and it's the steinwaysoundbank one from free drum kits.net. I actually don't like it very much, and fluid sounds better to me. It doesn't have staccato. But now it fluid won't show up in the add window. So how do you make it show up again? Or any sound font, really.
In reply to It's an SF2 file, and it's by ModernConner
Which version of MuseScore?
For 1.3, you go to Display / Synthesizer, and when you click the icon next to the next of the soundfont, it brings up a standard file selection dialog, so you just have to navigate to wherever you downloaded the soundfont in the first place.
For the experimental 2.0 Beta/Nightly builds, it's View / Synthesizer, and the button is labeled "Add". It does not have a file browser but instead shows you the combined contents of the folders you have specified in "Edit / Preferences / Soundfont folders". The first entry is this list is normally MuseScore's own built-in soundfont folder, and that is where FluidR3 lives, so you should not remove that folder from the list. If you did, you need to add it back. Or run "mscore -F" to reset everything to factory settings.
But FWIW, staccato is not an attribute of the soundfont. All sounfonts are capable of playing back staccato. If you add the staccato marking to notes in your score, they should play back that way regardless of which soundfont you use.
In reply to Which version of by Marc Sabatella
I'm not sure why I even keep asking questions, because literally right after I post them, I figure it out.
Here's the way I did it in 2.0
1. Go to applications/musescore*/show package contents/Resources/Soundfonts.
2. In the sound fonts folder, create a folder*.
3. Drag and drop sound font into folder.
For me, this made the sound font appear in the synth add window.
And about the staccato, it was because I added pedal. xD
And now I use arachno-soundfont. It worked for me using the steps above.
Thank you to everyone who has helped me today, though I realize now that I basically just say OH MY GOD HELP ME I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO! AND I WILL NOT TRY ANYTHING BEFORE I ASK!
Again, Thank you, everyone.
Sincerely,
Conner
In reply to I'm not sure why I even keep by ModernConner
:-) But be aware, you found the *hard* way. You shouldn't need to be creaitng folders in the application package itself. I mentioned before that MuseScore looks in the places specified by "Edit / Preferences / Soundfont folders". There are two folders in the default list. The first is the one you just added to, but that's MuseScore's own private folder; you shouldn't normally mess it it. It's the *second* folder in the list you should be placing your soundfont in. And this is is in your own home directory. Whatever folder MuseScore is saving your folders to (perhaps /home/yourname/MuseScore2/Scores), go up one level, and you should see in addition to "Scores" there are folders "Images", "Styles", "Plugins", "Templates", and - yes - "Soundfonts". That's where you should be placing your soundfonts.
In reply to :-) But be aware, you found by Marc Sabatella
I'm glad you said that, because the way I did stopped working. So I do put it in Sounfonts, and not SFZ right? I'll try the easy way from now on :) Thanks so much again!
In reply to :-) But be aware, you found by Marc Sabatella
Ugh. That didn't work either. Perhaps it's my computer, it's 8 years old.
In reply to Ugh. That didn't work either. by ModernConner
Shouldn't matter. Can you post a picture showing the file in the fSoundfonts folder? Make sure it is an sf2 file. And then post a picture showing showing what the Add dialog looks like.
In reply to Shouldn't matter. Can you by Marc Sabatella
In reply to Oh ok. I thought it could be by ModernConner
Your picture shows you put it it in "Styles", not Soundfonts.
I thought you were talking about an SF2 file. SFZ files are supported in only a limited way, but I think Salamander in particular is supposed to work. These do go in the SFZ folder. But if you want to load one, you have to switch to the Zerberus synth rather than the Fluid synth (see the tabs at the tab of the Synthesizer dialog).
In reply to Your picture shows you put it by Marc Sabatella
Ah! That worked. Thank you, I'm going to try some more sound fonts now just to test. Thanks again!
In reply to Your picture shows you put it by Marc Sabatella
So I tried 8, and all of but one of them worked! I realized it was an SFZ in Sounfonts though, so thats why the one didn't work. I can not express how thankful I am that there are people like you to take time out of there day to help me. Thank you So SO much.