Why are the instruments from my custom SoundFont not published online?
I think I did something incorrectly when applying a custom SoundFont to my score.
Using Viena, I edited the Fluid R3 Mono GM2 (110) SF2 SoundFont and merged instruments from the Florestan String Quartet SoundFont as Florestan *[instrument name]*.
When merging the instruments, I appended new present banks for any conflicting instruments.
In the Musescore client mixer, I applied the merged Florestan instruments to the Pizzicato voice for my string parts and it played as expected in the client. However, when I saved the score online, the voice parts that were mapped to the Florestan instruments had all switched to Piano.
I figure there is more to importing SoundFonts and I must be doing something wrong...
Any help appreciated.
Attached is the score that I am trying to save.
Thanks!
Comments
You probably need to save the soundfont into the score?
In reply to You probably need to save the by Jojo-Schmitz
I did save the SoundFont to the score.
When you upload your score on MuseScore.com only the score is uploaded, not the soundfont. So MuseScore.com has no idea that you changed your soundfont or what you soundfont contains. It renders the MuseScore file with the default soundfont, not matter what.
In reply to When you upload your score on by [DELETED] 5
I see. Thanks for clarifying this.
Is there a way to add / modify instruments in the score itself?
In reply to I see. Thanks for clarifying by ArsTropica
If you mean, somehow save the soundfont itself within your score, no - that would make scores huge. Basically, scores played on musescore.com use the default sounfont, which is also what people will hear on their own computers if they download your score. Unless of course they have changed from the default - possibly to something else still. Bottom line - you can't control the sounds others will hear when listening to playback of your score.
In reply to If you mean, somehow save the by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for explaining. I was thinking along the lines of altering the instruments.xml and/or instrument definitions in the score itself, but it looks like the most one can do from there is change the velocity and gate time.
Unless I am missing something...?
In reply to Thanks for explaining. I was by ArsTropica
You aren't. Again, score files never save actual sounds, just instructions as to which channel / patch to use. Just like text files don't store the actual shapes of the characters.
In reply to You aren't. Again, score by Marc Sabatella
Thanks again for clarifying.