FluidSynth Problem
When I try to play this score using the FluidSynth soundfont, it just causes a loud pop when the viola plays (or if you stop it before).
Unless you change the soundfont, no score will play after this (restarting the program fixes it).
Using MuseScore 1.0 and Mac 10.4.11.
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Anyone reproduce?
In reply to Anyone reproduce? by chen lung
Yep - sounds terrible! Not sure which fluidsynth soundfont you meant, but I'm using GeneralUser GS, on Windows Vista.
In reply to Yep - sounds terrible! Not by Marc Sabatella
That's the one :).
Does anyone know what the cause might be?
In reply to Does anyone know what the by chen lung
I looks like it is the marimba that is responsible not the viola. If you delete the marimba part it plays fine. If you delete the viola part it still has the same problem.
In reply to I looks like it is the by David Bolton
I see. Thanks.
What should we do? Is it the fault of the soundfont?
This is a critical bug - can we do something?
In reply to This is a critical bug - can by chen lung
How is that critical ? Use a GM soundfont and the bug is gone.
In reply to How is that critical ? Use a by [DELETED] 5
Because it could damage your ears.
In reply to Because it could damage your by chen lung
Let's be constructive... Viola seems to be OK but marimba seems to be the faulty one.
Create a score with only marimba and 4 quarters C and 4 quarter G. Listen. Same problem.
Do you have the problem with other instruments?
In reply to Let's be constructive... by [DELETED] 5
I wasn't debating what instrument it was (I must have made a mistake originally), but should we notify the creators of the soundfont (or remove/amend it)?
I know this to be a problem with the General User GS soundfont on both Mac OS and Windows. I see from previous discussion that it is the marimba that is problematic, which means that this otherwise very nice soundfont is worse than useless to me. I'd recommend telling the maker of the soundfont that it has this bug.
I've contacted the soundfont creator - hopefully, he'll be able to help :).
In reply to I've contacted the soundfont by chen lung
It might just be an incompatibility with MuseScore. The creator is maybe not responsible.
In reply to It might just be an by [DELETED] 5
Or it might be a problem in Fluidsynth that MuseScore just inherited.
While I was initially pretty high on that soundfont, I'm finding that while it does *certain* instruments well, others are really nowhere near as good, and the balances seem like they usually need more work than other soundfonts. So I'm not using it so much any more. I'm often sticking with the one that comes with MuseScore, because I know that's what others will hear if I share my scores. I also have a couple of larger soundfonts I use on occasion.
Some day, it might be nice to see a really well-designed larger soundfont included (perhaps as an option, to save space) with MuseScore, rather than depending on whatever one can scrounge up from the net.
I have created a special version of GeneralUser GS for use with MuseScore. It can be downloaded from my GeneralUser page .
In short: I removed one of the two sound layers from the Marimba preset and that solved the problem. This problem does not occur when I use FluidSynth 1.1.3 standalone under Kubuntu (perhaps MuseScore uses an older FluidSynth version?).
Please let me know how it works for you, and of course, if you run into any more glitches, I'll be happy to look into them.
Thank you,
-~Chris
In reply to FIXED! by mrbumpy409
Thanks Chris!
Works a treat :)