Banjo sounds like piano
I'm just starting to learn to use MuseScore and am having a problem with the sound on two different computers
Specifically the banjo sounds like a piano not a banjo.
There are a few other instruments that do this as well, while some like the flute work fine.
What I've done is create a new score and selected banjo as the instrument, then entered some notes. Both while entering the notes and during playback sounds like a piano.
I then downloaded and played Believer_Banjo.mscz. Same thing it sounds like a piano.
I've tried downloading other sound fonts and selecting each in view->synthesizer by adding them and even deleting all others
The sound fonts I've tried are
Banjosounds.sf2 – I'd expect this to at least work
FluidR3 GM2-2.SF2
FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3
Timbres Of Heaven GM_GS_XG_SFX V 3
With Timbres of Heave the mixer changes from Banjo to Don's Banjo so that tells me that the fonts are being changed.
Using sound fonts, midi and anything beyond basic sound is all new to me so I don't know where to go from here.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
My Computers are
Ubuntu 15.10 with this hardware
00:00.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Host Bridge (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller (rev a3)
00:02.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1)
00:05.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2)
00:07.0 Bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:08.1 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
And Window 10 on a Dell laptop with this audio info
ame Realtek High Definition Audio
Manufacturer Realtek
Status OK
PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0255&SUBSYS_10280651&REV_1000\4&321661D3&0&0001
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\rtkvhd64.sys (6.0.1.7544, 4.31 MB (4,518,136 bytes), 2015-11-17 8:31 AM
Sorry I don't know how to get a complete hardware list out of Windows 10
Comments
Check that in the synthesizer is prewsente the the Soundfont.
See: https://musescore.org/en/node/50721
and, if not solve, also https://musescore.org/en/handbook/revert-factory-settings-0
In reply to Check that in the synthesizer by Shoichi
After listening again it does sort of sound like a banjo. Just need to find a way to bring out the tone a little better.
Sorry for that.
In reply to After listening again it does by Gary Caine
Could be you need a better sound system.
It sounds as though somehow the wrong sound is being assigned to the Banjo.
Please open the Mixer window (F10) whilst you have one of the two scores you mention loaded and post a screen shot of what is there.
It would also help to attach the score(s) in question.
In reply to It sounds as though somehow by ChurchOrganist
OK I'll give you the one I downloaded and the screen shot of the mixer.
I'm using Timbres of Heavan soundfont in this case
In reply to OK I'll give you the one I by Gary Caine
Hmm all seems to be in order - perhaps it's your sound system?
Are you trying to listen on laptop speakers?
In reply to Hmm all seems to be in order by ChurchOrganist
No :)
The speakers on that laptop suck.
headphones.
On my Ubuntu desktop tried both headphones and external speakers.
I can live with it while I'm learning to use MuseScore.