Soundfont & MuseScore 4
Is there any way at the moment to add a soundfont to MS 4 so my Theremin is recognised and given the correct sound, even if it is only a temporary solution?
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Sure, just specify the soundfont in the mixer. Since Theremin isn a General MIDI instruments, MuseScore won be able to pick the sound out of a soundfont containing many sounds, so just be sure itś the first (or only) sound in the soundfont. You can also use a VST instrument which is likely produce better results, if you can find one.
In reply to Sure, just specify the… by Marc Sabatella
I would do that if the Theremin showed up in the mixer.
Theremin is on the score, in the list of instruments, but not on the mixer.
In reply to I would do that if the… by Philorganic
Hard to say from just a picture - much better if you attach your actual score. But it does look like for some reason if you add theremin, you don't get a mixer channel. You should report that as a bug on GitHub. Meanwhile, just add some other instrument - you're going to change the sound anyhow, and then also change the name.
In reply to Hard to say from just a… by Marc Sabatella
Ok, I've opened a bug report on github #14527
I've sent a screen shot and a pdf of the score.
I tried swapping the Theremin to an Ocarina and was able to use the Theremin soundfont for it.
In reply to Sure, just specify the… by Marc Sabatella
Hi Marc. Regarding this, is musescore 4 going to lose the ability of selecting soundfont sounds at will? I ask because I use many non General MIDI soundfonts with multiple instruments and I fear that feature not being inherited from the current version.
Kind regards!
In reply to Hi Marc. Regarding this, is… by Daniel Rodríguez 11
4.0 will have lost it, yes. But it is scheduled to return in a later update.
In the meantime, you could opt for using the Free Sforzando VST, which supports loading SFZ and sf2 files and then does allow selecting a sound patch inside them.
In reply to 4.0 will have lost it, yes… by jeetee
Later update sounds good. Until then version 4 is pretty much bricked.
In reply to Later update sounds good… by FBXOPWKDOIR
Not quite; yes you can't select a different soundpatch to use from a soundfont when loaded directly into MS4. But you can if you load it via Sforzando or Sfizz; which are both supported VST3s.
In reply to Later update sounds good… by FBXOPWKDOIR
Also, with support for VST and also Muse Sounds, it will be less common to need alternate soundfonts in the first place. And as mentioned, there are VST instruments that will allow you to select sounds within soundfonts. There are also utilities that can extract individual sounds from soundfonts. So pretty much no matter what your specific need is, it can be addressed. If you explain more about what alternate sounds you are using and why, we can help you get the job done.
In reply to Also, with support for VST… by Marc Sabatella
Seems like I'll be covered then. I normally select different instruments from different soundfonts, but if we are going to have per instrument VST this will be just a little more tricky. Another question regarding MS4 —perhaps a little off-topic—, will it have better velocity and volume handling? From what I know, I am only able to change velocity locally (per note) via inspector or piano roll, but that seems not to be the case of volume.
Kind regards and thank y'all for the replies!
In reply to Seems like I'll be covered… by Daniel Rodríguez 11
Are you making a distinction between velocity and volume? MIDI doesn't really have a standard way of separating these concepts, although MuseScore 3 does for instruments supporting single note dynamics. In the initial 4.0.0 release, there won't be any controls here, but by 4.1 or 4.2 or so, it's planned to have more sophisticated controls, similar to the "lanes" provided by some DAW software.
In reply to Are you making a distinction… by Marc Sabatella
Hi Marc. Is there somewhere a roadmap for future developments?
I read everywhere that this or that feature will be available in a later 4.x, 4.1 or 4.2 version. Are the plans publicly available?
In reply to Hi Marc. Is there somewhere… by graffesmusic
There's no single document - you can just monitor the issues posted to GitHub and see the comments there and the tags added to various issues.