Installing Muse Sounds

    Installation via Muse Hub

    Muse Sounds is a library of sophisticated plugins that provide realistic playback for MuseScore.

    Muse Sounds are installed using the Muse Hub application, which can be downloaded here on musescore.org.

    Once installed, Muse Hub can be opened by clicking the application icon in the menu bar (macOS) or system tray (Windows). Click Get under any sound you’d like to have in your library, and it will begin downloading and installing right away.

    Muse Hub also contains a range of effects plugins. Download and install these from the Effects tab.

    Once a plugin is fully downloaded, it will appear in the Mixer the next time you launch MuseScore.

    Using Muse Sounds in MuseScore

    Any Muse Sounds plugins you’ve downloaded will be automatically assigned to the appropriate instruments in your score.

    You can tell MuseScore to always use available Muse Sounds plugins via the Playback Setup dialog.

    1. Go to view → Playback setup
    2. Select Muse Sounds in the Profiles section
    3. Leave Set as default for new scores checked if you want all future scores to also use Muse Sounds
    4. Click OK

    The Muse Sounds playback profile will ensure that all Muse Sounds plugins will be assigned to every available instrument in your score. You can also manually assign a Muse Sounds plugin to a single instrument via the Mixer. This can be helpful for scores with more than one instrument, where you may wish to combine Muse Sounds plugins with other VSTs or Soundfonts.

    1. Go to View → Mixer to show the Mixer (Shortcut: F10)
    2. Hover over a plugin slot next to Sound
    3. Click the dropdown button that appears
    4. Navigate to Muse Sounds and select a sound from the desired library

    Available sounds in Muse Sounds

    Muse Sounds currently supports the following instruments:

    Choir

    • Sopranos
    • Altos
    • Tenors
    • Basses

    Strings

    • Violins 1
    • Violin 1 (Solo)
    • Violins 2
    • Violin 2 (Solo)
    • Violas
    • Viola (Solo)
    • Violoncellos
    • Violoncello (Solo)
    • Contrabasses

    Woodwinds

    • Alto Flute
    • Alto Sax
    • Baritone Sax
    • Bass Clarinet
    • Bass Flute
    • Bassoon
    • Clarinet in Bb
    • Clarinet in Eb
    • Contrabass Flute
    • Contrabassoon
    • English Horn
    • Flute 1
    • Flute 2
    • Oboe
    • Piccolo
    • Soprano Sax
    • Tenor Sax

    Brass

    • French Horns a6
    • French Horn
    • Trumpets a4
    • Trumpet
    • Trombones a3
    • Trombone
    • Bass Trombone
    • Cimbasso
    • Tuba

    Percussion

    • Bass Drum
    • Bell Tree
    • Bongos
    • Cabasa
    • Castanets
    • Claves
    • Cowbell
    • Crotales
    • Field Drum
    • Glockenspiel
    • Gong
    • Marimba
    • Mark Tree
    • Piatti
    • Shaker
    • Sleigh Bells
    • Snare Drum
    • Suspended Cymbal
    • Taikos
    • Tam-Tam
    • Tambourine
    • Timbales
    • Timpani
    • Toms
    • Triangle
    • Tubular Bells
    • Vibraphone
    • Wood Blocks
    • Xylophone
    • Metronome

    Keys

    • Celesta
    • Grand Piano
    • Harpsichord
    • Soft Piano
    • Upright Piano
    • Hammond Organ
    • Suitcase Piano
    • Wurly 200A
    • Dream Piano

    Harp

    • Harp

    Any instruments not supported by Muse Sounds will remain assigned to MS Basic by default.