How to use 7zip?
I downloaded some soundfonts for Musescore 3.6, and apparently I have to use 7zip to do something to get it to work, but I don't know exactly what I have to do and the instructions on how to use 7zip or unzip compressed files (whatever that means) are so piss-poor that I don't even know how it works. The files I'm dealing with have names like UprightPianoKW-SFZ-20190703.tar.xz and detuned_piano.tar.7z , just so you know. What do I have to do with 7zip in order to get these soundfonts to work on Musescore?
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Right-click on the downloaded file: Extract here or extract to (destination folder).
See: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/soundfonts-and-sfz-files#install
In reply to Right-click on the… by Shoichi
I right clicked all of them but it doesn't give me the option to extract them
In reply to I right clicked all of them… by [DELETED] 26838334
Have you installed 7zip? https://www.wikihow.com/Open-7z-Files
What operating system are you using (Windows/Linux/Mac)?
If you are still using 3.5.2 (on Windows, it seems) update to the latest version https://musescore.org/en/download
In reply to Have you installed 7zip?… by Shoichi
I'm on Windows 10 using Musescore 3.6
In reply to I'm on Windows 10 using… by [DELETED] 26838334
I'm on Mint (Linux). If I download UprightPianoKW-SFZ It automatically proposes itself for extraction. Have you tried double-clicking on the file?
The same, I imagine, would be true for https://download.linuxaudio.org/musical-instrument-libraries/sfz/
I see some more experienced contributors are active, hope they will intervene soon.
In reply to I'm on Mint (Linux). If I… by Shoichi
I tried it, but all it does is give me a pop-up window saying "How would you like to open this file? Look for an app in the Windows store" and I can't progress past that.
In reply to I tried it, but all it does… by [DELETED] 26838334
Look for an app in the Windows store Microsoft style, tries to get you to use its proprietary programs.
Try downloading the version for your operating system from the site: https://www.7-zip.org/
After installed, you'll right-click on the compressed files and select Extract with 7-Zip.
Let us know.
To be clear: you need to install 7zip separately. This is not something your computer would likely have come with, and not something included with MuseScore. You need to do a web search to find a version of 7zip that works on your computer and follow the instructions on that web page to download and install it.
In reply to To be clear: you need to… by Marc Sabatella
And update to 3.6.2 by downloading it from this site https://musescore.org/en/download/musescore.msi
In reply to To be clear: you need to… by Marc Sabatella
I've done that already. I don't know how I'm meant to use it to get the soundfonts to work though.
In reply to I've done that already. I… by [DELETED] 26838334
As stated above see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/soundfonts-and-sfz-files#install
and the old https://musescore.org/en/node/50721
HTH
In reply to I've done that already. I… by [DELETED] 26838334
If you have correctly installed 7zip, then double-clicking any file ending in ".7z" should automatically open it in 7zipo, and then you can follow the documentation that came with that program to unzip the file.
In reply to If you have correctly… by Marc Sabatella
I don't understand the instructions though
In reply to I don't understand the… by [DELETED] 26838334
I'm 100% certain it's installed correctly.
In reply to I don't understand the… by [DELETED] 26838334
Do they have a help forum? It's been a long time since I used it, but I remember it being as simple as double-clicking a 7z file in your file browser to open it in 7-zip then pressing a button labeled extra or some such. Or, right-click the file in your browser and choose "Extra with 7-zip". Do neither of these work? What specific goes wrong?
In reply to Do they have a help forum? … by Marc Sabatella
@Abi G Composer
7zip is easy to use and can extract standard zip files as well as its own proprietary format, (plus many other formats too).
Their tech support page is here:
https://www.7-zip.org/support.html
This has some guidance + FAQs + a forum search and link. The forum works much the same as Musescore's so you can post questions and expect good answers.
In reply to Do they have a help forum? … by Marc Sabatella
Their help forum is essentially just a Google search bar, as if to say "Go do it yourself, asshole." Double-clicking just brings up a pop up saying "How do you want to open this file?", which is great, but the only option is "Look for an app in the Windows store" and a ticked-in checkbox labelled "Always use this app to open .xz files". The OK button is completely blanked out and cannot be clicked, rendering double clicking useless. Plus right-clicking the file doesn't give me the "Extra with 7zip" option like you said.
In reply to Their help forum is… by [DELETED] 26838334
I've just download that detuned_piano.tar.7z and opened it, via double-click, which started 7Zip, as that is the App registered to handle the .7z extension:
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Inseif that I double clicked the detuned_piano.tar and got:
You now just need to drag the folder there into MueScore's Soundfont directory
Then load the detuned_pinano.sfz file from within that in the Zerberus tab of MuseScore synthesizer
Similar for that UprightPianoKW-SFZ-20190702.tar.xz, only that .xz is not what 7Zip is registered for automatically, but you can select it as the App to open it with, then it looks the same as above
In reply to I've just download that… by Jojo-Schmitz
I literally can't do the first step. I double-click it and this window keeps popping up:
In reply to I literally can't do the… by [DELETED] 26838334
@Abi, see: https://musescore.org/en/node/289899
In reply to @Abi, see: https://musescore… by Shoichi
I worked out how to do screenshots now
In reply to I literally can't do the… by [DELETED] 26838334
Then select 7Zip as the app to use (7Zip File Maneger IIRC)
In reply to I literally can't do the… by [DELETED] 26838334
This window's preventing me from doing anything related to opening it in 7zip
In reply to This window's preventing me… by [DELETED] 26838334
Like, I literally don't know how to do anything related to this at all. I'm not good with computers
In reply to This window's preventing me… by [DELETED] 26838334
Press on "More Apps"
![3.png]( "3.png")
In reply to Press on "More Apps" by Jojo-Schmitz
Where do I do that?
In reply to Where do I do that? by [DELETED] 26838334
Scratch that, I found it, but now i don't know what to pick
In reply to Scratch that, I found it,… by [DELETED] 26838334
7zFM.exe, the 7Zip File Manager
In reply to 7zFM.exe, the 7Zip File… by Jojo-Schmitz
It has opened in 7zip now
In reply to Where do I do that? by [DELETED] 26838334
here:
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In reply to here: [inline:Screenshot (4)… by Jojo-Schmitz
I got it to work!
In reply to Their help forum is… by [DELETED] 26838334
@Abi G Composer
Their help forum is essentially just a Google search bar, as if to say "Go do it yourself, asshole."
Ouch! That's a bit uncalled for. So use the link to go to the forum to ask a question.
Edit: But I see that you have finally got there anyway and it was neither a MuseScore nor Zip7 issue. Hopefully you've found a good soundfont.
I'm pretty sure winzip will open 7z files and there is a free version. I tend to uninstall winzip after using it because I can't stand the constant nagging and updates.
In reply to I'm pretty sure winzip will… by Jonky Ponky
Winzip, the last time I used it, rendered most of my files unopenable, even after redownloading them. I'm never gonne use it again.
In reply to Winzip, the last time I used… by [DELETED] 26838334
Ciao Abi, as a layman I would think that your pc has problems or that you need physical help from someone more experienced than me.
Personally, I've archived Windows on the four PCs around the house installing Linux Mint alongside.
I think you could attach one of your .zipper scores here and someone could maybe figure it out.