Mellotron Fonts
Please see the attached pictures. 1.- To install mellotron soundfonts via musescore and be able to interact with my Yamaha, Roland, and casio keyboards that have midi connection I did buy a cable (TENINYU USB to MIDI Cable Converter 2 in 1 PC to Synthesizer Music Studio Keyboard Interface Wire Plug Controller Adapter Cord 16 Channels Supports Computer Laptop Windows and Mac) but I have not figure out how this work. I suppose the sound would be available from my computer. I downloaded thesesamples available for free here: https://sonicbloom.net/en/free-sb-mellotron-samples/.
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That's just a bunch of wav files, not a soundfont at all.
There is a free Mellotron soundfont you can download from here https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts?tags=mellotron
According to the site it is Creative Commons 4.0 but who knows.
I've just tried it and it definitely evokes that eerie Moody Blues sound with some of the presets so it might work for you.
I think if someone spent a bit of editing time in say polyphone (say add some layering and lengthen some of the release times a little) it could be improved. I might give this a go at some stage.
In reply to There is a free Mellotron… by Jonky Ponky
1.-Thank you so much for your kind reply. I have downloaded two soundfonts and associated them with Musescore by a right click and I believe installed them properly. But what do I do now if I want to use my piano keyboard to play them ? I have purchased midi connectors as shown in the attached pictures.
2.-Also, I am from the province of Quebec in Canada, and French speaking, because of that Muse was installed in French, is there a way to change the language in English, it would be simplier because most of the help seems to be in English.
3.-I am on a free trial basis, and I think they are asking for some 85 US dollars, do you know if this is for a year ? I don't know about this company, is this a secure transaction. From seein the help I can get through formum it seems like a good investement.
Thank you for your much appreciated patience.
In reply to 1.-Thank you so much for… by despresj
Not my area of expertise
Édition → Préférences... (Mac: MuseScore→Préférences...) → Général will allow you to select a language
The free trial and Pro subscription are part of the online score sharing platform musescore.com. They have no bearing on the 100% completely free desktop notation software at all.
See also https://musescore.org/en/faq#faq-20657
In reply to 1.-Thank you so much for… by despresj
Edit: I'm getting slow ;-)
In reply to Use the Mixer to change the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Re: Edit; but you did have the additional answer to the first point ;-)
In reply to Re: Edit; but you did have… by jeetee
Shows that speed isn't everything ;-)
In reply to Shows that speed isn't… by Jojo-Schmitz
I think I found by pressing F10 in French it is called mélangeur
In reply to I think I found by pressing… by despresj
Yes
In reply to Yes by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you so much. Would you happen to know how to enable Musescore to change the pages of a score automatically and always be able to see the cursor (blue rectangle). When the song plays I have to use the mouse to be in sync with the written music. I am French Speaking so here is a link on Youtube where I am trying to articulate my question :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbJireJhAis
Also on a score with a separate staff for the singing part is possible to mute that to just have the piano part whithout the vocal.
Thanks for any help you might provide !
In reply to Use the Mixer to change the… by Jojo-Schmitz
I do not find "langue" in this folder.
In which menu can I find the mixer
Many thanks again !
In reply to I do not find "langue" in… by despresj
Look again, right hand side of that dialog. Set to Systéme currently.
Mixer indeed is F10, or under the Affichage menu
In reply to Look again, right hand side… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you it worked like a charm.
In reply to Use the Mixer to change the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you so much for your reply. I was wondering it seems there is an app for transposing (changing the keys of the songs). However, I have a traditionnal desktop computer and the app seems to be offered though Apple or Google, would it work for a desktop computer ? Do you know if it is a free app ? I am still on a trial basis do you know where I could look to see the advantages of paying for a membership. Thanks again for your support !
In reply to 1.-Thank you so much for… by despresj
If you just want a free player to play the soundfont with your keyboard (and not for music notation etc) then I suggest the free player called "sforzando" which can be downloaded from here https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando.html
All you need to do is to drag the soundfont file to the Plogue Sforzando desktop and it converts it to sfz and it will work with your midi keyboard. You will probably need to go into options to select your keyboard and your computer will work best with the free ASIO4ALL audio setup https://www.asio4all.org/
In reply to If you just want a free… by Jonky Ponky
Thank you so much, you understand what I need. So with this I should be able to connect my keyboard to the computer and draw the soundfonts to play them with my external piano keyboard.
Again many thanks !
In reply to Thank you so much, you… by despresj
If you want to experiment with lots of free sounds - pianos, EPs, guitars etc - I have loads of free ones on my site https://sites.google.com/site/soundfonts4u/
In reply to There is a free Mellotron… by Jonky Ponky
1.-Thank you there seems to be more than one, if I want to get mellotron sounds like King Crimson, Genesis or Yes do you think it is more like string ensemble, which one should I choose.
Is there a way the following question can be asked to all users ?
2.-Is it possible to use Musescore to use the soundfonts (mellotron) installed in Musescore an play them on an external keyboard with midi connectors.
In reply to 1.-Thank you there seems to… by despresj
Seems like there might be some fundamental confusion here. A soundfont is something you install on your computer to allow MuseScore's own internal synthesizer to play new sounds. it has absolutely nothing to do with any external synthesizer you might wish to use instead of MuseScore's internal one. If you've installed new soundfonts on your computer, then MuseScore's internal synthesizer can use via the Mixer. Or, if you've rather use sounds on your external syntehszie,r go to Edit / Preferences / I/O and select your synthesizer for MIDI output. The soundfonts have nothing to do with the external synthesizer - unless by some chance it happens to also feature the ability to use soundfonts installed on your computer (but I;ve never heard of any synthesizers supporting such a thing).
In reply to Seems like there might be… by Marc Sabatella
I remember some twenty years ago connection my Roland piano to the computer and being able to play the soundfonts inside Cakewalk with my piano, of course the sound came out from the computer speaker but I was using my piano. So this is what I was hoping using mellotron fonts in the computer though my piano and the sound broadcasted through the computer. I never found back a Cakewalk software. I think it is called a sequencer. Sorry for my English, I am French speaking.
In reply to I remember some twenty years… by despresj
Iam rereading myself and it is confusing, I meant I used Cakewalk and connected my Roland piano through midi connection. Then I was able to acces Cakewalk sound bank and play on my Rolland Piano and the sound was broadcasted throught the computer speakers. This is what I am hoping to accomplish. Install mellotron fonts through Musescore and use my external keyboard to play them.
In reply to Iam rereading myself and it… by despresj
If you just want an easy to use player to host your soundfont sf2 or sfz instruments its easier to use the free sforzando player.
In reply to If you just want an easy to… by Jonky Ponky
Thank you so much. Would you happen to know how to enable Musescore to change the pages of a score automatically and always be able to see the cursor (blue rectangle). When the song plays I have to use the mouse to be in sync with the written music. I am French Speaking so here is a link on Youtube where I am trying to articulate my question :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbJireJhAis
Also on a score with a separate staff for the singing part is possible to mute that to just have the piano part whithout the vocal.
Thanks for any help you might provide !
In reply to I remember some twenty years… by despresj
Well, yes, while you can't your keyboard to to actually use soundfonts built into your computer, you can certainly use your keyboard as an input (not output) device to play a synthesizer program on your computer. MuseScore really isn't designed for to be a real-time synthesizer, so you should be looking for other software for that purpose. But if you have configured MuseScore to use a soundfont on your computer, and you've set the playback sound for your select staff to use that sound, then anything you play on your keyboard will playback using MuseScore's synthesizer. You just need to be sure you've selected your external synthesizer as an input device in Edit / Preferences / I/O. But again, programs that are actually designed for that sort of thing would be a better choice.
In reply to Well, yes, while you can't… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you so much. Would you happen to know how to enable Musescore to change the pages of a score automatically and always be able to see the cursor (blue rectangle). When the song plays I have to use the mouse to be in sync with the written music. I am French Speaking so here is a link on Youtube where I am trying to articulate my question :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbJireJhAis
Also on a score with a separate staff for the singing part is possible to mute that to just have the piano part whithout the vocal.
Thanks for any help you might provide !
In reply to Thank you so much. Would you… by despresj
For the cursor - I assume you must have turned off the "pan score automatically" button the toolbar, just turn it back on (next to the metronome).
To mute individual staves or otherwise change playback properties, use View / Mixer.
In reply to For the cursor - I assume… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you so much for your reply. I was wondering it seems there is an app for transposing (changing the keys of the songs). However, I have a traditionnal desktop computer and the app seems to be offered though Apple or Google, would it work for a desktop computer ? Do you know if it is a free app ? I am still on a trial basis do you know where I could look to see the advantages of paying for a membership. Thanks again for your support !
In reply to Thank you so much. Would you… by despresj
Thank you so much for your reply. I was wondering it seems there is an app for transposing (changing the keys of the songs). However, I have a traditionnal desktop computer and the app seems to be offered though Apple or Google, would it work for a desktop computer ? Do you know if it is a free app ? I am still on a trial basis do you know where I could look to see the advantages of paying for a membership. Thanks again for your support !
In reply to Thank you so much for your… by despresj
The mobile apps for iOS and Android can transpose, but not export the transposed score to PDF. They are partly free, some features are not.
The MuseScore editor for Windows, Mac, Linux can do both and is entirely free.
In reply to The mobile apps for iOS and… by Jojo-Schmitz
You mentioned "The MuseScore editor for Window". Do you mean that there is the possibility of doing that with Musecore without having to download an additional app ?
In reply to You mentioned "The MuseScore… by despresj
Yes, but not on a mobile device (phone of pad). See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/transposition
In reply to Yes, but not on a mobile… by Jojo-Schmitz
So it is a feature on MuseScore 3 ? Can you slow down a piece with MuseScore 3 like 50% of the actual speed ?
This transposition function is in which menu ?
In reply to So it is a feature on… by despresj
I think I found. See attached picture. This is an amazing little piece of software for an amateur like me !
In reply to I think I found. See… by despresj
For the transposition, I can't find the dialog box ?
In reply to For the transposition, I can… by despresj
It is in the Tools menu. Just as the handbook describes...
In reply to So it is a feature on… by despresj
In reply to Yes Using the play panel … by Jojo-Schmitz
The handbook is under the tool menu ?
Also if I transpose can I keep an original file untouched, I suppose I could save the transposition under another name to keep the integrity of the original file ?
In reply to The handbook is under the… by despresj
No, transpose is under Tools, top entry
Yes, saving under a different name is needed to keep the old score intact
In reply to No, transpose is under Tools… by Jojo-Schmitz
Many Thanks again !
In reply to The handbook is under the… by despresj
The Handbook is in the help menu; it tells you that Transpose is under Tools.
You can also access the Handbook via the Support menu on this web site.
Definitely well worth browsing.
And yes, you are of course welcome to save as many different versions of a file as you likle.
In reply to I remember some twenty years… by despresj
The only one way I know to do that, is about to put the SoundFont File (*.sf2) into some device (diskette, USB drive, etc.) recognizable by the Roland Synthesizer and, then, to put that SounFont file INSIDE the Roland memory.
But, I'm not an expert with Roland machines. Sorry!!!