Any way to turn down the reverb in MuseScore4?
Noticed immediately in MuseScore4 that there is way too much reverb, both with the Muse Sounds and the previous MS Basic soundfont. Is there any way to turn the artificial reverb down to match the drier sound of MuseScore3?
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Feel the same, the reverb seems too heavy.
Currently not possible, although it's been mentioned as a possible new feature for a future udpate.
In reply to Currently not possible,… by Marc Sabatella
I wonder why playback of MS Basic in MuseScore 4 is not exactly the same as in MuseScore 3? Maybe I'm wrong, but I like more the piano sound of MuseScore 3 than the piano sound of MSBasic in MuseScore 4. I hoped that you would keep the same engine and soundfonts for MS Basic in MuseScore4.
In reply to I wonder why playback of MS… by hstanekovic
It's not exactly the same because MS3 has a new (non MIDI-based) engine. The MS Basic soundfont itself is the same as the HQ one from MS3 though.
In reply to I wonder why playback of MS… by hstanekovic
As far as I know there were no changes to the soundfont itself other than maybe a few bug fixes. If you think the previous one sounded better somehow, though, you can certainly just install and use that.
In reply to As far as I know there were… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for info. If the soundfont is the same then it must be some other factor. Perhaps I will try to compare the resulting waveforms ... somehow.
In reply to Thanks for info. If the… by hstanekovic
Different reverb algorithms at least. Also, I believe piano specifically might be based on the HQ version from MuseScore 3, which was intended asn improvement as msot people perceived it that way, but of course, everyone's tastes are different. Some like Steinways better than Fazioli, etc.
In reply to Different reverb algorithms… by Marc Sabatella
I have HQ version of MS3 fonts (as far as I know, I installed them long time ago). Now I tried to compare the playback of piano in MS3 and MS4 the best I can. They are similar but MS4 sounds more "metallic" and "percussion" to me than MS3. It's all subjective but the sound is not the same. You can compare two .mp3 files in the attached .zip
In reply to I have HQ version of MS3… by hstanekovic
While the SoundFont of MS4 (MS Basic) is the same as the HQ SoundFont of MS3, the playback engine is entirely different.
In reply to While the SoundFont of MS4 … by jeetee
Not exactly the same, but based on, as far as I can tell. It is quite a bit smaller (50007 KB) than the latest HQ one (83.932 KB), but bigger than the latest non-HQ one (38966 KB)
In reply to Not exactly the same, but… by Jojo-Schmitz
Surely you don't mean it's 50 or 39 GB?
In reply to Surely you don't mean it's… by DeeFeeCee
No, after kilo comes mega, not giga
In reply to I do by Jojo-Schmitz
Oops, sorry, I tend to double count when I don't see commas. Yes, 50/39 MB.
In reply to Currently not possible,… by Marc Sabatella
Edit: I see there is an issue filed already; glad to know it's being looked at: https://musescore.org/en/node/338522
Also some discussion here: https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/14107
I would like to +1 -- the sound font should be totally dry, with the option of algorithmic reverb on top if desired. It's currently almost unusable for me, even for a simple melody on top of backing (piano) chords -- sounds like a concert hall with the mic too far away. The samples are obviously high quality, but it's dramatically reverby and hard to pick out individual notes, etc.