Muse Sounds reverb

• Nov 6, 2022 - 20:33

Hello,

I'm trying the muse sounds on MS4, the sounds are really great, however is there a way to control the reverb?
It would actually be much better if the sounds were without reverb and one could add it to the channels (or master)...

Thanks!


Comments

Interestingly enough, to me it sounds like there is no reverb when I select a note. But it is there in playback.

In reply to by Marc Sabatella

Hi Marc, have you heard any news about this? To my ears, some instruments (like saxophones) have a very reserved amount of reverb while others (like clarinets) have a lot, which in a blended ensemble makes mixing very hard. I just tried using glockenspiel and it was borderline unusable with the tons of reverb already added.

In reply to by Marc Sabatella

I used Muse Strings together with Arab instruments from a soundfont. Muse strings sounded like a beautiful orchestra in a large concert hall. However all the instruments from soundfonts sounded too close and I had to export them as different tracks and add reverb in Audacity. Muse sounds is OK for a classical orchestra in a large concert hall, but if we need to control what instruments will sound closer or farther we need individual reverb.

I totally agree! The basic setting is way too wet. I have big band arrangements notated in MS and to reduce the amount of reverb you have to adjust each instrument separately. That is unacceptable. On any decent mixer the effects are controlled by a master bus. So the amount of overall reverb can be adjusted by a slider. Reverb is very important for creating a mood. Sometimes you don't need any at all. Too much (like the standard setting in MS4) sounds cheesy. Why go to the trouble of having a great sound library if it gets buried under reverb?
It should be the users choice and not complicated to execute. I hope a future update will rectify this.

In reply to by Peter O Mara

The default amount of reverb in MU4 is not more than MU3, but if you wish to reduce it further, no need to go instrument by instrument - just turn it down globally for the score via the Aux 1 channel in the mixer (enable it via the “…” menu). I other words, exactly like a standard mixer - independent sends for each instrument, plus a global level for the aux channel itself

In reply to by Henk De Groot

I don’t hear it that way, but maybe you previously turned down the reverb in MU3? I would say the reverb in MU4 sounds more natural, and simulates a larger room by default, but the overall subjective impression to me isn’t “more”, just “different and better”. Anyhow, indeed, just turn it down if you prefer a drier sound for whatever reason.

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