tar.gz soundfont
Does anyone know if the tar.gz soundfont can produce CD quality music? I need the information but my computer doesn't want to run it so I can't test it myself.
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Which ****.tar.gz soundfont are you talking about? Link? Btw tar.gz is an extension indicating that the soundfont file is compressed. In order to use it, you need to decompress it first.
Regarding the CD quality, here is some common wisdom:
* No soundfont can give you better results than a recording of a real performance.
* In general, the larger the filesize of the soundfont, the better the rendered audio will be
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In reply to Soundfont by Thomas
I was referring to the fluid soundfont which is recommended in the MuseScore handbook.
In reply to Fluid soundfont by peter-frumon
It's definitely the best of the commonly available soundfonts, overall, I think. But the term "cd quality" doesn't really mean anything here. Sure, the samples themselvs are recorded at cd quality, but as for how "human" the playback will seem in terms of dynamics, articulation, expressiveness, etc - that's another matter entirely. Generally, you can get instruments like piano to sound pretty convincing easily, but wind and bowed string instruments are never going to sound as realistic.
In reply to Fluid soundfont by peter-frumon
Yes I agree with Marc, you can have the best samples in the world in your soundfont, and playback will still sound as though it's being performed by automatons.
In addition to the above factor playback is still in in its infancy in MuseScore, and currently there are a number of notation signs which are currently not played back, although I believe that has been improved in version 2.0.
What I would recommend is exporting your MuseScore file as a MIDI file, and then using a MIDI sequencer to render your work to CD. You will then have the opportunity to access MIDI controllers not available to you in MuseScore, and improve the musicality of the "performance". You may also need to download a SoundFont player, depending on your soundcard.
You don't mention which platform you are working on, but Anvil for Windows and Rosegarden for Linux are both freeware sequencers you could try.
HTH
Michael
Thanks for all the advice that you've given.