Why do other people's instruments sound better than mine?
I've noticed that especially the strings instruments in others' scores sound a lot better than mine. Does upgrading to pro give you better instruments, or am I just missing something in the mixer?
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Which version of MuseScore are you using? Which soundfont?
In reply to Which version of MuseScore… by Jojo-Schmitz
MuseScore 2, how do I change the SoundFont?
In reply to MuseScore 2, how do I change… by Joozhuah
By installing one and then selecting a sound from it in the mixer.
Do read the link to the handbook Shoichi gave, it should answer all of your question about soundfonts. If it doesn't, then feel free to ask away here.
MuseScore is completely free, no limitations.
Take a look at the handbook https://musescore.org/en/handbook/soundfonts
There is no difference in audio quality on musescore.com between PRO and free accounts. Both can have multiple and different audio sources. The only difference is that as a PRO user you can set one of those different audio sources as the default audio.
A way to get that better playback sound is using Soundfonts (as Shoichi linked). If you create your score using soundfonts different from the default and you have told MuseScore where to find the LAME library allowing it to export to mp3, then it will offer you to upload your local audio alongside your score when using the 'Save online' feature.