odd sounds from instruments in the Unpitched Percussion category
In 2.0.3, when I try to use the unpitched percussion instruments, over half of them are all the same sound, from bells to handclaps, they are all the sound of slightly musical tin cans being struck. The same cans for every one. In 2.3.2, I have the same problem except that they are all a series of whistles and clicks. How can I get the sounds of bells, etc. to perform correctly?
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Open the synthesizer and check which soundfont is installed.
Take a look at: https://musescore.org/en/node/96811
In reply to Open the synthesizer and… by Shoichi
It says "FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3"
In reply to It says "FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3" by Beths
That is the default soundfont for MuseScore 2 up to 2.1, as of 2.2 it is MuseScore_General.sf3
In reply to It says "FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3" by Beths
I think I have figured it out: I had had another (pitched) instrument in the piece and I wanted to change it to Bells, so I just did an instrument change, not a staff change. I didn't know to hunt through the scale and figure out which note name was associated with the sound of bells and only put that note into the score. So, I had already written notes in there and I clearly had not thought this process through, because I can't have notes for an unpitched instrument, duh. Sometimes I get so fixed on the music writing that I forget there is also logic in this equation.
In reply to Open the synthesizer and… by Shoichi
I think I have figured it out: I had had another (pitched) instrument in the piece and I wanted to change it to Bells, so I just did an instrument change, not a staff change. I didn't know to hunt through the scale and figure out which note name was associated with the sound of bells and only put that note into the score. So, I had already written notes in there and I clearly had not thought this process through, because I can't have notes for an unpitched instrument, duh. Sometimes I get so fixed on the music writing that I forget there is also logic in this equation.
And check the drumset settings
In reply to And check the drumset… by Jojo-Schmitz
Where are they and what would I be checking, exactly?
In reply to Where are they and what… by Beths
Open the Mixer (F10) put the check mark on Drumset then scroll down the drop-down list (If Jojo is referring to this).
In reply to Open the Mixer (F10) put the… by Shoichi
I wasn't, but indeed Mixer might be relevant too
In reply to Open the Mixer (F10) put the… by Shoichi
How this would change the tin can sound of what is supposed to be bells?
In reply to Open the Mixer (F10) put the… by Shoichi
I think I have figured it out: I had had another (pitched) instrument in the piece and I wanted to change it to Bells, so I just did an instrument change, not a staff change. I didn't know to hunt through the scale and figure out which note name was associated with the sound of bells and only put that note into the score. So, I had already written notes in there and I clearly had not thought this process through, because I can't have notes for an unpitched instrument, duh. Sometimes I get so fixed on the music writing that I forget there is also logic in this equation.
In reply to Where are they and what… by Beths
See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/drum-notation#edit-drumset
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by Jojo-Schmitz
How would this change the tin can sound of what is supposed to be bells?
In reply to How would this change the… by Beths
Without seeing your score we can really only guess, but the whole point of a drumset definition is to say which notes get which sounds, so if it is off, you will indeed get bad sounds. Things should work fine when creating a new score from within MuseScore, but if this is imported from some other source, there are no guarantees they set up their drumsets in ways that work with the default soundfont. In order to assist better, we'd need you to attach your score.
In reply to Without seeing your score we… by Marc Sabatella
I think I have figured it out: I had had another (pitched) instrument in the piece and I wanted to change it to Bells, so I just did an instrument change, not a staff change. I didn't know to hunt through the scale and figure out which note name was associated with the sound of bells and only put that note into the score. So, I had already written notes in there and I clearly had not thought this process through, because I can't have notes for an unpitched instrument, duh. Sometimes I get so fixed on the music writing that I forget there is also logic in this equation.