Instruments don't sound the same in MIDI Files from MuseScore Files
Help! I think some things are wrong with the MIDI Files when I converted them from "MuseScore."
The instruments in the converted midi files don't sound the same like in the MuseScore Files? Why is that? and How can I make the instruments sound the same like in any MuseScore File converted as a .mid file?
For Example, The Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Take a look at the attachments.
One with the .mscz file that has the right instruments, and the other with the .mid file that has the "WRONG" Instruments which are NOT in the score.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.mscz | 475.16 KB |
| Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.mid | 100.66 KB |
Comments
MIDI isn't sound, it's just a list of notes to play. The sound used is compeltely up to the program you use to play the MIDI file, and different programs have different sounds built in. So whatever program you are using to play that MIDI file is choosing sounds to use, and you are hearing those sounds - this is not under MuseScore's control.
In reply to MIDI isn't sound, it's just a by Marc Sabatella
Marc, The programs that I'm using for the MIDI File are "Direct Midi Converter, Rondo," and "Aria Maestosa." And the instruments in the midi file are "NOT" the same.
In reply to Marc, The programs that I'm by Arianna2001
Well, like I said, each program provides its own sounds, so it shouldn't be surprising the sounds aren't the same. MuseScore's sounds come from the soundfont it has loaded, but unless you have loaded that same soundfont into those other programs, they won't sound the same. This is perfectly normal with MIDI - each program has its own sounds, as I said. So the violins in one program won't sound like the violins in another, etc. Again, MIDI is not an audio file format. By way of analogy, expecting two different programs to sound the same when playing the same MIDI file is like expecting two different people's handwriting to look the same when writing the same sentence. The words will be the same of course, but it will *look* different. Similarly, with MIDI, the notes will be the same, but it will *sound* different. That's just the nature of MIDI. If you want a file that sounds the same as your score in MuseScore, you need to save as an audio format, not as MIDI.
In reply to Well, like I said, each by Marc Sabatella
Your right Marc. In fact, I've been converting a lot of MuseScore Files to Audio Files with Different Soundfonts to make it sound better. Because the FluidR3 soundfont doesn't sound great when I convert the audio from the MuseScore file as the Default soundfont. So I used different and better soundfonts for converted audio files.
In reply to Your right Marc. In fact, by Arianna2001
RIght, and to be clear, what I am saying is, those soundfonts will be used only within MuseScore. The MIDI file includes nothing about any soundfont. When you play the MIDI file through another program, it will use whatever soundfont (if that's how it produces sound in the first place) it feels like. If one of those programs has the ability to allow you to specify a soundfont, you can try loading the same one you use in MuseScore.