How do I use more than 4 voices / If impossible, Any ideas on how I can create a boing sound effect in only one staff?
I am composing using Musescore and since it's only a notation software, I found myself in a difficulty creating a boing sound effect. I used didgeridoo. After glissandos and arpeggios didn't turn out to be the solution, I realized that I need to use a bunch of notes that cover up each other, all while under crescendo (in my case, I edited the velocity of each one separately). I was forced to use voices so that I don't need 4 staves. But eventually, 4 16th aren't enough to make it sound the way I want, and I'll need 8 32th; Impossible when having 4 voices. Any tips?
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Why not using a special soundfont for the didgereridoo sound like: http://rkhive.com/wind.html (or maybe other you'll find in the world wide web)?
In reply to Why not using a special… by kuwitt
That might help; However, I was wondering if I can do this with what Musescore has given me by default, since I'll upload to the site. I've pretty much succeed, I only need either one of these: More voices than just 4, another method for creating the sound effect, or something like a hidden staff. I need to know if any of these is possible; And if not, I'll just jump to creating another staff.
Thanks for the advice.
In reply to That might help; However, I… by Mew Pur Pur
Maybe attache the score (not only an image) for further suggestions. It's not clear for me if you really need more the four voices for your needs.
You can deselect the visibility of an staff in the instrument dialogue (edit->instruments... or shortcut "i")
In reply to Maybe attache the score (not… by kuwitt
Thank you so much, this solved my problem.
In reply to That might help; However, I… by Mew Pur Pur
A couple of other options:
if you do find a soundfont you like, you are welcome to upload the audio for your file when you upload the score to musescore.com (this is a new feature for 2.1)
instead of using multiple voices or invisible staves, you could use the Pianoroll Editor to tweak the start and end times of notes to make them overlap - at least, I assume the overlap is the reason you are wanting multiple voices in the first place? Not totally clear.