Tam-Tam Soundfont
Cheers everyone! I am currently working on this particular composition that features a part for the Tam-Tam. Since Musescore hasn't a proper Tam-Tam soundfont (I'm using Musescore 2 because my computer can't afford Musescore 3, since it is 32 bit), I've been searching for one, and found a lot of good soundfonts that feature the sound I want, though they're all melodic soundfonts, therefore I can not use it with a percussion staff or instrument. Can I convert the soundfonts to drumset soundfonts or is there any way I can make this work?
I really would like this problem solved, thanks for your attention.
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Create a pitched percussion staff (you will have to have a treble or bass clef, but you can live with that).
Change the names on the staff to Tam-tam and whatever abbreviation you want
Change the mixer sound to the correct soundfont sound.
It works the same in both versions 2 & 3.
In reply to Create a pitched percussion… by mike320
Hi mike320! Thanks for the effort, but I really would like that this composition was properly noted. This would be a good ideia though if I could change the clef and the number of lines in a pitched percussion staff.
In reply to Hi mike320! Thanks for the… by Tiago Simas
One final workaround. After you are happy with the score for the tam tam, you can change the instrument to a tam tam in the Staff Properties. I don't remember, but you may need to reassign the sound you want to the instrument with a percussion clef. Uncheck "drumset" and change the sound to your tam tam sound.
As an alternative, you can write the score for the original tam tam and live with the terrible sound, then when you are done change the sound as above.
In reply to One final workaround. After… by mike320
I created this forum to avoid doing that, but that is certainly what I'm going to do if I can't solve this problem.
In reply to I created this forum to… by Tiago Simas
There have been requests to allow any clef on any staff. This would make all of the workarounds unnecessary. It doesn't seem to be too common of an issue and the workarounds are not very bad.
It would be better if the soundfont had been put in the proper place by it's creator. You can do it yourself with a program like Polyphone, but I've never used it.
In reply to There have been requests to… by mike320
I will also try to do that, thank you!
I don't understand if you are talking about the African "Tam-Tam" drum, or the Chinese "Tam-Tam" great cymbal.
Whatever... If the "melodic" soundfont you're talking about is an standard ".sf2" or ".sf3" file..., then, you should be able to use it with MuseScore synthesizer.
You just have to use the right "patch" of the "Tam-Tam" sound in the MuseScore mixer channel you are using to this instrument.
In reply to I don't understand if you… by jotape1960
Hi jotape1960! I'm talking about the Chinese one, the one that is normally used in orchestral pieces.
And yes, the soundfont that I'm talking about is an ".sf2", and I'm using it with the synthesizer. The real problem is that when I want to use the soundfont, it doesn't affect any of the percussive instruments that I'm using, and I can only use it if change those insturments to not-percussive ones in the mixer.
In reply to I don't understand if you… by jotape1960
Juan, the problem is that the GM standard has the Tam tam as a percussion instrument, which means you have to use a drumset sound to hear the instrument sound. While you can change the sound to a pitched instrument, it makes it so the MuseScore instrument cannot have notes added to the staff for some reason. The workaround for this is to make a pitched instrument and assign the sound in the non-GM standard sound font to the instrument.
When the OP said the soudfont was "melodic," it means the sound is not defined in the drumset but rather in another channel, like flutes and marimbas.
This one is a drumset instrument https://musescore.org/en/node/278859 .
In reply to This one is a drumset… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Hey Quaver Crafter! It is actually a nice sf2, but there's no Tam-Tam soundfont in it.
In reply to Hey Quaver Crafter! It is… by Tiago Simas
There are three tam-tam sounds in the percussion preset. On a different version it says:
“If you want to edit it yourself, the gong sounds are keys 67, 68, and 69.”
In reply to There are three tam-tam… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Yes, I already noticed that, what an amazing soundfont! Thank you a lot Quaver Crafter!!
In reply to Yes, I already noticed that,… by Tiago Simas
Yes, I have shared it with a lot of people. It is one of the best.
Se the solution here:
https://musescore.org/en/node/290876#comment-928278
Every time I try to use tam-tam in Musescore 4.1 I get a note telling me there is no such file. Since this instrument is an essential element I must be making a mistake. How do I get the instrument to play?
In reply to Every time I try to use tam… by expialidociou
Tam-Tam is part of both Muse and Basic sounds in 4.1.