Drumset entry in Mixer doesn't load sound from drums-only soundfont
1. Open attached score (produced in 1.3).
2. 'Display'>'Synthesiser'.
3. Load HS Linn Drums.sf2
.
4. 'Close'.
5. 'Display'>'Mixer'.
6. Click on sound of a drumset entry.
Expected result: 'LINNDRUMS' appears.
Actual result: No list is loaded.
Note: It appears in a pitched entry, however. It also happens in 1.3.
Using MuseScore 2.0 Nightly Build (3a4f0bc) - Mac 10.7.5.
| Attachment | Size |
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| Drumset entry in Mixer doesn't load sound from drums-only soundfont.mscz | 2.14 KB |
Comments
The soundfont is not good. It contains a single preset with a bank number != 128. MuseScore doesn't recognize it as a drum patch.
You need to think again on this
See #31631: Cannot use SFZ and non-GM soundfonts on percussion instruments
The current situation makes a complete mockery of the ability to add soundfonts to musescore.
You cannot expect all percussion soundfonts to be GM compatible.
This is basically caused by Chen's desire to remove the drumset checkbox from the mixer....
#17348: Remove drumset from Mixer
I questioned the wisdom of this at the time.
It is exacerbated by the fact that you cannot assign a percussion clef to a standard staff, thus denying a workaround - but that is another issue.
I was thinking about posting earlier.
My apologies for this.
Is this fixed with #31696: Add Drumset checkbox to the Mixer?
It seems to be working OK in the Release Candidate - marking as fixed for the time being
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.