Instrument sound
Why does the clave sound like a triangle ?
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Why does the clave sound like a triangle ?
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Are you sure?
I can't tell... please attach the score... ;-)
In reply to Are you sure? I can't tell… by Jm6stringer
thanks. I discovered that if I change the pitch I get different instruments so E=Clave even though the choice I made gave a triangle sound.
My guess is you are using a non-General-MIDI soundfont. Using the default, claves sound like claves. Unless, I suppose, you enter the notes onto a triangle staff then copy paste to a clave staff, or try changing the staff from triangle to claves, then they would still sound like triangles.
In reply to My guess is you are using a… by Marc Sabatella
I did change the staff to clave sound but that didn't do it. Had to change the pitch on the clave line.
In reply to I did change the staff to… by spojaw
Right, it's by design that merely changing a staff won't change the notes already present.