Distort not working on Guitar
I am adding the Distort text to my 7 String guitar part and it just won't work. Harmonics and Mute also do not work. Old Musescore 3 compositions I made with made Distorted 7 String guitars also had their distortion property removed from them after I switched to MuseScore 4.
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Please attach the score you are having trouble with, and explain where the problem occurs.
In reply to Please attach the score you… by Marc Sabatella
At measure 5 when the 7-String Guitar Comes in.
In reply to At measure 5 when the 7… by Cenaboi69000
For distort to work, you need to choose an electric guitar (not an acoustic one). Simply change the instrument (see first staff, 1Clad In Green.mscz )
In reply to For distortion to work, you… by cadiz1
I did not choose Acoustic Guitar. I chose 7 string.
In reply to I did not choose Acoustic… by Cenaboi69000
That's not an electric one either
In reply to That's not en electric one… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, but on Musescore 3 the 7-String Guitar would distort when I told it to. My old scores made in Musescore 3 no longer distort in Musescore 4. I write in 7 string because I play a 7 string. Why would a 7 string be anything other than an electric guitar anyway?
In reply to Yes, but on Musescore 3 the… by Cenaboi69000
Distort requires an electic guitar, as the distortion is done by the amp. A regular 7-string guitar is accustic, steel strung
In reply to Disatort requires an electic… by Jojo-Schmitz
"on Musescore 3 the 7-String Guitar would distort when I told it to. "
No, you're making a mistake. With V3, if you choose a 7-string guitar, you have a single channel (Normal) in the Staff text properties - image below.
To have multiple channels (distortion, harmonics etc.), you need to choose an electric guitar.
In reply to No, you're making a mistake… by cadiz1
I know how to do it on V3.
In reply to Yes, but on Musescore 3 the… by Cenaboi69000
If you're playing a 7-string electric, you need to modify the instrument definition, by starting from the electric guitar and then adding the seventh string in staff/part properties. That was the right way to do it in MU3 and remains the right way to do it in MU4 as far as I know.
In reply to If you're playing a 7-string… by Marc Sabatella
In musescore 3 I would add a 7 string guitar and then change the sound to distortion guitar and it would work.
In reply to In musescore 3 I would add a… by Cenaboi69000
Ah, you mean changing the sound of the instrument in the Mixer? But since you also mentioned harmonics in the first message, I thought you meant changing some sounds over the score with a single instrument.
In fact, with V4 you can no longer change the sound of an instrument as you could with V3 (or perhaps with a VST, but I'll pass, as this is beyond my current knowledge of the V4)
In reply to In musescore 3 I would add a… by Cenaboi69000
But that was never the right way - it just happened to work. You can, however, use the same hack in MU4, if you simply install the soundfonts from https://community.masteringmusescore.com/c/resources/ms-basic-individua…. Ability to select sounds within soundfonts is expected to return in 4.2, but meanwhile, this works perfectly as well.
In reply to If you're playing a 7-string… by Marc Sabatella
Also, why would I need to do all of this to distort the guitar? I don't get why a 7 string is considered acoustic. That makes 0 sense. I should be able to apply the distort to any guitar regardless of what type it is.
In reply to Also, why would I need to do… by Cenaboi69000
"I should be able to apply the distort to any guitar regardless of what type it is."
??
Have you try to apply the distort with a classical guitar! That makes 0 sense :)
In reply to "I should be able to apply… by cadiz1
Electrical Classical Guitars Exist. You could theoretically feed a distortion pedal/signal through a Classical
In reply to Also, why would I need to do… by Cenaboi69000
7-string acoustics exist, just as 7-string electrics do. They are different instruments. There could indeed be a 7-string electric added to MuseScore someday - I recommend heading to GitHub to request one. Meanwhile, I'm just trying to help show you the correct way(s) to achieve the desired result.
In reply to They are different… by Marc Sabatella
I appreciate the assistance. I just think its odd that 7-String Acoustic was prioritized over Electric.
In reply to I appreciate the assistance… by Cenaboi69000
Apparently, the person who requested this be added had a need for 7-string acoustic, and no one until now has requested a 7-string electric. Nothing odd about that. Neither are super common, of course.
In reply to I appreciate the assistance… by Cenaboi69000
"Electrical Classical Guitars Exist."
I suppose you mean amplified classical guitar?
In any case, I strongly advise you not to try it: nylon strings and distort don't mix...
In reply to I suppose you mean amplified… by cadiz1
I am aware. Its still something that can happen. People may have different artistic outlets.
Can you attach a MuseScore 3 file that plays the 7 string distortion sound when opened in MS3. Forget MS4 for the time being. Do you have a working score in MS3 that you can attach?
The "Clad in Green" score attached above was saved in MS4, so MS3 protests about it being from a newer MuseScore version.