Muted Strings
As a lot of people might want their string section to sound dark and mysterious, I believe that Musescore 4 should add muted strings in their next update! :)
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Yeah, that would ROCK
Muted guitar works (but apparently only if you have the MuseSounds guitars), but I would not call that "dark and mysterious" so I assume you are talking about something else?
In reply to Muted guitar works (but… by TheHutch
Yes, bowed strings such as violins and cellos. Mutes are regularly used in orchestral music in particular - most of us have a mute clipped behind the bridge so that it can be applied quickly as required. The sound is very different.
You could try this: https://librewave.com/product/sordina-mute-emulator/
Not free of course.
I was hoping 4.3 would include it, but apparently not. :-( There is the promise of 'sound options' added to the 'system text' feature, but, so far, I've found that it only gives me the choice of hard or soft mallets for the timpani.
In reply to I was hoping 4.2 would… by Mearcair
If you don't have sound flags for e.g. violins (when Muse Sounds are selected, this does not work with soundfonts nor vst's), check the MuseSampler version.
Diagnostics => Muse Sampler => Check Muse Sampler (i have 0.6.1)
Just wanted to add my two cents here. Yes, I'm all for muted strings sounds, as I think it is an essential sound for orchestras. However, I do have to make a complaint about the current situation. "Muted" strings should NOT have pizz sounds. I was taken very aback when I heard plucking upon selecting a string note marked with "con sord." If you can't add a muted strings patch now, at the VERY least remove the ability for the "mute" staff text to keep a string arco sound instead of making it pizz. Reasons like this are why I just can't bring myself to listen to the playback sometimes.