SFZ in MuseScore 4
I'm interested in trying the Virtual Playing Orchestra sounds (http://virtualplaying.com/virtual-playing-orchestra/), which are in sfz format. In the handbook I found the following (https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/soundfonts):
"For those who wish to still use SFZ sounds in MuseScore 4, good alternatives would be the open source VST samplers, Sfizz (Windows, Mac & Linux)"
I'm on Arch linux, and I found different packages for sfizz (like standalone, lv2 and vst3). I guess I should install the VST plugin, but I would need more detailed instructions what to do once it's installed and how to reach the point where I can use sfz sounds in MS.
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Linux official builds do not support VST3's. (nor lv2)
You cannot use SFZ at all in MS for Linux.
However, you could try my custom build. Read here https://musescore.org/en/node/351813
BUT: sfizz does NOT work in this build (nor any other native linux sfz player, none of them are made with juce)
You could try Decentsampler, which can import SFZ. The native Linux version does work. (probably some difficulties are to be expected with the conversion. i did not try this with VPO)
My 'solution' is to use the Windows (!) sforzando. You need wine and yabridge (or some other solution, there are several possibilities). You need the vst3 version of sforzando. I remember getting it to work in wine was a bit of a struggle.
So, it all depends of how much you want to invest in getting this working. But if you do, you can use some linux vst3's, and most windows vst3's with wine+yabridge.
In reply to Linux official builds do not… by graffesmusic
Thank you for your detailed response. Definitely not worth the trouble. I was just curious about VPO (or any other good sounding sample collection that overcomes the annoying limitations of Muse Sounds).
I think this should be clearly stated in the manual, as it is now, it (wrongly) implies that there is an alternative working on Linux.
In reply to Thank you for your detailed… by theloni0us
The Handbook like the software is open soruce, so feel free to edit it to add "(on Windows and macOS)" or something to that effect.
In reply to The Handbook like the… by Marc Sabatella
Would do, but I fail to see where is the repository for the manual. Could you please point me in the right direction?
In reply to Would do, but I fail to see… by theloni0us
I think one needs some authorization to edit those pages. No idea how.
In reply to Would do, but I fail to see… by theloni0us
It's not a separate repository, just click the "..." at top right of the page. I don't think special permission is required.
In reply to It's not a separate… by Marc Sabatella
Yes.
I only had the 'printer-friendly version' option, but that was before i was logged in.
Sorry.
In reply to It's not a separate… by Marc Sabatella
Of course, you can edit the web page directly, I was looking for the manual sources on GitHub.
I already edited the SoundFonts page in the handbook. Since I'm not a native speaker, I guess it would be best if someone could check the grammar.
In reply to Of course, you can edit the… by theloni0us
Looks fine to me! To be clear: there are no other “sources” for the Handbook. They are managed directly in musescore.org, which implements its own Markdown processor, revision control, etc.