Installing MuseSounds
MuseSounds is a library of sophisticated plugins that provide realistic playback for MuseScore Studio.
Installation
Muse Hub (Windows and macOS)
On Windows and macOS, MuseSounds are installed via the Muse Hub utility, which can also be used to install MuseScore Studio. If you don't have Muse Hub yet you can download it for free from musehub.com.
Once installed, Muse Hub is found in the Windows system tray (shortcut Win+B to focus), or the macOS menu bar (press VO+M twice to focus while VoiceOver is running).
When Muse Hub is open, click Get under any sound you’d like to have in your library, and it will begin downloading and installing right away.
Muse Hub also contains a range of effects plugins. Download and install these from the Effects tab.
Once a plugin is fully downloaded, it will appear in the Mixer the next time you launch MuseScore Studio.
Muse Sounds Manager (Linux only)
On Linux, MuseSounds are installed via Muse Sounds Manager, which you can download from musescore.org as a DEB or RPM package for 64-bit Intel/AMD architectures (not ARM currently).
When Muse Sounds Manager is open, click Get under any sound you’d like to have in your library, and it will begin downloading and installing right away.
Once a plugin is fully downloaded, it will appear in the Mixer the next time you launch MuseScore Studio.
Using MuseSounds in MuseScore Studio
Any MuseSounds plugins you’ve downloaded will be automatically assigned to the appropriate instruments in your score.
You can tell MuseScore Studio to always use available MuseSounds plugins via the Playback Setup dialog.
Go to view → Playback setup
Select MuseSounds in the Profiles section
Leave Set as default for new scores checked if you want all future scores to also use MuseSounds
PUlsar OK
The MuseSounds playback profile will ensure that all MuseSounds plugins will be assigned to every available instrument in your score. You can also manually assign a MuseSounds plugin to a single instrument via the Mixer. This can be helpful for scores with more than one instrument, where you may wish to combine Muse Sounds plugins with other VSTs or Soundfonts.
Go to View → Mixer to show the Mixer (Shortcut:
F10)Hover over a plugin slot next to Sound
Click the dropdown button that appears
Navigate to MuseSounds and select a sound from the desired library
Available sounds in MuseSounds
MuseSounds currently supports the following instruments:
Brass
Trombón bajo
Cimbasso
Corno en Fa
Horns a6
Trombón
Trombones a3
Trompeta
Trumpets a4
Tuba
Choir
Altos
Basses
Full Choir
Hombres
Sopranos
Tenors
Mujeres
Drumline
Bombos de marcha
Platillos de Marcha
Marching Snares
Marching Tenors
Show Style Tenors
Guitars Vol. 1
Acoustic Nylon
Acoustic Steel Picked
Acoustic Steel Plucked
Bajo eléctrico
Electric LP - Clean
Electric LP - Heavy
Electric LP - Lead
Electric SC - Clean
Electric SC - Heavy
Electric SC - Lead
Harp
Arpa
Keys
Celesta
Dream Piano
Piano de cola
Órgano Hammond
Clavicémbalo
Soft Piano
Suitcase Piano
Piano vertical
Wurly 200A
Percussion
Bombo
Árbol de campanas
Bongós
Cabasa
Castañuelas
Claves
Cencerro
Crótalos
Batería
Tambor militar
Glockenspiel
Gong
Marimba
Cortinilla
Metrónomo
Piatti
Sonajero
Cascabeles
Caja clara
Sus.Cymbal
Taikos
Tam-tam
Pandereta
Timbaletas
Timbales
Toms
Triángulo
Campanas tubulares
Vibráfono
Caja china
Xilófono
Strings
Contrabajos
Viola (Solo)
Violas
Violin 1 (Solo)
Violin 2 (Solo)
Violins 1
Violins 2
Violoncello (Solo)
Violonchelos
Woodwinds
Flauta contralto
Alto Sax
Baritone Sax
Clarinete bajo
Flauta bajo
Fagot
Clarinete en Si b
Clarinete en Mi b
Flauta contrabajo
Contrafagot
Corno inglés
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Flautín
Saxo soprano
Saxo tenor
Cualquier instrumento que no sea compatible con los MuseSounds permanecerá asignado a MS Basic por defecto.
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