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.
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Select MuseSounds in the Profiles section
Leave Set as default for new scores checked if you want all future scores to also use MuseSounds
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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
Bassopasuuna
Cimbasso
F-torvi
Horns a6
Pasuuna
Trombones a3
Trumpetti
Trumpets a4
Tuuba
Choir
Altos
Basses
Full Choir
Miehet
Sopranos
Tenors
Naiset
Drumline
Marssirummut - basso
Marssilautaset
Marching Snares
Marching Tenors
Show Style Tenors
Guitars Vol. 1
Acoustic Nylon
Acoustic Steel Picked
Acoustic Steel Plucked
Sähköbasso
Electric LP - Clean
Electric LP - Heavy
Electric LP - Lead
Electric SC - Clean
Electric SC - Heavy
Electric SC - Lead
Harp
Harppu
Keys
Celesta
Dream Piano
Flyygeli
Hammond-urut
Cembalo
Soft Piano
Suitcase Piano
Pystypiano
Wurly 200A
Percussion
Bassorumpu
Bell tree -lyömäsoitin
Bongot
Cabasa
Kastanjetit
Rytmikapulat
Lehmänkello
Crotales
Rumpusetti
Marssirumpu
Kellopeli
Gong
Marimba
Mark Tree
Metronomi
Piatti
Rytmi-/lyömäsoitin
Rekikellot
Virveli
Sus.Cymbal
Taikos
Tam-tam
Tamburiini
Timbalet
Patarummut
Tomit
Triangeli
Putkikellot
Vibrafoni
Puupalikat
Ksylofoni
Strings
Kontrabassot
Viola (Solo)
Alttoviulut
Violin 1 (Solo)
Violin 2 (Solo)
Violins 1
Violins 2
Violoncello (Solo)
Sellot
Woodwinds
Alttohuilu
Alto Sax
Baritone Sax
Bassoklarinetti
Bassohuilu
Fagotti
Clarinet in Bb
Clarinet in Eb
Kontrabassohuilu
Kontrafagotti
Englannintorvi
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Pikkolo
Soprano Sax
Tenor Sax
Any instruments not supported by MuseSounds will remain assigned to MS Basic by default.
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