Great inspiration. I tried Projectsam "The free Orchestra" and the patch "Sordino Violins" with "Octaver". Sounds great and I do not have the tempo issue.
Have you got other Kontakt libraries that you would want to use with MuseScore? It would be interesting to compare VST versions of libraries with the MuseSounds versions.
@@mccoydtromb This is an excellent recommendation, thanks. However... I can get Kontakt 7 to work with other libraries in MuseScore, and I can get this library to work with Kontakt 7 stand-alone or via a DAW (Reaper). But this library and Kontakt 7 and MuseScore don't work for me at all. The reason is that the damn splash screen trying to get me to upgrade simply won't close... Weird and frustrating. If anyone has any ideas as to why please let me know.
In regards to a tempo change from 120....I have yet to figured out how to get ANY Kontact instrument with a built in Arpeggiator engine to sync in Musescore. I can easily do it in a DAW but in Musescore, I have to re-built the arp pattern/length/speed to approximate a different tempo.
@@mccoydtromb Another thing I found was to turn on the "Master View" in Kontact, Click the Ext button and then you can change the BPM....but that still means you will need a new instant of contact for every tempo change.
Can you get Kontact to write out what it is playing in Musescore or a DAW? That is, add tracks for what it is playing, in the same way as when i import a Musescore MIDI file into Logic Pro, I can separate the chord symbols into a track of its own.
This would be a fantastic feature, but I don't know of any way to do it, unfortunately. Kontakt's primary job is to provide audio, not Midi. But maybe someone else here knows a workaround.
@@mccoydtromb I remember at one point being able to "print" the chord symbols to the score, so they appear as notes in the "piano", might have been in musescore 3. Then you could just import that midi to a DAW and use the same kontakt plugin there.
@sigurdlindh1180 Oh yes, that's still a feature. Tools, realise chord symbols. But that won't give you the written out arpeggiated notes or dynamic envelopes or rhythmic aspects of this plugin, which I think is the desired outcome.
It seems that if you run Kontakt as a standalone (i.e. not in MuseScore), and physically play in the chords (or route them somehow from a DAW), then you can reroute the MIDI that Kontakt creates back into a DAW. It's a lengthy process, and I haven't tried it, but it means that theoretically the possibility is there eventually!
Wait a minute! You mean it doesn't write the notes it generates into the score for you? What use is it if I can't get something to start with? I can change the notes the way I want but at least give me the notes to start with? Musescore is an orchestration program for writing music. I want to write music. If this isn't going to help me write music what good is it?
Fair point. I see this as a tool to help with ideas and prototype accompaniment figures within your notation program. A different way of composing, and perhaps with a different output. Agreed, if your sole reason for using musescore is writing notation for live musicians to play then it's usefulness will be limited. But if you see it as a digital instrument that can enhance your music making then I think it has potential.
There is another excellent overview of this here, with a bit more detail than David goes into (Not using MuseScore, however.): ua-cam.com/video/B2PGBxwBJek/v-deo.html
Thanks for this video. Didn't know Musescore could play chords if you typed them in.
You're welcome. I've found it to be a very useful composition and arranging feature.
Great inspiration. I tried Projectsam "The free Orchestra" and the patch "Sordino Violins" with "Octaver". Sounds great and I do not have the tempo issue.
Thanks for the tip! Always good to hear success stories from others. I'll have to give it a try.
Fantastic!!!
Thank you!
Thank you so much! Didn’t know I could load Kontakt into MuseScore!
Have you got other Kontakt libraries that you would want to use with MuseScore? It would be interesting to compare VST versions of libraries with the MuseSounds versions.
Yes. I will try it.
@ I can’t find VST’s in drop-down menu. I only have a “Audio FX” lane with drop down menu.
Use the top drop down, where you select an instrument
@@mccoydtromb This is an excellent recommendation, thanks. However... I can get Kontakt 7 to work with other libraries in MuseScore, and I can get this library to work with Kontakt 7 stand-alone or via a DAW (Reaper). But this library and Kontakt 7 and MuseScore don't work for me at all. The reason is that the damn splash screen trying to get me to upgrade simply won't close... Weird and frustrating. If anyone has any ideas as to why please let me know.
Thank you
In regards to a tempo change from 120....I have yet to figured out how to get ANY Kontact instrument with a built in Arpeggiator engine to sync in Musescore. I can easily do it in a DAW but in Musescore, I have to re-built the arp pattern/length/speed to approximate a different tempo.
Glad it's not just me! It will be great when someone can figure this out, because that is a pretty huge limitation...
@@mccoydtromb Another thing I found was to turn on the "Master View" in Kontact, Click the Ext button and then you can change the BPM....but that still means you will need a new instant of contact for every tempo change.
@just1stone689 Thanks, I'll check that out! At least you can use it for single-tempo pieces, that's a big step in the right direction.
Can you get Kontact to write out what it is playing in Musescore or a DAW? That is, add tracks for what it is playing, in the same way as when i import a Musescore MIDI file into Logic Pro, I can separate the chord symbols into a track of its own.
This would be a fantastic feature, but I don't know of any way to do it, unfortunately. Kontakt's primary job is to provide audio, not Midi. But maybe someone else here knows a workaround.
@@mccoydtromb I remember at one point being able to "print" the chord symbols to the score, so they appear as notes in the "piano", might have been in musescore 3. Then you could just import that midi to a DAW and use the same kontakt plugin there.
@sigurdlindh1180 Oh yes, that's still a feature. Tools, realise chord symbols. But that won't give you the written out arpeggiated notes or dynamic envelopes or rhythmic aspects of this plugin, which I think is the desired outcome.
It seems that if you run Kontakt as a standalone (i.e. not in MuseScore), and physically play in the chords (or route them somehow from a DAW), then you can reroute the MIDI that Kontakt creates back into a DAW. It's a lengthy process, and I haven't tried it, but it means that theoretically the possibility is there eventually!
Wait a minute! You mean it doesn't write the notes it generates into the score for you? What use is it if I can't get something to start with? I can change the notes the way I want but at least give me the notes to start with?
Musescore is an orchestration program for writing music. I want to write music. If this isn't going to help me write music what good is it?
Fair point. I see this as a tool to help with ideas and prototype accompaniment figures within your notation program. A different way of composing, and perhaps with a different output. Agreed, if your sole reason for using musescore is writing notation for live musicians to play then it's usefulness will be limited. But if you see it as a digital instrument that can enhance your music making then I think it has potential.
There is another excellent overview of this here, with a bit more detail than David goes into (Not using MuseScore, however.):
ua-cam.com/video/B2PGBxwBJek/v-deo.html
Thanks for linking this. Yes, a few youtubers gave demonstrations of this, I was just late to the party!