MuseScore 4 - Using Free VSTs for quick chord tracks

#musescore4 #vst #chords
In this video I'm using Spitfire Audio's LABS libraries (Textural Pads) to create a quick chord backing to compose a melody on top of in MuseScore 4.
This is made possible by MuseScore 4's ability to playback through VST instruments, which opens up some amazing sonic avenues!
00:00 Intro
00:47 Setup
01:53 Mixer settings
02:24 Spitfire Audio LABS
03:34 Back in MuseScore
04:29 Writing a melody
06:36 Fixing the timing
07:51 Never ending chord problem
08:40 More settings to play with

[@mystico21p]

I'm really liking Musescore 4. What an upgrade from Musescore 3. Huge upgrade.

[@mccoydtromb]

It really is very impressive. Just a pity that so many features were lost due to the building from scratch process. So it's worth having both MS 3 and MS 4 for now.

[@Tizohip]

I hated this musescore 4, much strange

[@Tizohip]

Maybe in the next year i start to work on thie software

[@Tizohip]

Dynamics and some notation doesnt work properly

[@jamesdoanecompositions]

Very helpful information!! I use the chord symbols to help me 'sketch' my idea, but I never thought about having those play back as anything but piano. This is a quick way to bring some pads into a composition.

[@mccoydtromb]

Glad I could get you thinking in new ways!

[@eltonwild5648]

This was nice and helpful!

[@mccoydtromb]

Thank you!

[@carminepastore3274]

Excellent video! Thanks so much David.

[@mccoydtromb]

Thank you!

[@Synthian_]

Amazing video thanks man 🙏🏼

[@mccoydtromb]

Thank you so much!

[@ArtemorbidMusician]

I'm new to this program and this is very helpful to me.

[@mccoydtromb]

Glad to hear it. Happy music writing.

[@josephtunde3027]

Great video

[@mccoydtromb]

Thank you!

[@jonmontgomerymusic]

Great video! I’m wondering if muse score’s playback engine would trigger articulations in other VST‘s like BBCSO? If you used their flute sound for example?

[@mccoydtromb]

Not yet, but making presets like that is on the cards for the future. At least, that was the impression I've got from the development team.

[@jonmontgomerymusic]

@@mccoydtromb Great news (fingers crossed) and thanks for your quick response!

[@russellaustin8453]

The dynamics change the volume of the flute part - but the volume of the VST chords remain the same. Is there any way the > < can change the VSTs ?

[@mccoydtromb]

You could make a new instrument, assign the vst to that instrument, then use the Realise chord symbols function on that instrument. Then apply dynamics to that instrument. I would only use chord symbols with VST instruments for sketching, not for a full composition.

[@briainocoimin]

Spitefire doesn't support Linux. Pity.

[@mccoydtromb]

Unfortunately VSTs are not supported in Linux version of Musescore 4 yet. It's one of the features due to be added in the next release if I recall correctly.