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  • MuseSounds & notation
  • Virtual instruments

MuseSounds for marching band and drumline

The free Muse Drumline plays a marching battery in MuseScore Studio from the notation alone, with snares, tenors, tuned bass drums and cymbals recorded by The Blue Devils. Add MuseSounds for the winds, brass and front ensemble, and you can write a whole show and hear it before the first rehearsal.

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  • MuseSounds & notation
  • Virtual instruments

Cantai, the MuseSounds library that sings your lyrics

Cantai is a MuseSounds library that sings the lyrics you write under the notes in MuseScore Studio. It is made by Turing Opera Workshop, and you can get it on its own or with a MuseSounds Pro subscription.

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  • MuseSounds & notation

MuseSounds for video game music

You can make video game music in MuseScore Studio by writing each cue as a score and exporting it as audio. MuseSounds play that score with recorded orchestral instruments, and the WAV files you export become the loops, stingers and layers the game plays.

10 min read
  • Audacity
  • Mixing & mastering

How to use effects and plugins in Audacity

Install plugins through MuseHub, validate them in Audacity, and use them as realtime effects on a track or the master, or as one-off destructive edits — with the formats Audacity 4 loads, the mistakes that make a plugin ‘not work’, and free plugins to start with.

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  • Mixing & mastering

Best reverb plugins in 2026 (free and paid)

From lush halls to gritty plates — the best reverb plugins for vocals, drums and full mixes, including standout free picks you can install in one click on MuseHub.

8 min read