Muse Brass Reviews

Been using Muse Brass for a couple years now and it's always had its quirks for sure. Even with recent updates, however, some core issues still remain and some new ones have arisen. For example, trombones (and to some extent trumpets) are still way to quiet on any dynamic below a forte. Recent updates have also made tubas too quiet, French horn note timings are off (especially with staccato notes). The recently added euphonium is a great addition, however it needs some improvements. It is too quiet at all dynamics, it can't hold notes longer than a quarter note, staccato notes are too short, and legato notes do not play legato. I hope these issues get fixed in future releases. I love Musesounds, and I hope to see it thrive.

I've been playing the euphonium for ten years now, and I've been experimenting with the new euphonium sound for a while. Overall, I'd say it's not as satisfying as an euphonium can get to sound (I understand that it has just came out, but I try to be as objective as posible). Here are my main takeaways: - It barely sounds, even at Ff I had to turn its individual volumen at max so I can hear it even a bit, specially in band repertoire. - All non-legatto notes seem too agressive, as if they were accented. - Almost all susteined notes (halfs and quarters) in slow tempo are shorter than they should be. This leads to almost inexistent notes when playing staccato. - Fast passages sound AMAZING! Really excited for future updates on euph!

The Euphonium sounds promising (as this was written shortly after Euphonium was added), but it already has issues: It's too quiet. Even on mf, AND with the volume turned up on the mixer menu, it still sounds too quiet for mezzo-forte. It even sounds too quiet on fortississimo. The quarter notes on the lower register don't hold long enough. They sound like a mix of staccato, and eighth notes.

All instruments (especially a4 soundfonts) shows no proper articulation even on triplet notes and running passages.

Developer Response: Thank you for the feedback. We've passed the articulation issues to the MuseSounds team.

After updating MuseBrass to the latest version, many of my preexisting projects have been completely skewed over because of the latest changes made to playback. I wish it was easier to provide a sample to the developers to highlight this major issue and I desperately hope it gets reverted soon because I cannot write any new material or open the old projects without these unwanted changes. At the very least, I would love to have a version selector in the Musehub App so that way I could load that older version myself and not worry too much about new releases. As of right now, I'm extremely devastated.

Developer Response: Thank you for the feedback. Muse Brass 1.0.5 fixed staccato playback, but that fix changes how some existing projects sound, and it's a trade-off we can't avoid. Your request for an older-version option has been passed to the MuseSounds team.

Hello! With the new MuseSounds version I've got a problem ALL Brass silent now and unusable. SFZ used to be loud, bright, and actually sounded like sfz. Now it's just... something unclear, like a ''mp''or ''mf'' staccato and sounds very quiet. Also, before, if you picked e.g. 'ffff' for dynamics, it was really loud (The sound was making the headphones go crazy :D). Now it's almost at the 'f' level. Maybe just a little louder than that. What happened, and how do I get it all back?

Developer Response: Thanks for the detailed feedback. Muse Brass 1.0.5 fixed staccato playback, but that fix changes how some existing scores sound. It's a trade-off we can't avoid, and your feedback has been passed to the MuseSounds team.

"complete" and there's no sound for euphoniums or baritones. The trombone sound is either blaring in your ears or entirely inaudible. Doesn't sound anything like what actual performers would.

Developer Response: Thanks for the feedback. We've passed the trombone volume issue to the MuseSounds team.

Trumpet legato and long notes sounds louder specially after a compas,

Developer Response: Thank you for the feedback. We've passed the trumpet volume issue to the MuseSounds team.

My scores don't sound right any more, and the new dynamics and articulation to me sounds glitchy. My scores sound different and it changes how they sound entirely.

Developer Response: Thanks for letting us know. Muse Brass 1.0.5 fixed staccato playback, but that fix changes how some existing scores sound. It’s a trade-off we can’t avoid, and your feedback has been passed to the MuseSounds team.

Trumpets now do not have staccatissimo, horns now don't automatically do staccato in extremely fast passages. Horns have strange volume ranges for one dynamic. Could 2 different types of style settings be implemented in terms of articulation and tonguing when it's turned on and off, the notes have harder/softer attacks, so it isn't just accents and marcatos where the timbre and full note volume changes. Could there be 2 different modes where the solo trumpet either slides or doesn't slides between notes

Gotta fix the horn and bass trombone soundfonts a bit, they make this glitch noise whenever I use horn staccatissimo or bassbone staccato. And don’t forget—I repeat—do NOT forget that the cimbasso and the ensembles need more extended ranges. Take all the time you need, don’t rush. UPDATE: It does catch me off-guard, though. Dynamics are pissing me off; horn and tuba falls need fixing (tuba falls need to be raised an octave, horn falls need extended periods of time), and muted instruments need more range (oh, and trumpets and trombones need plungers and wah SFX). I don’t want to use MSBasic just to cover up the errors. ~Marq V.

I found that muted brass's volume are too low DESPITE fortissississississimo(ffffff). This issue greatly broke the balance of instruments. Hope it can be resolved in an upcoming update.

Please add common brass instruments such as the cornet, alto horn, euphonium and tenor horn.