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Finally, a smooth panning functionality has been added in the latest MuseScore 4 patch (version 4.2.1). Even though it is not nearly as "smooth" as its MuseScore 3 counterpart (dare I say, quite a bit jittery (at least in my opinion)), it is quite a considerable improvement for me, since the video format I have ostensibly specialized in relies quite heavily on this one feature. Unfortunately, concerning the Basso Continuo part, figured bass playback is unfortunately not yet a thing in MuseScore (at least, not that I know of), so I had to resort to fleshing it out to the point where at times it might seem like a totally independent harpsichord line. Still, the additional benefits when it comes to the violin soundbanks are truly priceless, and as such, with the aforementioned deficitary deterrent out of the way, I feel I can finally move on to MuseScore 4 by default. As for the piece itself, I originally conceived it as a two-voice fugue, but eventually decided to add a harpsichord part serving as basso continuo to enrich both the timbre and the underlying harmonies of the intertwined melodic lines in the violin parts. Enjoy! YouTube video link:

Hello everyone, I enjoy sharing here my new composition for solo clarinet and string quintet. As I explain in the notes attached to the video, I have always loved scarecrows. I had photographed this one at the edge of a field and I took out the photo to make a charcoal drawing that inspired me this little musical page. The samples are therefore from Spitfire solo strings for V1 V2 Alto cello and BBCSO pro for double bass. I use Swam for the clarinet. it is even more difficult to sound a string quintet in the most realistic way possible. This requires the greatest care for every little detail of the midi programming. The goal, as always, is to approach a credible immersion. Even more difficult than orchestra or piano, because here the slightest lack of taste is heard immediately. The instruments of Solo strings have wonderful timbres but their programming under Kontakt is complex. The game modes are very varied, but not always easy to join. On the other hand, I had to use the solo double bass of the BBCSO pro instead of that of Solo strings because overall I was mixed. On the one hand, I preferred the sound "presence" of the double bass of Solo strings, on the other, I found that some effects such as the Bartok pizz were more convincing with BBC. There is no legato patch for the double bass in solo string and so I finally preferred this mix of the two libraries. Swam has the huge advantage of being very playable on the keyboard. So the clarinet is reactive and the programming of the various game modes is a pleasure as the interface is reactive. Thank you in any case for your listening and comments.

This is a piano sonata I've been working on. It's sort of a venting piece for me. I write it while dealing with the thoughts of being a gay man in a conservative Christian community, so I think it's applicable for Saint Valentine's Day, but instead of "I love you," it's more, "I wish I could love you (without being abandoned or shunned by everyone I know)." Kind of melodramatic, I know, but I'm pretty happy with it so far. I plan on making 2 more movements. Forgive my mistakes in the piano recording, (especially measures 246-7. Yikes, I butchered that)!

Enjoyed this piece a lot, well done! And well done as well for playing your own piece so well -> each time I try to do that, I end up publishing the computer-generated version 😉... I could indeed feel some influences of Chopin and Liszt, but really inspiring work overall! Very much enjoyed the 1st movement, especially the passage from 3:45 - 4:55, very moving, powerful. 2nd movement: not everything to my taste: I particularly liked the atmosphere from 11:24 to 12:15. Thanks for sharing (PS: was that a dog barking at 5:30 😆?)

Hello all! Today I bring something longer than my usual submissions to the forum! And with a twist. I designed a poster for fun, and then decided to make a song based on it. Below is the poster, and then I'll get into some details about the song! My goal for this song, was to capture the power and waves of the ocean, while stopping off and making some sections representing some classic seafaring mythological creatures. (2:33-3:32 for example, represents a Siren! 4:42-5:26 to me, is a theme for a Kraken.) But always returning to my central themes. Cymbals often represent the waves, as do rolling drums. The hand pan is used rather frequently and in one of the recurring themes because to me, it's sound represents water. There are many VSTs used here: BBCSO Discover, Intimate Strings, Epic Choirs, LABS, and Amadeus Symphonic. All in FL Studio. I hope this all makes sense and you enjoy the listen! It's the first piece I've made that is this long, but I didn't want to cut it short and kept having ideas to grow it into a full suite! I look forward to the feedback! I would love to know what this piece brings to mind when you listen.

Hey Jean, First of all it!s always exciting to listen to your new pieces! You are always one of the composer in the forum that can easily capture the programmatic scenes that gets close to the level of a literary work or even a poem of sounds. The mood of the piece is really unsettling. The opening pizzicato, harmonics around 1:30, high register yelling in 2:18, the agitation in 2:45, dead silence with bare fifths at the end etc….. For me they are vivid imagination by the scarecrow. He knows that he’s a scarecrow and cannot change that and only accept that, but still he imagines the world of freedom, but once imagining those imaginations are hurting him more and remind himself that he could never escape the fate as a scarecrow, and his imaginations die at the end to stop the suffering…… It’s fascinating you display this much varied timbre despite having a string quintet and clarinet combination! Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @Layne, First of all your acting is scary. I mean….. you may well be a serial killer LoL! The music is so scary. You make it think of @Bjarke’s horror study: Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @Layne, As Peter noted the music is very intensive and attentive! I like that you are inviting more contrasts into your music like timbre change and harmonic change! The harmony around 2:40 is very interesting when you get something bitonal! There is very much variety in the music, now maybe next step would be to have variety while maintaining coherence! Thx for sharing! I like this! Henry

I’m using sib6 sound package……