Thank you, that makes me aware how to save a default studio with GM2.rgd, but it won't fix the songs already created. I have dozens of rg files that I have put together over time and these are always loading the previous GM.rgd studio settings, which, I can assure you, were working fine. By the way, it looks like I'm not the only one: https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/141604/wrong-drum-percussion-sound-in-rosegarden
Il giorno lun 16 feb 2026 alle ore 23:12 chuck elliot <[email protected]> ha scritto: > Hi Arnaldo, > > if I understand you correctly I suspect that you are thinking that if you > select GM2 as > > the device then you are setting it as a default for all 'songs' but it > does not work like that. > > The devices are saved with each 'song' (.rg file) and so you need to set > them for each 'song' > > or else set up a default studio with the desired devices as a start > position for all 'songs'. > > See the 'studio' menu for saving a default studio. > > Apologies if I have misunderstood your issue. > > Regards, > > Chuck. > > > On 16/02/2026 15:16, Arnaldo Pirrone wrote: > > Sorry for bringing this up again, the few times I open Rosegarden I'm > still facing the same issue. > I recently noticed that if I try to replace GM2.rgd in the MIDI device > settings, it will always change to GM.rgd every time I open any .rg file. > By conducting further testing with the help of a web based midifile player > found at https://chiptune.app/, > that also lets you use the fluidsynth engine that's running locally, I > noticed that the percussion track is getting initialized properly > with the standard kit, while, for some reason, I still get the > glockenspiel in Rosegarden. > So I have a question, if the problem is the autoload and GM.rgd (which has > always worked without the slightest hiccup until mid-late 2024) > why isn't GM2.rgd set as default? BTW, I have never used a custom > autoload.rg, I don't even know where it is located. > > Il giorno mar 5 ago 2025 alle ore 19:24 chuck elliot <[email protected]> > ha scritto: > >> I'm using GM2.rgd percussion on channel 10, Standard Kit and the >> percussion map is there >> >> in the Percussion Editor as expected, so I am not having that problem >> with GM2.rgd... >> >> Chuck. >> >> >> On 05/08/2025 16:37, Ted Felix wrote: >> > So it sounds like what Chuck was saying. With the GM.rgd file >> > (which is included in the autoload), the bank select is not being sent >> > out on channel 10. This is causing the problem. The GM2.rgd device >> > file sends out the bank select and fixes the issue. >> > >> > Use GM2.rgd and you should be good. You can also replace your >> > autoload with one based on GM2.rgd and you'll always be set each time >> > you start a new composition. >> > >> > > With GM2.rgd I have to untick "Percussion" from instrument parameter >> > >> > I'm not sure why you would need to do that. GM2 has track 10 set as >> > percussion as it should be. That checkbox makes sure the percussion >> > banks and percussion key maps are used on track 10. (Looks like there >> > is a bug in our GM2.rgd where the percussion key map isn't used for >> > the Standard kit like it should be, but everything else looks ok.) >> > >> > With GS you can use track 10 for something other than percussion if >> > you want, or you can make other tracks into percussion tracks via >> > sysex messages. >> > >> > Ted. >> > >> > On 8/5/25 12:57 AM, Arnaldo Pirrone wrote: >> >> Just tried, I can actually hear percussion with this one. >> >> >> >> Il giorno lun 4 ago 2025 alle ore 21:02 Ted Felix <[email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> ha scritto: >> >> >> >> Everything looks good. Plays percussion for me via fluidsynth. >> >> >> >> Definitely seems like something outside rg is to blame. >> >> >> >> I've attached a GM2 version for testing. Does this improve >> >> anything? >> >> >> >> Ted. >> >> >> >> On 8/4/25 1:32 PM, Arnaldo Pirrone wrote: >> >> > Here. Glockenspiel. >> >> > Another test that I ran was the following command to play a >> >> midi file >> >> > fluidsynth -a alsa -m alsa_seq -l -i /usr/share/sounds/sf2/ >> >> > FluidR3_GM.sf2 [midifile] >> >> > No glockenspiel but neither full percussion, so I guess it's not >> >> > rosegarden at this point. >> >> > >> >> > Il giorno lun 4 ago 2025 alle ore 19:09 Ted Felix >> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> ha >> scritto: >> >> > >> >> > I'm not aware of any changes that could cause this >> >> issue. There >> >> > could be a problem with your autoload. Can you do this: >> >> > >> >> > 1. File > New >> >> > 2. Create a short segment on track 10. >> >> > 3. Using matrix or notation, whichever you prefer, drop some >> >> notes in. >> >> > 4. Play. >> >> > 5. What do you hear? Drums or glock? >> >> > 6. Save the .rg file and send it to me. >> >> > >> >> > Ted. >> >> > >> >> > On 03/08/2025 20:44, Arnaldo Pirrone wrote: >> >> > > I noticed that every time I load a file which contains a >> >> percussion >> >> > > track, a glockenspiel sounds instead of it. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Rosegarden-user mailing list >> >> > [email protected] <mailto:Rosegarden- >> >> [email protected]> <mailto:Rosegarden- <mailto: >> Rosegarden-> >> >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> - >> >> use the link below to unsubscribe >> >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user >> >> <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user> >> >> > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user >> >> <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user>> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Rosegarden-user mailing list >> > [email protected] - use the link below to >> unsubscribe >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user >> _______________________________________________ >> Rosegarden-user mailing list >> [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user >> >
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