There's no point, GM2.rgd is affected too, and a piano will sound instead of glockenspiel depending on your luck. No drums though. The culprit is QSynth and it was acknowledged here this morning: https://github.com/rncbc/qsynth/issues/90
Il giorno mar 17 feb 2026 alle ore 14:12 chuck elliot <[email protected]> ha scritto: > ok. Just to be sure, try the following: > > open an existing problem 'song'. > > open device manager and import the GM2.rgd device. > > Change all the tracks assigned to 'General Midi' (GM.rgd) to use GM2. > > Delete the 'General Midi' (GM.rgd) device from the device manager list. > > Save the 'song'. > > Close the 'song'. > > Re-open the 'song' > > Check the tracks are assigned to GM2... > > ??? > > > On 17/02/2026 09:21, Arnaldo Pirrone wrote: > > 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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