- "Set Instrument to ()" redirects here. For the obsolete block with a number input, see Set Instrument to () (number input block).
| Set Instrument to () | |
set instrument to ( v) | |
| Category | Music |
| Type | Stack |
| Introduced in | 2.0 |
The Set Instrument to () block is a Music block and a Stack block. The block changes the instrument that the Play Note () for () Beats block will play.
The Play Drum () for () Beats block is not affected by the Set Instrument to () Block; it has its own instruments in a drop-down menu.
A sprite can play only one instrument at a time. In order to play multiple instruments at once, it is necessary to have multiple sprites or clones of a single sprite.
Available Instruments
The Set Instrument to () Block has a drop-down menu where users can select an instrument available to this specific block, each having their own unique number, visible in a (#) format before the common name of the instrument. Those instruments include:
- (1) Piano
- (2) Electric Piano
- (3) Organ
- (4) Guitar
- (5) Electric Guitar
- (6) Bass
- (7) Pizzicato
- (8) Cello
- (9) Trombone
- (10) Clarinet
- (11) Saxophone
- (12) Flute
- (13) Wooden Flute
- (14) Bassoon
- (15) Choir
- (16) Vibraphone
- (17) Music Box
- (18) Steel Drum
- (19) Marimba
- (20) Synth Lead
- (21) Synth Pad
Example Uses
As this block changes the instrument, it is mainly used in projects that require multiple instruments.
Some common uses for the Set Instrument to () block:
- Projects where a change of instrument is needed
- Projects where you control instruments
- Making music with multiple instruments
- Making sound effects
Obsolete Version
set instrument to ( v):: sound
- Main article: Set Instrument to () (number input block)
In the switch from Scratch 1.4 to Scratch 2.0, some of the instruments were not available in Flash. To deal with this, there are two versions of the drum block. The obsolete one is the one that was used in Scratch 1.4 projects.
This block could play any of the 128 general MIDI instruments.
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