# Music range is stupidly small whyyyyy

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/music-range-is-stupidly-small-whyyyyy/42922>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 25, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/music-range-is-stupidly-small-whyyyyy/42922 "2026-03-25T17:06:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ineedhelp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/ineedhelp/32/27191_2.png) [@ineedhelp](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ineedhelp)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/music-range-is-stupidly-small-whyyyyy/42922/1 "2026-03-25T17:06:22Z")

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is there anyway to play above a B neutral and below a C flat in the song editor?

maybe an extension or something?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/music-range-is-stupidly-small-whyyyyy/42922/2 "2026-03-25T17:08:09Z")

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you can transpose the octave of instruments in code using my custom instruments extension:

> [@\[Extension\] arcade-custom-instruments](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-custom-instruments/41662):
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> Hey folks! Today’s extension comes courtesy of a request by @EugeneRedwing8! This extension allows you to change the builtin instruments from the music editor in a song! You can customize any of the melodic instruments in the music editor. That includes the dog, duck, cat, fish, car, computer, burger, cherries, or lemon! Drums cannot be customized (maybe one day) How to use: Add [riknoll/arcade-custom-instruments](https://github.com/riknoll/arcade-custom-instruments) to your project Wrap your song inside the “make song writable” block like so: …

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**Author:** ![ineedhelp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/ineedhelp/32/27191_2.png) [@ineedhelp](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ineedhelp)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/music-range-is-stupidly-small-whyyyyy/42922/3 "2026-04-02T21:44:28Z")

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thanks so much! it was so helpful

I was also wondering, is it possible to put more then 50 measures in one song?

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**Author:** ![xInsqne1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/xinsqne1/32/34060_2.png) [@xInsqne1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/xInsqne1)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/music-range-is-stupidly-small-whyyyyy/42922/4 "2026-04-02T22:58:48Z")

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That’s one crazy long song 🫪

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/music-range-is-stupidly-small-whyyyyy/42922/5 "2026-04-02T22:59:54Z")

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oh is that the limit? i honestly couldn’t remember what i set it at; i just kind of chose an arbitrarily high number.

i think at that point you might be better off splitting your song into multiple songs and chaining them together

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**Author:** ![ineedhelp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/ineedhelp/32/27191_2.png) [@ineedhelp](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ineedhelp)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/music-range-is-stupidly-small-whyyyyy/42922/6 "2026-04-03T15:38:59Z")

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yea 50 is the limit for songs

the reason I don’t want to split it into multiple songs is because there’s a little break in between the songs when it ends one and starts another. its not that big of a problem but it annoys me endlessly

for example: [https://arcade.makecode.com/S35673-42687-64727-58305](https://arcade.makecode.com/S35673-42687-64727-58305)