No Sound
I just downloaded and installed MuseScore 0.9.4, but I have no sound anytime. I am using Windows XP. The blue bar moves along the music, but no sound plays.
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What instrument do you want sound for? You will have to install a soundfont (see soundfont in the handbook) for Musescore to play back with different instruments. Also, have you checked to make sure that the volume is on in both the computer and Musescore? To check the volume in Musescore, go to "Display" and "Mixer".
You should be able to hear sound even without a special SoundFont installed. Make sure all your volume controls are turned up. See MIDI volume in Windows XP for instructions.
I have absolutely nothing, and everything is turned to max volume
Have you tested sound in other applications to check it is working?
Also could you take a screenshot for us and attach the image to a comment below? From MuseScore go to the "Edit" menu and select "Preferences...". Click on the I/O tab and take a screenshot.
In reply to Have you tested sound in by David Bolton
I can listen to music on iTunes.
it wont let me upload screenshot
i/o is:
Use internal synthesizer: checked - default soundfont
portaudio - checked
Api: MME
Device: Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output
In reply to I can listen to music on by Bic_
Is your screen shot file saved as one of the allowable formats?
I'm not sure what's wrong then. This is the first time anyone has reported a problem with sound on Windows XP.
The mute box for "SW Synth" wasn't marked was it? Also have you tried restarting the computer?
In reply to I'm not sure what's wrong by David Bolton
I had the wrong file type - I was too tired last night to figure that out.
This is the third time I've had musescore open since downloading 2 nights ago and the computer was off inbetween.
Where is the SW Synth?
I also just put fluid soundfont on there and still no sound.
In reply to Oops - but no by Bic_
The "SW Synth" is shown in the MIDI volume instructions I linked to before.
In reply to The "SW Synth" is shown in by David Bolton
That's not muted either.
Is there no hope for me?
In reply to nope by Bic_
How about try the following?
1) Reboot the computer. On power up, you should hear the characteristic Windows start-up sound. (If not, then something is wrong with your sound system.)
2) Don't run any new programs, immediately start MuseScore in reset mode, as follows:
- press "start", select "run...", type "mscore -F" and then OK.
This will start musescore with the default as first installed. It will load the demo score Promenade. Press the play button. It should play with sound.
Let us know what happens after this.
In reply to How about... by newsong4life
YOu may not hear the start up sound if, like me, you have turned it off.
In reply to Windows Sound by xavierjazz
@Xavierjazz: agreed
@Biz: please tell us what you observed first. e.g. you didn't hear start-up sound at reboot. If so, did you set it up that way? Did it sound at one point in time?
Also, it may be helpful to tell us if your computer make ANY sound at all.
In reply to Agreed by newsong4life
No sound for me either folks. Win xp, just installed. I'm going to look for soundfonts since I have something that has to be notated by Saturday. Note that the demo piece works great, it's just whenever I create a new file or import a midi file.
Actually this isn't exactly true -- I do get sound, for only the first (topmost) voice in the topmost staff. So I have a piece of music with multiple instruments, and the bottom ones don't play, and only the soprano note of the top instrument plays, no chords. This behavior is not exhibited by the demo Mussorgsky thing.
In reply to no sound, windows xp by foobar13243546
foobar13243546, The issue you are experiencing is different from the one being discussed here. A full General MIDI SoundFont will solve your problem with only the topmost voice sounding.
How did you turn it off?
In reply to ? by Bic_
Control panel
Sounds and audio devices
Sounds
Turn off the sounds you don't want, save the profile and use it as your default.
:-)
I restarted, ran in def. mode, and played demo...it worked like a charm. Tried to make my own, still no sound, but i went to demo and it played. is there a setting somewhere for each individual piece?
In reply to worked by Bic_
What do you mean by "def. mode"?
In reply to worked by Bic_
Hi Bic, just what I suspected. That makes it much easier to diagnose instead of just "no sound". At this point there are separate approaches to take here. I'm guessing based on your responses so far, you may want a short-cut, which I'd suggest:
1) install the latest "prerelease", you can find it under http://prereleases.musescore.org/windows/ and currently it is r1667.
2) download and set up a SoundFont. If you don't know how, follow the instructions in http://www.musescore.org/en/handbook/soundfont (initially you can select the smallest Soundfont, which would be Unison.sf2 there)
Let us know if that'd work...
In reply to Getting closer... by newsong4life
I installed the latest prerelease - the demo plays, but once i close out of it it doesnt work again. If i try to write a piece for a brass quintet - it wont work. If I however write for one instrument - say trombone it works. However if i do it for two instruments the bottome line doesnt work - though that may be because i dont have a soundfont. But no matter what - once I close out of it it wont work - i must reset everything if i want music to work.
In reply to almost by Bic_
If you want to hear more than one instrument at a time you need to set up a SoundFont . This is a known issue with the Windows version of MuseScore
can somebody delete this post
I'm having the same problem. Not even the demo will play. D: I'm just trying to listen to simple piano pieces, too.
In reply to I'm having the same problem. by ChandlerJ
On which OS? Which version of MuseScore?
In reply to On which OS? Which version of by [DELETED] 5
The very latest one (0.9.6.3). I even downloaded a SoundFont and everything.
In reply to The very latest one by ChandlerJ
Do you have any error messages when you start up MuseScore? What happens when you click on the play button? Has the sound worked previously for you? Is sound working in other programs on your computer?
In reply to Do you have any error by David Bolton
I got it to work temporarily. I reset all of the default changes on my I/O settings. Hm. I'm thinking it might happen again in the future. Anyways, regarding your message.
Error Messages: No.
When I click the play button: It plays almost like normally: the blue bar going through it, just no sound.
Has the sound worked previously: Yes, when I first downloaded for a long time after that, until now. Or.. a few seconds ago, considering I got it to work for a little bit.
Is sound working on other programs: Yes.
In reply to I got it to work temporarily. by ChandlerJ
What operating system?
In reply to What operating system? by David Bolton
Vista.
In reply to I got it to work temporarily. by ChandlerJ
Did resetting to default fix the problem or not? I couldn't tell from your comment.
In reply to I'm having the same problem. by ChandlerJ
Please read and follow http://musescore.org/en/developers-handbook/how-write-good-bug-report-s…
Regards,
All the instruments have been playing fine, and all of a sudden there is no sound for the flute, all the other instruments are playing fine. I've checked if it was on mute in 'Mixer' but it wasn't, so this cannot be the problem.
In reply to Flute no sound by gwenalaw
Hi gwenalaw -
It might help if we could look at the score.
If you've looked at the Mixer, also make sure you haven't changed the drop-down menu that says what a flute sounds like. Some of the sounds there don't make any/much noise.
Fifist
In reply to Flute no sound by gwenalaw
Go with the mouse on the first note of the score, flute, right click / select all similar elements;
then, note properties, adjusts the "velocity" (es. 100 or more)